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It’s a healthy problem for a grocery store when shopping carts are scarce at the entrance.

Especially when it’s 9:44 a.m. and the store is not even an hour old.

“Dude, there’s like, no carts,” said a sur-prised customer.

Haggen’s first day in Oak Harbor opened with a bustle of activity Friday as the store and parking lot filled quickly with inquisitive customers, leaving cart attendants running.

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By JESSIE STENSLANDStaff reporter

Stirred up by revelations about sky-rocketing cost estimates for the sew-age treatment plant, the Oak Harbor City Council is demanding better communication from the city admin-istration and staff about the project.

During Tuesday’s meeting, mem-bers of the Oak Harbor City Council said they were disturbed not only by the new cost estimate, but by learning about it from Saturday’s edition of the Whidbey News-Times.


Even as a young boy growing up in the small Central Whidbey community of San de Fuca, Earle Darst is seen with flowers in his hand and his mother, Madeline Fisher Darst, at his side. He maintains that grip and passion for growing flowers as he approaches 96 years old. See article on A10.

The Earle of San de Fuca


An Oak Harbor man investigated for possibly taking a shot at an officer last year was sent to prison for illegal-ly possessing a gun, according to the Island County Prosecutor’s Office.

Nicholas Wiggins, 28, pleaded guilty to unlawful possession of a firearm in the second degree. Under state law, an individual isn’t allowed to possess a firearm if he or she has previously been convicted of a “seri-ous offense.”

Chief Criminal Deputy Eric Ohme said a test of the pistol didn’t find any

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By JUSTIN BURNETTSouth Whidbey Record

After three years of complaints, tech giant Apple, Inc. acknowledged two major Whidbey Island errors on its mobile map program this week and promised to have at least one of the problems fixed within two months.

Island County Commissioner Helen Price Johnson broke the news late Thursday afternoon with a call to The South Whidbey Record, saying she’d been contacted by a company repre-sentative and assured the Langley issue was being addressed.

“He said it would be fixed before May 1,” Price Johnson said.

The Whidbey error is also being tackled, but it wasn’t immediately clear whether it would be fixed within the same timeframe.

Apple Maps, a navigational program that comes built-in to mobile devices and laptop computers, currently says Langley and Whidbey Island are both located on Hat Island, a small, privately owned isle located in Possession Sound between Everett and South Whidbey. Directions to either destination instruct drivers to take a small passenger-only ferry from an Everett marina to the tiny 1.5-mile-long by half-mile-wide island, also known as Gedney.

Apple’s media department has not responded to repeated requests for comment.

Exactly how long the errors have existed remains unconfirmed, but it appears their origins may stretch back to 2012 when Apple stopped using Google Maps for its mobile device program. Several Whidbey residents and one Bainbridge man said they’ve reported the issues to the company dozens of times but with no results.

Langley City Councilman Thomas Gill is one of those who’s been com-plaining about the problems, which he says have been present for three years. He’s reported many issues, and some concerning business locations have been fixed, but he’s never had any luck with the Langley error.

“Trying to get Langley and some parks moved has been like pulling teeth,” Gill said.

The Record published two stories on the issue in February, one concerning the Langley error, which was picked up by at least one Seattle TV news station, and another about the Whidbey error. But it appears it was a letter from the com-missioners that finally did the trick.

The board agreed Wednesday to authorize Price Johnson to contact Apple and ask that the inaccuracies be addressed. The rep said the com-missioner’s request had been received and that technicians were working to correct the errors.

Many other letters sent from mem-bers of the public and other govern-ment organizations following The Record’s coverage were likely a major contributor as well, she said.

Whatever the case, the important thing is the problem has finally been acknowledged and is in the process of being addressed, she said.

She noted that the Apple representa-tive pointed out that searches for specif-ic addresses and businesses work fine, that only broad searches for “Langley” and “Whidbey” were inaccurate.

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The following items were selected from reports made to the Oak Harbor Police Department:

SUNDAY, FEB. 22At 2:25 a.m., a resident

reported seeing a man in “Army pants” run across the highway while holding a gun and pointing a flashlight.

At 12:45 p.m., a North-east Ninth Avenue resident reported that a jet ski was stolen from a Northeast Ninth Avenue location.

At 1:30 p.m., a caller reported that a man was lying in a parking lot with his bike on Midway Bou-levard.

TUESDAY, FEB. 24At 11:18 p.m., a North

Oak Harbor Street resi-dent reported that her boyfriend stabbed the pantry door with a knife sharpener and said he wanted to kill everyone.

At 11:49 p.m., there was a report of a woman scream-ing inside a green car on Northeast Fourth Avenue.

WEDNESDAY, FEB. 25At 9:45 a.m., a caller

reported a “possible sexual encounter” between two people on Northeast Izett Street.

FRIDAY, FEB. 27At 3:02 p.m., a North-

east Barron Drive resident reported a fight on Barron Drive. One person was taking on about 20 people in the parking lot.

At 6:09 p.m., a caller said a man was peering into windows on South-west Sixth Avenue.

SUNDAY, MARCH 1At 12:08 p.m., a caller

reported that three people were digging through a “Goodwill” donation box and throwing things into their truck at a location on State Highway 20.

At 4:59 p.m., a driver reported seeing “a kid” possibly breaking into a house on Rosario Place by pushing a window fan in. Her husband chased him over a fence.

At 8:52 p.m., a caller re-ported that two men were fighting and a woman was trying to break it up on Northeast Goldie Street.

MONDAY, MARCH 2At 4:24 a.m., a caller

reported that two men at a Highway 20 business were possibly high on meth. They were twitching and acting creepy, the caller said.

ISLAND SCANNER

Veterans Resource Center to expandA successful fundraiser late last year will allow the Whid-

bey Veterans Resource Center to expand and offer more programs.

As the result of a showing of the documentary entitled “Soldiers’ Sanctuary” in November and a generous matching offer from South Whidbey businessman Lucas Jushinski, the center raised more than $21,000 by the end of the year.

Jushinski, a veteran himself and owner of Island Alterna-tive Medicine in Freeland, offered to match up to $10,000 in donations.

“We are gaining momentum,” said Greg Stone, president of the center’s board of directors.

The influx in cash marks a change in the center’s direction and organizers plan to use the money to introduce more manpower and additional service capabilities.

The center will use this “seed money” to train existing volunteers and board members to run like a “real nonprof-it,” Stone said, and leverage that manpower into additional grants and funding sources.

WVRC services include assisting with VA claims by a trained veteran service officer on site, providing info and referrals and allowing disabled veterans to use the Oak Har-bor pool free of charge.

The center is open 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursdays at the Bayview American Legion, 14096 Highway 525 inn Langley. Contact: [email protected] or 360-331-8081.

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A large slide of earth and trees crashed into a Clinton beachfront cabin, knocking it off its foundation and forc-ing Island County to restrict entry and occupancy.

In late February, a rush of mud, clay, water, trees and brush slid from a 200-foothigh bluff and down toward Puget Sound, wrecking one Campers Row Walk structure and filling another with sediment. Both are owned by the same family.

There were no injuries or fatalities from the slide.

The two buildings have since been red-tagged by county regulators, mean-ing they may not be entered for safety reasons. They belonged to the Wood family, siblings who were out of town when the mudslide occurred. Mud accumulated high enough to reach the bluffside eaves of the first story of the northern-most cabin.

“I haven’t dared go up there,” said owner Frances Wood, who writes The Record’s Whidbey Birding column.

“There’s been such a long history of family times there it’s frankly hard to imagine that that’s gone,” she added.

Island County restricted occupancy after a geotechnical expert reviewed the site Feb. 26. On Feb. 27, Island County posted the red tags on the exterior of the buildings, which are surrounded by an increasingly thick flow of sticky sedi-ment. One neighbor, Peter Van Giesen, has regularly monitored the growth and measured it at six inches per day. Where there was once a yard there is now a shiny gray morass, slowly creep-ing toward the water. In spots, a trickle of sediment-rich water runs into the sea, streaking the beach with off-gray.

“This whole area is subject to slides,” said Bill Oakes, Island County Public Works director. “This is a steep, unsta-ble bluff. When we get high ground-water, it tends to destabilize this. It’s all mapped as geohazard.”

This past December, a sudden slide after a particularly wet wind storm obliterated a cabin next door to the Woods and damaged the their building as well. The destroyed cabin’s wreck-age remains covered with mud and

scattered over the bulkhead toward the water.

The county issued notices to the beach homes from Hastings Road to 6106 Camper’s Row Walk that the bluff is “demonstrating higher than usual instability.” The cabin just south of the two red-tagged structures was given a yellow tag, limiting entry to daylight hours and only in short periods of time.

“It continues to move and we’ve cau-tioned everybody to stay away from these. … They continue to ooze,” Oakes said.

One of the Wood family’s cabins will need to have a structural evaluation if they wish to live there during the wet months, Oakes said. The building, though seemingly intact, is surrounded by mud and clay, and from outside the floors were covered in at least a foot of sediment.

“The force of nature is relentless,” said Van Giesen, who dealt with a land-slide two decades ago at his walk-in community’s cabin.

“The very nature of the beach and the coast is it’s moving,” he added.

Slide destroys family’s cabin Photo by Ben Watanabe / Whidbey News Group

A landslide in February crashed into a Clinton beachfront cabin, knocking it off its foundation.

By MICHELLE BEAHMStaff reporter

When the Oak Harbor Public Schools District asked voters to approve a levy in 2013, they did so promising to meet certain needs of the district.

Two years later, every one of those needs has been met, school leaders say.

Many of those needs were long-term and will con-tinue to be funded. Those include increased staffing, after-school-activity buses and restoration of positions for assistant coaches and librarians.

But other commitments the district made, such as the $600,000 curriculum replacement and $150,000 supplies and equipment costs, won’t necessarily con-tinue.

During the school board’s Feb. 23 meeting, board members discussed potential budget decisions for the 2015-16 school year.

“At the time that all these things are implemented and all these new staff members have been acquired and all in place, and all of these holes have been filled, is now a good time to revisit each of the buildings and pull all of the administrators together to make sure … that everything is smoothed out as it needs to be?” board member Christine Abbott asked.

Abbott said she wasn’t suggesting “getting rid” of anything, or even necessar-ily changing anything, but that the board should make sure “all of the holes were plugged the first time, the right way.”

“I can’t imagine an admin-istrator saying we have way too many people, please

take some,” Abbott said. “But we might hear louder needs somewhere else.”

An example would be if one school ended up over-staffed because not as many students were there, then another school might not have enough staff for the number of students.

Board Chairman Peter Hunt said that, if one area has a higher need, with “a tremendous amount of data supporting it,” then they might reapportion some of the money to fill that need.

Superintendent Lance Gibbon said that, in some cases, they’ve already looked at moving resources to meet those less-support-ed needs, while keeping the general purpose of the fund in the same category.

“They still fit in the same bucket on (paper) but … it’s been reinvented to meet what the needs are,” Gibbon said. “The buckets are going to remain the same, but how it’s used is going to be dif-ferent.”

