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RECORD S OUTH W HIDBEY WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2011 | Vol. 87, No. 98 | WWW.SOUTHWHIDBEYRECORD.COM | 75¢ INSIDE: Now read this, Island Life, A10 First sight of Santa Nashton Allen, 19 months, watches in awe from the shoulders of Jason Allen as Santa makes his way past on First Street during Langley’s holiday parade on Saturday. The annual parade attracted one of its biggest crowds in years, and hundreds gathered along downtown streets for the big kickoff to the holiday. At right, Santa (aka Jon Gabelein) waves to holiday shoppers along Second Street. Brian Kelly / The Record BY BRIAN KELLY South Whidbey Record LANGLEY — City officials have decided to look further afield for potential legal advice in light of new revelations over the work perfor- mance of City Attorney Grant Weed. The city council had been poised to approve a one-year contract extension for Weed’s law firm, Weed, Graafstra & Benson, Inc., at the council meet- ing Monday. Instead, the proposed contract was pulled from the agenda at the last minute, and Langley officials announced they would conduct a broad-based search for attorneys who could serve the city. Larry Kwarsick, who will take over as mayor in January, said the city will conduct an outreach process similar to what was used to hire a hearing examiner for Langley. In that case, the city advertised for potential consultants, conducted a staff review of the five applicants and a selection committee comprised of city officials reviewed proposals before a contract was presented to the council for approval. “I would envision that we would do exactly the same this time,” Kwarsick said. “And I would expect that we would get equally good responses for legal services.” The new approach followed a story in Saturday’s edition of the Record that detailed how Weed’s law firm had failed to review more than a dozen ordinances that the city council had passed into law under the assumption the legislation had under- gone a prior legal review. Documents obtained by the newspaper, however, showed that Weed had failed to review at least 15 ordinances and other documents sent to him by city officials for review. The lack of review was discovered in May 2009 after Langley’s attorneys had made an emergency quick fix to a controversial ordinance that increased the mayor’s salary to one of the highest in Washington state. Weed later signed off on the batch of ordinances all at once, according to city billing records, and admitted his lack of review on the legislation, some of which he said contained legal flaws. It’s not known if all of the flaws in the legislation have been corrected. Weed has not returned repeated requests by the Record for comment. Weed has been the city attorney since 2008, and his tenure has been marked by harsh assessments of his Langley balks on new contract for city attorney SEE ATTORNEY, A3 City misses deadline on mayor’s pay BY BRIAN KELLY South Whidbey Record LANGLEY — Timing is everything. And in this case, it’s bad. Langley Mayor-Elect Larry Kwarsick said the city council’s recent attempt to lower his salary to $30,000 — a move that Kwarsick himself sug- gested — had come too late. The council gave its initial approval to a new compensation package for the mayor Nov. 21, and unanimously agreed to cut the mayor’s annual sal- ary from $53,000 to $30,000. Council members were expected to take a final vote on the new mayor’s pay at the council meeting Monday, but were told it would have no impact on Kwarsick’s salary. The council approved the change anyway, but it will not take effect until January 2016. Council members said the $30,000 was a good baseline that could be changed in the future if the council decided a future mayor would need more money to make ends meet. They were also eager to bring the long-running discussion on the may- or’s pay to an end. “Lay that baby to rest,” Councilwoman Rene Neff said after the council voted to 4-0 to approve the SEE PAY, A20
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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2011 | Vol. 87, No. 98 | WWW.SOUTHWHIDBEYRECORD.COM | 75¢INSIDE: Now read this,
Island Life, A10
First sight of Santa
Nashton Allen, 19 months, watches in awe from the shoulders of Jason Allen as Santa makes his way past on First Street during Langley’s holiday parade on Saturday. The annual parade attracted one of its biggest crowds in years, and hundreds gathered along downtown streets for the big kickoff to the holiday. At right, Santa (aka Jon Gabelein) waves to holiday shoppers along Second Street.
Brian Kelly / The Record
BY BRIAN KELLYSouth Whidbey Record
LANGLEY — City officials have decided to look further afield for potential legal advice in light of new revelations over the work perfor-mance of City Attorney Grant Weed.
The city council had been poised to approve a one-year contract extension for Weed’s law firm, Weed, Graafstra & Benson, Inc., at the council meet-ing Monday.
Instead, the proposed contract was pulled from the agenda at the last minute, and Langley officials announced they would conduct a broad-based search for attorneys who could serve the city.
Larry Kwarsick, who will take over as mayor in January, said the city will conduct an outreach process similar to what was used to hire a hearing examiner for Langley.
In that case, the city advertised for potential consultants, conducted a staff review of the five applicants and a selection committee comprised of city officials reviewed proposals before a contract was presented to the council for approval.
“I would envision that we would do exactly the same this time,” Kwarsick said. “And I would expect that we would get equally good responses for
legal services.”The new approach followed a
story in Saturday’s edition of the Record that detailed how Weed’s law firm had failed to review more than a dozen ordinances that the city council had passed into law under the assumption the legislation had under-gone a prior legal review.
Documents obtained by the newspaper, however, showed that Weed had failed to review at least 15 ordinances and other documents sent to him by city officials for review. The lack of review was discovered in May 2009 after Langley’s attorneys had made an emergency quick fix to a controversial ordinance that increased the mayor’s salary to one of the highest in Washington state. Weed later signed off on the batch of ordinances all at once, according to city billing records, and admitted his lack of review on the legislation, some of which he said contained legal flaws.
It’s not known if all of the flaws in the legislation have been corrected. Weed has not returned repeated requests by the Record for comment.
Weed has been the city attorney since 2008, and his tenure has been marked by harsh assessments of his
Langley balks on new contract for city attorney
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City misses deadline on mayor’s payBY BRIAN KELLYSouth Whidbey Record
LANGLEY — Timing is everything. And in this case, it’s bad.
Langley Mayor-Elect Larry Kwarsick said the city council’s recent attempt to lower his salary to $30,000 — a move that Kwarsick himself sug-gested — had come too late.
The council gave its initial approval to a new compensation package for the mayor Nov. 21, and unanimously agreed to cut the mayor’s annual sal-ary from $53,000 to $30,000. Council members were expected to take a final vote on the new mayor’s pay at the council meeting Monday, but
were told it would have no impact on Kwarsick’s salary.
The council approved the change anyway, but it will not take effect until January 2016.
Council members said the $30,000 was a good baseline that could be changed in the future if the council decided a future mayor would need more money to make ends meet.
They were also eager to bring the long-running discussion on the may-or’s pay to an end.
“Lay that baby to rest,” Councilwoman Rene Neff said after the council voted to 4-0 to approve the
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Hardesty and Rovang wedClaire Hardesty and Ryan Rovang were
married at the beautiful Fireseed Catering and Event Gardens in Langley on Sept. 10, 2011. The couple followed the ceremony with a honeymoon in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico.
The bride is the daughter of Kristie Marino Gentry and Ron Hardesty of Bellingham. The bridegroom is the son of Mary and Randy Rovang of Clinton. The bride and groom are both graduates of Washington State University.
Hardesty is employed at University of Washington Hospital’s neonatal intensive care unit and is attending nursing school. Rovang is employed by Boeing and is attending Seattle University, working toward a master’s in business degree.
