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2015
San Juan Islands Favorite Corner Since 1920
Painted by Lanny Little, the front of the store features the interior of the original pharmacy based on photos from
Al Nash Jr. Art donated by A&H Stores, owners.
210 Spring Street, Friday Harbor
378-4421 Mon.Sat. 9 a.m.7 p.m.; Sun. 10 a.m.4 p.m.
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SATURDAY WALK-IN CLINIC10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
1117 Spring StreetFriday Harbor, WA 98250
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When you need health care, its nice to know that you can get the care you need, right here on the island. PeaceHealth Peace Island Medical Center is San Juan Countys only critical access hospital.
With primary care and specialty clinics, as well as hospital services, emergency department and a Saturday Walk-in Clinic, our caring providers are here to serve you when you need it.
OPEN DAILYMON - SAT 8 am - 9 pm SUN 10 pm - 8 pm
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Orcas Island 300 Seaview St, 360-376-5591 Friday Harbor 824 Mullis St, 360-370-5511 Burlington 1636 Walton Dr, 360-707-5550
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VANDERYACHT
A few facts aboutlocal propane
We may not carry the local San Juan name but we are the local company, not the national chain based in Pennsylvania.
Biggest is not always best in the propane industry. Small in this industry can usually provide lower costs to the customer.
We consistently provide a lower price per gallon. We dont have stockholders all over the country that need to be paid. Our regulatory and compliance fees are less than half the cost of our competitor.
When the owners shop in the same communities as their customers, they are more accountable; there is no corporate management to blame.
Locally owned and operatedThe VanderYacht family has over 60 years experience in the propane industry
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SALES & SERVICE TO ORCAS & SAN JUAN
Competitive rates
On island staff 24/7 & emergency service
Free leak tests
Free home estimates
Free tank replacement
Propane appliance installation & service
Ask about RINNAI on demand water heaters
San Juan360-378-2217205 Weber StreetFriday Harbor, WA 98250
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Islanders Bank
Islanders Helping Islanders Since 1981
Friday Harbor (360)378-2265
Lopez Island (360)468-2295
Orcas Island (360)376-2265
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Spring Street INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL Co-Ed Day & Boarding Grades 512 505 Spring Street, Friday Harbor, WA 360 378-6393 www.springstreet.org
Small classes Expeditionary travel Teachers who care Students who question, think, and explore
History of the Islands9
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Orcas Island12
Education14
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Hotel With Island Charm. Escape to the natural beauty, tranquility and warm hospitality of San Juan Island at the Friday Harbor Suites. Located a halfmile from the ferry dock and downtown Friday Harbor, our intimate all-suites hotel is a relaxing retreat. There are no tra c lights, parking meters, shopping malls or fast food restaurants on San Juan Island. Discover an idyllic island landscape that captivates your spirit. Complementary Hot Breakfast and Airport Shuttle.680 Spring Street, Friday Harbor, WA 98250 Phone: 360-378-3031 | Fax: 360-378-4228 Email: [email protected] Complimentary Hot Breakfast & Airport Shuttle-Only at Friday Harbor Suites
Friday Harbor Suites is delighted to help sponsor the 2014 FHFF.
We offer 60 large apartment sized rooms, Jacuzzi spa, elevator, shuttle bus, high speed Wi-Fi and a full hot breakfast for all of our guests as well as three meeting/conference rooms.
Located uptown at 680 Spring St 360-378-3031
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Orcas FamilyHealth Center
Orcas Family Health Center is a 501 C-3 non-pro t rural health clinic providing comprehensive medical care to residents and visitors on Or-cas Island. We take all insurance and have a sliding fee scale for people
with deductibles or no insurance.
Front row: Dr. James Litch, Dr. David Shinstrom,Dr. Carrie Feuer, and Aaimee Johnson, Back row: Holly, Heather,
Marie, Mallory, Dixie, Erin, Andy, and Masha
www.Orcas Family Health Center.org1286 Mt Baker Rd, Eastsound, WA
360-376-7778
High quality,eco-friendly
designs
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Lopez IslandSchool District #144
Mission Statement:"Our schools, in partnership with
families and community, will meet the individual learning needs of students for
success in an ever changing diverse world."