Another part of their con-sideration is the McCleary Decision, a court case that determined school districts aren’t being funded appropri-ately under the Washington State Constitution, mean-ing the state will be giv-ing districts more funding. However, some of the funds that the district will receive for the 2015-16 school year may be allocated for only spe-cific purposes, so the board agreed not to “make any guesses or assumptions or spend the money before it comes,” Gibbon said.

“We certainly have sup-port needs in a number of our programs,” Gibbon said, mentioning mental health counseling, teacher compensation and more.

District completes levy commitments


Oak Harbor’s plan to build a mid-block crosswalk on Whidbey Avenue because of persistent jaywalkers took another step forward.

While pedestrian scoff-laws will still risk getting cita-tions, police officers won’t be emphasizing patrols in the area.

During Tuesday’s meet-ing, the Oak Harbor City Council approved the issu-ance of a “request for pro-posal” for a consultant to design the crosswalk on East Whidbey Avenue, between the Saar’s Marketplace park-ing lot and the area of the Roller Barn.

But first, Councilman Rick Almberg grilled Mayor Scott Dudley about whether the police department has increased enforcement in the area.

He pointed out that a traf-fic engineer recommended both “targeted enforcement” and signs in the area to increase safety.

“If they made that recom-mendation,” he asked, “if we paid for that recommenda-tion, why aren’t we following it?”

Almberg added that the crosswalk won’t be built for months — which means it will be unsafe for months — and that the mayor has the authority to direct the police department.

Other council members said they agreed.

Councilman Joel Servatius referred to a January inci-dent in which a woman was hit by a truck while she was walking across the road at the site of the future cross-walk.

“I wonder if that accident would have been prevented with some targeted enforce-ment,” he said.

Dudley said that he did not plan on asking the police to place an emphasis on addressing jaywalkers in the area.

He questioned whether it makes sense to assign “extremely busy” officers to jaywalking duty.

“I don’t think we want to be heavy handed … especial-ly if a fix is coming forward.”

After the meeting, the mayor said he questions whether council members really care about safety since they have delayed the proj-ect.

The proposal to build the mid-block crosswalk has been controversial from nearly the beginning.

He brought the proposal to the Skagit-Island Regional Transportation Planning Organization, and the group ranked it as the No. 1 project for funding. The city received a $224,500 grant from the federal Transportation Alternative Program to build the crossing. The grant requires no local matching funds.

Almberg and other coun-cil members questioned the wisdom of building a cross-walk at the area, especially with two crosswalks at adja-cent intersections and many ingresses and egresses on the road in the one-block area.

The proposal is to build the crosswalk next to the T-intersection with Northeast Barron Drive.

The council required that a consulting traffic engineer look at the area and write an opinion letter about the proposed project.

The engineer advised that there is a “demonstrated need” for a crosswalk at the site.

The letter cost the city $4,000.

After the pointed discus-sion about police enforce-ment Tuesday, the council unanimously agreed to issue the request for qualified

firms to develop the design.The council also approved

the issuance of an RFP for a project without controversy.

The city also received a $224,500 grant from the federal Transportation

Alternative Program to repair the city’s waterfront trail at the Veteran’s Park on Pioneer Way.

The section of the trail collapsed in a landslide in February 2013.


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Police won’t prioritize patrols at jaywalking spot on Whidbey Ave.

Photo by Janis Reid/Whidbey News-Times

Richard Anderson crosses Whidbey Avenue between Saar’s Marketplace and the Roller Barn Thursday. Anderson said he needs to cross the street every day to get to the bus stop and the nearby stores. Though a necessity, he said he’s seen his share of near-miss accidents and he himself “put a handprint” on a vehicle when it got too close.

Island County will host a number of infor-mal public meetings to discuss the Island County Comprehensive Plan Update, to be completed in 2016.

County staff will share their ideas about the future of Island County.

During each meeting, staff members will provide a brief overview of the update pro-cess, answer questions and collect written comments.

Meeting times and locations: n North Whidbey, 4:30-6 p.m. March

26, Oak Harbor Library, 1000 SE Regatta Drive.

n Central Whidbey, 5-6:30 p.m. March 19, Board of Island County Commissioners Hearing Room in Coupeville, 1 NE Sixth St.

n South Whidbey, 4:30-6 p.m. March 17, Freeland Library, 5495 Harbor Ave.

n Camano Island, 4:30-6 p.m. March 30, Camano Center, 141 NE Camano Drive.

n For information, visit www.island-county2036.org

County to hold land planning meetings

By JANIS REIDStaff reporter

Whidbey Environmental Action Network renewed legal action Thursday after Island County commission-ers passed this week on a settlement.

WEAN, which has been embroiled in legal actions protesting some of the coun-ty’s environmental ordinanc-es for years, filed an action this week asking the Growth Management Hearing Board to provide a summary judg-ment on the settlement items by June.

WEAN offered the county the opportunity to settle six of 14 issues with the county’s Fish and Wildlife ordinance. The commissioners said in a prepared statement they opted instead to wait and address the issues during the Comprehensive Plan update in progress now and due next year.

“As we look forward and begin to devote considerable county resources to updat-ing our Comprehensive Plan in 2016, we believe an all-inclusive, complete and open process is the better approach for the resolution of these issues,” said the press release, signed by Planning Director Dave Wechner.

A settlement would “be inappropriate at this time, as it could not be done with the appropriate public participa-tion and community consid-eration that is so important to this board and the citizens of Island County.”

“What we value is that the whole community has

these conversations,” said Commissioner Helen Price Johnson Friday.

“Not just one group.”WEAN spokesman Steve

Erickson said Friday that the commissioners’ decision was a surprise.

“In discussions with staff before, it all looked pretty good,” he said.

Price Johnson, chairwom-an of the board, said there were no guarantees made during any of the conversa-tions the commissioners or staff had with WEAN mem-bers.

“It was always up to the board,” she said.

Erickson said the county waited until the very last min-ute to make a decision on the settlement. The deadline for them to file the latest motion was Friday.

The county now has until March 16 to respond, and a hearing is set for May 21.

WEAN filed the original appeal in November.

The six issues proposed for settlement were largely legal in nature and best decided by a judge and not left to commissioner discre-tion, Erickson said.

The settlement took issue with the county’s definitions for “reasonable use,” “permit-ted alterations” and “clear-ing” and posited that those definitions do not adequately protect critical areas.

WEAN maintained that exempting beaver dams from regulation does not properly protect wetlands in a way that’s in keeping with state law.

“I’m giving them the ben-efit of the doubt, but in part, this really does look like all they were after is delay, delay, delay,” Erickson said.

“We’ve been seeing this for decades.”

These repeated delays may result in the county being unable to meet its 2016 dead-line for the Comprehensive Plan, according to WEAN’s Marianne Edain.

“There’s no way they can

address all these issues by 2016,” Edain said.

Price Johnson said the update will, in fact, be a “big job,” but the board of com-missioners believes it’s more efficient to look at the coun-

ty’s planning ordinances as a whole.

“It’s wise for us to be inte-grated in our process and not in a piecemeal fashion,” Price Johnson said. “We need to use our resources wisely.”


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Oak Harbor High School’s “Back to the ’60s” reunion for all graduating classes 1960-69 is Friday, Aug. 7, and Saturday, Aug. 8, at the Elks Lodge in Oak Harbor. Individual classes will sched-ule their own events for Sunday, Aug. 9.

Each class from the 1960s has representatives on the reunion committee who will send out notices and search

for classmates whose where-abouts are unknown.

Committee chairs are Bruce Biddle, class of 1965, and Judy Anderson Biddle, class of 1966.

To provide your address or other information to your class representative, write to: OHHS, Back to the ’60s Reunion, P.O. Box 272, Oak Harbor, WA 98277.

August reunion is planned for OHHS classes 1960-1969

WRITE TO US: The Whidbey News-Times welcomes letters from its readers. We reserve the right to edit all submissions. Letters should be typewritten and not exceed 350 words. They must be signed and include a daytime phone number. Send items to P.O. Box 1200, Coupeville, WA 98239, or email [email protected]

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City needs to slow down and re-evaluateEditor,

The Whidbey News-Times reported the new sewage/wastewater treatment plant is at the 30 percent design stage and already potentially almost 50 per-cent over budget.

The RV park is scheduled to close for at least the next three years during construction of the plant, which is due to begin at the end of this month.

According to the latest plans for the sewer plant, Bayshore Drive will be re-routed across the ballfields and a large portion of Windjammer Park will be sacrificed to the Bayshore Drive realignment and its extension between City Beach Street and Beeksma Drive.

The Fourth of July event, as well as any other community activities that normally take place in that part of the park, will need to be relocated for the next three years, and possibly forever.

Why is the city breaking ground on the sewer plant when design is only 30 percent complete? How can you break ground on a building when you don’t know the final design? Would anyone in their right mind break ground on

a house with only 1/3 of the design complete?

If we are already 50 percent over budget at the 30 percent design stage, are we projected to be 150 percent over budget by the time we reach 100 per-cent design stage?

Why is the RV park being closed when it is one of the few places to stay downtown, and one of the few reliable sources of tourists for the downtown merchants? Has the city investigated other options outside the park for stor-ing the construction dirt?

Why is Bayshore Drive being realigned and turned into a through road, further diverting traffic from the downtown merchants and taking park land away from Windjammer Park? Is there public demand for a through road across the middle of Windjammer Park?

I have not addressed the aesthetic impact the sewer plant will have on Windjammer Park. I will save that for another day.

Meanwhile, I think the city should slow down and reconsider the location of the sewer plant and the speed at which this project is being advanced.

It’s time to stop and reevaluate before any more of our tax dollars are spent on a partially conceived and incomplete plan.

Hal HoveyOak Harbor

COER

Tell your reps you support NAS WhidbeyEditor,

It appears that Citizens of Ebey’s Reserve is finally showing its true col-ors. Their desire is not to just close the OLF Coupeville and Whidbey Island Naval Air Station. No, their aim is to remove the U.S. Navy from the great Northwest.

I knew they had a goal — I just did not realize how lofty that goal is.

They are now spreading their lies and yellow journalism throughout the area, and to the secretary of the Navy.

Apparently things are not moving fast enough for them.

Now their displeasure is not only noise, but also supposed radiation haz-ards from the Growlers trying to find and identify mobile transmitters in the Olympic Mountains — training that has gone there for decades with no discernible effects.

The noise from a jet engine is loud, and if you feel that it is damaging, wear ear plugs when they are doing their landing practices.

What did you think happens at an

SEE LETTERS, A7

By The Daily HeraldAndrew Jackson has been the face of the $20 bill since

1924.It may always be “all about the Benjamins,” but maybe it

should also be all about the Bartons, the Tubmans or the Roosevelts.

Clara Barton, the Civil War nurse who founded the American Red Cross; Harriet Tubman, who served as a “conductor” on the Underground Railroad and a Union Army nurse during the Civil War; and Eleanor Roosevelt, who redefined the role of the First Lady and drafted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights as the U.S. del-egate to the United Nations, are among 15 women who are offered as candidates to replace President Andrew Jackson on the U.S. $20 bill.

The effort, Women on 20s, seeks to replace Jackson with a woman important to United States history and culture, and it hopes to see the change to the $20 by 2020, when the 19th Amendment, giving women the vote, marks its 100th anniversary.

