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Whidbey man arrested for bank heistsBy JESSIE STENSLANDStaff reporter

A former Whidbey Island resident made a name for himself this summer.

They call him the Alabama Band Bandit.King County prosecutors charged Michael R. Hardesty

Jr. last week with first-degree robbery for a heist at a Whidbey Island Bank in Seattle July 11.

Hardesty is also the suspect in four other bank rob-beries in three counties during the month of July, court documents show.

A spokesperson with the U.S. Attorney’s Office said Hardesty will likely be charged in federal court next week.

Hardesty didn’t go into the banks guns a-blazing, but used what King County prosecutors called the “note job” technique, according to court documents.

He allegedly passed demand notes to the tellers and fol-

Recount confirms Grone moving on to general electionBy JANIS REIDStaff reporter

Former chief deputy treasurer Wanda Grone will face her former boss during November’s general election after a close primary.

After the results of a state-mandated recount were released Tuesday, Grone inched out Escrow Manager Christa Canell by a mere 11 votes.

In the final count, incumbent Ana Maria Nuñez took 45.24 percent with 7,847 votes, Grone had 27.41 percent or 4,754 votes, and Canell took 27.35 percent with 4,743 votes.

Grone said she watched the recount process herself and was encouraged by the voter participation in that race.

By JESSIE STENSLANDStaff reporter

MATHEW GORDON experimented on himself to perfect what he claims is a medicine that can cure everything from hepatitis C to bee stings.

He calls it “Old Toby.”It’s a strain of marijuana he created by selectively

breeding plants in small woodland plots near his North Whidbey home.

It’s a project that’s taken a decade, but the amateur botanist and part-time philosopher said it’s paid off. He claims that his strain, named after the “pipe weed” in the “Lord of the Rings” books, is the first one bred specifically for its medicinal qualities.

Gordon and Old Toby have attracted national and even international attention from the large and

Best bud?Pot grower claims he’s

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By MICHELLE BEAHMStaff reporter

In the past, elementary stu-dents in Oak Harbor were graded on a quarterly basis, but starting this year, the schools will be switching to trimesters.

“Quite honestly, it’s a more common model,” said Oak Harbor Schools Superintendent Lance Gibbon.

District officials said they’re not making the change because it’s more common, but rather to pro-vide better, more construc-tive feedback to parents about their children.

This year, the school dis-trict is starting a new online grading system, launched last year in about 25 classrooms, according to Gibbon.

The new system is “the main driving force behind the move to trimesters,” Gibbon said.

“Trimesters will allow time to transition to the new sys-tem,” he said. “However, the new system allows teachers to automatically email interim progress reports to the par-ents or guardians of their stu-dents anytime.

“This will allow for more frequent reporting to parents and makes it much easier for teachers to do so.”

Between report cards at the end of each trimester and parent-teacher conferences,

the amount of feedback parents will receive will be increased and can be given early enough to help improve a student’s performance before final grades for the tri-mester are given.

“A trimester schedule allows more time between grading periods and gives students a chance for more growth before the next report card is sent home,” Gibbon said.

“First quarter reporting does not give enough time to monitor progress in some areas. … Trimesters also give teachers and parents a greater chance of identify-ing and correcting areas of concern during the grading period.”

Only the elementary schools will be switching to trimesters, though. Gibbon said that they need to remain on a synchronized schedule “because of the course over-lap and the fact that many middle school students are taking high school–level classes.”

Steve King, the new assis-tant superintendent for the district, said he has experi-ence with a change like this.

“We were in a situa-tion where the elementary switched to trimesters,” he said. “And it actually had no negative impact at all.

“I think the switch will be positive overall for parents and kids and families.”

Schools switch to trimestersBy JANIS REID

Staff reporter

In time for Labor Day, an American flag is once again flying over the coun-ty’s historic court-

house.The neglected flagpole

was broken for more than a decade.

Island County’s new Facilities Director Larry Van Horn noticed the flagless pole a few days before the Fourth of July.

“I’m a pretty patriotic guy,” Van Horn said.

He said he went on a “walkabout” to check out the flagpoles on Island County’s governmental campus in Coupeville and noticed the broken flag-pole.

He said the pulley at the top of the pole was rusted and seized up.

Van Horn said he also found a plaque at the base of the flagpole that was overgrown with bushes.

“It was dedicated to an individual who was a true fixture in the community for a lot of years,” Van Horn said.

The flagpole was dedi-cated to James Zylstra, who worked as the coun-ty’s prosecuting attor-ney, served two terms as Coupeville mayor and was elected as Island County clerk.

Zylstra also served as state representative from 1919-22.

The plaque reads: “In memory of James Zylstra 1877-1954, Coupeville Lions Club.”

Even though it was a small project, Van Horn said it was worth the time to get it cleaned up so that the memorial flagpole could be enjoyed by the community.

County staffer John Matteson and Dennis Bodley repaired and repainted the 65-foot flag-pole in front of the court-house.

“It’s in good shape now,” Van Horn said.

The pole was abandoned around the time the new courthouse was built in 1998 and the old court-house building converted into administrative offices, Van Horn said.

Van Horn hit the ground running as facilities direc-tor in May, after the previ-ous director was out with an injury for nearly two years.

“We’re getting every-one pulled together,” Van Horn said. “There’s a lot of valuable knowledge in the department, and we will continue to make efforts to improve conditions for the community.”

Carla Waite, who worked as the facilities office man-ager for nearly 25 years, said it’s nice to have a new director paying attention to details like the flagpole.

“I’m very happy to have him here,” Waite said.

Van Horn said he hopes to continue to tackle these type of projects that had been “orphaned off or didn’t have clear direc-tion.”

“Seeing the flag flying in front of the old courthouse is meaningful,” said Island County Commissioner Jill Johnson.

“It demonstrates that we

have pride in our county campus, and that translates to pride in our community. I respect our facilities team for noticing that the flag-pole was a memorial dedi-cation and ... restoring it to the point where the flag can fly again,” she said.

“It’s a little thing, but little things matter.”

Photo by Janis Reid/Whidbey News-Times

New Island County Facilities Director Larry Van Horn had staff restore an historic, 65-foot flagpole that had fallen into disrepair. The flagpole, which stands in front of the Courthouse Administration Building in Coupeville, is dedi-cated to former county prosecutor James Zylstra.

Cameras at intersections to allow engineers to make changes remotelyBy JESSIE STENSLANDStaff reporter

A state Department of Transportation project should improve traffic flow on State Highway 20 in Oak Harbor.

Harmony Weinberg, a spokesperson for DOT, said contractor crews will be working in the city over the next couple of months to integrate signal lights at 11 intersections “to better respond to real-time traffic conditions.”

In addition, the crews will install cameras at several locations to allow both the public and DOT staff to see current traffic conditions.

She explained that engi-neers at the traffic manage-ment center will be able to see if there are any traffic problems on the highway in Oak Harbor.

They can then make adjustments to traffic lights remotely to help alleviate the problems.

In addition, drivers can look ahead of time at real-time traffic in Oak Harbor on the department’s web-site. DOT can also warn drivers about traffic snarls

on reader boards.“The cameras are a pretty

great tool,” she said.Weinberg said drivers will

not be impacted by the inter-section work, which begins Sept. 9, but people might notice the trucks around town. The crews will be parking work trucks in the parking lots of neighboring businesses.

The project is scheduled to be completed by the end of October.

While traffic isn’t nor-mally a big problem in Oak Harbor or Whidbey Island in general, things can be slow on summer weekends.

This holiday week-end, the Department of Transportation is urging people who are traveling to plan ahead.

One way to beat the crowds is to check DOT’s predicted travel volumes on the state’s major travel

routes. To help drivers navigate

holiday traffic, they gather data to provide the best times to travel on Interstate 90 over Snoqualmie Pass, US 2 over Stevens Pass, Interstate 5 through Thurston and Pierce coun-ties and Interstate 5 between Bellingham and the U.S. and Canada border, the DOT reported.

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The busy intersection of State Highway 20 and Barrington Drive is one of those that the state plans to integrate as part of a traffic project in Oak Harbor.

By BEN WATANABE South Whidbey Record

Renderings of a bridge and elevator give a glimpse at what Cascade Avenue in Langley may look like.

The city’s Community Planning department pub-lished the “Langley Lift” pic-tures showing the bridge and tower’s view impacts from Cascade Avenue.

Public comment is being accepted in writing at the planning blog designlangley.org or at Langley City Hall.

The overall assessment, which is not an official staff recommendation, is that the structure, proposed by the late Paul Schell, will not “sig-nificantly” impact the prima-ry scenic views.

Based on renderings cre-ated by the city’s planning intern, the most drastic view change is looking north on Cascade Avenue.

Along the walkway, the once sweeping sight of Saratoga Passage and Camano Island is blocked by the bridge and elevator shaft.

In an attempt to mitigate the view loss, architect and designer Eric Richmond of Flat Rock Productions changed the bridge to have a mesh or lattice covering that will allow people to see

through it. A viewing platform was

also added to the end of the bridge, which will wrap around the elevator tower with a 5-foot walkway.

“There’s the issue of public views in relation to the regula-tions in our shoreline master plan,” said Langley Director of Community Planning Jeff Arango.

The project being reviewed is the “Langley Lift,” as dubbed by Schell and Richmond.

Schell came up with the idea as a way to create a sky-line feature for the town and a connection from the water to the commercial area.

Schell died July 27 after complications from a heart surgery.

“It was something he want-ed done, and this is how I can help out,” Richmond said.

Funding for the project was approved several years ago by the Island County Council of Governments.

The grant totals $500,000, and that’s the budget for which Richmond is striving to stay within.

On July 21, Paul Schell said he would cover any costs over that amount.

Several steps remain before the city makes a move on the elevator.

‘Langley Lift’ design goes up for public comment

Artistic rendering provided

Citizens are being asked to comment on the “Langley Lift.”

COUNTY SHERIFFThe following items were

selected from reports made to the Island County Sher-iff’s Office:

FRIDAY, AUG. 15At 1:44 a.m., a caller

reported a man yelling at a woman and small child, “If you don’t shut up, you bet-ter shut up.”

At 3:44 a.m., a Glencoe Street resident said two men were standing outside a window whistling.

At 2:35 p.m., a woman said she’s reported a bark-ing dog for three days in a row, and that she is “getting ready to go over there and punch him in the face.”

At 2:45 p.m., a caller re-ported finding what could be human bones and a lami-nated Mexican ID on the beach off Dike Road.

At 5:33 p.m., a caller reported that subjects are using the back garage of a vacant house on Maxwelton Road for a poker table and drinks.