The newlyweds reside in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Seattle with their bird Fei.
matrimony
Sorrella photo
Ryan Rovang and Claire Hardesty are all smiles on their wedding day in Langley.
Photo courtesy of Wendi Barker
Sensei Wendi Barker, Joel Worster, Spencer Bright, Dustin Scharwat and Jessica Barker gathered at Tiger Martial Arts in Freeland for a Junior Black Belt test Dec. 4. Joel ,14, earned his second degree Junior Black Belt and Dustin, 12, earned his first degree Junior Black Belt. Congratulations were extended to both the young candidates for their excellent achievement. To pass the test, students must complete a “Shodan Journal” which, for junior ranks, is a four- to six-month process. Candidates must log 1,000 push ups and 1,000 sit ups, practice karate forms 100 times, organize and lead a community project and read at least one book on self-improvement. They must also pass a 50-question written test on the history of the school’s style of karate. To overcome the tremendousness of the task, students break down the requirements to a manageable schedule, doing 10 push ups per day for example. This teaches students that they are capable of doing amazing things if they just take it one step at a time, school owner Barker said. “We are very proud to say that we have never had a stu-dent complete their journal and not pass their test,” Barker added. “Well done, Joel! Well done, Dustin! Everyone at Tiger Martial Arts is very proud of you both!” For more information about Tiger Martial Arts, visit www.tigermartialarts.info.
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First responders
Windermere Real Estate broker Christina Moats presents cupcakes to fire-fighters of Island County Fire District 3 this past Wednesday.
Moats took the treats to the Freeland station in rec-ognition of National Thank First Responders Day, Nov. 30.
The lucky responders representing the fire dis-trict who were on hand to enjoy the baked sweets are Candace Shields, Ken Starkweather, Paul Busch, Mike Cotton, Rusty Palmer and Jon Beck.
notableLangley resident joins board
Antonia Palkovic has been appointed as a supervisor and will fill a midterm vacancy on the board for the Whidbey Island Conservation District.
Palkovic moved to Whidbey Island in 2010 and lives in Langley. She currently co-manages Molly’s Island Garden, where she grows vegetables for Molly’s CSA, local farmers markets, grocers and restau-rateurs.
Her term runs through May 2012.Palkovic grew up in Plattsburgh, N.Y.,
and both sets of her grandparents were Midwestern dairy farmers.
After completing her bachelor’s degree in political science in South Africa, Palkovic taught English in South Korea before returning to the U.S. to follow her dream of farming.
She interned and worked as an assis-tant farm manager on several organic vegetable farms in the Catskills and Finger Lakes areas of New York before pursuing graduate studies at the University of California, Davis, where she specialized in soil science and agro-ecology.
firm’s performance during the crises that have shaped Mayor Paul Samuelson’s administration in recent years.
Weed and his law firm endured withering com-plaints during the divisive dispute over the mayor’s salary and the ensuing allegations of wrongdoing by the mayor, largely due to the faulty ordinance that Weed’s firm helped prepare that allowed concerns to fester over the mayor’s use of vacation time while on full-time status as a city hall employee.
Other problems followed, including the city’s bungled review of the Langley Passage housing project and the contentious layoff of a public works employee that prompted a $4.5 million claim against the city and a related lawsuit that resulted in a $125,000 settlement.
Concerns have also arisen inside and outside city hall on the massive amount of
legal fees assessed by Weed, Graafstra & Benson, Inc. that have exceeded the city’s budget for legal services, and the firm’s withholding of information from people filing public records requests with the city.
Council members did not talk about the proposed contract extension at their meeting Monday.
Earlier Monday, Robin Adams, a former candidate for the council and the leader of the Langley Critical Area Alliance, had asked the city to look elsewhere for a new attorney.
Adams urged the city to expand its search for legal services and consider other attorneys, and said the coun-cil shouldn’t “rubber stamp” the contract extension with the Snohomish-based law firm.
“I really think that con-tracts should be subject to competitive bidding. I think
it’s just good government, regardless of this particular contract,” Adams said.
“If there was ever a case for not rubber-stamping one, this is it,” he said.
In the letter, and a later interview, Adams questioned the law firm’s competence.
Adams recounted his own experience with the law firm last year. Adams was the spokesman for the Langley Critical Area Alliance, a group of Edgecliff resi-dents and other concerned citizens, that had challenged the controversial Langley Passage project.
In a three-page letter to council members, Adams detailed four “serious errors” made by Weed’s law firm during the review of the 20-home subdivision, which resulted in escalating attor-ney fees and, eventually,
threats of a lawsuit from the developer of the project.
Adams said the Langley Passage review was plagued by procedural problems, and the city’s lawyers unneces-sarily extended hearings for the project over four months.
“At these hearings, the Weed law firm failed to ensure that the same attor-ney was present at each meeting. Instead different people showed up each time, some of whom had only rudimentary familiarity with the case,” Adams wrote in his letter.
He also claimed that the city’s attorney unethi-cally cross-examined the city engineer during part of the hearing and asked the offi-cial inappropriate legal ques-tions on whether eminent domain could be granted for a private utility easement.
That showed the attorney had taken a side in the case, rather than simply advising the Planning Advisory Board of the law, he claimed.
It was also a sign of incom-petence, Adams added, because the state attorney general had settled the issue in an opinion issued in 2006.
“Certainly a professional attorney should know this,” Adams told the Record.
“I came very, very close to a complaint to the state bar association,” he added.
Another major problem in the review of Langley Passage was the number of appeals.
Contrary to the city’s own regulations, Langley’s legal advisors allowed more than one appeal to be filed against the proposed development. City code dictates that sub-sequent challenges must be
pursued in superior court, but the city attorney let opponents take their case to the city council.
In his letter, Adams called the advice “incompetent or unethical.”
Adams, who works as a management consultant for CRU Strategies, a com-pany that advises the global natural resources industry, said the council should not automatically extend any contracts.
As a consultant for more than 40 years, he said his cli-ents typically look around to make sure they are getting the best price or services. The city should do the same.
“That’s normal. So, to me, the idea that my renewal is automatic, so to speak, is utterly, utterly foreign. It’s just not what happens,” he said.
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Driver hits ditch on icy highway
The cold snap over the weekend was partially to blame for an accident Sunday west of Ken’s Korner.
A driver lost control on Highway 525 while turn-ing onto Midvale Road and went into the ditch at 8:30 p.m. Dec. 4.
No one was injured and the pickup truck was not damaged. It was pulled out of the ditch by a tow truck.
“They went to turn off the highway and it was so icy they slid right into the ditch,” said Island County Fire District 3 Assistant Chief Paul Busch.
City may allow café seating
The city of Langley is considering changes that would allow local restau-rants to offer seasonal café seating in the down-town area.
Community Planner Jeff Arango said Monday
that the city may allow businesses to apply to use parking stalls, sidewalks and alley space as seating areas for customers. City staff have been gathering ideas from New York City and places in Colorado, he said.
The proposal is expected to be reviewed by the Langley Planning Advisory Board in the near future, Arango said.
City planning staff will also be pursuing a change in regulations that would allow the use of electric golf carts on city streets.
School board cancels meeting
The South Whidbey School Board has decided to combine its Dec. 7 and 14 meetings to a single meeting on Wednesday, Dec. 14.