While women’s suffrage leader Susan B. Anthony and Lewis and Clark expedition guide Sacagawea were hon-ored on the dollar coin, it would be the first time a woman would be so honored on U.S. paper currency.

Jackson was first placed on the $20 note in 1924, bump-ing off President Grover Cleveland. The $20 was last rede-signed by the U.S. Treasury in 2003, so it’s due for a new look and new anti-counterfeiting features that were added to Benjamin Franklin’s $100 bill in 2013.

The campaign makes a couple arguments for removing Jackson, one of which would likely please Old Hickory, himself; Jackson was a critic of the central banking system and favored gold and silver coinage over paper money.

While Jackson was celebrated for his victories in the War of 1812, as president, he also was responsible for ruthlessly enforcing the Indian Removal Act of 1830, also referred to as the Trail of Tears, which forced Indian tribes from their ancestral homelands in the southern U.S. to Indian Territory in what is now Oklahoma.

Few figures in American history are without their flaws, but there were better choices than he for the $20.

Admittedly, the list of 15 women suggested by Women on 20s, which offers an online ballot asking people to choose three candidates for further consideration at www.womenon20s.org, leans to the left. Among the candidates are Margaret Sanger, who founded Planned Parenthood, and “Feminine Mystique” author Betty Friedan.

Including candidates more palatable to the right would have broadened the campaign’s appeal. But there are candidates who can find support among left and right, including abolitionist Sojourner Truth and women’s rights pioneer Elizabeth Cady Stanton.

Women on 20s is hoping to gather 100,000 petition sig-natures to forward to President Barack Obama and the Treasury Department, which would have the final say.

One hundred years after women secured the right to vote, it’s appropriate to honor their contributions to our history and society by honoring one of them with a small paper portrait we carry with us.

n This editorial was originally published in The Daily Herald, a sister newspaper of the Whidbey News-Times.

It’s time to put a woman on $20 bill

airfield? No one forced you to take that killer deal you made on the property you bought. The OLF is essential. The time they took off from using it in no way means it is not needed.

The people of COER, in my opinion, do not care what kind of a financial disaster would befall this area if the Navy were to pull up stakes and leave.

I wonder how the peo-ple of Everett, Bangor, and Bremerton feel about COER’s idea? I wonder what false information they are passing to the residents of those cities?

I’ll say it again — I will fight and dispute the claims they make, I will stand behind the Navy and all they represent, and I hope you will too.

Write our representatives let them know that the major-ity of us are just fine with the Navy and its training.

Do not be fooled. COER will do everything they can to see that the Navy leaves, and that would be a disaster.

Mike Van VoorstOak Harbor

COER wants a NW ‘Martha’s Vineyard’Editor,

After exhaustive research of my own, I have found the true meaning of COER, and that is “Crazy Old Elite Rich.”

This appears to be a group of mostly wealthy people who left the East Coast because they couldn’t tolerate the weather and couldn’t bully anyone into changing it.

In their quest for the prom-

ised land, they settled on our little slice of heaven here on Whidbey and decided that their goal in life is to band together and drive out the Navy so they can have their very own Martha’s Vineyard in the Pacific Northwest after the economy collapses and everyone else is forced to look for another place to live where they can still make a living for their families.

The problem, as I see it, is they don’t provide any proof to go with all of their claims about health issues, etc., related to the Growlers, but they are reaching out to other areas for support of their cause.

As with anything else, they will acquire that certain per-centage of people that just need a cause to survive their daily existence. But, if you questioned them about their feelings, the response would most likely be, “well COER said so, so it must be right.”

In defense of the Navy, they have been here for a long time, and I personally hope they are here for a lot longer because COER, like our current government, doesn’t seem to think we need any military at all.

If the Navy ever does fold up its tent and leave, COER’s members better enjoy what’s left of their free and fancy life-style before the next landlord comes across the water and moves into what used to be the home of our proud Navy.

Go Navy, we love you and your jets. I live right under Outlying Field Coupeville and love every minute of it.

Dick JohnsonCoupeville


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What do you think about the idea of getting rid of daylight saving time in Washington state?

“It should be daylight saving time year-round. Just don’t switch it.”

Steve SulakOak Harbor

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Oak Harbor

“We don’t want the time to change. We want the time to stay the same all year round.”

Kathleen SulakOak Harbor

“I’m all for that. We can get rid of it.”

Brittanica KnudsenCoupeville

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Cindy CasillasCoupeville

LOOKING BACK: 125 YEARSPaper promises to never go with four pages again

Here’s what was happening in the news on this week:

100 years ago: n The News this week was a little bit

“off-color.” By reason of circumstances over which they had no control, they were unable to print their usual six pages, and this issue was short two pages. They assured readers it would not happen again soon unless they went completely broke or the paper supply house refused credit.

n There was a pioneer reunion at the residence of C.T. Terry, of Coupeville, the occasion being the 80th anniversary of his birth, and it was immensely enjoyed by all present. It was in the shape of a surprise party. The united ages of the 14 pioneers present amounted to 886 years.

n The little boy of J. Faber was seri-ously injured. Mr. Faber was cutting kale with a hoe, and the boy, who was playing nearby, ran too close and was struck on the arm with the hoe, breaking it above the elbow. Dr. Persons was called to set the fracture.

75 years ago:n Mrs. Rientjes was cleaning eggs

in the basement when she accidentally pushed off her diamond ring — a good one that Bert had really splurged on at a time in his courtship when nothing was too good for the little woman — and it dropped into about six inches of hay. She

searched vainly for several hours. Bert carried on the search to no avail. Then an idea dawned on him. He’d burn the hay and look for the ring in the ashes. The diamond caught the light of Bert’s flashlight and the ring was discovered — unharmed except for removal of some of the soldering.

n Mr. and Mrs. Aldon Johnson of this place were the proud parents of, not only a boy, but a healthy, husky little fellow born, of all days, the 29th of February. He was the second such child born on Whidby Island.

50 years ago:n Island County commissioners sent

a letter to William J. Lindberg, one of three federal judges reviewing facets of redistricting approved by members of the Washington State Legislature. In the let-ter was a request for a split district, which would guarantee legislative recognition for that portion of the new District 10, which included Whidbey and Camano islands.

n Senators Henry M. Jackson and Warren G. Magnuson said that Oak Harbor School District No. 201 had been certified by the U.S. Office of Education for immediate payment of $316,416 under terms of Public Law 874, which provided assistance to federally affected areas.

n Elements of Patrol Squadron 47 arrived at the Whidbey Island Naval Air Station. VP-47, a unit of Fleet Air

Wing Four, was an integral part of the U.S. Seventh Fleet and operated in the South China Sea, Vietnam, Hong Kong, Okinawa and the Philippines.

25 years ago:n An Anacortes girl slipped off a trail

and tumbled down a slope into the frigid water at Deception Pass. She suffered cuts and bruises but was doing fine. Max Will pulled his daughter, 5-year-old Chernee, from the water with the help of an Oak Harbor High School teenager who saw her fall.

n Jack Truex and his wife, Mary Truex, watched firefighters scurry around the smoldering remains of their home. The fire was believed to have been caused by a microwave. Mary was in the living room when she heard a small explosion in the kitchen. When she went to investigate, she discovered the kitchen was engulfed in flames. No one was injured, and the fire took the Oak Harbor Fire Department about 15 minutes to contain. An electrical cord from a microwave sparked the fire, which quickly spread to the plywood ceil-ing. About 30 percent of the home was destroyed in the blaze.

n Looking Back is compiled from the Whidbey News-Times’ archives as the newspaper celebrates 125 years in business and the City of Oak Harbor its 100th anniversary of incorporation.

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Gladys H. Barber

1920–2015Gladys Barber, longtime

island resident, died sudden-ly Jan. 12 from a ruptured aneurysm.

Left virtually alone in the world in her teens after her parents and grandparents had passed away, Gladys learned survival skills that helped her overcome chal-lenges throughout her life. She worked briefly as a food server at a lunch counter in a Yakima drugstore, attended college on scholarship for a short time, then married in her early 20s. She raised two children as a single mother in the 1950s after the marriage ended, supporting the family with a job as a bookkeeper at a Seattle appliance store, then landing a secretarial job at the Seattle Times, where she

eventually rose to the posi-tion of executive secretary to the president. In 1961, she re-married, acquiring not only a husband, Donald (“Spark”) Barber, but also three step-children. After remarrying, Gladys worked for title com-panies, in mortgage lending and escrow, and for general contractors, but she turned to real estate shortly after moving to the island in the mid-1970s, quickly becom-ing one of the top sellers at Center Isle Realty. She kept her broker’s license until she turned 85, and she was still receiving referrals from her clients over the years, many of who had become strong personal friends.

Gladys believed in taking an active part in her com-munity. In 1975, having only lived on the island for a short time, she was elected an Island County freeholder. She was also active in the League of Women Voters and loved to discuss the issues of the day, stating her opin-ions thoughtfully and with a willingness to consider the thoughtfully stated views of others. Among her many other interests, she loved to garden and was an excellent seamstress, a talent that had been helpful to her as a single mother trying to make ends meet. Gladys inherited a love of music from music teach-ers and composers on her mother’s side, and she lent her lovely voice to church choirs and Sweet Adelines. Few things gave her more joy than listening to the Morman Tabernacle Choir on Sunday morning. On Christmas Eve, her family always urged Gladys to sing the “Five Golden Rings” part in “The Twelve Days of Christmas,” knowing her beautiful and accurate voice would bring everyone else back into key.

Gladys was devoted to Spark during their more than 40 years of marriage, willing-ly going with him on many a fishing, camping or hunting trip, even though she was afraid of the water and, as a city girl, had never shot a gun in her life. When Spark’s health failed, she cared for him at home for several years until he passed away, even though she was herself in her 80s. She always treated Spark’s children as her own, and their children and grand-children were a source of joy to her. As a testament to the success of her parenting, each one of her five children and stepchildren has been married to the same person for more than 40 years.

Understanding and attempting to live the Scriptures was central to

Isabelle Patricia Koontz

Pat was born in Moosomin, Saskatchewan, Canada, June 9, 1934, to Stanley and Mabel Kirbyson. She was raised on a farm. In the fall of 1952, Pat moved to Regina, Saskatchewan, to take her nurse’s training.

She eventually moved to Burlington, Wash., where she met her husband. She was married July 13, 1957, in a double-wedding with her sister. A year later, her only child, Patty, was born. The family eventually moved to Oak Harbor, Wash., on Whidbey Island, where Pat was the director of nursing services for Whidbey Island Manor for more than 30 years.

After her divorce, Pat moved to Mt. Vernon, Wash., where she continued nursing until age 70. Upon her retire-ment, she moved to Everett, Wash., to live with her daughter. Pat was an active member of the Order of the Eastern Star. This organiza-tion brought her many life-long friendships. She is sur-

Koontz

Stephen R. Sullivan

Stephen R. Sullivan (aka PaPa, Bones) 1957–2015

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Denise Sayoko White

Denise Sayoko White, age 46, of Oak Harbor, passed away peacefully following a two-year battle with cancer, at her home Monday, March 2, 2015. She was surrounded by her loving husband, son and mother.

