Islands' Weekly, December 17, 2013

By Steve WehrlyJournal reporter

As many as 50 local busi-nesses suffered combined losses totaling $175,000 or more during the 10-day tele-communications failure of early November, according to Brendan Cowan, director of emergency management for San Juan County.

The monetary losses of local businesses was

among a long list of com-plaints and problems brought before the state Utilities and Transportation Commission Monday, Dec. 9, as part of its investigation into the widespread outage and the response by CenturyLink, the single-largest provider of telecom services in the San Juans and owner and operator of the underwater fiber-optic cable that rup-

tured and shutdown much of the islands voice, internet and 9-1-1 services starting in the early morning hours of Nov. 5. A lack of information about the outage itself and what steps were being taken to repair the cable proved a source of frustration for many.

Friday Harbor Town Administrator Duncan Wilson said CenturyLink showed a “lack of initiative” in getting information out to the public and the news media, calling the information that was provided “muddled at best.”

Roche Harbor Resort General Manager Brent Snow was even more emphatic.

“Communication [with CenturyLink] was weak and unacceptable,” Snow said.

The UTC spent almost three hours reviewing the

facts and frustrations of the outage. David Danner, chairman of the commis-sion, said the hearing was part of a “thorough investi-gation of the cause of the service disruption and of the adequacy of the emergency preparations and response” of CenturyLink, especially focusing on the disruption to 911 emergency services in the county. Economic Development Council Executive Director Victoria Compton said economic damages, including two real estate transactions that were

lost and business reloca-tion expenses in response to the outage, might well be significantly larger that Cowan’s estimate. Mike Greene, president of Rock Island Technology Solutions, believes his company, a resell-er of CenturyLink internet services, will have to refund $14,000 to customers and may suffer direct and indi-rect losses of about $31,000.At the hearing, CenturyLink announced it would credit its business and residential cus-tomers for the loss of service during the outage.

“The credits that

CenturyLink will be issuing will be for 15 days for both phone and internet,” accord-ing to Jan Kampbell, spokes-woman for CenturyLink. The company also said that the bill for fixing the fiber-optic cable totals about $2 million to this point. Neither the credit nor the cost did much to mollify more than a dozen islanders who came forward to testify.

“Failure to communicate” and “redundancy” were com-mon themes raised at the hearing, which the UTC con-vened at 6 p.m. in the county

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SAT, DEC 21EVENT: Winter Solstice Concert, 7:30 p.m., Lopez Center for Community

and the Arts. Stanley and Kip Greenthal, with special guests Christos Govetas and Kim Goldov will per-

form spirited instrumentals with traditional and original songs of the season. For more info, visit http://www.lopezcenter.org/.

SUN, DEC 22EVENT: Holiday Concert at The Hamlet, 2 p.m., The Gathering Place, Hamlet Cottages. Celia Rosenberger and friends present a holiday concert

of chamber music and car-ols. This event is free.

FRI, DEC 24SERVICE: Candlelight Christmas Eve Service, 9 p.m., Center Church. Co-sponsored by the Lutheran Church in the San Juans and Grace Episcopal Church.

SERVICE: Christmas Eve Service, 5:30 - 6:30 p.m.,

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FRI, DEC 27EVENT: Sangster Family Band, 7 p.m., Lopez Center for Community and the Arts. Admission: by donation.

SAT, JAN 4EVENT: Retirement Party

and Spirit Award Recipient, 5 p.m., Lopez Center for Community and the Arts. Organizers are looking for volunteers to help set up and clean up for this event. Please call Shawn 468-4389 or Suzanne 468-3074. Also If you have a story or let-ter of appreciation that you’d be willing to send in advance, email Liz Malinoff at [email protected].

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News briefsRemoval of toxic creo-sote from Barlow Bay

Friends of the San Juans partnered with the Washington State Department of Natural Resources and the Tulalip Tribes to remove creosote pilings and a pier in Barlow Bay off of Lopez Island.