It will be both a work-shop and a business meeting. Board Chairman
Steve Scoles said the agenda includes a review of the plan to close Langley Middle School and turn South Whidbey High School into a com-bined middle school-high school campus.
Council OKs settlement check
The Langley City Council approved the payment Monday of the city’s share of a $125,000 settlement to a former public works employee who claimed he was fired because of his age.
Langley will pay $25,000 of the settlement, with the city’s insurance pool covering the remain-ing $100,000.
The council unanimous-ly agreed last month to the settlement that would put an end to the superior court lawsuit from Frank Sullivan.
Sullivan, 68, filed a
$4.5 million damage claim against the city in March, and said he was discrimi-nated against because of his age and that Langley officials violated the city’s personnel policy manual when they terminated his employment in late 2010.
FD3 helps with visit from Santa
Santa’s on his way. A holiday tradition since
1995, the volunteers at Fire District 3 will be visit-ing South Whidbey com-munities during the week of Dec. 13-16.
See Santa’s sleigh in these neighborhoods starting at 6 p.m.:
Monday, Dec. 12: Maple Ridge Retirement Center, Harbor Sands, Beachwood, Twin Oaks, Goss Lake, Pintail, Lakeside, Watkins.
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Thursday, Dec. 15: Maxwelton, Langley, Sandy Point, Decker, Edgecliff, Furman, Sandy Point, Wilkinson, Ridenour, Hodges, Herring, Camano, Cascade, Fourth Street, Anthes, Third Street, Bayview, Delphi, April, Mercer, Island, Hi Crest, Sun Vista Circle, Bayview, Sun Light, Goose Grocer.
Friday, Dec. 16: Honeymoon Bay, Chipshot, Spinnaker, Sealawn, Haynes, Harbor Hills, Honeymoon Bay, Bercot, Woodard, Manor, Mountain View, Shoreview, Stewart, Lynne, Dorsey, Stewart, Main, Payless parking lot.
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In response
To the editor: The recent tragedy in which three young
people were killed and one’s life probably ruined forever set me thinking again about the problem of young people on this island drinking and driving. When I first moved here 10 years ago, a boy had just been killed in the same way and there have been some since.
I imagine the schools have already done some education about the issue. Maybe they are doing it now — but it seems to me obvi-ous that more, or maybe something different, needs to be done now.
This is a problem larger than the schools. It is obviously a community issue in which the community must find strategies to better protect it’s young people. As the Talmud says, “If not now, when?”
For starters, I am envisioning a community meeting in which school people, young people and community people come together to see what can be done and begin an action plan.
As parents and as a community, we all have a huge stake in this.
MAXINE JUNGEClinton
To the editor:I, my husband and children (all over 40)
look at the latest protesters. They have a right to free speech like all of us in this wonderful country.
Free speech does not entitle them to camp out at various places and interrupt local and state meetings. They can sign up to be heard. When the demonstrators do not honor our due process of assembly and be heard in a rational manner, we consider them no more than thugs.
Our grandson, who is at the University of Washington, has voiced his distaste against these individuals. He would not say what they called him and his friends as they went between classes, but he indicated it was not nice.
As an older person, and as do even many of the younger generation, we support our police and emergency responders in removing these demonstrators so the different governments can do their work within the framework our founding fathers envisioned.
DIANE HAVENGreenbank
To the editor:It’s unfortunate that Langley has chosen to
copy Coupeville’s successful Red Ticket raffle this year with its own White Ticket raffle, not to mention scheduling the drawing on the same day at nearly the same time, apparently without any word to the Coupeville Chamber.
With all the creative energy and talent on the South End, it seems that someone might have come up with an original idea. I can well imagine how Langley businesses would feel about Coupeville organizing its own Mystery Weekend in February.
As a former Langley resident, I shop both ends of the island all the way from Clinton to Oak Harbor. In fact, I did exactly that last week with stops along the way. I’m aware, however, that there’s a certain kind of “can-nibalizing” that goes on with some of the busi-nesses in Langley and experienced it myself when I had a business there. Apparently, it’s easier to borrow someone else’s good idea than to come up with a new one.
I know that all business owners hope for good Christmas sales, but copycat promo-tions are far less likely to draw customers than
new, creative promotions. Langley, I think you can do better than this, and I look forward to seeing some bright new ideas.
MOLLY LARSON COOKCoupeville
To the editor:There were a couple of recent letters print-
ed in the paper that beg for a response. The first was from Jon Berg denigrating “democ-racy” and “the doctrine of collectivism, now in its death throes.” I can only assume that he learned to read and write in a “collective” known as a “public school.” The letter is almost reasonable, with quotes and all, but I would suggest a more varied reading list may be in order for Mr. Berg, if he can pry himself away from Fox News. Fox is not news, Mr. Berg; it is propaganda.
Maybe in his work life he was able to take advantage of collective bargaining by unions for a more livable wage and humane treat-ment by employers. Maybe he has utilized a collective of doctors called a hospital to help a friend or relative in need of such an evil collective.
Words have real import and meaning and one can only hope to grasp their full meaning with honest discourse within the collective of word users.
Then there is Mr. See who writes, “I still don’t have a firm grasp on exactly what these occupiers are trying to achieve.” Yet you refer to these people as “loons.”
I think your self assessment of “I don’t have a firm grasp,” says it all. You say you are in the 99 percent, yet don’t know what they are all about when you criticize them.
I did laugh out loud at the irony of a letter by someone who confesses to be blind to what is going on in America right before his very eyes, written with conviction, by someone with the last name of See.
DAN FREEMANClinton
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Hayley Newman played as hard as she could, until her body reached its limit in a 41-35 loss to Friday Harbor.
Newman, a Falcon junior forward, hit two free throws to tie the game 35-35 with less than two minutes remaining. She dropped back to defend in a full-court press near the center court line. She felt sick, and then things got worse.
“I played so hard I puked my guts out,” Newman said.
Still, the Falcon starter wanted to stay in the game.
“I didn’t want to say any-thing. I didn’t want to come out,” Newman said.
The referees called a medi-cal timeout to clean the court and have Newman checked out.
From there, the Wolverines connected on the free throws that mattered — they finished seven-of-11 in the fourth
quarter — and won 41-35 as the Falcons turned the ball over twice in the final 1:49.
“They would break the press and we couldn’t stop them,” Newman said. “Our defense needs to be better.”
South Whidbey trailed much of the game, including 19-15 at halftime.
By the end of the third quarter, the Falcons were down 32-19 with only 8 min-utes left and a struggling offense.
“We were trying to take better shots toward the end of the game,” said Falcon senior forward Jessica Manca.
Behind a full-court press defense, the Falcons cut the Wolverines’ lead in the fourth quarter to tie at 35-35. Newman and Manca trapped the inbound and ball handler, forced turnovers and made free throws.
“Our full-court press was effective this game,” said Manca, also a Falcon co-cap-
tain. “It’s a lot to keep going because you’re defending so much more of the court. That’s the reason we had a chance to get back in the game.”
“We just stopped taking care of the ball. It wasn’t that our effort wasn’t there; we went out swinging,” Manca added.
Friday Harbor’s free throws and South Whidbey’s late turnovers sealed the Wolverines’ victory at home.
South Whidbey was led by Manca with 11 points.
“I got some rebounds I needed and hit a couple of nice three-pointers,” Manca said. “Unfortunately, I missed some of the last free throws.”