SATURDAY, AUG. 16At 3:39 a.m., a woman at

Greenbank Farm reported that she came across a 31-year-old man in green pants who did not know where he came from.

At 9:39 a.m., three adult men were seen putting a small 4-or-6-year-old white female into a Honda Accord at Harper Street and San Juan Avenue. The caller said the men looked nervous and that it looked suspi-cious.

At 2:09 p.m., a Maxwel-ton Road resident reported a neighbor wearing a robe was yelling profanity and woke up his children.

At 7:27 p.m., a woman reported hearing five gun-shots from a neighboring house on Holst Road.

At 9:06 p.m., a Skyview Drive resident reported hearing her doorbell ring,

and when she answered the door, no one was there.

SUNDAY, AUG. 17At 12:40 a.m., a Sky Vista

Place resident reported hearing rustling coming from downstairs when he went to check the alarm.

At 7:36 a.m., a caller on Blackcap Alley reported that a raccoon was stuck in a tree, hanging by a foot stuck between two branches.

At 11:20 a.m., a caller reported a red and white polled Hereford cow run-ning loose toward Braners and East Harbor roads. The caller was chasing the cow.

At 1:20 p.m., a Farming-ton Drive resident reported seeing dogs running in and out of the street. Small chil-dren were chasing the dogs into the street and were almost struck.

At 1:54 p.m., a caller on Double Bluff Road reported seeing a man punching a white spaniel with a brown spot in the neck.

At 11 p.m., a woman wearing a beanie was seen sitting at the corner of Fak-kema Road and State High-way 20.

MONDAY, AUG. 18At 3:35 a.m., a Williams

Road resident reported being awoken by outside faucets being turned on.

At 9:34 a.m., an Olympic Drive resident complained about neighbors not putting lids on their garbage cans. The caller said animals kept going through the garbage and dragging it all over his lawn.

At 11:40 a.m., a Jones Road woman reported “he” slashed her tires. She began screaming at the call-taker and didn’t answer questions.

At 2:19 p.m., a Maxwel-ton Road resident wanted to know how she could quickly evict her son and his girlfriend.

TUESDAY, AUG. 19At 8:06 a.m., a man on

Whitehall Place reported a dog tried to bite him and his wife. He said he wanted to know if he could pick it up and break its jaw. He said he wants to kill it.

At 12:50 p.m., a woman reported that transients were going into the woods behind residences on Aspen Drive with sleeping bags and all their possessions.

At 6:24 p.m., a man was witnessed flicking a ciga-rette out of the window of his gray Mercedes on Ca-mano.At 8:33 p.m., a male client of Captain Whidbey Inn was reported to be walk-ing around shirtless and became angry and hostile toward the caller when he was told it would be a 45-minute wait for a taxi.

MONDAY, AUG. 18At 12:19 p.m., a Big Harvs Lane resident wanted to know how to get her 22-year-old son to move out.At 2:05 p.m., a Hamilton Drive woman who report-ed her car stolen the day before called to say she has her car back.At 2:43 p.m., a French Road resident reported their “honor-system” cash box was broken into.At 3:03 p.m., a Harbor Sands Lake resident report-ed a dog was loose, walking sideways and falling over and appeared to be very sick and neglected.At 8:13 p.m., a caller re-ported that a “drunk kid” took off some clothes and is sitting in front of the caller’s house on Henning Drive, rocking back and forth wearing only under-wear.

THURSDAY, AUG. 21At 2:16 p.m., a caller re-

ported seeing a man grop-ing himself and pulling the front of his shorts down near an outhouse on a trail off of West Beach Road.

At 5:05 p.m., a woman said she paid $1,200 for a poodle, and the person she paid is refusing to refund the money or give her the poodle.


On July seventh, my husband and I were planning to enjoy a nice dinner in Anacortes before boarding a ferry back to Orcas Island. I was exiting the truck and quickly realized that I was falling. I couldn’t stop myself and the next thing I knew I was at Island Hospital’s Emergency Department. When I woke up from surgery I was told that I had a broken hip. I was surprised and unprepared to deal with this set back. After a few days in the hospital, my surgeon Dr. Hanesworth from Skagit Island Orthopedics referred me to Fidalgo Rehabilitation Center. I wasn’t too thrilled because I couldn’t go home with my loving husband Bob and our best friend Toby.My attitude changed after the fi rst day. All of the staff were so friendly and patient. They helped me whenever I called even in the middle of the night. Dr. Llewellyn is great and the rehab therapists worked closely with the Skagit Northwest Orthopedics group to help me get stronger. I have enjoyed all of the love and attention from the staff but most of all I really appreciate that Bob could bring Toby in to visit me. Because my experience and recovery was exceptional my husband Bob is now planning to come to Fidalgo Rehabilitation after his scheduled surgery. ~Joy Bennett

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Oak Harbor’s freakiest haunted house is reaching out for volunteers.

Frightville 14 is looking for helpers to assist with decorating and painting the basement sets as it gears up for haunting sessions at the Roller Barn in Oak Harbor in October.

“We are desperately seeking volunteers to help finish it,” said Nikki Barone, unit direc-tor at the Boys & Girls Club of Oak Harbor, which puts on the annual event.

Work parties are gathering 9 a.m. to noon every Saturday until the event starts Oct. 17.

Frightville 14 will take place on six dates — Oct. 17, 18, 24, 25, 30 and 31.

The theme this year is “Freak Show.”“I think it plays off the old circus show in

town,” Barone said. “It’s a little scary.”On Saturday, Sept. 13, frozen yogurt gift

certificates will be handed out at the Roller Barn to those who help decorate and paint Frightville sets.

n For information on volunteering, call Nikki Barone at 360-240-9273.

Roller Barn’s ‘Frightville’ on hunt for volunteers

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Brian Boyle, known as Mr. Giggles come October, is looking for volunteers to help with decorating and painting for Frightville 14 at the Roller Barn in Oak Harbor.

ISLAND SCANNER

The Langley City Council formally approved the city’s involvement in what-ever developments may come to the Island County Fairgrounds.

At present, the county has a property manag-er secured until April in the Island County Fair Association.

Earlier this summer, the association appeared pre-pared to walk away from its contract to run the prop-erty in exchange for use of the grounds for the annual fair and other events. Its leaders said the costs to maintain the property were too great.

Island County Board of Commissioners asked the Port of South Whidbey to

consider running the near-ly 13-acre property, which includes a campground and parking lot.

Port districts are tasked with economic develop-ment, and South Whidbey port leaders are in the process of considering the costs and benefits of run-ning the fairgrounds.

The city council unani-mously approved a motion to support the city’s future involvement and “place at the table” for the Island County Fairgrounds, which is largely within Langley city limits.

“The city should be involved,” Langley Councilwoman Rene Neff said.

Langley backing fairground work


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Melba Sue Dougherty died Aug. 25, 2014, at Whidbey General Hospital, Coupeville, at the age of 75.

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n In the Aug. 27 issue of the Whidbey News-Times, a standalone photo under the title “Back to school trim” misstated the name of Mindy Ashmore.

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OPINION

LETTERS TO THE EDITORNoise

Dogs’ barking worse than any jet’s roarEditor,

I would prefer to listen to our Navy jets than dogs barking.

This is a reminder to dog owners in the city of Oak Harbor that school nights and work nights are quiet time.

Please have the common sense and respect to control and stop your dogs from barking.

My home is surrounded by five other homes, and there are 12 dogs combined in those homes.

I have owned many dogs in the past and would not let them bark when they were put outside.

I’m not sure what the city ordi-nance is, but between the hours of 9 p.m. and 8 a.m., your dogs should not be left alone to continuously bark without you putting a stop to it.

Please open your ears and think of others trying to sleep.

Reed SheltonOak Harbor

Robo calls

Call candidate after 9, see how she likes itEditor,

Tuesday night, just before 9 p.m., I received an unwanted “robo call.”

This intrusive call was touting the qualities of Karla Jacks, a candidate for Island County commissioner.

The caller ID from this call was listed as coming from a Terri L. Vedder, of Camano Island.

I tried to call both of these people back at the same rude hour, hoping to disturb their dinner, shower or anything else people do later at night.

Of course, neither answered the phone.

Since I will not be voting for Jacks, someone who has poor manners, I would suggest that, if any of you can’t sleep at night, give these people a call after 9 p.m. and see how you are greeted — if they bother to answer their phones.

One last suggestion for the upcom-ing election races, don’t allow letters to the editor to become free advertis-

ing/endorsements for candidates. Let them buy space in the newspa-

per like any other business. Ford WilsonOak Harbor

Results

Applauds district for its OSPI test scoresEditor,

Congratulations to the Oak Harbor School District and Board — the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction test scores for the 2013-14 year improved in nearly every category.

Although test scores are not the only measure of student success, they are the best barometer avail-able.

Of particular note, math scores went up for each grade whereas state wide math test scores went down in several grades.

It is clear that a lot of hard work went into this improvement, includ-ing that of students, teachers, admin-

Our state’s super wealthy social changers are at it again. Two years after their money helped make charter schools possible, the Ballmers, the Gateses and Nick Hanauer are using some of their loose millions to try to tighten gun laws in Washington.

They’ve made six- and seven-digit contri-butions to the campaign for Initiative 594, the measure on the November ballot that would expand the state’s background check law to cover most gun sales conducted at gun shows and online.

Their checks went to the Washington Alliance for Gun Responsibility, whose strategists will, sometime after Labor Day, start spending the dough on television commercials claiming wider use of background checks will bolster public safety without infringing on anyone’s Second Amendment rights.

The alliance can afford to wait because it is already getting a boost from a million-dollar ad campaign paid for by its nonprofit alter ego, the Center for Gun Responsibility.

Since Aug. 8, the center has run dozens of 30-second com-mercials as part of an “education” campaign dubbed “Background Checks Make A Difference.” The effort is set to end Sept. 5.

The ads stress the value of background checks for enhancing public safety but never mention the ballot measure that its political self is promoting. What’s nice about this campaign finance nuance is it also allows the Center for Gun Responsibility to keep secret the source of its money.

Center spokeswoman Molly Boyajian noted in an email that the nonprofit has received “gifts from local individuals, partner organi-zations, foundations and our national partners.”

One of those partners is Everytown for Gun Safety, founded by Michael Bloomberg, the super rich ex-mayor of New York. He’s pledged to spend boatloads of money in every corner of the country to help enact tougher gun control laws and elect pro-gun control lawmakers. I-594 fits his investment profile perfectly.

While billionaires soak up attention for their prodigious checks, where is the National Rifle Association in all of this?