Denise was born in Long Beach, Calif., Sept. 26, 1968. She was raised in Long Beach and graduated from Lakewood High School. She moved to Oak Harbor in 1996. She had been a real estate agent for Churchill

and Associates, John L. Scott and Windermere agen-cies. She also was a prop-erty manager for Go Realty, where she continued to work throughout her illness. She was active in Soroptimists and the Greater Oak Harbor Chamber of Commerce. She was selfless, charitable and very giving. Denise was a Big Sister and supportive of the Boys & Girls Club, as well as Relay for Life and any cancer charity. She loved the sunshine and the great out-doors and was a devoted wife, mother and daughter. Denise touched the hearts of all who knew her.

Denise is survived by her husband, Kenneth H. White, at home in Oak Harbor; her son, Brandon Daigle of Vineland, N.J.; her mother, Karen Akahoshi, of Oak Harbor; and her sister, Christine McGee, and hus-band, James, of Kent. She considered her son, Brandon, her proudest achievement. He is a graduate of Rowan University with a Bachelor of Science degree in biological science, with a minor in chem-istry and was just accepted at PCOM (Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine).

A memorial service will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, March 14, at Family Bible Church, with Pastor Ronald Lawler officiating. Memorial donations are suggested to the Cancer Research Institute, National Headquarters, One Exchange Plaza, 55 Broadway, Ste. 1802, New York, NY 10006. Family and friends are encouraged to share memories and condo-lences at www.whidbeymemo rial.com

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OBITUARIESGladys’ life. She took great comfort from her faith and the fellowship she drew from the church. Yes, she was a smart, strong, hardworking, persevering, independent woman who overcame many obstacles because of her refusal to surrender to adver-sity, but she always thanked God for her successes.

Gladys was preceded in death by her husband, Donald Barber; her sister, Jesse (“Jackie”) Potter; her brother, Carl L. Herring; and her first husband, Wilbur (“Bill”) Cavanaugh. She is survived by her stepsister, Allene Kelsey, Albany, Ore.; her children and stepchil-dren, Kenneth (Wendy) Cavanaugh, Fairfield, Iowa; Scott (Barbara) Barber, Gladstone, Ore.; Monte (Dan) Tofflemire, Ellensburg; Michael (Susan) Cavanaugh, Anacortes; Bruce (Raine) Barber, Hamilton, Mont.; and Robert (Sharon) Barber, Ontario, Ore.; as well as a number of nieces, nephews, grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

A memorial service to cel-ebrate the life of Gladys will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, March 14, at Whidbey Presbyterian Church in Oak Harbor, the day after what would have been her 95th birthday. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests remem-brances to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, 123 NW 36th St. #100, Seattle, WA 98107.

vived by her daughter, Patty; grandchildren, Natalie and Collin; great-grandchildren, Raquel and Jaden; and sis-ters Betty Smart and Eleanor Hutton. Memorial service is at 2 p.m. Saturday, March 7, at First Covenant Church, 4502 Rucker Ave., Everett, WA.

passed away and joined our God in heaven Feb. 2015. He left behind his wife of 27 years, Melinda Sullivan; his daughter, Mikel; grandchildren, Raymond and Quinton; and his son, Blaine. He also leaves behind his broth-ers and sisters, Melody Sullivan, Paul Sullivan Jr., Donna Sullivan, Mike Sullivan, Elizabeth Sullivan, Wendy Johnstone, Kevin Johnstone, David Sullivan, Christopher Sullivan and Christine Sullivan. Stephen also leaves behind several loving nieces and nephews, as well as his beloved pets, Lucy and Shenka Sullivan. He was preceded to heaven by his father, Paul Hugh Sullivan (2001), and moth-er, Jean Sullivan (2007).

Stephen graduated from Oak Harbor High School in Oak Harbor, Wash., in 1976 and went on to join the United States Army in December of 1976. He married Melinda in 1987, and they traveled to many places. Eventually, Stephen retired from his 22-year military career in Colorado Springs, Colo. He was awarded several military accommodations for his service in the mili-tary. Among those were seven Army Achievement Medals, seven Good Conduct Medals, Expert Field Medical Badge and one Higher Ranking Medal. Once retired from the Army, Stephen earned his Master of Arts degree in manage-ment. Preceding his death, he worked in Boise, Idaho, teaching radiology and putting his management degree to work at a local hospital. Stephen also com-pleted his ministry studies in April of 2010, which he was proud to be able to use to perform ceremonies and spread the word of God.

Stephen had several hob-bies and activities that he enjoyed through his life. Among his accomplish-ments are the comple-tion of several marathons, including 10 Pikes Peak Marathons, co-authoring a book on quality assur-ance in radiology and being presented with the “Who’s Who” award of radiology. He also enjoyed being a member of the Masonic Lodge in Colorado Springs, where he participated in many community projects.

Stephen’s unique per-sonality and funny sense of humor was enjoyed by many and will greatly be missed.

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The council members aimed their criticism at Mayor Scott Dudley, noting that he knew about the cost estimate for two weeks and didn’t alert the council.

“Is this how we advo-cate open government?” Councilman Danny Paggao asked rhetorically. “Is this how we advocate govern-ment transparency?”

Councilman Joel Servatius agreed.

“Mayor, we have asked time and time and time again for communication, and Mr. Paggao didn’t use the word, but I will use it: the disappointment is extreme when we get information from the News-Times — and it’s important information.”

Councilman Rick Almberg said the mayor’s comments to the newspaper about the staff were unfair, and they have a handle on the project.

“We all know it’s the political season,” he said, referring to the fact that the mayor is seeking reelection this year.

In the article, Dudley revealed that the city’s two contractors now estimate the cost of building the new sewage treatment plant — a project required by the state — at $116 million. That’s about $40 million above a previous estimate.

Dudley said he is con-cerned that his staff mem-bers didn’t know why the price increased so drastical-ly and he blamed them for

not alerting the council, say-ing they decided to remove the issue from a workshop agenda.

The mayor has the ulti-mate authority over the staff and agendas.

Dudley was unapologetic Tuesday about going public with the information before alerting the council.

“I think the City Council, the citizens need to be well aware of what is being said, what we’re being told,” he said.

Councilman Bob Severns made a motion — which passed unani-mously — to require the city administrator to pro-vide detailed progress reports about the treat-ment-plant project, both in writing and verbally, at

each council meeting.“It can’t be more impor-

tant that we get this kind of reporting and be, as a body, up to speed on this,” he said, adding that the city staff did that kind of progress report-ing during the Pioneer Way project.

Almberg and Paggao will also participate in regular meetings between the staff and the city’s contractors about the project.

City Administrator Larry Cort said city staff mem-bers are working hard on the massive project.

Cort said they are hold-ing a special workshop for the council and public at 2 p.m. Tuesday, April 7.

Cort said the ground-breaking is just a few months away.


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of Wiggins’ DNA, so he agreed to let Wiggins plead guilty to second-degree unlawful pos-session instead of first degree.

Under terms of the plea bargain, Ohme rec-ommended that Wiggins receive a sentence of 51 months in prison.

During a hearing Monday, the judge agreed.

According to the police report, the incident last November began with a road-rage fight. A

police officer followed one of the cars involved to East Whidbey Avenue, where Wiggins got out and went into the backyard of a home.

The police officer had his gun drawn and was ducking behind his car when he heard “a single, small-caliber gun shot,” the police report states.

After Wiggins was arrested, investigators found an Uzi hidden under vegetation, but no bullet hole or shell casing was located.

Wiggins was being sought on a warrant for DUI and hit-and-run at the time of his arrest. His criminal history includes convictions for robbery, theft, burglary, forgery and identify theft, according to court documents.

The opening came after a whirlwhind, two-and-a-half day store conversion that turned familiar Safeway signage to a fresh Haggen banner.

“We thought we’d come early and try to beat some of the crowd,” said Jim Stroh of Coupeville.

“I don’t know if we did that.”

Oak Harbor’s Safeway was among 146 Safeway and Albertsons stores from five states acquired by Haggen as part of the divestment process required by the Federal Trade Commission after the merger of the two gro-cery store chains.

Haggen didn’t acquire the Oak Harbor Albertsons, which will be converted to the Safeway banner next month.

Although there was fresh paint and new signage, new products and a new cashier

system to work through — and even new hats worn in the bakery — one thing that didn’t change were the familiar faces.

Haggen retained Safe-way’s employees and man-agers. They were on hand to greet customers Friday morning wearing smiles and the Bellingham-based chain’s signature green colors.

Employees cheered as the first wave of customers entered the revamped store at 9 a.m.

“I think as long as they keep the same people, I am happy with whatever they do,” said Oak Harbor’s Jane Fikse, a longtime Safeway shopper who came to the Haggen opening.

“Their staff is the best in town.

“The employees are what makes this business, and I saw them all smiling.”

Steve Bader, Haggen’s

regional vice president of the Pacific Northwest Division, looked relieved Friday to see the new Haggen store up and run-ning.

The Oak Harbor store is one of 26 conversions slated in Washington state alone.

Local farmers and other food producers, as well as nonprofits, other organiza-tions and community mem-bers, will get a chance to meet with corporate execu-tives and learn more about potential partnerships at a community meeting 5-6 p.m. Thursday, March 19, at the Oak Harbor Yacht Club.

“We depend on each store to do identify the things local in their com-munities,” he said.

“I am excited to have a store in this community. I think this store will do very well.”

Joseph Boyles, a security guard who greeted custom-ers at the entrance Tuesday through Thursday, guessed he had to tell about 30 peo-ple an hour that the Haggen

store wasn’t open for busi-ness yet.

But that all changed Friday morning.

“It’s kind of like the first day of kindergarten,” store Manager Sherrie Sadighi told a group of employees before Haggen opened its doors.

Meanwhile, Safeway isn’t wasting any time returning its name to the community.

The Alber tsons-to-Safeway conversion is underway at the Erie Street store with an extensive remodel taking place and the banner change now expected to occur by early April instead of the sum-mer, said company spokes-person Sara Osborne.

The gas station, formerly operated by Safeway, is now separately run as a 76 sta-tion and no longer honors a Safeway rewards card.

The Albertsons remodel will take about two months.

Safeway, a fixture in the Oak Harbor community since 1967, will hold an official grand re-opening in mid-May, Osborne said.

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A worker installs a new Haggen sign at the store on State Highway 20 Wednesday. The conversion from Safeway to Haggen ended Friday morning when Haggen opened its doors.

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By RON NEWBERRYStaff reporter

T he cottage still stands where Earle Darst was born in 1919.

It’s across the street and down the road from a weathered, century-old building with crum-bling wood siding that once housed the general store and post office where his parents met.

Like much of Coupeville, sentimental places are pre-served in San de Fuca, espe-cially those near and dear to Darst, who still calls the waterfront community home.

“I’m only a quarter-mile from where I was born,” said Darst, who turns 96 in April.

“People say, ‘You didn’t get very far, did you?’

“I tell them, I was gone 32 years and came back on pur-pose. This is the best place in the world to live. There’s no other place like it.”

DARST CAN look south through any window of his beachfront home and enjoy a view of Penn Cove and the beaches where Whidbey

Island’s earliest inhabitants lived for centuries.