Lopez School(360) 468-2202
86 School RoadLopez Island, WA 98261
Decatur School(360) 375-6004Decatur Island
Anacortes, WA 98221
www.lopezislandschool.org
PO Box 237429 Madrona StreetEastsound, WA 98245
Phone 360-376-6373www.orcasvet.com
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ORCAS VETERINARY SERVICE
Visitor Services Free Map & Guide Event & Relocation InfoRepresenting the Business Community of Orcas Islandwww.OrcasIslandChamber.com
On North Beach Rd., just off Main Street360.376.2273 P.O. Box 252, Eastsound, WA 98245
Orcas Island Family Medicine, PCDavid L. Russell, MD, Board Certi ed Family Physician
Serving the Orcas Island community since 2004 with the full spectrum of family medicine services available, including
Preventive care & routine exams
Urgent & emergent care
Laceration repair & minor skin surgery
House calls for home bound patients
Pediatric through geriatric care
CDL Exams
We offer an intimate setting for the utmost in privacy and individualized attention.
33 Urner Street, Ste. 5, Eastsound
376-4949(After hours, call the main of ce number to reach the on-call doctor)
ORCAS ISLAND POTTERY
Over 70 years in business in West Beach areaOPEN ALL YEAR
www.orcasislandpottery.com [email protected]
338 Old Pottery Road 360-376-2813 Eastsound WA 98245
ON BEAUTIFUL AND SECLUDED
WEST BEACH
SALES & SERVICE TO ORCAS & SAN JUAN
Competitive rates
On island staff 24/7 & emergency service
Free leak tests
Free home estimates
Free tank replacement
Propane appliance installation & service
Ask about RINNAI on demand water heaters
Orcas360-376-22151593 Mt. Baker Rd. Suite AEastsound, WA 98245
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Gift GalleryMade in the San Juan Islands WA
270 Spring St, Friday Harbor378-6550 www.islandstudios.com
Continuing a Tradition of Fine Art by Island
Artists for Two Decades
San Juan Golf & Tennis Club806 Golf Course Road, Friday Harbor, San Juan Island
(360) 378-2254Email: [email protected]
Website: www.sjgolfclub.com
9 Holes of Championship Golf 3 Sets of Tees Pro Shop stocked with Major Brands of Golf Equipment & Apparel Driving Range Professional Golf Instruction 2 Championship Tennis Courts Putting Greens & Chipping Areas Tournaments Welcome
Excellent Food & Beverage at the Greenside Grill Electric Golf Rentals Club & Pull Cart Rentals Excellent Banquet Facilities Available Catering Services Available Golf & Tennis Memberships Available
Enjoy Vinnies New York Pizza as you Bowl!Bowling, Arcade, Pool Tables
Open Noon to Close 365 Spring Street 370-5667 ParadiseLanes.net
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DIRECT SERVICE TO: MT. VERNON, BELLINGHAM,SEATTLE & TACOMA AREAS Monday thru Friday
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Gentle, caring dentistr yfor all ages.
530 Spring Street(360) 378-4944
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3 Unit Sizes 6x10, 10x12, 10x24
Locally Owned & Operated since 1993
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THIS IS AN ISLAND,YOU NEED A BOAT. Harbor Rental
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Stop in and see our extensive inventory ofToro push mowers and Zero turn riders
Serving the Insurance Needs for Islanders Since 1983
Islanders Insurance
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Insurance Products For Your Personal, Commercial, Life, Health or Long Term Care Needs
(360) 378-2195 Toll Free 888-322-2195PO Box 1160 545 Spring St., Friday Harbor, WA 98250
In Lopez Village, Next To Isabels 468-2232
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West Sound Marina, inc.The Service Center of the San Juans
We Fix Boats
P.O. Box 119 Orcas, Washington 98280(360) 376-2314 Fax (360) 376-4634
Haulouts to 30 ton, 64 ft. LOA, 18 beam at any tide. Factory certi ed mechanics: Engine service and sales. Volvo Mercruiser Yanmar Evinrude E-TEC Complete Chandlery, most everything you need for boat and crew. Moorage: 180 year-round slips Guest dock. Fuel: Gas Diesel Propane Dry storage area.