The NRA does have a political action committee to oppose I-594. But its coffers are pretty much empty. A significant infusion would be needed if the venerable organization intends to deliver a serious counterpunch.

The NRA did contribute $25,000 to its PAC in July then spent most of it on staff, probably to have them survey the landscape. They couldn’t have liked what they discovered.

An Elway Poll in July found 70 percent of voters — many of them in the vote-rich Pugetopolis — “inclined” to back Initiative 594. Three months earlier, in April, an Elway Poll found the level of support at 72 percent.

Things could turn quickly. They did in 1995 when voters initial-ly embraced a gun control-type measure then rejected it. Of late, the state’s electorate has been in the mood for reshaping society in ways the government won’t. They’ve privatized liquor and legal-ized marijuana, charter schools and gay marriage.

Last year, voters seemed primed to pass a food-labeling initiative until opponents shelled out $22 million to successfully defeat it.

The NRA can’t fork out that kind of money, nor must it. Neither can it hope to succeed on its reputation alone.

NRA leaders must decide whether it is worth trying to con-vince voters in one state in the far corner of the country to defeat an initiative, or focus on keeping members of Congress from changing the background check law for the nation.

The next few days will be very telling.

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THE PETRI DISHBy JERRY CORNFIELD

Primary

Workers dedicated to elections processEditor,

Thank you to the Island County Auditor’s Office staff and temporary election workers for their speedy yet meticulous processing of the primary ballots during this week’s manual recount required by state statute.

As an observer, I watched these folks sort the 18,789 mail-in ballots by district, sort each district’s ballots by precinct, sort the precinct’s ballots by candidate — and “other” — and then begin counting each category of votes.

Each vote category had to be recounted by a second staff mem-ber. If the two counts did not match, the ballots were counted again. The electorate’s ballots were touched by many hands.

That was just the first day. It is my understanding that most

of these temporary election workers return season after season. I applaud their dedication, service, and their ability to maintain concentration while performing this intensely “dry” work.

Though they are paid for their time, I do not think they come back for the nominal paycheck they receive.

For this recount, they contributed their best efforts and enjoyed the sat-isfaction of knowing that every ballot had been accounted for and each vote tallied in an accurate manner.

As elections supervisor, Michele Reagan said when addressing the canvassing board upon recount certi-fication, “If anyone ever thought their vote did not count, this should be proof that it does.”

Thank you again, Island County Auditor’s Office, Election Office and temporary election workers, for your quality work and enthusiastic partici-

pation in the election process.Wanda Grone

GOP candidate for Island County Treasurer

Church and state

Believes in God, but not as a school topicEditor,

As stated in Scott Vanderlinden’s letter to the editor, thanks to the United States Supreme Court, a stu-dent’s right to protest in schools was affirmed.

But this ruling in no way opened the door for teachers and children to openly talk about God and creation-ism in school.

This discussion needs to be held in church or in a private religious school, not in a public school that is supported by my tax dollars.

If a teacher wants to keep his or her job, I don’t think they will be bringing this subject up in the near future.

If students and lockers are being searched, I’m sure there is a good reason. I, for one, do not want to see a Columbine happen in Oak Harbor.

There is a time and a place to discuss differences of evolution and creationism, but a public school class-room is not one of them.

For those wondering, yes, I believe in God. And I strongly support the separation of church and state.

Mike Van VoorstOak Harbor

Politics

You can love Obama, not everyone doesEditor,

This is in response to a letter to the editor from Richard Johnston, Douglas, Ariz.

Terry Ann Gallagher and Johnston

referred to President Barack Obama as being “much loved.” That brings up the old phrase, “Beauty is in the eyes of the beholder.” If you think she is beautiful, then she is beautiful. If you think Obama is “much loved,” then love him.

I don’t. Osama Bin Laden had a fine opera-

tion going and kept a step ahead of the CIA and its associate organiza-tions. In time, they were 99.9 percent sure they had a fix on Bin Laden. All the time the CIA and friends were looking for him, the Navy SEALS were training for that great day. When it all came together, all Obama did was give them the OK to go do it.

Before Jan. 19, 2009, when the president held a news briefing, he gave his pitch then opened up for questions from the public as well as the media. The public was made up of Republicans and Democrats, and the president would reply to anyone. Anyone could question the president.

Not now. Not sure what math system

Johnston used to come up with the statement that Obama is the first president in five decades to win the election twice in a row with more than 51 percent of the popular vote. He might be right if we do not count Reagan or Clinton.

Obama told his friends in Congress, “I want a health care pack-age now.” Most of Congress started writing pages of what each wanted without checking to see if it was in agreement with what others wrote. Soon there was the Affordable Care Act. Our “much-loved” leader signed the package into law without reading any part. Then he goes on national TV and utters those famous words: “If you like your doctor, you can keep him. If you like your insurance plan, you can keep it.”

Later, he said, “I didn’t know.”Why didn’t he know?Millions of dollars were wasted try-

ing to get someone besides Congress to clear up the mess. A lot of people still do not know whether they have coverage.

Robert BrownOak Harbor

Burger King

Businesses have a right to make moneyEditor,

I read Mr. Schoening’s letter to the editor regarding Burger King and had a question — “What would you do about it then? Erect a big fence and force the companies to pay the taxes or else?”

The United States has the highest corporate tax rate in the world, by a large margin. No wonder companies are jumping ship wholesale.

What is the goal of a company, to pay taxes or to turn a profit? Any company is well within its rights to do what is in the best interest of the company and its shareholders, not the government’s coffers.

A business exists to make money, as much money as possible. Despite what they will tell you about “provid-ing X service,” or “Helping you by providing X product,” they provide that product and/or service to make money for the company, not the gov-ernment, not to help you.

We do not live in a communist soci-ety where everything is done for what the government decrees best for the people. We live in a Capitalist society in which people are free to build com-panies and make decisions to keep that company alive and to grow and increase profit margins as they see fit. If that means moving their headquar-ters to another country to pay less in taxes, then who are you to put them down for that?

I agree that companies need to stay and/or come to the United States. That’s how we can spurn job growth. But how do we do that? Do we use mafia-type thug tactics of making it illegal for them to do anything, in effect extorting and blackmailing the tax money from them? Or do we look at our over 70,000 pages of tax law and make common sense changes to save everybody money and increase the revenues for the government?

Personally, I vote for the latter.Patrick Kazmierczak

Oak Harbor

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By JIM WALLERSports editor

When Oak Harbor and Coupeville high school sports fans look across the field this fall, they will see some unfamiliar faces.

Three schools, Arlington, Lynnwood and Edmonds-Woodway, are moving from the Western Conference 4A division to 3A. There they will join eight other teams, including Oak Harbor.

The changes in Coupeville are more drastic. The Wolves are shift-ing from the Cascade Conference to the Olympic League.

The Washington Interscholastic Activities Association takes enroll-ment counts every two years and places schools in divisions and leagues based upon those num-bers. For the most part, the largest 17 percent by enrollment are 4A schools; the next 17 percent, 3A; and so forth.

Oak HarborLynnwood returns to 3A after

only two years as a 4A school. Arlington also drops back to 3A after four years in 4A.

Arlington will be placed with Oak Harbor in the 3A North with Everett, Marysville Getchell, Marysville-Pilchuck and Stanwood.

The 3A South will include Edmonds-Woodway, Lynnwood, Glacier Peak, Meadowdale, Mountlake Terrace, Shorecrest and Shorewood.

While Oak Harbor won’t meet Edmonds-Woodway until post-sea-son play, the Warriors will most

likely make the most noise among the three new 3A teams. Edmonds-Woodway is traditionally strong throughout its athletic program, including winning divisional titles in

three fall sports (football, volleyball and soccer) last year.

Arlington is generally competitive in fall sports, while Lynnwood has struggled.

The Eagles have finished around .500 in football the past three years and was second in the North divi-sion in soccer in 2013. Their volley-ball team picked up only three wins and the tennis team just two last fall.

Arlington has run in the middle of the pack in cross country; it does not have a swimming program.

Lynnwood has won only a hand-ful of football games in the last decade. In 2013, the Royals were 7-9 in tennis, 5-10-1 in soccer, 5-11 in vol-leyball and 4-5 in swimming.

CoupevilleCoupeville left the Cascade

Conference to find a more equi-table situation. It is the smallest 1A school in the state, and the Cascade Conference, a mixture of 2A and 1A schools, requires all of its members to play each other during the regu-lar season.

The Wolves struggled to com-pete with the larger 2A schools

and private-school powerhouses Archbishop Murphy and King’s.

The Cascade Conference did allow Coupeville to compete as an independent in football the past two seasons, but that was not an ideal situation for the Wolves.

Chimacum, like Coupeville, wasn’t happy with its former league afiliation. In the 1A Nisqually League, it was matched up with six private schools.

The Cowboys and Coupeville will jump to the 11-team Olympic League and play in a four-team, 1A division with Port Townsend and Klahowya of Silverdale.

Unlike the Cascade Conference, the 1A schools in the Olympic League will be in their own division and not be required to play the 2A schools.

Port Townsend (327 stu-dents) and Chimacum (237), like Coupeville (225), are two of the smaller 1A schools in the state and should, in theory, be more equal in athletic talent.

Also like Coupeville, they have had trouble racking up wins recent-ly against larger league opponents..

In 2013, Chimacum finished 1-8

in football, 0-16 in soccer and 4-13 in volleyball.

Port Townsend, which played football in the Nisqually League but all other sports in the Olympic League, went 7-3 in football, 0-8 in tennis, 0-16 in soccer and 3-11 in volleyball.

Klahowya, however, is dropping from 2A this fall and is the third larg-est 1A school in Washington with 456 students. Therefore, the Eagles will be a challenge for Coupeville, Chimacum and Port Townsend. Although Klahowya was one of the smallest schools in the Olympic League, it went 5-4 in football, 7-3 in tennis, 13-3 in soccer and 10-7 in volleyball last year.

A change in league landscape

’Cats, Wolves see shakeup in conference foes

Photo by John Fisken

Oak Harbor’s Jackson Constant takes down an Arlington runner in a nonleague game last fall. With changes in enrollment, Arlington will drop from 4A to 3A this year and play in the Wesco North with Oak Harbor.

Western Conference3A North 3A SouthOak Harbor Edmonds-WoodwayArlington Glacier PeakEverett LynnwoodMarysville Getchell MeadowdaleMarysville-Pilchuck Mountlake TerraceStanwood Shorecrest Shorewood

Olympic League2A Division 1A DivisionBremerton CoupevilleKingston ChimacumNorth Kitsap (Poulsbo) Klahowya (Silverdale)North Mason (Belfair) Port TownsendOlympic (Bremerton)Port AngelesSequim

The Elks will hold is annual Soc-cer Shoot 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Sept. 6, at Fort Nugent Park.