Newman finished with nine, and also picked up a new nickname from her teammates: Chuck.
Despite losing, the team’s leaders were confident head-ing into conference competi-tion this week.
“I think we have a much better chance than we did last year,” Manca said.
South Whidbey was 0-2 overall leading into its first Cascade Conference game against Lakewood at home Tuesday night.
Lakewood had struggled to score in its first two games, losing 36-23 to La Conner and 57-9 to Burlington-Edison.
For South Whidbey, los-ing to Friday Harbor showed Manca the team is coming together and learning plays.
This season, the Falcon girls basketball squad hopes for big improvements over its 1-13 conference record from last year.
“I feel like this was our first game as a team; that we all came together and worked together as a team,” Manca said. “We were encouraging each other to play as hard as we could.”
BY BEN WATANABESouth Whidbey Record
South Whidbey slowed down and got the ball to its 6-foot-8 senior forward to win its first game, 48-44, against Friday Harbor.
The first half was a series of errors, turnovers and bad shots by both teams. In the end, Falcon senior Zach Comfort’s size and the team’s defense stopped the Wolverines.
“Basketball is a team effort, but Zach Comfort down the stretch was the man,” said Falcon head coach Henry Pope. “They didn’t have an answer for Zach.”
Friday Harbor led 23-19 at halftime. Comfort took over the Falcons’ locker room meeting and implored his teammates to pass to him in the paint to exploit the size mismatch he had. The Wolverines’ tallest player was listed at 6-foot-5.
“As a coach, I didn’t say any-thing,” Pope said. “Zach stepped up. He acted like a captain. He led by example.”
Comfort propelled the Falcons to victory in the second half.
South Whidbey outscored Friday Harbor 15-12 in the third quarter and 14-9 in the fourth. Comfort fin-ished with 18 points, 15 rebounds and four blocks.
The recipe for the Falcon boys
basketball team’s first win was simple for Comfort.
“We played solid throughout the game. The guards passed me the ball,” he said.
“I always feel big, but for a while in the second half they were double teaming me,” Comfort added. “In
that situation, height isn’t as much of an advantage.”
Facing a size disadvantage, Friday Harbor fouled early and often.
The Falcons capitalized on an early one-and-one free throw bonus before getting to the double bonus
in the fourth quarter. Falcon senior point guard Sam Lee had 12 points and freshman Mo Hamsa scored 11 and committed six turnovers as the big three for the Falcons.
“Heck, he’s a freshman. I’m not surprised there,” Pope said. “I am pleasantly pleased on what I saw.”
Turnovers and forced passes again troubled the inexperienced Falcons, who finished with 23 turn-overs. As the primary ball handler, Lee had five turnovers.
Pope said he was confident in Lee learning to run the team and understood it may take a few games as Lee transitions from a backup during his previous two seasons to the starter this year.
“Sam had turnovers, but again, he’s learning to play the point guard,” Pope said.
Instead of speeding past Friday Harbor’s full-court zone-press defense, Lee slowed the offense.
Lee set the offense and the Falcons moved the ball along the perimeter before sending it to Comfort in the key.
“We started taking the ball up at a nice pace,” Comfort said. “We did a lot better on turnovers. I think we cut the number in half.”
The low score was a compro-mise for Pope, who used a fast-paced transition offense last year. Once he saw the Wolverines’ zone defense, he had his guards slow down, pass and move the defend-ers from sideline to sideline until a lane opened. On defense, the Falcons controlled the key and forced the Wolverines to shoot
Scott Rasmussen / Journal of the San Juan Islands
Falcon senior forward Zach Comfort battles for position during a free throw against Friday Harbor. He finished with 18 points and 15 rebounds and four blocks to beat the Wolverines.
Newman, Falcons get gut check against Friday Harbor
Scott Rasmussen / Journal of the San Juan Islands
Madi Boyd lofts a finger-roll layup over the Friday Harbor defenders. South Whidbey lost 41-35 on Saturday after a long day of travel to Friday Harbor.
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Club volleyball registration starts
The South Whidbey Juniors Volleyball Club is having its informational meeting at 7 p.m. today.
Interested players and their parents can meet the coaches, find out the cost, get the handbook and register at South Whidbey High School.
For more information, call Jim West at 206-669-1114 or email [email protected].
“Last year, we didn’t have a very good record,” she said. “This year, everyone really wants to have a good record. We definitely have improved a lot from last year.”
The three-hour trip to Friday Harbor took its toll on Newman. The drive from the Langley campus to the Anacortes Ferry Terminal took about 90 minutes, the ferry ride lasted more than one hour and the trip ended with another bus ride.
“I hate being in the car, so that was a long, rough
bus ride for me,” Newman said.
South Whidbey hosts the Granite Falls Tigers at 7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 9.
Granite Falls is 2-1 over-all and beat Interlake 60-48 and Cedar Park Christian 53-42. The Tigers’ only loss was against the Bellingham Red Raiders, 61-49.
Ben Watanabe can be reached at 221-5300.
from the perimeter. “I had to sacrifice points
for us protecting the ball,” Pope said. “Them scor-ing low was good team defense. The boys limited (Friday Harbor’s) offensive rebounds. Zach and Mo were forces on the defen-sive end. We shut them down inside.”
“We knew if we didn’t turn the ball over a lot, we’d end up winning,” Pope added.
The first win of the sea-son was a sweet moment for Comfort, who was
limited in an earlier loss to Mount Baker last week.
“It felt good. It felt really good,” he said.
Despite recording a double-double in points and rebounds, his coaches knew Comfort could have done more.
“Again, we didn’t get him the ball as much as he, or we, would like,” Pope said. “We’ve got to be innovative on how to get Zach the ball.”
Even so, Pope said win-ning required the team to commit to defending well.
That was a tough charge for a depleted team. Junior wings Taylor Simmons and Josh Bishop were out because of inju-ries.
A late start almost forced South Whidbey to miss the 7:40 p.m. ferry, but the ship waited an extra 10 minutes for the Falcons’ ride home.
South Whidbey began Cascade Conference play at Lakewood Tuesday, Dec. 6.
“I don’t know how we’re going to do,” the coach said. “I know the boys are working hard.”
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Marjorie Jean Woods MacLeod
Marjorie Jean Woods MacLeod, born July 1925 and known to all as “Woodsie,” succumbed to heart failure and passed away peacefully at home with family and friends Nov. 23, 2011.
Woodsie was a graceful lady, with an infectious spirit of adventure and a lifelong desire for learning that was driven by an insatiable curi-osity. Those who knew her understood that “no trespass-ing” signs were really invita-tions to find another way to discover the beauty of this
island. Behind an undeniable culi-
nary talent was a deeper moti-vation — a desire to serve, and a commitment to nurture the greater good in others. In addition to cooking, she was also a gardener and with the help of the Pacific climate she created a wonderful garden of native plants with her hus-
band Stu to whom she was married for 55 years.
Woodsie had many talents. With a passion for photogra-phy, she was always in avid pursuit of photo documenta-tion, even learning how to use a digital camera and com-puter in her last few years.
She was called one-of-a kind by many. Her joy for life will be dearly missed by her family, her neighbors, com-munity members and her friends at St. Augustine’s in–the–Woods.