Pampered Pet Suites Special Needs Room Private Cat Suites Indoor/Outdoor Dog Runs
Massage, Acupuncture Veterinary Services Friday Hbr/Roche Hbr Pick Up/Delivery Available
Veterinarian owned- Michelle Loftus DVM25 Boyce Road, Friday Harbor, San Juan Island
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Animal Inn andWellness Center
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Day Care, Overnight & Long Term Care
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Mark your calendar!4th of July, parade & reworks
Summer Arts FairSaturday & Sunday July 11-12
OktoberfestSaturday October 3
Island Lights Tree LightingFriday December 4
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New cement docks, very private marina On-site security, full-time management 30/50/100 amp shore power service Wi-Fi, sea plane access On-site yacht services 40, 50, 110 end ties
(360) 468-2077 Lopez Island
MerlesMasonry, Chimney Care & Stoves
We are now on Spring Street with convenient parking and unique materialsfor creative homemakers as well as warmth for both!
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the Chimney Doctor
SPECIALSECTIONS
#1 Navy noise com-
plaintsThe noi
se from thou-
sands of engine te
sts and
training runs by
new EA
18G Growlers an
d other
planes at Naval A
ir Station
Whidbey and
Outlying
Landing Field Co
upeville
has generated out
cry this
year, mainly from
Lopez
Island. The confl
ict has
sparked many co
mmunity
meetings with th
e county
council, Rep. Rick
Larsen
and representative
s from
the Navy. Islanders
are ask-
ing that the Navy
conduct
sound testing in the
islands,
informing the com
munity
when there would
be jet
noise, restricting
flights
over the island an
d having
Congress require
the Navy
to make a quieter e
ngine.
The noise may b
e muf-
fled to a significant
degree if
navy officials heed
a request
of two senior mem
bers of
the Washington sta
tes con-
gressional delegatio
n.
Sen. Patty M
urray
and Congressma
n Rick
Larsen last week a
sked the
Navy to consider
a fund-
ing recommendat
ion ear-
marked for constr
uction of
a so-called hush
house
hangar at Naval Ai
r Station
Whidbey Island,
ground-
zero in a rising c
ontrover-
syover the impact
of noise
created by air and
ground
testing of the naval
stations
fleet of EA-18G Grow
lers.
#2 CenturyLink ned
for outageI n
A u g u s t,
theWashington Ut
ilities and
Transportation Com
mission
released its inves
tigative
report on Centu
ryLinks
November 2013 v
oice and
data outage in the
San Juan
Islands. In the rep
ort, state
regulatory staff
recom-
mended the com
mission
order more than $1
70,000 in
penalties against th
e com-
pany.A penalt
y would be in
addition to credits,
totaling
$271,000, that the
company
credited in Febru
ary to
the accounts of cu
stomers
affected by the outa
ge. The
company has also
commit-
ted more than $50
0,000 for
system improvem
ents to
ensure back-up se
rvice in
the event of a futur
e outage.
The investigation
found
that the 10-day
service
outage resulted
from
a severed und
erwater
fiber cable that s
eparated
the Friday Harbor
switch
from the Century
Link net-
work. The investiga
tion also
concludes that the c
ompany
violated state laws
and rules
related to major
outages,
as well as requi
rements
for communicating
outage
information to the p
ublic.
#3 Superintendent
Evans resigns
In April, Superinte
ndent
Bill Evens turned
in his
resignation. To exp
lain his
reason for leaving
he cited
some shortcomi
ngs of
late in our financ
ial over-
sight functions, res
ulting in
significant negativ
e impact
upon staff, and
financial
resources I am
deeply
sorry that these sh
ortcom-
ings have happene
d to the
district on my watch
and as
the leader of the
organiza-
tion, I accept resp
onsibility
for them.
Evans has serve
d as
superintendent of t
he Lopez
Island School Dist
rict from
2005-09, and most
recently
from 2011 to prese
nt. After
submitting his re
signation
the school board
asked
him to stay with
the goal
of restructuring the
district
office and eventual
ly hiring
a new superintend
ent with
more financial ex
pertise.
Evans offered to
go on a
month-to-month co
ntract to
give the school bo
ard flex-
ibility in restructu
ring and
in replacing him.
The school board e
ventu-
ally released a stat
ement in
October that they
did have
a serious financial
process-
ing issue a year a
go. We
discovered that iss
ue, fixed
and reported it a
nd hired
NCESD to do th
is work
ongoing. Moreover
, recog-
nizing the change
s weve
made, the state aud
itors put
us back on an ever
y-other-
year audit schedul
e indicat-
ing they have confid
ence in
our new approach,
wrote a
board member in a
release.
Evans now plans t
o stay
until the end of th
e school
year.