This free event is open to boys and girls up to 13 years old, and a parent or guardian needs to sign each child’s registration form.

For more information, call Art Sem at 360-675-7111.

Elks host Soccer Shoot


growing worlds of medical marijuana patients and recreational weed con-noisseurs.

“I actually created my own medicine to treat my own short-term memory loss and in the process have revolu-tionized the medical cannabis com-munity,” he said after self-medicating with his bud on a Thursday afternoon.

Gordon and Old Toby have appeared in 13 national and interna-tional pot publications, including High Times, the granddaddy of them all.

“I love the flavor and aroma, but best of all, the instant feeling of well-being and euphoria!” Danny Danko wrote in a review published in High Times.

Gordon said he entered Old Toby into the High Times “U.S. Cannabis Cup” competition and will have a booth at the Sept. 6-7 event at the Comcast Arena in Everett.

He regularly takes part in Seattle’s Hemp Fest and was on a televised panel discussion at the event with a couple of scientists. He has appeared on 50 cable access shows in Seattle to discuss pot.

And he’s met Tommy Chong.He said one of the largest mari-

juana growing operations in Colorado is growing 400 of his plants, which will be ready around Halloween. He plans to start selling pills, chocolates, sublingual drops, suppositories and seeds to sick folks this fall. It’s strictly medical, he says.

Frequently stepping outside to inhale, Gordon speaks in stream-of-consciousness monologues about his theories on such topics as the co-evo-lution of marijuana and humans and the effects the complex compounds in pot have on the cellular level.

He said he’s a different person since bringing Old Toby to life. He said he was disabled from short-term memory loss due to treatment with interferon and couldn’t keep his train of thought focused long enough to explain his ideas.

Gordon said he would forget what he was doing while drinking a glass of water and taking a breath.

Medicating with Old Toby changed his life, he said.

“I wake up every morning and want

to share it with the world,” he said.Gordon admits that he’s been smok-

ing weed since he was 17, but that it never did him any good before. After his memory loss left him disabled, he happened upon a strain that he said didn’t aggravate the condition. The dealer gave him a few of the seeds and, from those first plants, Old Toby was born.

Gordon didn’t introduce any new strains, as most growers will do. Instead, he tested each plant on him-self and only propagated the one plant each generation that had the best medical qualities.

To determine which to propagate, he said he chose the ones that most helped him with his memory prob-lems.

It took 25 generations and 10 years to develop Old Toby.

“I manipulated the plant through artificial selection to make complex medicine,” he said.

He’s known to make some extraor-dinary claims about the potential for Old Toby to cure just about any ail-ment without the side effects of regu-lar, everyday marijuana.

There’s no confusion, paranoia, hunger, stress or anxiety, he claims. And the high is limited, he said, even though the THC levels are through the roof.

“It’s a new species as removed from modern marijuana as a Chihuahua is from a timber wolf,” he said.

Gordon believes that the benefits of Old Toby come largely from its extraordinary anti-inflammatory prop-erties. He has video from people who claim the strain cured them of serious maladies such as diabetes and hepa-titis C.

While such claims are surely hyper-bolic — if not outlandish — more and more scientists and doctors believe the medical benefits of marijuana are real.

“It doesn’t have a high potential for abuse, and there are very legiti-mate medical applications,” CNN’s Dr. Sanjay Gupta wrote last year.

For all his grandiloquence, Gordon said he is simply very proud of his super strain and hopes that it can help make the world a better place for

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Photo by Jessie Stensland/Whidbey News-Times

North Whidbey resident Mathew Gordon stands in front of a patch of marijuana plants he is growing .

lowed up with verbal warnings.Hardesty made a daring

escape from Burlington police officers last week, but was later caught when he tried to swap cars in Snohomish County, according to court documents.

Island County Detective Rick Felici, who provided the FBI a tidbit of information during the hunt for Hardesty, explained that federal agents dubbed Hardesty the “Alabama Band Bandit” because he wore a T-shirt of the Southern rock band “Alabama” during one of the robberies.

Hardesty is well known to law enforcement on Whidbey, according to the Island County Sheriff’s Office.

In 2010, he was accused of selling meth out of a house next to the Sheriff’s Office in Coupeville, according to court records.

In 2005, Oak Harbor police locked down Oak Harbor Elementary after doing a traffic stop on Hardesty’s vehicle. He was wanted on felony drug war-rants out of Bellingham.

Before that, he was charged with possessing methamphema-tine in one case and burglary in another in which he crashed an Oak Harbor party and attacked his ex-girlfriend and the man she was with, court documents state.

In addition, Hardesty was con-victed on a federal gun charge and is currently on federal pro-bation, according to the King County Prosecutor’s Office.

Court documents show that Hardesty has lived in Coupeville, South Whidbey and Bellingham over the last decade.

The probable cause state-ment says that Hardesty “was deeply in the methamphet-amine lifestyle in Island and Skagit counties.”

Hardesty is accused of rob-bing banks in two banks in Lynnwood, one in Shoreline and two in Bellingham.

An anonymous tipster identi-fied Hardesty as the Alabama

Band Bandit after the FBI offered a $5,000 reward on the case and broadcast photos from bank surveillance video of the suspect and the getaway SUV.

A task force of detectives from King, Snohomish and Skagit counties, a U.S. Marshal’s Office task force and the FBI were all involved in the manhunt that started Aug. 12.

The story of Hardesty’s cap-ture told in the probable cause statement is stuff of movie scripts.

Five days later, detectives learned from the bandit’s associ-ates that he was motel-hopping with his 28-year-old girlfriend and her three young children. They learned that they were driving a 1999 Mercedes Benz.

On Aug. 19, Burlington police officers located the car at a motel in the city. As the task force detectives and the U.S. Marshal’s Office was en route, Hardesty exited his room and spotted the marked police cars. He went back to his room, came out seconds later with the woman and three kids and headed to the car.

Hardesty abandoned the woman and kids as police closed in and drive away in the car.

“Despite being as gunpoint and being ordered to stop by Burlington PD officers, Hardesty drove off in the vehi-cle and was quickly lost in traf-fic,” the prosecutor wrote in the certification for determination of probable case. “Burlington PD officers could not locate him.”

Hardesty’s girlfriend told the detectives that she didn’t know he was robbing banks. She told them that he had a Cadillac that was parked at a gas station in South Snohomish County.

The officers put a stakeout on the car and saw Hardesty as he arrived a couple of hours later. He ran as police swooped in but was caught with the help of a police dog that bit him.

Court documents say that Hardesty dropped a gun while he was running and left anoth-er at the motel, but he denied being armed during the robber-ies and there was apparently no evidence that he was.

Hardesty allegedly admitted to investigators that he commit-ted the five bank robberies. He is being held in King County jail on $500,000 bail and is sched-uled to be arraigned Sept. 4.

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Surveillance photo provided

A still image from a surveillance video alleged shows Michael Hardesty as he was robbing a bank. The FBI nicknamed Hardesty, a former Whidbey resident, as the “Alabama Band Bandit.”

Grone filed to run for the seat in May and was immediately fired by Nuñez.

Any tension that may arise between Nuñez and herself in the upcoming campaign because of their history will come from Nuñez side, Grone said.

“I’m looking forward to speaking with Island County residents about what they like about the treasurer’s office and what they would like to see changed,” Grone said.

Nuñez, a Democrat, has worked in govern-ment accounting for more than 16 years as a Department of Defense employee. She was

appointed as the treasurer’s chief deputy prior to winning the top role in 2010. She is a licensed certified public accountant and has a master’s degree in accounting and financial manage-ment.

Grone is a 29-year Washington resident, liv-ing the last four years in Island County. Grone is also a certified fraud examiner. She served as Island County chief deputy treasurer from 2011-14, following 30 years of private industry experience in senior-level accounting and finan-cial analysis positions.

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By RON NEWBERRYStaff reporter

Every now and then, flashbacks will play in Merv Lyson’s head.

He sees a green light, then watches his wife ride through the intersection just in front of him. In the blink of an eye, a red car strikes his wife’s bicycle, flinging her vertically into the air and onto the pavement.

“It was horrific,” Merv Lyson said. “She was lying on the ground shivering and groaning. There was just a panic running through me.”

It’s an image neither Sharon nor Merv Lyson could have imagined when they started out on a scenic bike ride after work June 24 in Oak Harbor. But the ride finished with a helicopter ride to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle.

Sharon Lyson underwent a four-hour surgery to repair a tibial plateau fracture in her left knee and was also treated for a collapsed right lung, a partially collapsed left lung, four broken ribs and a contused spleen.

She spent eight days at Harborview before return-ing home to Oak Harbor to begin a slow recovery process.

Grateful to be alive, Sharon Lyson is having trouble sitting still, as she has been required to keep weight off her left leg for 12 weeks and stay away from her job as a physical thera-pist until at least the end of October.

For someone who enjoys an active lifestyle, she is going stir crazy, but she’s also learned patience and gained a new perspective.

“I am a caregiver and a very sympathetic person,” said Lyson, who works out of Whidbey General Hospital’s north campus on Goldie Road in Oak Harbor. “This has taught me new empathy that I didn’t have

before. It’s taught me a lot about being a patient and having a long-term injury and what it’s like to go through that.

“It’s also taught me how much people, including my friends, family and col-leagues, care about me. I’ve received a lot of visitors and cards and well wishes and meals from family and friends. I never realized how much people cared about me, I guess.”

Lyson thinks a lot about these people these days and how fragile life can be.

Nine weeks after the accident, her knee is still inflamed, her ribs still ache when she walks on crutches and she will be ready to start

her own physical therapy next week.

But she still has three weeks until she can put weight on her left leg.

“It’s driving me crazy,” said Lyson, a former rower on the University of Washington crew team. “It’s a beautiful summer. It’s driv-ing me crazy that I can’t go for a bike ride or go hiking or go for walks on the beach. I’m an extrovert.”

Still, she understands the end result of what happened June 24 could have been much more grim.

The incident occurred at 7:09 p.m. as Lyson and her husband waited for a green light to cross State Highway 20 at the intersection where

Bayshore Drive becomes Southwest Erie Street near the Albertsons grocery store.

Lyson never made it across the highway as a 1972 Toyota driven by Charles King struck her in the middle of the street. King told Oak Harbor police he didn’t see the two bicy-clists as he turned left off Southwest Erie Street on to State Highway 20, according to the police report.

He was cited for failing to yield the right-of-way to the approaching bicyclist while turning left at an intersection and was issued a $175 ticket.