This project improves water quality, eelgrass grow-ing conditions, and upper beach habitat at a document-

ed Pacific sand lance spawn-ing site. Creosote-treated wood was commonly used in marine structures through-out the Salish Sea for more than a century during a peri-od of rapid development and industrial expansion. Like other chemical compounds that were innovations in their time, creosote was broadly used without knowledge of its long-term consequences. It is now known that creosote contains more than 50 carcin-ogens and is toxic to marine fish and other wildlife.

“Research has shown that herring eggs exposed to creosote have a high mortal-ity rate,” said Tina Whitman,

Friends’ science director. “Chemicals found in creosote also affect juvenile salmon that migrate through con-taminated estuaries by reduc-ing their growth and altering immune function.”

Twenty-six in-water creo-sote pilings and approximate-ly 1,200 square feet of remain-ing overwater structure (pier decking) was removed from Barlow Bay.

In addition, 200 square feet of upper beach habitat will be unburied by removing rock and fill, as well other debris including concrete, creosote and tires.

DNR’s Creosote Removal Program is leading the effort to remove treated wood from public and private property throughout the Salish Sea. Since the program began in 2004, DNR and partners have removed more than 14,000 tons of derelict pilings;

250,000 square feet of treated overwater structures such as docks and piers; and 2,700 tons of treated beach debris.

“We’re having great suc-cess removing these toxic materials from Washington’s marine waters,” said Monica Shoemaker, manager of DNR’s Creosote Removal Program. “We’re well on the way to achieving cleanup goals laid out in the Puget Sound Action Agenda, thanks to great partners such as the Friends and the Tulalip Tribes.”

“Prior to purchasing our property in 1986 we were told that the Tulalip Tribe would prove good neighbors and that Friends was work-ing to protect the environ-ment we cherished,” said Hank Landau, a neighbor of the property on Barlow Point. “We are pleased to see that the work of both organi-zations on behalf of natural resources and future genera-tions continues.”

For more information about this project, contact Whitman at 360-378-2319.

Funding for the creosote-removal projects comes from

the Washington State Salmon Recovery Funding Board and the state’s Jobs Now Act.

Kwiáht to help new conservation corps

The Department of Agriculture and Department of the Interior have announced that Kwiáht is one of 91 organizations nationwide approved so far to help implement the Obama Administration’s 21st Century Conservation Service Corps, a national collaborative effort to put America’s youth and veterans to work protecting, restoring, and enhancing our country’s natural and cultural resourc-es.

Kwiáht Director Russel Barsh welcomed the announcement as “a break-through in our efforts to bring island youth and Tribal youth together to protect and enhance the new National Monument and other federal lands, shorelines, and small islands in the San Juan archi-pelago.”

Barsh says that the first steps will include identify-ing priority actions with federal agencies, and devis-ing recruiting strategies with high schools and col-leges serving the islands and Tribes with historical ties to the islands.

“After that,” Barsh says,

“it’s a question of how much money the Administration will be able to send our way, which in these difficult times may not be anywhere close to what we could put to good use.”

The 21CSC targets young Americans aged 15-25, and veterans up to age 35, with the aim of providing them with meaningful work, gain-ing important personal and professional skills, and rein-forcing their connection to the outdoors. Eligible activi-ties include enhancing rec-reational access, protecting wildlife, restoring degraded watersheds, removing inva-sive species, reducing wild-fire risks, preserving his-toric or cultural sites, and collecting monitoring data. All 21CSC member organi-zations emphasize diversity and inclusion.

Kwiáht has offered youth apprenticeships in ecology and conservation since 2006, and partnered with the youth conservation corps programs on Orcas and Lopez. Kwiáht also recently launched a joint program with the Swinomish Tribe growing camas, a tradi-tional Coast Salish food crop.

“We will continue working and sharing with our exist-ing partners,” Barsh says, “and encourage them to seek their own accreditation with 21CSC.”