In addition to her husband Stu, Woodsie leaves behind their daughter Meredith and son-in-law John de Wit; her brother Robert Woods and his wife Marlyn; sister-in-law Marilyn MacLeod; and nine wonderful and loving nieces and nephews and eight great-nieces and nephews.
Following her wishes, no
memorial service will be scheduled.
Expressions of sympathy may be made in her memory to any of the following.
Hospice (Friends of Home Health Care), Friends of the Langley Library, Whidbey Island Arts Council, Enso House, Friends of Friends and the Whidbey Camano Land Trust.
Mary HatchMary Hatch was born
Mary Bauder in Seattle in June 1924.
She grew up in Renton and went to Renton High School. She married Wendell Hatch when she was 17.
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When she and Wendell retired, they moved to Whidbey Island to salmon fish. They were visited by
many friends and relatives. Her brother Bill Bauder also retired to the same neighbor-hood and they spent many happy days together drinking beer and fishing. Her niece Robyn Bauder also moved to Whidbey to be nearby and enjoy the area.
Mary was very happy doing gardening and enjoy-ing her dogs, TreyTrey, Heidi and Whaskey.
She was involved with the Lagoon Point Christmas potlucks and decorated the Greenbank Hall with her many beautiful Frederick & Nelson Christmas deco-rations; her friends Sylvia Brown and Suzanne Hoel helped her many times.
Mary had a big heart and always welcomed friends and relatives. She will be missed by all her family and friends.
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Obituaries
BY BEN WATANABESouth Whidbey Record
LANGLEY — Nancy Thompson puts in lots of work preparing for the arrival of little ones, even though the infants she helps are not hers.
Thompson is the client services director at Pregnancy Care Clinic, a nonprofit that helps struggling mothers. With a team of volun-teers, they assist moms and dads with parenting lessons, counseling and baby clothes.
“We try to support mothers materially, emotionally and spiritu-ally,” Thompson said. “All of our services are free and confidential.”
The clinic provides pregnancy tests, diapers, maternity clothing, baby onesies, shoes, bags, toys, sleepers, hats, shirts, blankets, socks and other necessities for first-time and financially burdened par-ents. Most, if not all, of the items are donated, though more than half
of the gear in the freshly painted purple “Baby Boutique” is as new as the paint.
Thompson estimated 25 clients use the various services provided.
“It’s a fairly large organization running on a shoestring budget,” Thompson said.
Clients’ emotional needs are met by counseling and being a safe place to seek help, Thompson said. That’s why the clinic exists — to assist any parent who needs aid.
Thompson was hired in July and spent the first couple of months training to run the South Whidbey location (there’s also one in Oak Harbor) that operates out of converted space in the basement of Langley Christian & Missionary Alliance.
After the previous director moved to Texas, services at the clinic were reduced. In some cases, South Whidbey clients traveled to the Oak Harbor office.
“I think it has been a great
improvement,” said Cheryle Dykstra, executive director of the clinic. “The clients that are on the South End now have more opportunity for a wide variety of parenting classes and can shop at the boutique.
“We want to be placed on South Whidbey because we have clients who don’t have transportation. We wanted to be a place on the South End that’s more strategically placed for them so they don’t have to make the trip up to Oak Harbor.”
When Thompson was hired and brought out of retirement as a part-time director, there was plenty of work to do before she could open the doors again. Volunteers helped divide the once open space in the basement into offices, complete with an ultrasound room, lobby, education room and Thompson’s office.
Finally, there was the Baby Boutique, the place to keep all the baby gear and clothing.
Thompson credited the clinic’s October opening to the generos-ity of several people including Vic Hanson, Steve Hochenedell, Stan Walker, Darrell Wenzek, John Wood and others. The space was donated by Christian & Missionary Alliance and the construction and additions were finished within a week.
“You can’t imagine it,” Thompson said. “It was amazing.”
“We have virtually no expenses.” The boutique’s items are pur-
chased with “baby bucks,” which are earned by participating in parenting classes, reading, visiting the clinic and other incentive-based tasks.
The clinic isn’t just for mothers, Thompson stresses, and said both parents — moms and dads — are welcome to come learn about car safety, sudden infant death syn-drome and disciplining techniques, among other parenting and infant-care essentials.
“Instead of that mentality of just taking, they have that program where they’re earning it,” Dykstra said. “It’s a whole different mental-ity. We see a change in the clients.
“What we’ve seen in Oak Harbor is that the clients form healthy bonds with their health instructors and they feel a sense of accomplish-ment while in the ‘Earn While You Learn program.’”
Any parent who needs help, Thompson said, should visit and utilize their services.
“We’d just love to have people walk down the stairs,” she said.
The entrance is on Sixth Street, down the stairs from the gravel parking lot. Thompson said guests and visitors can tour the facility and ask questions about the clinic’s services.
To make an appointment, visit [email protected] or call 221-2909.
Happy Holidays to all!As we enter this holiday
season we wish health, hap-piness and the making of warm memories for all fami-lies here on Whidbey Island. It is also time for Holiday House, our most celebrated project of the year!
HOLIDAY HOUSE 2011
It’s the time of year we begin to plan for the holi-days, which includes getting ready for the 2011 Holiday House project sponsored by the Readiness To Learn Foundation.
This is an event designed to bring the joy of the holidays into the lives of children whose families are struggling to meet basic needs and may not have the means to provide presents for their children during the winter holidays. Holiday House is set up like a store, allowing families to shop for, and wrap, those special things that their children want and need.
Drop boxes for new, qual-ity, unwrapped gifts, and envelopes for monetary contributions, will soon be available in each community. Monetary donations help us keep the shelves stocked with the most popular gifts. Last year, donor generosity assisted 313 children in 150 local families with a more festive holiday.
We thank you in advance for participating in this annu-al community event.
Drop box locations are:Island Drug, Les Schwab
Tires, Dalton Realty, Island Athletic Club, Lind’s, Book
Bay, Trinity Lutheran Church, Wi-Fire, Christian & Missionary Alliance Church, Star Store, South Whidbey School District Office, American Legion, Neil’s Clover Patch Café, Curves, Christian Life Center, St. Hubert Catholic Church, Calvary Chapel, all bank locations and the Family Resource Center.
Check our website www.rtlearnfoundation.org for more information about the Holiday House project.
For information about how to donate, volunteer or schedule an appointment, call the Family Resource Center at 221-6808, ext. 4322.
RAPP – RELATIVES AS PARENTS PROGRAM
Are you raising a rela-tive’s child? Is the child your grandchild, niece or neph-ew? You are not alone.
There are more than 35,000 grandparents and other relatives raising chil-dren in Washington state. Would you like to join an informal group of relative caregivers who understand what you are going through? You are invited to attend a RAPP meeting once a month in the Family Resource Center. We also welcome drop-ins.
We are located at the South Whidbey Primary
Campus in the light green portable next to the small playground.
The next meeting will be from 10:30 a.m. to noon Tuesday, Dec. 13.
For more information and to sign up, call Marilynn Norby at 221-6808, ext. 4602.
SINGLE MOM’S GROUP
Our group is open to any mom who is parenting alone, or feels alone, and needs the support of other moms.
Join this great group in a casual and confidential atmosphere, right here in the Family Resource Center. We meet once a month and provide a light dinner and free childcare upon request. Bring your ideas, your joys and your challenges to this supportive environment.