More intimately, it’s a van-tage point shared for genera-tions through a family tree that includes sea captains and farmers. One of the most well known of the sea captains, Edward Barrington, not only was one of Oak Harbor’s prominent early pioneers but was also Darst’s great grand-father.

Still, the fields — and not the sea — are what are call-ing Earle Darst these days.

He spent a lifetime raising bulbs and flowers on farm-land on Whidbey Island and in the Skagit Valley.

And that’s what makes sit-ting in his kitchen, sipping coffee and staring at the bright sunshine outside so frustrating in recent weeks.

FOR THE first time in 80 years of farming, Darst’s mobility is compromised, preventing him from climb-ing onto his tractor or driv-ing his van to make flower deliveries.

All this started in October, when he broke his hip dur-ing a fall. Weeks later, he was

determined to get moving, fell again and broke the other hip.

He’s trying to not let this break his resolve.

“In my mind, I’m getting my legs working again,” said Darst, who has relied on a walker to get around since the second broken hip.

It’s a familiar itch that comes as spring approach-es, passed down by father Glenn Darst, who became wealthy bulb farming fields of irises in Coupeville and Mount Vernon. Bulb farming soon became a joint venture of father and sons Earle and Gerald Darst with the Darst Bulb Farms operation reach-ing its peak in the late 1960s, covering 137 acres and pro-ducing millions of iris bulbs, with many shipped to the Netherlands.

WHILE HIS brother became known for potatoes, Earle stayed true to bulbs and flowers, ultimately shift-ing to a cut flower operation that continues on a much smaller scale to this day on West Beach Road with the focus on daffodils and irises and occasional sunflowers.

Until he got hurt, he was still behind the wheel of a vehicle, making store-to-store, off-island deliveries with a helper, traveling the Interstate-5 corridor from Seattle to Bellingham.

“I have the attitude that I can get well and be out there and do more farming and have the pickers pick flow-ers,” he said.

Darst has always had a “can-do” attitude, according to his niece, Peggy Darst Townsdin.

She credits his longevity to his strong will, not smoking, dining on wild salmon each Friday and an active lifestyle

that has included seemingly endless nights of dancing.

AS RECENTLY as last fall, Darst would stop by the Tyee restaurant in Coupeville to sing karaoke.

“I could dance all night,” said Darst, a former rower at the University of Washington and later Oregon State University, where he earned a degree in entomology. “I would dance as long as the orchestra would play.”

He would like to dance over to the fields at the site of the old family farm off West Beach Road, where daffodils are coming into bloom.

He’s trying to stay patient and is hoping to get over there to supervise and also to check on orders.

“I don’t feel like I’m 95,” Darst said. “I feel about 80.”

WHEN DARST fell in October, it was at his great niece’s wedding in Bellingham.

Even though he knew he was seriously hurt, and

thought his leg was bro-ken, he told everyone not to call for an ambulance until after the bride and groom exchanged their vows.

They listened. And he sat in a chair from a distance, then was taken away by ambulance.

“He stays as cool as a cucumber,” Darst Townsdin said.

“He always does. He always stays calm and logi-cal.”

A WORLD WAR II vet-eran, a poet and the last living charter member of the Island County Historical Society, which dates back to 1949, Darst has witnessed nearly a century’s worth of change and growth.

He’s been around almost as long as Oak Harbor has been incorporated. The city is cel-ebrating its 100th anniversary of incorporation this year.

“I’ve seen it grow up from almost nothing,” said Darst, who for years has walked during the city’s parade on St. Patrick’s Day. “I remember when it was a little town like Coupeville and then it grew up after the Navy came.”

Darst started helping his father on the bulb farm when he was 15 or 16 and other than a four-year stint in the

Army has never stopped.His interest was passed

down to his daughter, Vivian Darst, owner of The Flower Lady florist shop in down-town Seattle.

FOR THE past 15 years, Earle Darst has been back in San de Fuca, where so many of his childhood memories were formed.

Formerly a bustling town called Coveland, San de Fuca was once a popular landing place for tourists who came aboard steamboats from Seattle and other Puget Sound locations.

It remains deeply senti-mental for Darst, who attend-ed the old schoolhouse that still rests on a hill.

It’s a place where he can reflect on a colorful life that has rarely stood still for very long.

And the beat goes on.Steve Eelkema, owner

of the nearby Penn Cove Pottery, said he’s noticed on several occasions that Darst will arrive home after a long day of deliving flowers and remain parked in his drive-way for a long period, the sound of music emitting from his vehicle.

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The athletic careers of some former Oak Harbor and Coupeville students didn’t end when they finished high school. Following is a look at local graduates who com-peted at the collegiate level during the winter season.

WrestlingOak Harbor’s Bailey

Martinez earned All-American honors by plac-ing seventh in the 143-pound class at the Women’s Collegiate Wrestling Association Championships in St. Louis Feb. 13 and 14.

Martinez just completed her second wrestling season at Pacific University (Forest Grove, Ore.) after one season of playing softball for Skagit Valley College.

Martinez led Pacific with a 15-8 record, which included five falls and seven technical falls.

During the regular sea-son, Martinez was first in the Boxer Open Jan. 18, third in the Mike Clock Open Nov. 9 and fifth in the Clansmen International Nov. 1.

At the national meet, she dropped her opening round match then won three straight by falls. In the match for fifth and seventh places, she tied 5-5 but lost on a cri-teria decision.

She is Pacific’s first All-

American since 2012.Oak Harbor’s Jahleel

Vester, a freshman 141-pound wrestler at Central College in Pilla, Iowa, posted a 15-21 record this season and placed seventh in the NCAA Division III Central Regional Tournament.

He reached the consola-tion quarterfinals in the Knox Invitational Nov. 8, was fifth in the Central College Under Armour Invitational Jan. 10 and seventh in the silver divi-sion of the Auggie-Adidas Open Nov. 22 and Cornell Matman Invitational Jan. 17.

SwimmingPrice Hu, a senior swim-

mer at the Stevens Institute of Technology (Hoboken, N.J.) was fifth in the 200 butterfly, 13th in the 100 fly and 14th in the 400 individual med-ley at the East Coast Athletic Conference Championships Dec. 7.

Hu helped the Ducks win the Empire 8 championship by placing seventh in the 400 IM and eighth in the 200 fly Feb. 18-21 at Webster, N.Y.

In regular-season tourna-ments, the Oak Harbor grad-uate placed first in the 400 IM and 200 fly at the Franklin and Marshall Invitational Nov. 23, and he won the 200 fly at the New York University Invitational Nov. 8.

Ciara Hu, Price’s sister, is a sophomore swimmer for

the University of Chicago. She placed seventh in the 400 IM in the University Athletic Association championship meet Feb. 14 in Atlanta. She was also 15th in the 200-meter fly and 19th in the 200 IM.

Hu grabbed second place in several invitational meets: 400 IM, Phoenix Fall Classic, Chicago, Nov. 22; 100 fly, UC Invitational, Chicago, Jan. 10; and 200 fly, Midwest Invitational, Feb. 21, Chicago.

She had a strong dual meet season as well, taking first in the 200 IM against Denison Nov. 25 and winning the 100 fly against Lewis Jan. 23.

Senior Tori Nickerson, a swimmer at Linfield College (McMinnville, Ore.), was studying abroad during fall term and missed the first seven meets. In her first meet upon returning, she won the 100 breaststroke and com-peted on the winning 200 medley relay team Jan. 23 against Lewis and Clark.

The next day, the Oak Harbor grad placed second in the medley relay, third in the 100 fly and fourth in the 50 free against Willamette.

At the Northwest Conference championship meet Feb. 13-15 in Corvallis, she was eighth in the 400 medley relay, 12th in the 200 breaststroke, 13th in the 100 breaststroke and 20th in the 200 IM.

Nickerson posted Lin-

field’s top times in the 100 breaststroke (1:11.32) and 200 breaststroke (2:33.34) this season.

Rachel Weinstein, who swam for Oak Harbor while attending Coupeville High School, is a senior on the University of Redlands (Redlands, Calif.) women’s swim team. Among her top finishes was a third in the 50 freestyle and a fourth in the 200 medley relay against Whitman Jan. 13. She was fourth in the 200 breaststroke against Occidental Jan. 10, in the 200 freestyle against Whittier and Cal Lutheran Jan. 17 and in the 200 free relay against Claremont-Mudd-Scripts Jan. 31.

At the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Championships Feb. 19-22, Weinstein placed 12th in the 100 breaststroke and 14th in the 200 breast-stroke. She also swam on the 12th-place 400 free and 13th-place 800 free relay teams.

Weinstein is in the school record book for helping post the third-best 400 medley relay time in school history (3.57.23).

Cole Weinstein, Rachel’s brother, is only a sophomore at Whitman College (Walla Walla), but he has already established himself as one of

the best Missionaries’ swim-mers of all time.

He has the school’s sec-ond-fastest times ever in the 400 IM (4:03.03), 1,000 free (9:52.4) and 1,650 free (16:24.5). He also owns the fifth-best time in the 200 breaststroke (2:10.42) and the ninth-best in the 500 free (4:56.21).

Weinstein finished second in the 500 free and third in the 400 IM and 1,650 free at the Northwest Conference championship meet in Corvallis Feb. 13-15 to earn all-league honors in all three events.

He helped Whitman win its first ever NWC swim title, breaking the 12-year title streak of Whitworth.

Indoor TrackChristina Wicker, run-

ning for the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, helped the Engineers win the distance medley relay at the New England Intercollegiate Athletic Association Championships Feb. 28 in Boston. The team’s time of 11:36.78 is the nation’s fastest in Division III this season. The sophomore from Oak Harbor also finished 25th in the 3,000 meters in the 25-team meet.

Earlier in the season, she was first in the 1,000 meters and 4x800 relay at the Bowdoin College Invitational Jan. 17 and was second in the 1,000 meters at the Tufts Cupid Challenge Feb. 7.

Coupeville’s Tyler King, a junior at the University of Washington, ran in sev-eral indoor meets this win-ter season for the Huskies, placing 15th in his section in the 3,000 meters Jan. 31 at the UW Invitational and 21st in the 5,000 meters at the Husky Classic Feb. 15.

BasketballOak Harbor’s Mike

Washington Jr., a junior on the Princeton University (Princeton, N.J.) basketball team, appeared in 10 games this season for the 13-14 Tigers.

Washington, as of Thursday, recorded four points, three rebounds, four assists and one steal.

Madeline Roberts, a freshman from Coupeville, went to Shoreline Community College to play softball but decided to give basketball a try as well. She appeared in 20 of the Dolphins’ 22 games and finished with 28 points, 30 rebounds, 13 steals, three assists and a block.

The old college try Local grads continue athletic careers with collegiate teams

Photo by Jaime Valdez

Oak Harbor graduate Bailey Martinez, top, earned All-American honors for Pacific University this season. She placed seventh in the WCWA national championship meet last month.

Photo courtesy of the Central College Athletic Department

Jahleel Vester, right, wrestles to fifth place in the Under Armour Invitational Jan. 10.

By MICHELLE BEAHMStaff reporter

Caring for a loved one with dementia is a 24-hour job that is not easy.

Between proofing a home against hazards like stairs and helping the person with dementia take care of even the simplest of tasks, it’s a huge job to take on at home.