The 21CSC is coordi-nated by a national council that includes representa-tives of USDA, the Interior Department, the Army Corps of Engineers, NOAA, the Department of Labor, the Environmental Protection Agency, and the Council on Environmental Quality. For more info on the national ini-tiative, visit www.21csc.org, and for information on activi-ties in the San Juan Islands, write to [email protected].

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Coach M.R. Buffum has a big goal every year to get his players to win the league title.

“We want to make the playoffs and keep improv-ing and peak at the end of the season,” he said.

This is Buffum’s 22nd year coaching boys bas-ketball on Lopez and he

has seen Lummi win the league title for the last seven years.

He has also seen the Lobos finish in second place three times and win third place once. He knows what it takes for a strong finish. Last year, the Lobos finished fourth in the league and lost two games in the play-offs. Despite losing a lot of

seniors from last year he says this year’s team has the advantage of height, are shooting extremely well and have a good team foundation.

“They all played football, but one guy, so they have all been together doing sports,” said Buffum. “They

are a tight team.”This year’s team is 14

players strong including four seniors, four juniors, five sophomores and one freshman.

As far as improvement, Buffum said that the team can work on their defense strategies and deployment.

For instance, rebounding

is something Buffum pre-dicts will be a skill the boys will have to work on.

“We didn’t rebound last year really well,” he added. “It was a thorn in our side.”

Assistant Coach Tak Peralta, a former player, is in his second year of help-ing Buffum with the team.

Buffum describes Peralta

as working really well with younger members of the team.

“He got good by working hard so he is trying to get them to work hard and be more assertive,” he said.

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Home Games in boldDate Day Opponent Location TimeDec. 17 Tues. Lummi Lummi 4:30 p.m.Jan. 4 Sat. MVC MVC 4:30 p.m.Jan. 6 Mon. Lummi Lummi 4:30 p.m.Jan. 7 Tues. Providence Lopez 3:30 p.m.Jan. 8 Wed. Tulalip Tulalip 4:30 p.m.Jan. 10 Fri. Grace Grace 4:30 p.m.Jan. 11 Sat. Orcas Lopez 4:00 p.m.Jan. 17 Fri. Lummi Lopez TBAJan. 18 Sat. Orcas Orcas 4:30 p.m.Jan. 21 Tues. Providence Providence 3:00 p.m.Jan. 24 Fri. Tulalip Lopez 6:00 p.m.Jan. 28 Tues. LaConner Lopez 3:30 p.m.Jan. 31 Fri. Providence Lopez TBAFeb. 5 Wed. Grace Lopez 4:00 p.m.Feb. 6 Thurs. Tulalip Tulalip 5:00 p.m.

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Contributed photo / Deanna Brant

Back Row, Left to Right: Coach M.R. Buffum, Vinny Kramer, Chase Schoeber, Mike Hobi, Eric Jonasson, Fletcher Moore, Rande Gruenwald, Pepe Pozo. Front Row: Jonathan Bumiller, Harrison Goodrich, TJ Hobi, Austin Reinmuth, Brytt Weber.

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Girls’ Basketball Coach Nate Borg describes his team as having great poten-tial and gaining confidence

every year. Last year the team averaged 49 points a game compared to 28 points a game in 2011.

“That was fantastic,” said Borg. “Last year we

got a lot of compliments that our girls played like boys because they were really aggressive and really smart.”

Borg added that the girls

almost went to state last year, which was the teams’ goal.

Every year Borg has the girls write down their top ten team goals and five per-

sonal goals. And the most popular team goals are tallied up as goals for the entire group.

“Goals that are not writ-ten down are daydreams,” said Borg, who has high hopes for the season.

The year’s team con-sists of nine players: four seniors, three juniors and two sophomores.

Borg said the team’s strengths are that a few of the girls have taken on leadership roles and the there is strong teamwork between the players

With small numbers everyone on the team has an important function.

“We gotta be smart and be in shape because of our numbers and our height,” he said. “We were short last

year and we’re even shorter this year.”