The next meeting is from 5:15 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 14 here in the South Whidbey Family Resource Center.
For more information and to RSVP with childcare, call 221-6808, ext. 4602 or our direct line, 221-0484.
PARENTS OF SPECIAL NEEDS CHILDREN GROUP
All parents and caregivers of special needs children of any age are welcome to join this monthly support group. Relax with other parents who share the joys and chal-
lenges of raising a child with special needs.
Meetings take place in the Family Resource Center. The next meeting is 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 9. Childcare is provided upon request. Call Norby at 221-6808, ext. 4602 to RSVP and for more information.
MOTHER MENTORS
Mother Mentors is a pro-gram offered by volunteer women who remember what it is like to be at home with little ones.
Do you have a newborn? An older child (or children) and a newborn? Mother Mentors is there to assist with free vital support for families with young children. We will soon be offering Mother Mentors in Oak Harbor.
To learn more, call their new number at 221-0484 or email them at [email protected].
Mother Mentors is our newest program under the Readiness To Learn Foundation.
VOLUNTEER OF THE MONTH
We are happy to announce our December volunteer of the month, Scott Rogen-Levine.
Scott is a 13-year resident of South Whidbey who spends much of his time vol-unteering in our community.
Scott came to Readiness To Learn during the Back
to School Project and is cur-rently helping with Holiday House preparation.
He is upbeat, enthusiastic and a pleasure to be around. He volunteers for Senior Service’s Meals On Wheels, tutors students in the elementary school and pre-pares lunches with Whidbey Island Nourishes.
Thank you Scott, for being part of our team!
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Raven Rocks presents ‘Love Letters’
“Love Letters” fea-tures oil paintings by Marcia Van Doren. It runs through Jan. 2 at Raven Rocks Gallery in Greenbank.
Family figures and let-ters inspired by illuminat-ed manuscripts are central to Van Doren’s paintings. They evoke a sense of “having been there,” stir-ring memories of transi-tional or cherished times in the lives of the viewers, with the artist attempting to create feelings of peace and nostalgia.
“The images in my work are personal,” Van Doren said.
“They intend no specific definition — different lay-ers of meaning exist and the viewers are invited to find their own.”
Gallery owners and artists Mary Jo Oxreider and Windwalker Taibi celebrate the holidays by filling the gallery with handmade items for joy-ful and thoughtful gift giving. See hand-carved driftwood feathers by Roger White; hear the gallery jingle with the sounds of authentic brass sleigh bells beribboned in seasonal colors; and browse the wide selection of handmade hats and scarves, hand-dyed yarns, treasure bowls, Scrumble dolls, hand-woven purses and semi-precious gem-stone jewelry.
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BY PATRICIA DUFFSouth Whidbey Record
It’s a scrum of scribes meeting on common ground.
Poets, essayists, non-fiction writers, picture-book authors, novelists and memoirists will gath-er at the South Whidbey Commons Coffeehouse Bookstore in Langley between 1 and 5 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 10. The gathering is called “South Whidbey Commons Celebrates Local Authors” and features 23 authors of different styles and stripes for a holiday book signing and general meet-and-greet with com-munity members.
“There’s an incredible density of talent on South Whidbey, and we wanted to provide members of the community with easy access to as much of it as we could,” said Petra Martin, spokeswoman for the South Whidbey Commons.
“The Coffeehouse Bookstore now fea-tures works by 36 local authors, 23 of whom will be present at the event on Dec. 10. And our list is growing.”
The small café and bookstore is not only the place to go for a cup of coffee or tea and a chat with a friend, but also the place to find a local author on the bookshelf.
Tom Trimbath, a Cultus Bay resident and author of several books, including his series of photo books, “Twelve Months at Cultus Bay, “Twelve Months at Admiralty Head” and “Twelve Months at Deception Pass,” said that sitting in the com-mons coffeehouse is a fun respite from writing. He is looking forward to the day devoted to local authors.
“I’ve been so busy that I haven’t had a chance
to linger there lately,” he said.
“They’re providing the extra incentive to get me to sit still and socialize for a while. I even get to hang out with other writ-ers and commiserate,” Trimbath added.
All of these authors, of course, hope that some of the folks who wander into the coffeehouse on any given day will pick up one of their books and give it a read. Trimbath said he hopes for all the 7 billion people on the planet to read his explora-tions of nature.
“I’m happy with reach-ing those people who haven’t the time, inclina-tion or risk tolerance to experience aspects of the world that I’ve witnessed for them,” Trimbath said.
“Others get to spend more time at the com-mons. I spend more of my time in nature. We balance each other when we share our stories,” he said.
Joy and Craig Johnson also look forward to
the event. They are the authors of “Our Pacific Northwest Birds & Habitat” and “The Amazing Hummingbird Story of Red Rufous.”
“It is always grand to have a person who is not very knowledgeable about birds pick up one
of our books and then be inspired to go out and look for birds,” Joy Johnson said.
“In fact, the most rewarding part of all the hard work that we put into the photography, research, writing and lay-out of our books is know-
ing that there are now about 9,000 books ‘out there’ connecting people to birds,” she added.
Indeed, Johnson said she always enjoys the book signings because she loves to see people’s enthusiasm about Whidbey Island’s birds.
Other authors who will be present during the celebration are Frances Wood, Cathy Scherer, Roger Harrison, Marion Blue, Charles Booth, Dot Read, Patricia Brooks, Michael Seraphinoff, Ann Medlock, Yvonne Palka, Dan Pederson, Elizabeth Davis, Jerry Wennstrom, Christina Baldwin, Petra Martin, Shirley Vail, Judith Adams, Ann Galia O’Barr, Carol Wiseman and Deb Lund.
Martin said the com-munity is invited to come and enjoy a cup of coffee and a pastry, meet and speak with authors and have books signed for oneself or find gift ideas for the holidays.
Trimbath said he has a dream of getting his books into the right hands.
“I dream of people reading my books who simply need some entertainment, but also I dream of people using my work as inspiration or a point of reference for finding new and bet-ter ways to relate to the world,” he said.
The South Whidbey Commons is a nonprofit organization whose mis-sion is to strengthen the community by creating opportunities for people of all ages to gather, learn and grow.
The South Whidbey Coffeehouse Bookstore is at 124 Second St. in Langley. Visit www.southwhidbeycommmons.org or call 221-0127 for more information.
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Author Deb Lund shows the collection of children’s books she has written. Lund will be one of the local authors celebrated Saturday, Dec. 10 at the South Whidbey Commons in Langley.
Authors schedule: 1 - 2 p.m.Frances WoodCathy SchererRoger HarrisonMarion BlueCharles BoothDot Read
2 - 3 p.m.Patricia BrooksMichael SeraphinoffJoy and Craig JohnsonAnn MedlockYvonne Palka
3 - 4 p.m.Dan PedersonElizabeth DavisJerry WennstromChristina BaldwinPetra MartinShirley Vail
4 - 5 p.m.Judith AdamsAnn Galia O’BarrTom TrimbathCarol WisemanDeb Lund
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Marcia Van Doren’s painting, “Left Behind,” is on display along with more of her works at Raven Rocks Gallery in Greenbank through Jan. 2.
is located at Greenbank Farm. For information and gallery hours, call 222-0102 or visit www.ravenrocksgallery.com.