#4 Voters approve
Lopez School bond
In November,
voters
approved Lopez
Island
School District
#144
Proposition No. 1 c
oncern-
ing a $9.6 million
capital
projects bond wit
h 63.36
percent of the vot
e. Only
36.64 percent oppo
sed the
bond.Taxpayer
cost is estimat-
ed to be an addition
al $0.30-
$0.35 cents per th
ousand
dollars of assessed
proper-
ty, or approximatel
y $124 a
year for a $400,00
0 house.
This tax impact re
flects an
estimated interest
rate that
continues to be a
ttractive
and below histori
cal aver-
ages.According
to school offi-
cials, Lopez Schoo
l District
facilities are fallin
g apart,
and district officia
ls have
been worried abou
t keeping
up with safety, he
alth and
educational standa
rds. The
bond represents s
ignificant
revisions from the $
16.5 mil-
lion renovation pro
ject pro-
posed in 2013, whic
h did not
meet with voter
approval.
This new bond is
approxi-
mately 40 percent l
ess than
the original requ
est, but
officials say it will
provide
sufficient funding f
or critical
upgrades and ren
ovations
to meet basic safet
y, health
and educational st
andards.
By reducing origin
ally pro-
posed new additions
and site
improvements, tr
imming
back on refurbish
ment of
classrooms and e
liminat-
ing original plans f
or water
catchment for irriga
tion, the
district is able to p
resent a
responsive revised
request
to the voters.
#5 New sheri
Deputy Ron Kre
bs, a
first-time candid
ate for
public office, ouste
d incum-
bent Rob Nou in a
race for
San Juan County
sheriff in
November.
Krebs, an eight-yea
r vet-
eran of the force an
d former
deputy guild presid
ent, col-
lected 3,372 votes
of 5,211
ballots tallied on
election
night, earning 64.71
percent
of the Nov. 4 early
election
returns. For first-t
erm incumbent
Rob Nou, the elect
ion night
results signal a
decided
turnaround from th
e same
race four years
ago. He
drew 66 percent of
the vote
in 2010 to become t
he coun-
tys first new sherif
f in more
than two decades.
Four years later,
Krebs
made leadership a
nd com-
munication, or the
lack of
it, the centerpiec
e of his
campaign. He vo
wed to
mend and to restore
lines of
communication w
ithin the
department and w
ith other
agencies that regu
larly deal
with the sheriffs o
ffice. He
pledged to create a
stronger
bond between the
depart-
ment and the p
ublic it
serves as well.
#6 Orca whales are
dyingWith fou
r deaths in the
last 12 months an
d not a
single surviving n
ewborn
for more than two y
ears, the
fate of the southern
resident
killer whales gre
w even
more precarious in
2014.
Then this winter
, J-32,
a pregnant female
of the
southern reside
nt orca
whale communit
y, was
found dead. Her
passing
sparked a call to a
ction for
a whale protection
no-go
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tluck
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s
Carol Steckler
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n
5pm potluck, 6p
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Top stories of 2014
Contributed photo
Naval Air Station Wh
idbey
Island anticipates a
rrival
of 10 new Growler
fighter
aircraft, like the one s
hown
right.
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LOCALNEWSSOURCES
NEWSONLINE24/7
Whidbey Island,
ground-
zero in a rising c
ontrover-
syover the impact
of noise
created by air and
ground
Proposition No. 1 c
oncern-
ing a $9.6 million
capital
projects bond wit
h 63.36
percent of the vot
e. Only
36.64 percent oppo
sed the
Taxpayer cost is e
stimat-
ed to be an addition
al $0.30-
$0.35 cents per th
ousand
dollars of assessed
proper-
ty, or approximatel
y $124 a
year for a $400,00
0 house.
This tax impact re
flects an
estimated interest
rate that
continues to be a
ttractive
and below histori
cal aver-
According to schoo
l offi-
cials, Lopez Schoo
l District
facilities are fallin
g apart,
and district officia
ls have
been worried abou
t keeping
up with safety, he
alth and
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by EMILY GREENBERGJournal ReporterThe newborn calf in J-pod is a welcomed addition to the population in peril, but only time will tell who its mother is. The Center for Whale Research confirmed seeing and photographing 42-year-old J-16 with, presumably, her newborn baby, off the south shores of North Pender Island in Canadian waters Dec. 30. The baby, known as J-50, is the second calf to be born in 2014, after a two-year lull of no births among the southern resident killer whales. The calf appeared to be healthy and energet-ic, swimming alongside its presumed mother.