But according to the Alzheimer’s Association, about 70 percent of people with Alzheimer’s or other

dementia-related illnesses are cared for at home.

“Some people keep their loved ones home with them throughout the journey of dementia,” said Hestia Laitala, director of Time Together Adult Day Services in Bayview.

She said that there are many different options care-givers have, such as profes-sional visits to them at home, adult day programs or, if they choose, long-term care in a

facility.Time Together is one of

those adult day programs, a social program in which about half the people have dementia or Alzheimer’s.

“It’s a four-hour, structured program in which people get to be with their peers,” Laitala said. “They get to have social interaction outside of their home, outside of the very small world that gets created when you are being cared for with one caregiver.”

Adult day programs offer caregivers not only support, but also a brief respite during which they can have a break and take care of themselves.

“Reach out to the com-munity for support,” Laitala said. “Don’t try to do it alone. Recognize how important it is that you are taking care of yourself as a caregiver because it’s draining, it’s chal-lenging, and a lot of people are trying to do it alone.

“Don’t think that you have to do this alone, and know that there are resources.”

Karen Cowgill, marketing director at HomePlace in Oak Harbor, a long-term care facil-ity that caters to people with Alzheimer’s and dementia-related illnesses, said that one of the challenges with taking care of loved ones in these situations is that the caregiver doesn’t always take care of themselves.

“It is a 24-hour, seven-days-a-week responsibility, and it can become very over-whelming,” Cowgill said.

Because so much care and attention is given to their “person,” Cowgill said, care-

givers often don’t eat very well and don’t get enough sleep at night, since their person can wake up often throughout the night.

“You’re draining your own physical well-being to care for your person,” she said.

Cowgill also runs two Alzheimer’s support groups and says caregivers need to reach out to others for help.

“They need to know that there are places and people that can help them, that they are not alone,” Cowgill said. “They need to share with their churches, their family members, friends that they do need help.”

Cowgill also recommends caregivers find local resourc-

es, not just adult day services or support groups, but also long-term facilities, just in case. She said sometimes the caregiver or their person has a health scare that requires heightened care, making the at-home situation impos-sible at the time. It’s better to know the options ahead of time instead of needing to scramble to find a place.

But even with all the chal-lenges, the Alzheimer’s Association stated that in 2013, the most recent year of data, more than 15 mil-lion people provided unpaid, at-home care for people with Alzheimer’s.

“It’s their loved one,” Laitala said. “You want to do the best you can for the per-

son in your life.”“They find (it) rewarding

that they are able to do it, even if it’s for the short term,” Cowgill said.

But Cowgill said the main thing for caregivers to remember is “they’re not alone.”

“They’re not going down a road that other people have not gone down before,” she said. “Don’t be afraid to ask for help.”

n For information about Alzheimer’s, visit www.alz.org To learn more about caring for loved ones with dementia-related illnesses, contact Senior Services of Island County at 360-321-1600.


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By PEGGY DARST TOWNSDINSpecial to the Whidbey News-Times

The first town builders of Oak Harbor were Irish.

Captain Edward Barrington, of Irish and English descent, built the first business ever on the harbor by the bay.

After leaving his home in Nova Scotia and travel-ing around the world by ship, Barrington came to Whidbey Island in 1851. He bought up the dona-tion land claims of both Charles Sumner and Martin Taftezon, thus ending up owning the land and water-front of Oak Harbor.

Barrington built a store and warehouse, which also included a saloon, as well as a short pier. His busi-ness was located on what later was named Barrington Avenue, right on the bay, which at high tide was on the water’s edge.

In 1951, as part of the centennial of the founding of Oak Harbor, a group decided to change the name of Barrington Avenue to Pioneer Way.

There on the beach, Barrington also had a schooner built, which he named the Growler. He married one of the daugh-ters of Irish pioneers Grace and Francis McCrohan, Christina, in 1865. After Barrington’s death in 1883, Christina inherited most of the land, which she began to sell off.

Barrington had already begun to sell land to newly arriving Irish pioneers. Christina plotted out lots, setting aside the Oak Tree Park, now named Smith Park. This was in 1889.

Also arriving to Oak Harbor Bay in 1852 from Ireland were the broth-ers Thomas and Samuel Maylor.

They claimed the land that is still known as Maylor’s Point.

The Navy came in 1941 and bought the land out from under the family for use as a much-needed sea plane base.

Maylor sons John and Joe contributed greatly to the new town in 1893 by not only building a success-ful store and a long wharf, which was the center of much trade. The Maylor

dock burned in 1966, but the store building still stands.

L.P. Bryne, another Irishman, came west from New York into Oak Harbor.

In the early 1890s, Byrne built a warehouse, a long wharf and a very modern-for-the-times hotel, store and saloon business.

The Byrne businesses and wharf were located on the east end of what is now

Pioneer Way. The Byrne business burned in the big 1920 fire. His lovely home still stands on Midway Boulevard above Smith Park.

Other early-day Irish business owners and town builders were Harvey Hill and Bert Nunan. The Hill general store building still stands on Pioneer Way. It is home to Mr. Music and in past times had been

the very popular Masten’s Variety Store, among other owners.

Nunan built the Nunan pool hall and cafe, which still stands on Pioneer Way.

The first Dutch folks then arrived in 1894, after these first businesses were built and the town was up and running.

The Dutch came to farm fertile lands such as Clover Valley, which was also land

bought out for use by the U.S. Navy.

If you ever read this state-ment, “The Irish came to farm and fish,” it is wrong.

The city of Oak Harbor was incorporated on May 14, 1915. The first mayor was Irishman Jerome Ely. As we approach the city’s centennial of incorporation this May and also the 165th year since the Jan. 4, 1851, founding of Oak Harbor

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celebrate our great roots and city of Oak Harbor together, be you Irish, Dutch, German, Swiss, Navy, civilian, old-timer, newcomer or tourist.

n Submitted by Peggy Darst Townsdin, great-great-granddaughter of Captain Edward and Christina Barrington.

Irish build Oak Harbor’s foundation

Photos courtesy Peggy Darst Townsdin

Before it was renamed Pioneer Way, the main stretch through Oak Harbor was called Barrington Avenue for about a century, named after Edward Barrington.

Edward Barrington, a former sea captain of Irish and English descent, is pictured with his bride, Christina McCrohan. Barrington, L.P. Byrne and brothers John and Joe Maylor were all prominent businessmen in early Oak Harbor history whose marks still remain in some cases with some structures still in existence.

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Cascade Mountain Men Muzzle Loading Arms and Pioneer Craft Show, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. March 7, and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. March 8, at the Evergreen State Fairgrounds, Monroe, Wash. There will be traditional muz-zle loading firearms, shooting supplies parts and accesso-ries, leather and fur goods, period clothing, camping and camping gear, Native Ameri-can crafts, and demonstra-tions of blacksmithing, wood carving, fire starting and more. There will be more than 300 tables representing 100 vendors from across the country. Admission is $5 per day, and ages 12 and under are free. Anyone under 16 must be accompanied by an adult. The show is celebrat-ing its 50th anniversary. www.cascademoun tainmen.com

Penn Cove MusselFest, March 7-8, at the Coupeville Rec Hall and downtown Coupeville. The world-famous mussels will be the centerpiece of two days of festivities, including chowder tasting and mussel eating competitions, farm tours and activities for all ages, mus-sel cooking demonstrations, mussel farm boat tour, art walk shopping, music, wine and beer garden. The week-end also includes the 5th an-nual “Mussels in the Kettles” Mountain Bike Poker Ride and the Spring Art Tour, fea-turing artists at studios from Greenbank to Oak Harbor. For more information, visit or call the Coupeville Chamber of Commerce at 360-678-5434.

Mussels in the Kettles bike ride, 10 a.m., March 7, in the Kettles and Fort Ebey trail system. The noncom-petitive mountain bike ride is for all skill levels. The easy course is 8 miles, moderate 10 and expert 12-plus. Early registration is $20; after Feb. 28, it’s $30. www.whidbeybi-cycleclub.org

Acoustic Jam, 12-1 p.m., March 8, at Click Music, Oak Harbor. Bring your acoustic instruments and join in joyful song and music.

Saturday Matinee @ the Library, 2-4:30 p.m., March 7, at the Oak Harbor Library Meeting Room. Based on the novel by Veronica Roth, “Divergent” stars Shailene Wooley and Theo James. In a world where the population is divided into factions by personality types, Tris is classified as Divergent. Come for film and discussion.

Whidbey Gardening Workshop, March 7, at Oak Harbor High School. Choose from 45 classes, beginning to advanced, with 20 new classes. There are

five learning tracks, Garden design, gardening basics, ornamentals, sustainability, and fruits and vegetables. Mix and match classes like low maintenance, outdoor rooms, pruning, native plants, about our soils, gardening myths, rose gardening, shade gardens, peonies, lavender, succulents, season extension, weed management, garden recycling, slug university, cu-linary herbs, berries, garden-ing with children, vegetable gardening made easy and more. The keynote speaker is Nick Bond, state climatologist for Washington and KUOW NPR guest reporter. He will speak on “Changing climate and the gardener. … What can we expect?” www.whid beygardeningworkshop.org

Monday March 9

AARP Tax-Aide, 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays and 1-7 p.m. Tuesdays, at the Oak Harbor Library. Free tax-re-turn preparation and e-filing for taxpayers with low and moderate income, especially those age 60 and older. Call 360-678-3000 to schedule an appointment. Supported by AARP Foundation.

Hard Times: Hank Cra-mer Sings of the Great Depression, 1:30-3 p.m. at the Coupeville Library and 6:30-7:30 p.m. at the Oak Harbor Library, both at March 9. The 1930s were an era of hard times across America. People wrote and sang about what they experi-enced and left us a rich legacy of folk songs dealing with poverty and dislocation, often tinged with hope and humor. Folksinger, historian and trav-eling musician Hank Cramer will share stories and songs of the Great Depression.

The Genealogical Soci-ety of South Whidbey Is-land meeting,1 p.m., March 9, at the Trinity Lutheran Church Annex, Freeland. New members and guests are always welcome. Members come from many locations. Maureen MacDonald, a grad-uate of Sarah Thorson-Little’s highly recommended Univer-sity of Washington genealogy class, will talk about medicine in the early days and how it affected ancestral families in choosing a location to settle and raising children. Beginning and intermediate education classes begin at 11:45 a.m. For details, visit www.gsswi.org

Ebey’s 101, 5:30-7:30 p.m., March 9, 16, 23 and 30 and April 6, at the Coupeville Library. This six-week course explores Ebey’s Landing by using primary documents so we can hear first-hand the voices of our ancestors. Focus will be on European explorers, American settlers, establishing the territory and state, the commercialism of

Coupeville, and the connec-tion of Whidbey Island to the U.S. Presented by Lynn Hyde, Historic Whidbey.

TuesdayMarch 10

Oak Harbor Garden Club meeting, 9 a.m., March 10, at the Method-ist Church. The topic will be about beneficial garden insects and how to attract them to your garden with Dr. Joseph Sheldon speak-ing. All are welcome.