The girls know their strengths and weaknesses and are up to the challenge, added Borg.

The coach’s wife Melisa will again be the assistant coach and “team mom.”

“I wouldn’t do it without her,” he said.

Throughout the season the Borgs will help the girls not only learn the skill of the game, but teach them larger lessons.

“As a coach you get to find ways to show these girls that they can do extraordi-nary things that they never thought they could do on the court,” he said. “They can apply that lesson on the rest of their life.”


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Home Games in boldDate Day Opponent Location TimeDec. 17 Tues. Lummi Lummi 3:00 p.m.Dec. 20 Fri. Highland Highland 3:00 p.m.Jan. 4 Sat. MVC MVC 3:00 p.m.Jan. 6 Mon. Lummi Lummi 3:00 p.m.Jan. 8 Wed. Tulalip Tulalip 3:00 p.m.Jan. 10 Fri. Grace Grace 3:00 p.m.Jan. 11 Sat. Orcas Lopez 2:30 p.m.Jan. 17 Fri. Lummi Lopez TBAJan. 18 Sat. Orcas Orcas 3:00 p.m.Jan. 22 Wed. Highland Lopez 4:30 p.m.Jan. 24 Fri. Tulalip Lopez 4:30 p.m.Jan. 28 Tues. LaConner Lopez 2:00 p.m.Feb. 4 Tues. Highland Lopez 4:30 p.m.Feb. 5 Wed. Grace Lopez 2:30 p.m.Feb. 6 Thurs. Tulalip Tulalip 3:30 p.m.

Life lessons learned on the court

Contributed photo / Deanna Brant

Back Row: Assistant Coach Melisa Borg, Riley Magnuson, Shelby Prewitt, Sara Reeve, Anja Suhih, Bree Swanson, Autumn Gruenwald. Front Row: Manager Jana Gruenwald, Maddie Fisher, Mattie Jordan. Not Pictured: Coach Nate Borg, Emalie Hobi, Sophie Burton.

Typhoon Haiyan, one of the most powerful cyclones in history, struck Southeast Asia last month, wreaking havoc on the Philippines.

This Category 5 storm caused more than 5,000 fatalities and left devasta-tion in its wake. Survivors faced immediate threats from lack of food, shelter, and water.

Humanitarian ef forts launched by nations

throughout the world have begun to ease the effects of this tragedy. Rotary International and many of its local clubs are involved in the challenge of provid-ing safe drinking water to the Philippine people.

The Friday Harbor club wired $2,000 to two California clubs who are coordinating plans to pur-chase table top water fil-ters for immediate and long term use.

The value of clean water cannot be overestimated in the midst of the Typhoon Haiyan tragedy. Thousands were left with contaminat-

ed water supplies and the threat of cholera. The prob-lems are beginning to ease with the relief provided by the United States and other countries.

San Juan Island Rotarians join Rotary International in offering sympathy and sup-port to all those who are suffering. Water and sanita-tion are international Rotary imperatives supported by the Friday Harbor club.

For additional infor-mation or questions, con-tact Rotary International Committee Chairman Mike Griffin at [email protected].

council’s hearing room in Friday Harbor. “Frustration” at the lack of information was mentioned by many who tes-tified.

Tim Grigor, Vice President and General Manager for CenturyLinks western Washington region, and Tim Reynolds, regulatory affairs manager, gave an account of the outage from its inception in the early morning hours of Nov. 5 to restoration of full service by Nov. 15. Reynolds noted the company provided 18 press releases during the outage, and participated in a conference call with state and local agencies every morning at 10 a.m.

Grigor said the company has been planning, and is now implementing, “diver-sity of service” options to the islands, but did not specify the capacity or schedule for the redundant service. CenturyLink spokeswoman Kampbell reiterated that “we are working on this and will continue to work on it and share our progress as we have something to report.”