Brackenwood continues gift show
Brackenwood Gallery in Langley continues its “Small Pleasures” show through December, with many new pieces recently added.
“Small Pleasures” is high quality and imaginative original art, purposefully made smaller and more affordable for this gift show. Artists offer “Small Pleasures” so folks can give the gift of enduring art this holiday season. It is also a time of year when people are traveling and smaller works can fit into both the suitcase and the budget.
Visit www.bracken woodgallery.com for more detailed information.
MUSEO features photos of Osenbach
MUSEO features the photographic work of Zoe Osenbach through Dec. 30.
MUSEO’s Annual Gift Show also continues through December, as well, with new pieces being added continually. All works are $200 or less.
The gallery is open from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday through Monday or by appoint-ment Tuesday. Visit www.museo.cc for more infor-mation.
Taste for Wine has wine, gifts
Find entertainment on Sunday afternoons at Taste for Wine at the Bayview Corner and enjoy shopping at the “Hundred Bucks Art Show.” The show includes the work of nine local artists showing art for $100 or less and continues until Jan. 2.
Free live music plays between 3 and 5 p.m. each Sunday, with wine tastings from Blooms Winery on Whidbey and Spoiled Dog Winery.
The Dec. 11 perform-ers are the Muse, Eye and Dragonfly, and guitarist Quinn Fitzpatrick plays Dec. 18.
The tasting room is closed on Sunday, Christmas Day.
For more information, call 321-0515 or visit [email protected].
Artworks presents past and present
Artworks Gallery cel-ebrates the holidays with its December group show, “Christmas Past and Present.” Current artists join a group of select past members to help provide the perfect presents for holiday giving.
Artworks Gallery offers an extensive range of fine-art gifts, plus some unique seasonal items. The selection this month at the gallery includes paintings in oil, watercol-or, colored pencil, pastel and acrylic, handcrafted jewelry, color and black-and-white photography, fiber arts, metal garden art, pottery, raku and ves-sel gourd art.
Artworks Gallery is at Greenbank Farm and is open from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays, except Wednesdays, and from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sundays.
For more information, visit www.artworkswhid bey.com or call 222-3010.
Rob Schouten shows Ossman collages
Rob Schouten Gallery at Greenbank Farm wel-comes legendary Firesign Theatre performer, poet and artist David Ossman as the featured artist through Jan. 1.
Exhibited are assem-blages, collages, typo-graphical works, found objects and poetry brought together in several series of graphic
works constructed over the course of more than 40 years. Few of these pieces have been previ-ously exhibited.
The gallery also features a fine selection of the work of Whidbey artists Anne Belov, Pete Jordan, Sharon Spencer, Robert Adamson, Dan Freeman, Barbara Mundell, Joan Govedare, Kathleen Otley, Rob Schouten and other gallery artists.
Winter hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays and by appointment only on Tuesdays.
For more information, call 222-3070 or email [email protected].
Whidbey Art Gallery has art under $100
Whidbey Art Gallery continues to expand its selection of gift-friendly decor and collectable art with three new artists and two focal points for the holiday season. First is the “Art Under $100” wall which has been a hit with visitors. Second is “Art Under a Tree,” featuring locally hand-made deco-rations, jewelry and other tree-bound small art.
Shoppers will also find the work of 30 artists con-tinually on display, includ-ing paintings, photogra-phy, glass, fiber, metal, ceramics, jewelry, encaus-tics and mixed-media.
Open daily from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. through the holi-
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Holiday Galleria with ASW is in Clinton
Artists of South Whidbey holds its Holiday Galleria from noon to 5 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 8, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 9 and from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 10 and Sunday, Dec. 11 at Clinton Community Hall.
The show features paintings, cards, prints and handmade items for holiday decorating and gift giving. A holiday reception is from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 9.
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The gathering will be a heart-warming, belly-filling holiday get-together. The group will eat and make music and brainstorm about Transition Whidbey’s 2012 potlucks. Bring a warm soup or stew or a holiday-themed dessert if possible, plus ideas for 2012.
The potluck begins at 5:30 p.m. Bring a local potluck dish that serves four to six and your own utensils and dinner-ware. The program and discus-sion is 6 to 8 p.m.
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Comedy Island presents “Yule Laugh,” a holiday show-case of improv and comedy, at 7 p.m. tonight at Living Green in Langley.
Comedy Island is “comedy without a net,” as the group participates in audience-suggested skits, games, songs and other bits. The cast is Vicki Robin, Martha Murphy, Erick Westphal, Marta Mulholland, Jimmy Scullin, Victoria Castle and Keith Mack.
Admission is $7 to $10; arrive early for the best seats.
The Artists of South Whidbey/ASW will hold its Holiday
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The reception is 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 9.
The show is noon to 5 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 8; 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 9; and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 10; and Sunday, Dec. 11.
Vino Amore Wine Shop will host a holiday open house from 5 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 8.
The staff will have a free wine tasting for the season, as the shop thanks its patrons. Vino Amore is at 5575 Harbor Ave., Suite 102, in Freeland.
For more information, call 331-7661.
American Legion Post 141 will host pictures with Santa at 6 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 8 at the hall.
Ron Ward will lead a hands-on class and introduction to encaustic art at 11 a.m. Friday, Dec. 9 at the Freeland Library.
Encaustic painting is an art technique that involves using heated beeswax to which colored pigments have been added. Metal tools and special brushes can be used to shape the paint before it cools or heat-ed metal tools can be used to manipulate the wax once it has cooled onto the surface.
Whidbey Island Center for the Arts presents “Big, the Musical” through Dec. 17.
The show is at 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, and 2 p.m. Sundays.
The 1987 hit movie bursts onstage in this vibrant, funny and touching musical about a Whidbey Island kid who wishes to be big and suddenly has his wish granted.
One morning shortly before his 13th birthday, Josh (who plays in Little League and has just started to discover girls)
wakes up a full-grown man. His mother mistakes him for an intruder and chases him out of the house. Josh makes his way to Seattle, where he becomes an “Idea Man” at a toy company and has to reconcile his childish sense of wonder in the adult world of office politics and romance.
Tickets cost $12 to $16 and are available by calling WICA at 221-8268 or 800-638-7631.
The Coupeville Elementary School PTA and the Central Whidbey Lion’s Club will host an all-you-can-eat pancake breakfast from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Dec. 10 at the school.
The cost is $4 for adults, and $2 for children.
Winterfest also features pic-tures with Santa, storytime, holiday crafts, games, festive face-painting and a Scholastic book fair. Children can purchase craft cards and make delightful gifts for family and friends (two crafts for $3 or four crafts for $5). All ages are welcome.
Daughters of Norway, Ester Moe Lodge 39 will hold their regular monthly meeting Saturday, Dec. 10, at St. Peter’s Lutheran Church in Clinton.
Coffee time begins at 9:15 with singing around the piano, and the meeting starts at 9:45 a.m. The lodge will have a festive holiday celebration of song, dance, stories and a shared luncheon; members should wear a Nordic or holiday sweater.
Guests are always welcome. For more information, visit www.daughtersofnorway.org.
The annual Bayview Holiday Market returns this year to Bayview Hall.
More than 20 vendors from the popular Bayview Market will sell from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the hall at Bayview Corner on
Saturdays Dec. 10 and 17.The indoor market will fea-
ture winter produce from sever-al farmers, breads, pastries, pies, cookies, holiday floral decora-tions and wreaths, hot food, chocolates and a wide variety of hand-made arts and crafts items from local artisans.