Living Well with Chronic Pain, 1-3:30 p.m., March 10, 17, 24 and 31 and April 7, at the Coupeville Li-brary. This workshop offers practical skills for living a less stressful life while man-aging one or more chronic conditions like arthritis, dia-

betes, high blood pressure, pain, fibromyalgia, etc. Peer facilitators will lead partici-pants through Stanford Uni-versitiy’s program for deal-ing with frustration, fatigue, isolation, medication, pain management, food choices for better health, decision making and problem solving, and communication with family, friends and medical personnel. Space is limited for those 18 years of age and older. Preregistration is required. Call 360-321-1600, ext. 23.

Whidbey Island Ge-nealogical Searchers club meeting, 1-3 p.m., March 10, at Fire Station No. 25, Heller Road. Laura Sparr will be the speaker; the subject will be prepar-ing and using a research log. Call Ruth Hancock at 360-675-4086 or 360-969-0064. Everyone is welcome.

Mutiny Bay Brass Band community re-hearsal, 7-8 p.m., March 10, at Click Music. Bring your brass and other mo-bile, acoustic instruments. Over time, they hope this produces a performance-ready stage band and parade band to add to the lively culture of Whidbey Island. Bring tunes you want to play. All levels are welcome, but they ask that you are able to read sheet music.

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Ann Casey, of Whidbey Audubon Society, leads the Winter Birding Tour at Crockett Lake in Coupeville Feb. 28, presented by Whidbey Camano Land Trust.

SWAP IT: VFW Free Clothing Swap is 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, March 14, at VFW Post 7392, Oak Harbor. Please bring items in clean, usable condition. Clothing, linens, books and toys accepted. For winformation, call Joanne McDaniel at 360-675-4219.

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WHIDBEY ALLIED ARTISTS ART AND GIFT SHOW is 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. April 4 and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. April 5 at the Coupe-ville Rec Hall. The show coincides with the opening

of the Coupeville Farmers Market. More than 20 art-ists will show and sell a wide variety of two- and three-dimensional art, including both traditional and nontra-ditional art. WAA is a col-laborative group of artists from Whidbey Island who maintain a floating gallery of art for everyone including many media and formats. The artists are working with Gifts from the Heart and will have a container

available for donations of nonperishable foods that will be made available to Whidbey Island food banks. Admission is free. For ques-tions, email [email protected]

WHIDBEY CHIL-DREN’S THEATER’s “Chitty Chitty Bang Bang” continues March 6-8. The Saturday show is at 7 p.m.; Sunday show is at 2 p.m. For tickets and information, visit

www.whidbeychildrenstheater.org

SHARON TRYON will be showing her art in City Hall during March and April. Tryon received her Signature Award form the California Art League in Carmichael, Calif., after many classes, ribbons and open and regional shows. Since moving to Whidbey Island in 1993, she has been active in local galleries and

shows. She is presently showing at the That’s Not All Co-Op in La Conner, Wash., and resides in Oak Harbor. She demonstrates her understanding and love of color beautifully with her use of oil and watercolor.

LATE NIGHT SHOP-PING at Penn Cove Gallery is 5-7 p.m. Saturday, March 7. Meet with many of the artists, enjoy wine and re-freshments and browse the fine art presented by Penn Cove Gallery’s talented collection of local artists. 360-678-1176, www.penncove gallery.com

For Gallery Walk Sat-urday, March 7, Port Townsend’s STUDIO 36 presents “Portraits: Draw-ings and Installation by Bill Yates and Denise Banker” 5-8 p.m. This collaborative show focuses on tensions inherent in conditioned re-sponse and self-expression and integrates drawings, live installation, audio and visual elements. Bill Yates (1955-2005) and Denise Banker are both graduates of the University of Nebraska, Lincoln. Studio 36 is located on the third floor of the Mount Baker Block Build-ing at 211 Taylor Street. For further information, email [email protected]

SARATOGA OR-CHESTRA will join with the singers of the Massed Choir of Whidbey to pres-ent “Fairy Tales & Ancient Legends,” including the ex-quisite scenic cantata “Car-mina Burana” by German composer Carl Orff, along with excerpts from Engel-bert Humperdinck’s “Hänsel und Gretel.” The concert will be performed twice, at 7 p.m. Saturday, March 21, at Oak Harbor High School and at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, March 22, at South Whidbey High School. Anna Edwards conducts more than 60 mu-sicians and 150 singers from Whidbey Island, helping to unify the talent of both the North and South ends, including the students from area high schools. General admission tickets are $25 for adults and $20 for senior and military. Students under 18 are admitted free (under 14 must be accompanied by a paying adult). Tickets avail-able for the Langley concert at Moonraker Books in Langley and Vino Amore in Freeland. Tickets for the Oak Harbor concert avail-able at bayleaf in Coupeville and Click Music in Oak Harbor. For online tickets and information, visit www.sowhidbey.com or call 360-929-3045.

Artist MARK LUCERO will have his work on display at Christopher’s Restaurant in Coupeville during March and April. Always surprised by the results when using

compressed air, empty cans and a grouting tool, among other items, he creates abstract shapes with color and form. His acrylics can also have a hint of realism. You can also see his work at Penn Cove Gallery in Coupeville. 360-678-1176, www.penncovegallery.com

WHIDBEY ART TRAIL member registra-tion opens for fifth season. Artists and galleries across Whidbey Island can now register for for Whidbey Art Trail’s 2015-2016 sea-son. Founded by Stacey Neumiller in 2011 as a way to support local artists and their work, Whidbey Art Trail connects artists and galleries from Oak Harbor to Clinton into a self-guided tour for visitors to scenic Whidbey Island. Artists and galleries register for either a full- or half-page membership in the bro-chure and receive an artist page and placement on the roster page of Whidbey Art Trail’s website. The Trail’s brochure is distrib-uted throughout the ferry system, visitor centers and businesses. Whidbey Art Trail boasts highly acclaimed artists and galleries, such as Cook on Clay Flameware Pottery and Rob Schouten Gallery at Greenbank Farm in Greenbank. The deadline for registration is Sunday, March 15. Email whidbeyart [email protected] or visit www.whidbeyarttrail.com for more information.

LUCINDA ABRAMS is Penn Cove Gallery’s fea-tured artist for the month of March. Meet local artist Lucinda Abrams from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday, March 26, at Penn Cove Gallery. Abrams finds in-spiration in Northwest landscapes and flowers, as well as abstract forms. She specializes in transparent watercolor, drawn to its fluidity, color and control challenges. However, she is trained in a variety of art media. She first studied visu-al arts at St. Mary’s College in Maryland. While living in Japan, she concentrated in acrylics and Sumi-e. For watercolor, she studied with many different well-known artists. 360-678-1176, www.penncovegallery.com

WHIDBEY PLAY-HOUSE 2014-2015 season tickets are on sale. Shows include:

“I Hate Hamlet,” April 3, 4, 5, 9, 10, 11, 12, 16, 17, 18 and 19

“Pirates of Penzanze,” May 29, 30, 31, 6, 7, 11, 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, 20 and 21.

For more information or to purchase tickets, visit www.whidbeyplayhouse.com or call 360-679-2237.

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QualificationsNotice is hereby given that Is land County is seeking qualified consulting firms to conduct a space study of administrative spaces, a prelimi- nary step to a Master Planning effort.Includes analysis of existing space, quality of space, location of space relative to public access, r e q u i r e d a d j a c e n c y needs of departments, safety and occupancy, life cycle costs analyses, parking operations and how these factors relate to the current area planning and development requirements.Interested firms may obtain RFQ documents by contact ing the Is land County Facilities Man- agement Department at 360-678-7870 or at Soli- citBid.com.Submittals wil l be accepted until 3p.m. April 13, 2015.PO Box 5000Coupeville, WA 98239CONTACT:Larry Van HornFacilities Management [email protected]. wa.us 360-678-7871Legal No. WCW618559 Published: The Whidbey News Times, The South Whidbey Record.March 7, 11, 14, 18, 2015.

ADDENDUM TO NO- TICE OF TRUSTEE’S S A L E T R U S T E E ’ S S A L E N O . 0 1 - FEE-132403 YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that the foregoing Trustee’s Sale which was originally scheduled for Febru- ary 27, 2015, wi l l be postponed to April 10, 2015 at 10:00 AM, at the same location and under the same terms as in the original Notice of Trus- tee’s Sale hereinabove set for th and recorded

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under Record ing No. 4367266, records of IS- LAND County, State of WASHINGTON. Trus- t e e ’s S a l e N o : 0 1 - FEE-132403 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE P u r s u a n t t o R . C. W. Chapter 61.24, et seq. and 62A.9A-604(a)(2) et s e q . I . N O T I C E I S HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned Trus- tee, RTS Pacific Inc, will on February 27, 2015, at the hour of 10:00 AM, at the main entrance to City Hall, 865 SE Bar- rington Drive, Oak Har- bor, WA, sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder, payable at the time of sale, the following described real and personal proper ty (hereafter referred to collectively as the “Prop- er ty”), si tuated in the County of Island, State of Washington: Lot 34, Plat of Camano Shores, Division No. 1 as per plat recorded in volume 9 o f P la t s , page 61 r e c o r d s o f I s l a n d County, Washington, Sit- uate in the County of Is- land, State of Washing- t o n . Ta x Pa r c e l N o : S 6 2 7 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0 3 4 - 0 , common ly known as 2227 Cleven Park Road, Camano Is land , WA. The Property is subject to that certain Deed of Trust dated 10/13/2008, recorded 10/22/2008, under Auditor’s/Record- er’s No. 4238665, modi- f i e d u n d e r A u d i - t o r s / R e c o r d ’ s N o 4341646, records of Is- land County, Washing- ton, from Derek J. Morri- son and Laurie L. Morri- son, husband and wife, as Grantor, to Land Title Company, as Trustee, in favor of Mortgage Elec- tronic Registration Sys- tems Inc, as nominee for Stearns Lending, Inc, its successors and assigns, as Beneficiary, the beneficial interest in which is presently held by Ever- Bank. II. No action com- menced by the Benefici- ary of the Deed of Trust is now pending to seek satisfaction of the obliga- tion in any court by reason of the Borrower’s or Grantor’s default on the obl igat ion secured by the Deed of Trust. II I . The default(s) for which this foreclosure is/are made are as fo l lows: FAILURE TO PAY THE MONTHLY PAYMENT WHICH BECAME DUE ON 8/1/2013, AND ALL S U B S E Q U E N T MONTHLY PAYMENTS, PLUS LATE CHARGES AND OTHER COSTS A N D F E E S A S S E T FORTH. Failure to pay when due the following amounts which are now in arrears: Amount due as of October 29, 2014. Del inquent Payments from August 01, 2013, 5 payments at $1,284.81 each, $6,424.05 | 10 payments at $1,327.19 e a c h , $ 1 3 , 2 7 1 . 9 0 ( 0 8 - 0 1 - 1 3 t h r o u g h 10-29-14) Late Charges: $ 6 9 5 . 0 5 S u s p e n s e Credi t : $0.00 TOTAL: $20,391.00. IV. The sum owing on the obli- gation secured by the Deed of Trust is: Princi- pal $201,354.35, together with interest as provided in the note or other instrument secured, and such other costs and fees as are due under the note or other instrument secured, and as are provided by statute. V. The above described real property will be sold to satisfy the expenses of sale and the obliga- t i on secu red by t he Deed of Trust as provided by statute. The sale wi l l be made wi thout