Grigor thanked OPALCO for its assistance, but did not comment on offers of assistance from Rock Island Technology. In closing, he expressed appreciation for its customers and for the prob-lems caused by the service interruptions, saying more than once that the company “valued” its customers and would work to provide the highest quality of future ser-vice to the islands.

At the conclusion of the hearing, Danner thanked the audience for “valuable con-tributions” and said the com-mission would report on its conclusions early next year.

The UTC has broad regula-tory authority to act, especially regarding emergency com-munications. The commission can order a future rule-making proceeding regarding the ade-quacy of CenturyLink plans and facilities to ensure that public safety requirements are met by companies providing emergency communications services.

The UTC can assess mon-etary penalties for rule viola-tions, and can order credits for missed telephone ser-vice, but the commission did not comment on any future actions it might pursue.

The commission can-not rule on or assess dam-ages for loss-of-business or other expenses arising out of the service disruptions. Kampbell confirmed that: “I do not believe businesses can make claims to CenturyLink for lost business, extra expenses or other damages.”


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REPORTERThe North Kitsap Herald, a Friday newspaper and daily online site located in beautiful Poulsbo, Washington, is accepting applications for a full- time sports and educa- tion reporter. The ideal candidate will have solid reporting and writing skills, have up-to-date knowledge of the AP Stylebook, be able to shoot photos, be able to use InDesign and con- tribute to Web updates. This position includes health insurance, paid vacation, sick leave and holidays, and a 401k (with company match). The Herald, founded in 1901, was a 2012 News- paper of the Year (Local Media Association) and a 2013 General Excel- lence winner (Washing- ton Newspaper Publish- ers Association). If you want to work in an ambi- tious, dynamic news- room, we want to hear from you. E.O.E. Email your resume, cover letter and up to 5 non-re- turnable writing and pho- to samples to

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Items from large vessel for sale in FH. All are OBO and you remove from vessel: Kitchenaid Superba, brushed chrome side-by-side re- frigerator, looks great but old, food inside- needs deodorizing/ cleaning $350; Marcy Home Gym MP-2500 looks good and seems complete $400; Sleep Number, double mat- tress w dual controls, UFCS3, looks like new $200; built-in W/D $100; sink and cabinet combos $100 each. More. Call JR 206-999-0547

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Dogs

4 PEMBROKE CORGI Welsh Puppies avail! One red male, one red female & two tri-colored females. Great family companions! Loving and very intelligent. Born Oc- tober 12th. Wormed and shots. AKC parents on the farm. $400 ans up. Chehalis. 360-245-3990.

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By Lorrie Harrison Special to the Weekly

This year’s LCCA Spirit Award party will have a twist. Not only will Marty Clark, shown right, be

receiving the award, Lopez will be turning out to cel-ebrate her retirement. After serving more than 30 years as Lopez Paramedic and EMT, Marty will be step-

ping down Jan. 1.“Marty has done so

much for this island over the years, it will be great to say thanks for all she means to us,” says one long-time friend.

Established in 2000 by the Lopez Community Center, the Spirit Award is given each year in honor of Dolly and Andy Holland, two islanders known for giv-ing their time, talents and money to support the Lopez community. Recipients, often considered “unsung heroes,” are selected because of their history of giving to the community in extraordinary ways.

“The outpouring of nomi-nations this year for Marty was moving. It was an honor and a pleasure to hear the stories of how she has

touched, changed and often saved the lives of so many in our community,” said Shawn Westervelt, LCCA board member.

Basically a quiet person, all the attention is a bit over-whelming for Marty. But she’s accepting the spot-light with her usual grace. “I have great admiration for all who received this award in the past. I knew Dolly and Andy well, so it’s a particu-larly meaningful to receive this award.”

Marty started volunteer-ing as a Lopez EMT in 1977, when nationally the EMT program was still in its infancy. By 1980 she was ready for advanced training and began her coursework at Skagit Valley Hospital.