The Freeland Library presents “Healthy and Happy for Life!” at 10 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 10.
Design your healthy and happy life based on current brain research and discover how the library can support your success. This two-hour interac-tive workshop presented by librarian Kara Fox will empower you to live a vibrant life.
Preregister online at www.sno-isle.org, in person or by call-ing the library at 331-7323.
The Whidbey Audubon field trip on Saturday, Dec. 10 is a visit to Swan Lake, one of seven Whidbey Island sites on the newly published birding trail map. The group will search for a wide variety of waterfowl on the lake and for hawks and eagles over adjacent fields. If the weather permits, the group will walk through the forest at neighboring Joseph Whidbey State Park.
Carpools will rendezvous at 9:15 a.m. in the lower lot at Joseph Whidbey State Park.
The trip leader is Steve Ellis who can be reached at 360-678-2264.
The South Whidbey Commons Coffeehouse Bookstore welcomes local authors for a special holi-day signing from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 10.
Enjoy a cup of coffee and a pastry, meet-and-speak with authors and have books signed by the writers.
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Tristan Steel plays the older Josh and Mikkel Hustad is “Zoltar” the carnival make-a-wish machine in Whidbey Island Center for the Arts production of “Big, the Musical, which plays at 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and at 2 p.m. Sundays, through Dec. 17. Tickets range from $12 to $16. Call 221-8268 or 800-638-7631 or visit www.WICAonline.com for more info.
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The evening will begin with a traditional eight-course Eastern European feast, including specialties such as Viener Gulyásleves (goulash soup), Lecsó (mixed vegetable stew), Gulyás (goulash), schnitzel, Uborka Saláta, spaetzle and Kenyér (traditional bread baked fresh) cooked by Hungarian chef Janos Toldi and others.
The Forras Hungarian Folk Band will open with the village music of Hungary and Transylvania and songs of Romanian and Romani origin. Guests will also be entertained by the Kisbetyárok Family Dancers.
For the final portion of the program, NWLA will explore the ways in which such folk traditions came
to inspire and influence well-known classical com-posers, with Eileen Soskin on piano and Gloria Ferry- Brennan on violin. Dean Paton, founder of Seattle’s Valse Café Orchestra, will demonstrate how the music of Brahms, Bartok and Kodaly evolved from the peasant music of the region and lead the audi-ence in a series of tradi-tional Vienna waltzes.
For reservations, call 321-2101 or email [email protected]; the cooking class is $35; the dinner and perfor-mances are $65.
Saturday dance party at the grange
The Second Saturday Dance Party returns to Deer Lagoon Grange on Dec. 10.
There will be a one-hour workshop at 6:30 p.m. A CD dance mix for various dance styles follows from 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. with swing, waltz, nightclub two step and Latin.
Bring treats to share with friends in the grange social area. No partner is necessary, and everyone is welcome. Admission is $10.
Author hosts book signing fundraiser
The Baby Island Saratoga Club will spon-sor a presentation and book signing of “Murder Has Two Faces” by local author Gordon M. Labuhn at 2 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 11.
The program starts with a book signing, followed by a lecture on becoming
an author and getting published from 2:20 to 3 p.m.
The program will be held at the Baby Island Saratoga Club House at 3616 Saratoga Road, Langley.
Twenty percent of the proceeds will be donated to the South Whidbey Island Scholarship Fund for youths of South Whidbey.
Enjoy live music at Taste for Wine
There will be live music from 3 to 5 p.m. every Sunday at Taste for Wine, the tasting room for Blooms Winery on Whidbey and Spoiled Dog Winery, at the Bayview Cash Store.
Muse, Eye and Dragonfly will play on
Dec. 11. Quinn Fitzpatrick will play acoustic guitar Dec. 18.
The tasting room is closed Christmas Day. The “Hundred Bucks Art Show,” with nine local artists showing pieces for under $100, continues until Jan. 2.
For more information, call 321-0515 or visit www.tasteforwinewhidbey.com.
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adjusted pay level. Councilman Jim Sundberg,
who was sworn in Monday night, has been a supporter of a salary level that would pay a “living wage” for Langley’s top elected official.
Some have raised con-cerns over Kwarsick’s plan to be a “part-time” mayor, and Sundberg said the city would be able to see how well that
approach works during the new mayor’s term.
He then abstained from the vote.
Kwarsick told the council in a letter sent late Friday that it couldn’t reduce his pay because it would violate state law.
“As it turns out, timing is everything, and the timing of the change in pay (decrease) for a newly elected mayor is governed by the Washington State Constitution,” Kwarsick said in the letter.
The pay for elected offi-
cials can’t be lowered after their election or during their term of office, and Kwarsick said once the county auditor issues a “certificate of elec-tion,” a person is considered elected.
Island County certified the November General Election as official Nov. 29.
Kwarsick said Monday that he was undeterred, and would not accept any salary from his city service above $30,000. He said he will also decline any medical benefits.
“One way or another, it’s
going to happen,” Kwarsick said of the cut in pay. “I’m hell-bent that it’s going to happen.”
Kwarsick said he had prepared his salary amend-ment for the city’s review on Nov. 15, and that it was reviewed by City Attorney Grant Weed.
Weed never raised con-cern about the late timing of the ordinance, however. That’s surprising, given that the city has spent thousands of dollars on legal fees relat-ed to ordinances that cover
the mayor’s pay. The topic of mayoral pay increases, and reductions, has been well-worn inside and outside city hall since late 2008.
Weed was also sent a draft ordinance to review before it went to the council for con-sideration last month, and no alarms were raised.
Kwarsick said he spoke with Weed about the issue Friday.
“Grant was apologetic for not catching the timing issue,” Kwarsick said.
Kwarsick, who takes office Jan. 1, said he hopes the coun-cil will endorse the idea that would see him simply refuse to accept any paychecks that push his salary over $30,000. He submitted an official letter to city officials that said he would decline any compensa-tion above $30,000.
City officials have checked with Municipal Research & Services Center, an agency that provides advice to Washington cities, and a legal consultant there said Kwarsick could decline a spe-cific amount of pay and ben-efits or take the money and give it back to the city.
But if he accepted the sal-ary and donated it back to the city, he would likely have to pay taxes on the full amount that he received as compen-sation.
Kwarsick said the amount that he does not accept as salary and benefits will likely total more than $100,000 dur-ing his term, and that the funds should stay in the city’s general fund, where the money can be spent on the community’s and council’s priorities.
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PASTRIES OF THE DANUBE REGION
Dec. 10, 2011 2:00pm-5:00pm. $35.
Join Viennese pastry chef Richard Wittman for a demonstration cooking class on the traditional pastries of the Danube region. Part of NWLA’s Winter Festival on the Danube. Make strudel—including fi lo dough—and other treats from scratch. Just in time for the holidays! Wittman is a professional pastry chef with 30 years of experience worldwide.
Contact NWLA at [email protected] 321-2101 to register.
HOLIDAY WREATH MAKING
“Make your own wreath” class. Tutorial class followed by time to make your own wreath with our fancy wreath making machine!
$8.00 for tutorial and frame. Greens and decorations available for a small fee each, or bring your own.
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