Lyson said she can’t fully remember the moment of impact, but she’ll never

forget the excruciating pain in her leg, which was bent abnormally below the knee. She remembers experienc-ing back spasms and recalls the frightening experience of struggling to breath as she lay on the street with col-lapsed lungs.

“I was fighting to take each and every breath,” she said.

The sort of incident that took place in Oak Harbor is all too common in the Puget Sound region, according to John Duggan, a Seattle attor-ney retained by Lyson.

Duggan specializes in cases involving bicycles and cars or accidents caused by bad roads.

“I’ve got 100 cases going

right now,” said Duggan, a self-labeled cycling attorney.

Duggan is an avid cyclist himself who commutes to work each day in Seattle and sponsors several cycling rac-

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The lives of avid cyclists Merv Lyson and his wife Sharon have slowed down considerably after she was struck by a vehicle in Oak Harbor June 24. Sharon suffered a tibial plateau fracture of her left knee, four broken ribs, two collapsed lungs and a contused spleen and was ordered to stay off her left leg for 12 weeks.

Slow road to recovery for cyclistStruck by car in late June, Oak Harbor physical therapist grateful for support

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Under the law, cyclists may even ride two abreast upon a roadway, but are still expected to get as close to the right side of the road as is safe when bottling up motor traffic behind them.

Riding in larger numbers is to the cyclists’ advantage regarding road safety, Duggan said, adding that many drivers involved in accidents with bikes say they didn’t see the cyclist.

“We have a huge cycling community here,” Duggan said of greater Seattle. “We have mediocre infrastruc-ture.

“Portland is ahead of the game. They have way bet-ter infrastructure and less people getting hit. They have more education and more awareness.”

The Oak Harbor Police Department responds to a handful of vehicle versus bicycle incidents a year, said Jennifer Yzaguirre, an officer with the department for 10 years.

She said the majority of

riders are not wearing hel-mets, which is not required by law yet strongly advised.

Lyson is thankful she was wearing her helmet.

“In some respects, I guess I’m lucky that I wasn’t killed and didn’t have a head injury,” she said. “Still, obvi-ously, my injuries are very significant. It’s significantly impacted my life and my abil-ity to earn a wage.”

Lyson asked Duggan to represent her to deal with the insurance companies because of her injuries and time away from work. She said her medical expenses exceed $150,000.

What Lyson is hoping for most of all by agreeing to be interviewed is a greater awareness of cyclists on the road.

“I’m not a person who wants attention,” she said. “People need to concentrate when they’re behind a wheel on just driving and paying attention. People are just driving so distracted. Every time you get in a vehicle, a car is a weapon. We need to be aware.”

Sharon Lyson and her hus-band Merv were training for another Seattle to Portland Bicycle Classic this summer when her accident ended those plans.

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By RON NEWBERRYStaff reporter

The silver lining to an auction benefitting the Boys & Girls Club of Oak Harbor last March has arrived in time for the start of the school year.

The acquisition of a silver 2013 12-passenger Ford van for about $25,000 gives the Boys & Girls Club a second van, which allows the club to pick up children faster

and add Crescent Harbor Elementary School to its pickup list.

With one van, the orga-nization was only able to pick up kids at Oak Harbor, Hillcrest and Broad View elementary schools.

“This is going to help us tremendously,” said Nikki Barone, unit director at the Oak Harbor club. “We did not have enough time to to go Crescent Harbor and come back into town and

get everybody. Some peo-ple were already waiting 20 minutes with just the three schools in town.”

A successful “Bids for Kids Dinner & Auction” at the Roller Barn in March raised $78,000 for the Boys & Girls Club with Island Thrift agreeing to match $30,000.

Of that total, $11,000 was raised specifically as part of a fund-a-need effort to purchase the new van.

A donation of more than $3,000 from Les Schwab Tire Center in January had reduced the amount needed to $11,000.

“It’s been on the wish list for more than a year,” said Duncan Chalfant, who’s on the board of the Boys & Girls Club.

“Once we got our first van and realized what a suc-cess it was, we realized we would like another van.”

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HONORING AL AND ROGER: Island County Historical Society is hosting an event honoring Coupeville brothers Al and Roger Sherman from 5:30–8:30 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 11 at the Oak Harbor Elks Lodge. The Shermans, retired farmers and descendants of early Ebey’s Prairie farmers, have had major impacts on the historical character and preservation of the Whidbey Island community. The event is $70 per person and includes dinner and two beverage tickets. For information, go to www.islandhistory.org or call 360-678-3310.ACTIVITIES

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All-you-can-eat breakfast, 8 a.m. to noon, Aug. 30, Masonic Center, North Main and Eighth streets, Coupeville. Breakfast in-cludes pancakes, scrambled eggs, sausage, bacon and orange juice, coffee or tea. $7 adults, $3 chil-dren under 12. 360-969-3149 or [email protected]

Coupeville Farmers Market, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Aug. 30, Alexan-der and Eighth streets. The market offers local produce, plants, choc-olate, honey, art, food, crafts and more. Kid and dog friendly.

Imagine Food Forest work party, 10 a.m., Aug. 30, Bayshore Drive, Oak Harbor. Help with weeding, post holding, building cob windbreak or watering.

Whidbey Working Artists Summer Art Tour, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Aug. 30 and 31. For the tour map, studio locations, artist listings and more, visit www.whidbeywork ingartists.com

Second annual Yoga in the Park, 10–11:30 a.m., Aug. 30, the gazebo at Windjammer Park. UnSizeMe yoga studio is host-ing its second annual Yoga in the Park. Bring a mat if you have one. A towel will do if you don’t have a mat. Optional donations go to North Whidbey Help House.

Oak Harbor Music Festival, 11 a.m. to 11 p.m., Aug. 30; 11 a.m. to 8 p.m., Aug. 31, Pioneer Way, Oak Harbor. Third annual event is free to public and features 33 bands playing on two main stages. Nineteen food vendors. www.oakharborfestival.com

Whidbey Island Woodwork-ers Guild 11th annual Wood-palooza, exhibition 12–5 p.m. Aug. 30 to Sept. 1, WICA’s Zech Hall, 565 Camano Ave., Langley. This year’s show will feature woodwork by 20 of Whidbey’s best. 360-221-8262 or www.wica-online.com

Late Night Shopping at Penn Cove Gallery, 5–7 p.m., Aug. 30, at the gallery on Front Street, Coupeville. Meet with many of the artists, enjoy wine and refreshments, and browse the art presented by Penn Cove Gallery’s talented collection of local artists.

Official Seahawks Home-town Rally, 5 p.m., Aug. 30, Flyers Restaurant. Featuring Se-ahawks giveaways, food and drink specials. Free to attend. 360-675-5858.

Meerkerk’s annual Labor Day Sale, Aug. 30–31, Meerkerk Gardens, 3531 Meerkerk Lane, Greenbank. Prices reduced by 50 percent. A selection of both spe-cies and hybridized rhododendrons are available, as well as companion plants. Nursery sales help sustain the gardens, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. 360-678-1912, 360-222-0121 or www.meerkerkgardens.org

Bats — Friends of the Night, 7:30–9 p.m., Aug. 30, South Whid-bey State Park Ampitheater, 4128 S. Smuggler’s Cove Road, Freeland. Bat expert Sarah Schmidt, from Coupeville, will talk about how bats are friends of humans. Free. Discover Pass required to park.

SundayAug. 31

VFW Post 7392 Monthly Breakfast fundraiser, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Aug. 31, Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 7392. Break-fast features pancakes, eggs, hashbrowns, breakfast meats and biscuits ‘n’ gravy. Cost is $7 for adults, $4 for seniors 62 and over, $4 for kids under 12. Chicken- fried steak breakfast available for $9. Proceeds benefit VFW veter-ans assistance programs. 360-675-4048 or www.vfwpost7392.org

Birds, Backyard Habitat, and Beyond, 8–9:30 p.m., Aug. 31, South Whidbey State Park Ampitheater, 4128 S. Smuggler’s Cove Road, Freeland. Whidbey Island watercolor artist and pho-tographer Craig Johnson, with his wife and writer Joy Johnson, have created this DVD that illustrates what can happen when native habitat is allowed to flourish, even

in as small a space as a suburban backyard. Free. Discover Pass re-quired to park.

MondaySept. 1

Sunnyside Pioneer Cem-etery Tour, 11 a.m., Sept. 1. Pub-lished historian Theresa Trebon will lead the tour of the historic burial grounds, highlighting the lives of past notable citizens. Tre-bon will also cover the customs and planning behind a garden cem-etery. RSVPing is highly recom-mended. Passes are $5 per person at the Island County Historical Museum, 908 NW Alexander St., or at the tour. 360-678-3310.

Creation, Evolution and Sci-ence Presentation, 6–8 p.m., Sept. 1, San de Fuca Community Chapel. Young Earth Creation speaker Russ Miller will be speak-ing on “An Old Earth or a Global Flood” and “Dinosaurs and Noah’s Ark.” Event is open to the public. There will be time for questions. Free. 360-678-6538.

TuesdaySept. 2

2014 Equestrian Crossings

(EqX) is in need of volunteers for fall class times and training ses-sions. No experience necessary, but volunteers must attend a one-day training session (1–4 p.m. or 5–8 p.m., Sept. 2 or 3). Volunteers must also commit to volunteer for at least an eight-week class session (Tuesdays at Oak Harbor arena; 1–4 p.m. or 5–8 p.m., Sept. 4 at Greenbank/Reinshadow arena; Wednesdays at Oak Harbor arena; Thursdays at Greenbank/Rein-shadow arena). EqX fall riding class schedules lessons include basic horsemanship, riding and vault-ing for students and adults of all abilities. Classes are taught under covered arenas at both locations. Scholarships are often available based on need. Class costs: $50 per class, plus an annual $50 regis-tration fee. www.equestriancrossings.com or email [email protected]

ThursdaySept. 4

Veterans’ Coffee Club, 9–11 a.m., Sept. 4, Harbor Tower Vil-lage, 100 E. Whidbey Ave., Oak Harbor. Join for a cup of coffee and meet with other local veter-ans.

Alzheimer Family Support Meeting, 2:30–4:30 p.m., Sept. 4,

Summer Hill, 175 SW Sixth Ave., Oak Harbor. Support Group for individuals and families coping with memory loss and dementia. 360-279-2555.