She became Lopez’s first certified paramedic in 1981. It was a volunteer position. She was offered full-time paid employment with the Lopez Fire Department in February 1991 and has been serving as a profes-sional paramedic ever since.

While medicine has seen many advances since those early days, medical care on Lopez is still classified as ‘rural, remote.’ “With no hospital out here, we pro-vide a lot more care and treatment than our coun-terparts on the mainland. We have to stretch. What the EMTs and paramed-ics do now is amazing. It’s been intense and extremely rewarding.” Marty contin-ues, “I get really close to

patients. They become dear, important people to me. There are people I treated when they were babies. When they grew up, I treat-ed their babies.”

Some colleagues on the mainland envy her intimate role on the island. “There’s a television show called Rescue 911 that reunites patients and their rescuers – EMTs, medics and such. My mainland friends sometimes grump: ‘No one ever gave me a picnic!’ I tell them that’s because they’re done in 10 or 15 minutes at the most. Out here on Lopez, we get the picnic. I remember after treating someone early one morning, five or six of us went to The Galley for break-fast. The patient walked in and picked up the tab!”

“When I look back on my time in the department, what’s kept me going are primarily the EMTs and firefighters I work with. In a sense we’ve been through a war together. Our work creates a very strong bond, that’s what I’ll miss most.”

Marty hopes that the party will be a time for vol-unteers, fire fighters, EMTs, patients and her colleagues to have a photo together.

Dr. Wilson has worked with Marty since 1997. “Marty is incredibly capa-ble, brave and calm. If her spleen was on fire, you wouldn’t know it! No mat-ter what she faces, she’s completely dedicated to the patient. This is a person you never have a doubt about, ever.”

The Spirit Award Celebration & Retirement Potluck is at Lopez Center, Jan. 4, 5 – 9 p.m. Bring your own place setting. Volunteers for set up/clean up, call Shawn at 468-4389 or Suzanne, 468-3074. Organizers are planning a photo book. If you have a story, photo or letter, email Liz Malinoff at [email protected] or bring it to the party.


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San Juan Islands Conservation District Board of Supervisors Has Two Open Positions in 2014

The San Juan Islands Conservation District is currently accepting applications for open positions on its Board of Supervisors.

Supervisor Responsibilities and Requirements: • Supervisors must be registered voters and reside within the boundaries of San

Juan County. • Supervisors must attend monthly Board meetings to discuss and approve

policy, plans, and budget. • Supervisors serve without compensation. Elected Position: The San Juan Islands Conservation District will hold an

election for one open position of District Supervisor with a term of three years to begin May 15, 2014. The position is currently held by Jerry Rasmussen whose term expires May 15, 2014. The SJICD Board of Supervisors has appointed Linda Lyshall to serve as the election supervisor.

To Vote: To vote in person, please come to the San Juan Islands Conservation District office on February 10, 2014 between the hours of 12:30 PM and 5:30 PM at 530 Guard Street, Friday Harbor, WA 98250. To vote by mail, please request a ballot by sending an email to [email protected] or call 360-378-6621. Mail-in ballots must be requested between 1/1/2014 and 1/31/2014. All ballots must be received no later than 2/10/2014.

To File as a Candidate: Please request an application by emailing [email protected] or call 360-378-6621 by 1/3/14. Candidate filing deadline is 1/10/2014.

Appointed Position: There is also one appointed position open, vacated by April LaLande.

To Apply for an Appointed Position: Please request an application by emailing [email protected] or call 360-378-6621. Preference will be given to applications received by 1/17/14 with appointment likely in March 2014. Applications may be submitted in person or by mail to either of the following organizations:

San Juan Islands Conservation DistrictMailing Address: 350 Court St, #10, Friday Harbor, WA 98250Office: 530 Guard Street, Friday Harbor, WA 98250Washington State Conservation CommissionMailing Address: PO Box 47721, Olympia, WA 98504-7721Office: 300 Desmond Drive SE, Lacey, WA 98503Phone: 360-407-6200

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