However, researchers immediately recognized some peculiarity surrounding its birth. J-16 was not expected to be carrying a calf due to her advanced age and no other female has given birth at over 42 years of age in the four decades of demographic field studies of the southern resident orcas. Researchers speculated that J-16s daughter,
J-36, could be the mother. At age 16, J-36 is in her prime for breeding. At the time the newborn was first sighted swimming alongside J-16, J-36 appeared to be missing. Ken Balcomb, founder of the Center for Whale Research, feared the worst. Thank goodness she was alive, he said. The issue of who is the mother of J-50 may be settled the next time we encounter these whales. Or, it may take some time.The birth of J-50 comes at the end of a rocky year for the southern residents. The popula-tion, which was declared endangered in 2005, suffered four deaths in 2014. The birth of J-50 brings it back up to 78, a 30-year low nonethe-less.Oddities surrounding the birth of J-50
appeared to Balcomb and his team when they discovered that the newborn had teeth marks on its dorsal fin. This could indicate a difficult birth, in which another whale may have had to use its mouth to help pull the baby out of its mothers uterus.
Balcomb said the baby also exhibited unusu-al behaviors in the first days after its birth. For the first week or so of life orca calves and their mothers usually maintain eye contact while swimming along. For the first month of life, the two are relatively inseparable. Neither of these normal behaviors were displayed by J-50. He said the calf was seen swimming away from J-16 and had to be cor-ralled back to its presumed mother by other members of J-pod.These behaviors could indicate that J-36 is the mother, and the calf was swimming away because its mother was several miles behind. If J-36 is the mother, this would be her first known calf. But because orcas can spontane-ously abort a fetus, its impossible to rule out previous pregnancies.While the nearly full-term pregnant female, J-32, was found dead in December with the first known calf was in her uterus, her ova-
SEE BAREFOOT, PAGE 5
by CALI BAGBYAssistant editorCarly Bodmer wanted answers.Why would a teenager steal a plane and fly it without any train-ing? Why would a young man break into strangers homes, steal from small businesses and live in the woods for long stretches of time? Why would he become a symbol of rising up against authority, why would he be called a folk hero by some and a criminal by others?
After three years of work and numerous interviews, Bodmer thinks her film answers these questions. But you may have to wait until the last scene in the documentary to get it.I was trying to make sense of the story, said Bodmer. I wanted more tangible answers to the whys. I think I successfully answer the why.You can find out for yourself at the screening of The Barefoot Bandit Documentary at the Sea View Theater on Thursday, Jan.
15 at 7:30 p.m. The film was origi-nally shown at the Friday Harbor film festival and then at a Bahama film festival, creating a parallel with Harris-Moores own jour-ney starting with theft in the San Juans and ending with his arrest in the Caribbean. The documentary also had screenings in Olympia, Stanwood, Mt. Vernon, Portland
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J-36, could be the mother. At age 16, J-36 is in her prime for breeding. At the time the newborn was first sighted swimming alongside J-16, J-36 appeared to be missing. Ken Balcomb, founder of the Center for Whale Research, feared the worst. Thank goodness she was alive, he said. The issue of who is the mother of J-50 may be settled the next time we encounter these whales. Or, it may take some time.The birth of J-50 comes at the end of a rocky year for the southern residents. The popula-tion, which was declared endangered in 2005, suffered four deaths in 2014. The birth of J-50 brings it back up to 78, a 30-year low nonethe-Oddities surrounding the birth of J-50
appeared to Balcomb and his team when they discovered that the newborn had teeth marks on its dorsal fin. This could indicate a difficult birth, in which another whale may have had to
Balcomb said the baby also exhibited unusu-al behaviors in the first days after its birth. For the first week or so of life orca calves and their mothers usually maintain eye contact while swimming along. For the first month of life, the two are relatively inseparable. Neither of these normal behaviors were displayed by J-50. He said the calf was seen swimming away from J-16 and had to be cor-ralled back to its presumed mother by other members of J-pod.These behaviors could indicate that J-36 is the mother, and the calf was swimming away because its mother was several miles behind. If J-36 is the mother, this would be her first known calf. But because orcas can spontane-ously abort a fetus, its impossible to rule out previous pregnancies.While the nearly full-term pregnant female, J-32, was found dead in December with the first known calf was in her uterus, her ova-
SEE BAREFOOT, PAGE 5
by CALI BAGBYAssistant editorCarly Bodmer wanted answers.Why would a teenager steal a plane and fly it without any train-ing? Why would a young man break into strangers homes, steal from small businesses and live in the woods for long stretches of time? Why would he become a symbol of rising up against authority, why would he be called a folk hero by some and a criminal by others?