Fishin’ Club meeting, 7 p.m., Sept. 4, M-Bar-C Ranch, Freeland. Bill Stolcis from Bush Point will make a presentation with tips on how to read the tides, rips and shore-bird activities. Bill will show how to “fly fish” from shore with a spinning rod. Rods and fishing gear will also be part of his program. Also, Silver, or Coho, salmon will be passing through Puget Sound. The Fishin’ Club has asked Bill to share his vast knowledge and experience in pursuing these fish. This presentation will be geared more toward beach fishermen, but boat anglers should benefit as well.

Oak Harbor Farmers Mar-

ket, 4–7 p.m., Sept. 4, Highway 20, near Oak Harbor Chamber of Commerce. 20th season. Produce, artisans and vendors gather every Thursday through end of Septem-ber. Market is a nonprofit, vendor-member cooperative. oakharbor [email protected]

Whidbey All-Island Com-munity Band, 7–8 p.m., Sept. 4, Windjammer City Beach Park. The Whidbey All-Island Commu-nity Band is an all-volunteer group organized in 1966. The weekly summer concert series features a variety of music styles. Free.

Coupeville Garden Club meeting, 9:30 a.m. to noon, Sept. 4, Coupeville Rec. Hall, 901 NW Alexander St. The Coupeville Garden Club meets monthly on the first Thursday of each month. Coffee and snacks are served at 9:30 a.m. Public is welcome. 360-678-6914.

FridaySept. 5

Friends of the Oak Harbor Library Annual Book Sale, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sept. 5–6, Oak Har-bor Library Meeting Room. Thou-sands of lightly used books for all ages for sale at bargain prices by the Friends of the Oak Harbor Library. www.sno-isle.org

“The Odd Couple” female version, 7:30–9:30 p.m., Sept. 5, 6, 7, 11, 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, 20, 21, Whidbey Playhouse, 730 SE Midway Blvd., Oak Harbor. Oscar and Felix are now Olive and Flor-ence. The weekly poker game is now Trivial Pursuit. But the laughs are pure Neil Simon. Guidance suggested due to comic sexual reference, double entendres or in-nuendo. $16 per seat. www.whid beyplayhouse.com

Free Development Screen-ing, 9 a.m. to noon, Sept. 5, Coupeville Elementary School. Parents with concerns about their child’s development are invited to participate in a free developmental screening provided by Coupeville School District’s Special Services Department. This is for children ages 3–5. Screening dates are Sept. 5, Oct. 3, Nov. 7, Dec. 5, by appointment only. 360-678-2405.

Photo courtesy Peggy Darst Townsdin

Before apartments arrived, the land that the Roller Barn rests on today in Oak Harbor was part of the Morse farm, home of Capt. George Morse and Mary McCrohan. James Neil later bought the farm, and the Neil Barn, later to be named the Roller Barn, was constructed. The Neil water tower, at left, also still remains. As part of a “Looking Back” series, local author and pioneer descendant Peggy Darst Townsdin is sharing photos with the Whidbey News-Times and its readers. Townsdin’s new photo his-tory book, “Oak Harbor,” is out. To buy a book or have a book mailed, contact Townsdin at pctowns [email protected] or call 360-678-5970.

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CALL FOR BIDSNorth Whidbey Fire and Rescue is soliciting bids for the purchase of one or two used fire engines. For Bid Specifications and Instructions to Bid- ders please go to our website: www.nwfr.org or the District Office: 770 NE Midway Blvd #201Legal No. WCW584300 Published: The Whidbey News Times, The South Whidbey Record.August 27, 30, Septem- ber 3, 6, 2014.


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The Annual meeting for Swantown Water District will be held on:Thursday, September 11, 20147 P.M. atWhidbey Golf & Country Club2430 SW Fairway LaneOak Harbor, WA 98277Legal No. WCW584642 Published: The Whidbey News Times, The South Whidbey Record.August 30, September 3, 6, 10, 2014.

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IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE

OF WASHINGTONFOR THE

COUNTY OF ISLANDWELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.,Plaintiff,vs.ESTATE OF KARI A . RO L L ; N I TA M A R I E

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R O L L ; VA L E N T I N E ADAM ROLL; JEFFREY L E E R O L L ; W E L L S FARGO BANK, N.A . ; U N K N O W N H E I R S , SPOUSE, LEGATEES A N D D E V I S E E S O F THE ESTATE OF KARI A. ROLL; DOES 1-10 I N C L U S I V E ; U N - KNOWN OCCUPANTS O F T H E S U B J E C T R E A L P R O P E R T Y ; PARTIES IN POSSES- S ION OF THE SUB- JECT REAL PROPER- TY; PARTIES CLAIM- ING A RIGHT TO POS- SESSION OF THE SUB- JECT PROPERTY; AND ALSO, ALL OTHER UN- KNOWN PERSONS OR PA RT I E S C L A I M I N G ANY RIGHT, TITLE, ES- TATE, LIEN, OR INTER- EST IN THE REAL ES- TATE DESCRIBED IN T H E C O M P L A I N T HEREINDefendants. Case No.: 14-2-00090-6SUMMONS BY PUBLI- CATIONTo: Estate Of Kar i A. R o l l ; U N K N O W N HEIRS, SPOUSE, LEG- ATEES AND DEVISEES OF THE ESTATE OF KARI A. ROLL; DOES 1 - 1 0 i n c l u s i ve ; U N - KNOWN OCCUPANTS of the subject real property; PARTIES IN POS- SESSION of the subject real property; PARTIES CLAIMING A RIGHT TO POSSESSION of the subject property; and also, al l other unknown persons or parties claiming any right, title, estate, lien, or interest in the real estate described in the Complaint hereinTHE STATE OF WASH- INGTON TO THE SAID DEFENDANTS: You are hereby sum- moned to appear within sixty days after the date of the first publication of this summons, to wit, within sixty days after the 30th day of August, 2014, and defend the above entitled action in the above entitled court, and answer the complaint of the Plaint i f f, WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., and serve a copy of your answer upon the undersigned attorneys for Plaintiff, McCarthy & Holthus, LLP at the office below stated; and in case of your failure so to do, judgment will be ren- dered against you according to the demand of the complaint, which has been filed with the clerk of said court. The basis for the complaint is a foreclosure of the property commonly known as 1313 Morning Mist Ln, Oak Harbor, WA 98277, ISLAND County, Wash- ington as a result of a default under the terms of the note and deed of trust.DAT E D : Au g u s t 2 5 , 2014McCar thy & Hol thus, LLP/s/ Jessica Grape[ x ] J e s s i c a G r a p e , WSBA #46436[ ] Joseph Ward McIn- tosh, WSBA #39470[ ] Mary Stearns, WSBA #42543[ ] Robert William McDo- nald, WSBA #43842 108 1st Avenue South, Ste. 300Seattle, WA 98104(855) 809-3977Attorneys for PlaintiffLegal No. WCW584739 Published: The Whidbey News Times, The South Whidbey Record.August 30, September 6, 13, 20, 27, October 4, 2014.

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Oak Harbor City Council

MEETING AGENDA6:00 p.m.Tuesday,

September 2, 20141. CALL TO ORDERInvocation/Pledge of Al- legianceHONORS AND RECOG- NITIONSEmployee Service Rec- ognition - Kim Perrine, 25 years of servicePRESENTATIONCommissioner Jill John- son, Chair of the Board of Island County Com- m i s s i o n e r s - H e a l t h InitiativeThomas J. Snee, Nation- al Executive Director of the Fleet Reserve Asso- ciationPresentation by the Oak Harbor Lion’s Club on 2014 National Night Out Doug Jerome, President 2 . A P P R O V A L O F AGENDA3. CITIZEN COMMENT PERIOD4. CONSENT AGENDAa. Minutes of Budget Workshop and Regular Ci ty Counci l meet ing held August 6, 2014 and Workshop held August 27, 2014 b. Approval of A c c o u n t s P a y a b l e Voucher Numbers A p p r o va l o f Pay r o l l Check Numbersc. Amend current vending machine contract with Advantage Vending and Distribution to include Oak Harbor Police Departmentd. Approve 60-month Postage Machine Con- tract with Neopost North- west for machine in at City Hall for $187.20/ month e. Approve 60-month Contract with Xerox to upgrade the Utilities De- p a r t m e n t C o p i e r fo r $241.15/month. f. Purchase one push camera sys tem f rom Ques Inc. for $17,187.69.g . P u r c h a s e s eve n Heater Replacements in the Mechanic Shop for $16,609.00h. Confirm Mayor’s Ap- pointment of Mike Pic- cone to Planning Com- missioni. Authorize Mayor to sign two-year contract with Active for Marathon Registration 5. STAFF, MAYOR AND COUNCIL COMMENTS a. City Administratorb. Mayorc. Councilmembers6. ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONSa. Ordinance 1690: Re- peal and Replace Chap- ter 18.35 of Oak Harbor Municipal Code related t o Wate r and Sewer Latecomer Reimburse- ment Contracts7. PUBLIC HEARINGS/ PUBLIC MEETINGSa. Ordinance 1692: Ex- tending Moratorium on Medical Mar i juana for additional 12 monthsb. Ordinance 1695: Ex- tending Impact Fee Re- duction for additional 12 months8. UNFINISHED BUSI- NESS9. NEW BUSINESS a. ERCI On-Call Archae- ology contract amendment No. 310. ADJOURNMENTLegal No. WCW585301 Published: The Whidbey News Times, The South Whidbey Record.August 30, 2014.

IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE

OF WASHINGTONFOR THE

COUNTY OF ISLANDHSBC BANK USA, NA-

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TIONAL ASSOCIATION A S T R U S T E E F O R MASTR REPERFORM- I N G L O A N T R U S T 2006-1Plaintiff,vs.E S TAT E O F K AT H - L E E N M . J O H N S O N AKA KATE M. JOHN- SON; TIM ANDERSON; BANK OF AMERICA, N . A . ; E L C A M A N O C O M M U N I T Y C L U B ; U N K N O W N H E I R S , SPOUSE, DEVISEES, AND LEGATEES OF T H E E S T A T E O F KATHLEEN M. JOHN- S O N A K A K AT E M . JOHNSON; DOES 1-10 I N C L U S I V E ; U N - KNOWN OCCUPANTS O F T H E S U B J E C T R E A L P R O P E R T Y ; PARTIES IN POSSES- S ION OF THE SUB- JECT REAL PROPER- TY; PARTIES CLAIM- ING A RIGHT TO POS- SESSION OF THE SUB- JECT PROPERTY; ALL O T H E R U N K N O W N PERSONS OR PAR- TIES CLAIMING ANY R I G H T, T I T L E , E S - TATE, LIEN, OR INTER- EST IN THE REAL ES- TATE DESCRIBED IN T H E C O M P L A I N T HEREIN;Defendants. Case No.: 14-2-00418-9 SUMMONS BY PUBLI- CATIONTo: Estate Of Kathleen M. Johnson Aka Kate M. Johnson; UNKNOWN HEIRS, SPOUSE, LEG- ATEES AND DEVISEES OF THE ESTATE OF KATHLEEN M. JOHN- S O N A K A K AT E M . JOHNSON; DOES 1-10 inc lus ive; UNKNOWN O C C U PA N T S o f t h e subject real proper ty; PARTIES IN POSSES- SION of the subject real p r o p e r t y ; PA R T I E S CLAIMING A RIGHT TO POSSESSION of the subject property; and also, al l other unknown persons or parties claiming any right, title, estate, lien, or interest in the real estate described in the Complaint hereinTHE STATE OF WASH- INGTON TO THE SAID DEFENDANTS: You are hereby sum- moned to appear within sixty days after the date of the first publication of this summons, to wit, within sixty days after the 30th day of August, 2014, and defend the above entitled action in the above entitled court, and answer the complaint of the Plaint i f f, HSBC BANK USA, NA- TIONAL ASSOCIATION A S T R U S T E E F O R MASTR REPERFORM- I N G L O A N T R U S T 2006-1 , and ser ve a copy o f your answer upon the undersigned attorneys for Plaintiff, McCar thy & Hol thus,

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LLP at the office below stated; and in case of your fai lure so to do, judgment wi l l be ren- dered against you according to the demand of the complaint, which has been filed with the clerk of said court. The basis for the complaint is a foreclosure of the property commonly known as 2784 El Camano St . , C a m a n o I s l a n d , WA 98292, ISLAND County, Washington as a result of a default under the terms of the note and deed of trust.DAT E D : Au g u s t 2 5 , 2014McCar thy & Hol thus, LLP/s/ Jessica Grape[ x ] J e s s i c a G r a p e , WSBA #46436[ ] Joseph Ward McIn- tosh, WSBA #39470[ ] Mary Stearns, WSBA #42543[ ] Robert William McDo- nald, WSBA #43842 108 1st Avenue South, Ste. 300Seattle, WA 98104(855) 809-3977Attorneys for PlaintiffLegal No. WCW584746 Published: The Whidbey News Times, The South Whidbey Record.August 30, September 6, 13, 20, 27, October 4, 2014.

SUPERIOR COURT OF WASHINGTON,

COUNTY OF ISLANDCHARLES D. PRATH- ER, and, JULIANNA PRATHER, husband and wife,Plaintiff,vs.DANIEL E. COOK and ADA A. COOK husband and wife, WALTER B. BARKE and KATH- LEEN M. BARKE; husband and wife; MARY D. DENLINGER, an un- married person; and/or the heirs, devisees, and successors in interest thereof, and also all other persons or par t ies unknown claiming any right, title, estate, lien, or interest in the real property described in this complaint, Defendants. NO. 14 2 00514 2SUMMONS BY PUBLI- CATIONTHE STATE OF WASH- INGTON AND TO THE SAID DEFENDANTS: Daniel E. Cook and Ada A. Cook, husband and wi fe; Walter B. Barke and Kathleen M. Barke, husband and wife; Mary D. Denlinger, an unmar- r ied person; and the heirs, devisees, and successors of the foregoing, and all other persons or parties unknown claiming any right, title, estate, lien or interest in the real estate described herein.You are hereby sum-

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moned to appear within sixty days after the date of the first publication of this summons, to wit, within sixty days after the 30th day of August, 2014, and defend the above-entitled action in the above-entitled court, and answer the Com- plaint of the Plaint i f f, Charles D. Prather and Julianna Prather, hus- b a n d a n d w i fe , a n d serve a copy of your answer upon the under- s i g n e d a t t o r n ey fo r P l a i n t i f f , J a m e s L . Kotschwar, at his office be low s ta ted; and in case of your failure so to do, judgment will be ren- dered against you according to the demand of the Complaint , which has been filed with the Clerk of said Court.The object of this action is to quiet title to real estate situated in Island Coun ty, Wash ing ton , more speci f ica l ly described as follows:That por tion of Lot 8, Plat of Goss Lake Park, Division No. 2, as re- corded in Volume 9 of plats, page 53, records of Island County, Wash- ington, described as follows:Beginning at the South- west corner of said Lot 8;thence North 82°02’42” East 205.68 feet along the South line of said lot; thence North 27°32’11” W e s t 1 9 3 . 8 9 f e e t ; thence South 65°17’56” West 150.00 feet to the West l ine of said lot ; thence South 9°50’12” East 40.00 feet to the point of curvature of a curve to the right with a radius of 3030.00 feet; thence 99.51 feet along said curve through an arc of 1°52’54” to the point of beginning.( t a x p a r c e l n o . S7030-02-00008-2)JAMES L . KOTSCH- WAR, WSBA #10823 Attorney for Plaint i f fs tel: 360-675-2207265 NE Kett le Street; #101PO Box 1593Oak Harbor, WA 98277 Legal No. WCW585174 Published: The Whidbey News Times, The South Whidbey Record. August 30, September 6, 13, 20, 27, October 4, 2014.

SUPERIOR COURT OF WASHINGTON

IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF ISLAND

J P M O R G A N C H A S E BANK, NATIONAL AS- SOCIATION,Plaintiff,v.T H O M A S C. R E E S E A N D C A R O L M . REESE, husband and wife and A.J. MCMIL- L A N A N D E . G E R - T RU D E M C M I L L A N ,

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husband and wife,Defendants.No. 13-2-00555-1SUMMONSTO THE DEFENDANTS T H O M A S C. R E E S E A N D C A R O L M . R E E S E , H U S B A N D AND WIFE AND A.J. M C M I L L A N A N D E . G E RT RU D E M C M I L - LAN, HUSBAND AND WIFE:A lawsuit has been started against you in the Su- per ior Cour t of Island County by JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association (“Plaintiff ”). Plaintiff’s claim is stated in the Complaint to Quiet Title and For Declaratory Relief, a copy of which is served upon you with this Summons.I n o r d e r t o d e f e n d against this lawsuit, you mus t respond to the Complaint to Quiet Title and For Declaratory Re- lief by stating your defense in wr i t i ng and serving a copy upon the undersigned attorney for the Plaint i f f within 20 days after service of this Summons and Com- plaint to Quiet Title and For Declaratory Relief w i t h i n t h e S t a t e o f Washington, or within 60 days if service is effect- ed by personal service ou ts ide the S ta te o f Washington or by publication. Otherwise, a De- fault Judgment will be en te red aga ins t you without notice. A Default Judgment is one where the plaintiff is entitled to what it asks for because you have not responded.If you serve a Notice of Appearance on the undersigned attorney, you are entitled to notice before a Default Judgment may be entered against you.If you wish to seek the advice of an attorney in this matter, you should do so promptly so that

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your written response, if any, may be served on time.You are further notified that this is an action to quiet title and declaratory relief for real property located at 1280 Dines Point Road, Greenbank, WA , 9 8 2 5 3 , I s l a n d Coun ty, Wash ing ton , and for such other relief as the cour t finds just and proper. Plaintiff is attempting to reform a Deed of Trust to include the correct legal descrip- tion of a property.This Summons is issued pursuant to Rule 4 of the Super io r Cour t C iv i l Rules of the State of Washington.DATED this 29th day of June, 2013.RO U T H C R A B T R E E OLSEN, P.S.By:/s/Kathleen AllenKathleen Allen, WSBA No. 19655Attorneys for Plaintiff Legal No. WCW581413 Published: The Whidbey News Times, The South Whidbey Record.August 16, 23, 30, Sep- tember 6, 13, 20, 2014.

SURPLUS EQUIPMENT FOR SALE

Is land County Publ ic Works Road Department has for sale via sealed bids the following surplus equipment:-1990 Nordberg Omni C o n e C r u s h e r w / Screening Plant-1968 Cater p i l la r D5 DozerAbove items are being sold separately on an “As-is, Where-is” basis. Sealed bids must be rece ived by the Is land County Auditor in the

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County Administration Building, 1 NE 7th Street (P.O. Box 5000) Coupe- ville, WA 98239 by 4:00 p . m . S e p t e m b e r 1 7 , 2014. Bids will not be accepted after 4:00 p.m. All envelopes shall be clearly marked “ATTN: FARM ALLEN, SEALED BID - SURPLUS EQUIP- MENT (type of equipment b id on) TO BE OPENED THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 18, 2014 AT 10:30 AM”.Proposals will be public- ly opened and read in the Administration Build- ing Meeting Room 116, 1 NE 7th Street, Coupe- ville, WA at 10:30 a.m., September 18, 2014.Island County reserves the right to accept the bid deemed in the best interest of the depar t- ment or to reject any or all bids. Successful bid- der is responsible for disassembly/removal of equipment.For bidding guidelines, deta i ls on the above items, or to schedule an appo in tmen t to v iew equipment please contact Matthew Nienhuis - Maintenance Super in- tendent (360)678-7964 or visit our website at www.islandcounty.net.Legal No. WCW582758 Published: The Whidbey News Times, The South Whidbey Record.August 23, 27, 30, 2014

THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE

OF WASHINGTONFOR ISLAND COUNTY

In Re the Estate ofFRANCES ANNE BARLOWDeceased.NO. 14 4 00179 9N OT I C E TO C R E D I - TORSRCW 11.40.030The personal representative named below has been appointed as personal representative of

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this estate. Any person having a claim against the decedent must, before the time the claim would be barred by any o therw ise app l i cable statute of l imi tat ions, present the claim in the manner as provided in RCW 11.40.070 by serving on or mailing to the personal representative or the personal representative’s attorney at the address stated below a copy of the claim and filing the original of the claim with the court in which the probate pro- ceed ings were com- menced. The claim must be presented within the later of (1) Thir ty days after the personal repre- s e n t a t i ve s e r ve d o r mailed the notice to the creditor as provided un- d e r R C W 1 1 . 4 0 . 0 2 0 (1)(c); or (2) four months after the date of f i rst publication of the notice. If the claim is not presented within this time frame, the claim is forever barred, except as otherwise provided in RCW 11.40.051 and 11.40.060. This bar is ef- fec t i ve as t o c l a ims against both the decedent’s probate and non- probate assets.Date of First Publication: August 16, 2014Personal Representa- tive: Glen David Barlow Attorney for Personal Representative:M. Douglas Kelly, Kelly & Harvey Law Offices, LLP, PO Box 290, Clin- t o n , W A , 9 8 2 3 6 . (360) 341-1515.DATED this 31 d a y o f July, 2014./s/Glen David Bar low Glen David Barlow, Per- sonal RepresentativeAttorneys for Personal Representative:

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ARIESExpect your boss to ask you to at-tend a training session; it mightopen the door to a more interestingjob. A trip is brewing on the horizon.