After three years of work and numerous interviews, Bodmer thinks her film answers these questions. But you may have to wait until the last scene in the documentary to get it.I was trying to make sense of the story, said Bodmer. I wanted more tangible answers to the whys. I think I successfully answer the why.You can find out for yourself at the screening of The Barefoot Bandit Documentary at the Sea View Theater on Thursday, Jan.
15 at 7:30 p.m. The film was origi-nally shown at the Friday Harbor film festival and then at a Bahama film festival, creating a parallel with Harris-Moores own jour-ney starting with theft in the San Juans and ending with his arrest in the Caribbean. The documentary also had screenings in Olympia, Stanwood, Mt. Vernon, Portland
screened on Orcas
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The Washington state Supreme
Court issued decisions on three
San Juan County cases Dec. 11.
Two cases involved land-use
appeals by Deer Harbor resident
Michael Durland. The third case
involved a 10-year-old rape case that
received a fresh look due to changes
in the rules regarding open courts.
Prosecuting Attorney Randall
Gaylord said that in all three cases,
the position on the law taken by the
prosecutors office was upheld.
The two cases filed by Durland
involved a challenge to a build-
ing permit on property adjacent
to his property. Durland filed the
first case directly in Skagit County
without appealing to the countys
hearing examiner. The trial court ruled
that with-
out a ruling from the hearing
examiner there was no final deci-
sion to be appealed and the court
had no authority to hear the case.
The Washington court of appeals
in Seattle upheld that decision
and Durland then appealed to
the Washington Supreme Court,
in Olympia. The Supreme Court
upheld decisions of the lower
courts and awarded attorney fees to
Durlands neighbor.Durland simult
aneously
Appeals fail at high court
The San Juan County Point in
Time Homeless Count of 2015
will be conducted Thursday, Jan.
29.Count organizers
and vol-
unteers work with local fam-
ily resource centers, food banks,
churches, healthcare providers,
senior centers, libraries, the sher-
iff s office, and many other com-
munity support service providers
to conduct the count.Initiated by the
state of
Washington in 2005, the Point in
Time count is conducted at the
end of January each year.
Agencies not open on the day
of the count are authorized to
Groups gear upto counthomeless
Contributed photo / Center for Whale Research
The newborn orca calf, J-50, swims alongside it
s presumed mother, J-16. The whale was spotte
d for the first time by
researchers on Dec. 30, and appeared to be hea
lthy. When sighted the calf was energetic & betw
een 4-10 days old.
By Emily Greenberg
Journal reporter
The newborn calf in J-pod is a welcomed ad
di-
tion to the population in peril, but only tim
e will
tell who its mother is. The Center for Whale
Research confirmed see-
ing and photographing 42-year-old J-16 with,
pre-
sumably, her newborn baby, off the south sh
ores
of North Pender Island in Canadian waters
Dec.
30. The baby, known as J-50, is the second c
alf to
be born in 2014, after a two-year lull of no
births
among the Southern Resident killer whales.
The calf appeared to be healthy and ene
r-
getic, swimming alongside its presumed m
other.
However, researchers immediately recog
nized
some peculiarity surrounding its birth.
J-16 was not expected to be carrying a calf d
ue
to her advanced age and no other female has
given
birth at over 42 years of age in the four de
cades
of demographic field studies of the Sout
hern
Resident orcas. Researchers speculat
ed that J-16s daughter,
J-36, could be the mother. At age 16, J-36 is i
n her
prime for breeding. At the time the newbo
rn was first sighted swim-
ming alongside J-16, J-36 appeared to be mi
ssing.
Ken Balcomb, founder of the Center for W
hale
Research, feared the worst.
Thank goodness she was alive, he said. T
he
issue of who is the mother of J-50 may be se
ttled
the next time we encounter these whales.
Or, it
may take some time.The birth of J-50 com
es at the end of a rocky
year for the Southern residents. The popul
ation,
which was declared endangered in 2005, suf
fered
four deaths in 2014. The birth of J-50 bri
ngs it
back up to 78, a 30-year low nonetheless.
Oddities surrounding the birth of J-50 appea
red
Mystery blankets newborn
Odd behavior by calf causes
uncertainty over its parentage
State Supreme Court rejects appeals in three local cases
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