TAURUSFor you, September is synonymouswith renewal. Take advantage ofthis time to carefully re-examinethe rhythm of your life.

GEMINIYou don’t necessarily feel at easein large crowds. However, you aregiven the responsibility of gatheringtogether quite a lot of people for alarge scale event.

CANCERYou are faced with a lot of work,mainly small details that have tobe settled urgently. At home, don’thesitate to ask other family mem-bers to give you a helping hand.

LEOSome of your loved ones might in-vite you to sign up for a specialweekly activity that will help you tostay fit over the winter months.

VIRGOYour friends might find it a bit hardto draw you out of the house. Youtake the time to organize your littlelove nest to your liking by using allnecessary means.

LIBRAYou might be required to travel moreoften than usual. What’s more, youspend a lot of time on the phone oron social media. You feel particu-larly curious.

SCORPIOYou find yourself faced with a moun-tain of files to deal with at work.Even though it is a rather stressfulsituation, you enjoy some extra in-come as a result.

SAGITTARIUSYou are fairly dynamic, and there’sa good chance that you will finda way to really spoil yourself. Yourfriends convince you to participatein some interesting activities.

CAPRICORNStress is truly the plague of thiscentury. It is important to take astep back occasionally in order torelax and see things from a betterperspective.

AQUARIUSYour friends could very well dragyou out for a relaxing weekend. Ormaybe your life partner will sug-gest a romantic getaway. In otherwords, some form of down-time ison the horizon.

PISCESYou are confronted with some bigresponsibilities, but they will havethe benefit of giving you a better per-spective on your career. A few hoursof overtime are also to be expected.

Week of August 31to September 6, 2014

ARIESThis is a great week to rechargeyour batteries and spoil yourself.Try to find time to see your massagetherapist or even your esthetician forsome relaxing moments.

TAURUSThere are lots of people aroundyou and so you want to look yourbest more often than usual. Yourelegance also allows you to widenyour social circle.

GEMINITry and learn to delegate more soyou won’t always be under so muchpressure. You tend to worry abouteveryone. Your children must learnto be more independent.

CANCERYou stumble over an amazing offerconcerning a trip. However, you’llhave to be patient about gettingleave from work or to organizeeverything with the family.

LEOA new diet is extremely beneficialfor you. You could very well under-take this initiative after some sortof excess. A few changes at workare to your advantage.

VIRGOYou give a lot of importance to yourlove life. You experience momentsof great happiness with your lovedone, or if you’re single, you may fi-nally meet your soul mate.

LIBRAYou should benefit from a nice payincrease. What’s more, you couldsucceed in building a small home-based company in which your cre-ativity is an asset.

SCORPIOYou need a boost for your self-esteem. You start to feel betterabout yourself simply by acquiringsome new clothes or even a newhairstyle.

SAGITTARIUSYou have quite a well-developedesthetic sense and you’re sure touse it to redecorate your home insome way. You find a nice little sumof money hidden away in a pocket.

CAPRICORNYou express yourself with a lot of dis-tinction and you also know how tospeak from the heart. You are in thespotlight, which causes a bit of jea-lousy on the part of certain people.

AQUARIUSBy using more of your creativity,you easily succeed in creating an-other income for yourself. Despitehaving less free time, you have funmore often than before.

PISCESThere is lots of action on the horizonthis week.At work, as at home, thereare a few adjustments to make. Youdo some compromising in order tore-establish a bit of harmony.

THE LUCKIEST SIGNS THIS WEEK:GEMINI, CANCER, AND LEO.

Week of September 7 to 13, 2014

ARIESIf there’s some kind of problem athome, you take the time to correctthe situation permanently. You alsotake this opportunity to brighten upyour decor.

TAURUSTry to have your car checked, as youmay be in for some type of break-down. Your telephone and computermay suffer the same fate, and don’tforget to recharge your batteries.

GEMINIAn active social life incurs a lot ofexpenses, so you should try to builda more precise budget for yourself.Even at work, money matters takeup a lot of room.

CANCERYou could be given some new, de-manding responsibilities. In the faceof fatigue and stress, you need somepatience and lots of perseveranceto help you meet your obligations.

LEOYou might suffer from a few nightsof insomnia. Your mind is racing,so get some exercise to spend anyexcess energy and restore a pro-per balance.

VIRGOThere’s a good chance that youmight decide to drop some peoplefrom your circle of friends. Some ofthem tend to suck a lot of energyfrom you.

LIBRAIf you have young children, you haveto restore a bit of discipline and en-force a few basic rules. There aresome people close to you that youhave to treat with kid gloves.

SCORPIOYou begin to look at vacation pos-sibilities for next winter. At work,you will have to deal with somepeople in a language you can’tspeak very well.

SAGITTARIUSIf you have recently started to eathealthier and get more regularexercise, you finally see some en-couraging results; this achievementencourages you to stick with it.

CAPRICORNOne of your friends may very wellinspire you to undertake an adven-ture. The need for some adrenalinleads you to break out of your rou-tine. This activity makes you feelmuch more alive.

AQUARIUSYou won’t have any choice but tomake use of your leadership qua-lities. You have to speak up andexpress your opinions with moreauthority. Slowly but surely, you’llrise through the ranks.

PISCESYou soon give in to the temptationof going shopping and treating your-self to a bit of luxury. Sometimes it’snecessary to renew your wardrobewhen taking on new responsibili-ties at work.


ARIESYour weight could fluctuate be-cause of some kind of overload atwork. You need to rest after experi-encing lots of business success.

TAURUSYou’re sure to be congratulated af-ter a brilliant achievement. You re-ceive some type of reward or ap-pointment and the audience willapplaud you in one way or another.

GEMINIYou feel in need of the comfort ofyour own home more often thanusual this week. You also take thisopportunity to change the furni-ture around.

CANCERYou are very articulate this week.You lighten the mood everywhereyou go. Your mood allows you tocome to some nice arrangementsand create a feeling of harmony.

LEOYou could be faced with a fairly largeexpense that you’ll have to budgetfor. But you realize that you have themeans to fulfill your ambitions.

VIRGOThere is lots of action in view. Afew friends want to invite you tojoin them in doing some interestingsocial and sports activities through-out the winter months.

LIBRAThere is some confusion in the air,especially at work. A nice familygetaway gives you a chance to re-charge your batteries even though itis rather complicated to organize.

SCORPIODue to chronic fatigue, you helpyourself by slowly transformingyour lifestyle. You could also feelthe need to embark on some prac-tices of a more spiritual nature.

SAGITTARIUSYou’re in an excellent position toreceive a promotion at work. Youhave a fair bit of success on a fi-nancial level. Even your investmentsshow some good returns.

CAPRICORNThe idea of taking a trip crosses yourmind. You also have an insatiablethirst for knowledge. A major projectgets organized alone or with family.

AQUARIUSYou receive some great news aboutfunding that will help you realize oneof your dreams. Don’t take your stu-dies lightly if you want to succeed.

PISCESSome people are counting on you.They’re waiting for a decision thatyou’re having difficulty making. Tryto have as much information aspossible at hand.


THE LUCKIEST SIGNS THIS WEEK:PISCES, ARIES, AND TAURUS.

THE LUCKIEST SIGNS THIS WEEK:CAPRICORN, AQUARIUS,

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For self-proclaimed “semi-retired” Army Col. Greg Stone, reading poetry is similar to a reli-gious experience.

Stone said he doesn’t know how exactly poetry does it, but he knows it has an effect on him. Because Stone is a practicing Roman Catholic, he says he’s used to reading poetry in the form of hymns and psalms.

Stone says there is a connection between war and poetry, which he shares with local poet Linda Beeman, who has worked with Stone’s father.

Stone and Beeman gave a joint presentation at the Oak Harbor Library last week on understand-ing the effects war has on veterans and their loved ones.

Beeman, whose poems in her book “Collateral Damage” are inspired by having a loved one in Afghanistan, got the idea to invite

Stone to her reading because he is the president of the Whidbey Veterans Resource Center.

“His is the larger story,” she said.

Stone spent 34 years in uniform, including in Bosnia during the negotiation of the Dayton Accords.

“As you step from the wear of a uniform back into this society … it’s not easy,” Stone said.

He says the mission of the resource center is to help veter-ans, their families and communi-ties to understand the challenges of returning to civilian life.

The resource center, located in Bayview, has held four annual Stand Downs, a day organized by the volunteers at the center as a way to provide support and infor-mation in the form of clothing, housing, education, food and more.

During the last Stand Down, Stone estimates the center served 250 hamburgers and helped 40 vet-erans fill out paperwork for hous-ing, education or work.

When it comes to his own expe-rience being a veteran, Stone said he was blessed to not have expe-rienced post-traumatic stress and says he worries more now because his children are in the military.

Stone has four children, all of whom have served in the military. It’s far easier to do it than watch, he said.

Beeman said she has a different perspective on war because she was not in the military, but she had a loved one serve in the Middle East.

During the presentation on Thursday, Beeman said she would sleep with her iPhone and keep it next to her in her bath, hoping for a call. She would have the radio on 24/7, listening for news from abroad.

Many of Beeman’s poems in “Collateral Damage” are influ-enced by articles from newspapers she read in 2012-2013, which are listed in the back of the book.

On her blog, Beeman asks if

what the U.S. has accomplished is enough, if it’s worth it. “Were the countless heartbreaks of loss and estrangement worth that effort?”

On Thursday she said she has somewhat answered it.

“I think I’ve answered it to some extent in my mind,” Beeman said.

And she said her poetry is a way of understanding and letting out her emotions.

“For me, it’s catharsis,” she said. It’s a way of cleansing and under-

standing emotions, Beeman said. “In this case, it was quite a lot of

pain,” she said. Beeman’s poetry reflects that

pain and the struggle to under-stand what people who have been in combat go through.

Before Beeman started writing poetry, she wrote and thought more linearly. And Stone says the same of when he was on active duty.

“It (poetry) lets you think more recklessly,” Beeman said.

While Beeman said she thinks of her poetry as dark, Stone doesn’t.

“I don’t view it as dark,” Stone said. “I view it as real.”

But Beeman said that war and poetry aren’t so different, espe-cially when you remember that ancient Greek epic poems were about war.

Perspectives on the impact of war shared during presentation

Photo by Kelly Pantoleon / Whidbey News-Times

Retired Army Col. Greg Stone speaks about the aftermath of serving in battle.

Whidbey News-Times, August 30, 2014

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