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warranty, express or im- plied regarding title, possession, or encumbranc- e s o n Fe b r u a r y 2 7 , 2015. The default(s) referred to in paragraph III must be cured by Febru- ary 16, 2015 (11 days before the sale date) to cause a discontinuance of the sale. The sale will be discontinued and ter- minated if at any time on or before February 16, 2015, (11 days before the sale date) the default(s) as set for th in p a ra g ra p h I I I i s / a r e cured and the Trustee’s fees and costs are paid. The sale may be termi- nated at any time after February 16, 2015, (11 days before the sa le date) and before the sale, by the Borrower, Grantor, any Guarantor or the holder of any recorded junior lien or en- cumbrance paying the entire principal and interest secured by the Deed o f Tr us t , p lus cos ts , fees, and advances, if any, made pursuant to the terms of the obliga- t i on and /o r Deed o f Trust, and curing all other defaults. VI. A written Notice of Default was transmitted by the Bene- ficiary or Trustee to the Borrower and Grantor at the following addresses: Derek J. Morrison, 2227 South Cleven Park, Ca- mano Island, WA 98292, Derek J. Morrison, 2227 Cleven Park Road, Ca- mano Island, WA 98282. Laurie L. Morrison, 2227 South Cleven Park, Ca- mano Island, WA 98292, Laurie L. Morrison, 2227 Cleven Park Road, Ca- mano Island, WA 98282 by both first class and c e r t i f i e d m a i l o n 9 / 1 8 / 2 0 1 4 , p r o o f o f which is in the possession of the Trustee; and on 9/18/2014, the Bor- rower and Grantor were personally served with said written notice of default or the written Notice of Default was posted in a conspicuous place on the real proper ty described in paragraph I above, and the Trustee has possession of proof of such service or posting. VII. The Trustee’s Sale will be held in ac- cordance with Ch. 61.24 RCW and anyone wishing to bid at the sale will be required to have in his/her possession at the time the bidding com- mences, cash , cashier’s check, or certified check in the amount of at least one dollar over the Ben- eficiary’s opening bid. In addition, the successful bidder will be required to pay the full amount of his/her bid in cash, cashier’s check, or certified check within one hour of the making of the bid. T h e Tr u s t e e w h o s e name and address are set forth below will provide in writing to anyone requesting it, a statement of al l costs and fees due at any t ime pr ior to the sale. VIII. The effe ct of the sale wi l l be to depr ive the Grantor and al l those who hold by, thro ugh or under the Grantor of all of their interest in the above described property. IX. Anyone having any objection to the sale on any grounds what- soever will be afforded an oppor tun i ty to be heard as to those objection s if they bring a lawsuit to restrain the same p u r s u a n t t o R C W 61.24.130. Fai lure to bring such a lawsuit may result in a waiver of any proper grounds for inval- ida t ing the Trus tee ’s Sale. THIS NOTICE IS THE FINAL STEP BE-

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FORE THE FORECLO- SURE SALE OF YOUR HOME. You have only 20 DAYS from the re- cording date on this notice to pursue mediation. DO NOT DELAY. CON- TA C T A H O U S I N G COUNSELOR OR AN ATTORNEY LICENSED IN WASHINGTON NOW to assess your situation and refer you to mediation if you are eligible and it may help you save your home. See below for safe sources of help. SEEKING ASSISTANCE Housing counselors and legal assistance may be available at little or no cost to you. If you would like assistance in deter- mining your rights and oppor tuni t ies to keep your house, you may contact the fol lowing: The statewide foreclosure hotline for assistance and referra l to housing counselors recommended by the Hous- ing Finance Commission T e l e p h o n e : 1 - 8 7 7 - 8 9 4 - H O M E (1-877-984-4663) Web site: http://www.dfi.wa.gov/co nsumers/homeowner- ship/post_purchase_cou- nselors_foreclosure.htm The United States De- partment of Housing and U r b a n D eve l o p m e n t T e l e p h o n e : 1 -800-569-4287 Web site: http://www.hud.gov/offices /hsg / s fh /hcc / f c / i n - d ex . c f m ? w e b L i s t A c - t i on=search&search - state=WA&filterSvc=d fc The statewide civil legal aid hotline for assistance and referrals to other housing counselors and a t to r neys Te lephone: 1-800-606-4819 Web- s i t e : h t t p : / / n w j u s - tice.org/what-c1ear NO- TICE TO OCCUPANTS OR TENANTS The purchaser at the Trustee’s Sale is entitled to possession of the property on the 20th day following the sale, as against the Grantor under the Deed of Trust (the owner) and anyone having an interest junior to the Deed of Trust, including occupants who are not tenants. After the 20th day fol lowing the sale the purchaser has the right to evict occupants who are not tenants by summary proceeding under Chapter 59.12 RCW. For tenant-occupied property, the purchaser shall provide a tenant with written notice in accor- dance with section 2 of t h i s a c t . D a t e d : 10/20/2014. RTS Pacific, Inc, Trustee. By: Melanie Beaman , Au tho r i zed Agent. Address: 616 1st Avenue, Suite 500, S e a t t l e , WA 9 8 1 0 4 Phone: (206)340-2550 Sale In- formation: http://www.rtspacific.com (03/07/2015, 03/28/2015 DLPP-442354) Legal No. WCW618383 Published: The Whidbey News Times, The South Whidbey Record.March 7, 28, 2015.

CITY OF OAK HARBOR PLANNING

COMMISSIONNOTICE OF PUBLIC

HEARINGPC# 03-24-15

Notice is hereby given that the Planning Com- mission will conduct its regular monthly meeting on Tuesday, March 24, 2015. Staff will conduct a pre-meeting briefing with Planning Commis- sion beginning at 7:00 pm in the Council conference room. The business meeting star ts at 7:30 p.m. and wi l l be h e l d i n t h e C o u n c i l

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Chambers at City Hall, 865 SE Barrington Drive, Oak Harbor WA. The Planning Commission will consider the following: DRAFT COUNTYWIDE PLANNING POLICIES - Public HearingPlanning Commission wi l l conduct a publ ic hearing on the County- wide Planning Policies (CWPP). CWPP are pol- icy statements adopted by Island County and the jur isdictions within in- tended to establ ish a countywide framework from which county and c i t y c o m p r e h e n s i ve p lans are developed. Adoption of the CWPP is required by the Growth Management Act and they are being revised as part of the 2016 update to the Comprehen- sive Plan. 2 0 1 6 C O M P R E H E N - SIVE PLAN UPDATE - Public MeetingStaff will provide an update on the progress of the 2016 Comprehen- sive Plan Update. The major scope of the 2016 Comprehens ive P lan Update includes updates to the Land Use Ele- ment, Housing Element and the Transportation Element. Staff will also provide information on the tentative schedule.HOMELESS ENCAMP- MENT CODE AMEND- MENT - Public MeetingThe Mun ic ipa l Code does not contain any regulations relating to how or where an organized, sponsored homeless encampment may be established. Staff will present additional infor- mat ion regard ing the draft code and will respond to Planning Com- mission questions raised at the February meeting. All meetings of the Plan- n ing Commission are open to the public.Legal No. WCW619118 Published: The Whidbey News Times, The South Whidbey Record.March 7, 2015.

LEGAL NOTICE ISLAND TRANSIT BOARD MEETING

NOTE DATE CHANGE OF ALL REGULAR

BUSINESS MEETINGSThe Island Transit Board of Director’s regular ly scheduled monthly business mee t i ngs have been changed to the four th Fr iday of every month. The next regularly scheduled monthly business meeting of the Island Transit Board of Directors is on Friday, March 27, 2015, at 9:30 AM, at Island Transit’s Operations & Adminis- tration Building, 19758 SR 20, Coupeville, WA. Accommodations made available upon ten days advance reques t fo r communications assis- t a n c e . T h e m e e t i n g room is accessible and open to the public. For more information, please call (360) 678-7771.Legal No. WCW618314 Published: The Whidbey News Times, The South Whidbey Record.March 7, 14, 25, 2015.

IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON IN

AND FOR THE COUNTY OF ISLAND

U.S. BANK, NATIONAL A S S O C I AT I O N , A S TRUSTEE UNDER THE POOLING AND SER- VICING AGREEMENT DATED AS OF FEBRU- ARY 1, 2007, GSAMP T RU S T 2 0 0 7 - N C I , M O R T G A G E PA S S - THROUGH CERTIF I - CATES, SERIES 2007-

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NC1, Plaintiff, VS. S H AW N P. D OY L E ; KATHLEEN K. DOYLE; AMERICAN GENERAL FINANICAL SERVICES, INC.; ALSO ALL PER- S O N S O R PA RT I E S UNKNOWN CLAIMING ANY RIGHT, TITLE, LI- EN, OR INTEREST IN THE PROPERTY DE- SCRIBED IN THE COM- PLAINT HEREIN, Defendant(s). S H E R I F F ’ S P U B L I C NOTICE OF SALE OF REAL PROPERTYNO. 14-2-00324-7 TO: SHAWN P. DOYLE; KATHLEEN K. DOYLE; AMERICAN GENERAL FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.; ALSO ALL PER- S O N S O R PA RT I E S UNKNOWN CLAIMING ANY RIGHT, TITLE, LI- EN, OR INTEREST IN THE PROPERTY DE- SCRIBED IN THE COM- PLAINT HEREIN, De- fendant(s) and judgment debtor(s) and any other persons or par ties un- k n ow n c l a i m i n g a ny right, title, estate, lien or interest in the personal and/or real property described herein:The Superior Court of Is- land County has directed the undersigned Sheriff of Island County (through his designee) to se l l the proper ty described below to satisfy a judgment in the above entitled action:Legal DescriptionTRACT 16, DEER LAKE ESTATES DIV. NO. 1, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RE- CORDED IN VOLUME 8 OF PLATS, PAGE 31, RECORDS OF ISLAND COUNTY, WASHING- TONSITUATED IN ISLAND COUNTY, WASHING- TONAlso commonly known as 6373 Cedar Cove L a n e , C l i n t o n , WA 98236 Parcel No. S6460-00-00016-0The sale of the above- described property is to take place:TIME: 10:00 a.m.DATE: March 20, 2015PLACE: FRONT STEPS ISLAND COUNTY LAW AND JUSTICE CENTER 101 NE 6TH STREET, COUPEVILLE, WASH- INGTONThe judgment debtor/s can avoid the sale by pay ing the judgment amount of $348,492.64, together with interest, costs and fees before the sale date. For the exact amount, contact the Sheriff through his designee at the address stated below.Dated this 9th day of February, 2015.MARK C. BROWN, SHERIFF ISLAND COUNTYBy:/s/Wylie Farr Wylie Farr, Chief Civil Deputy ICSO/Law & Justice Center101 NE 6th Street PO BOX 5000 Coupeville, Washington 98239-5000 360-678-4422ICSO Docket No. 15R-0201Legal No. WCW615233 Published: The Whidbey News Times, The South Whidbey Record.February 14, 21, 28 and March 7, 2015.

Marci Kim Wolff, Petitionerand Stephen Charles Wolff, Respondent

Order Setting Hearing Pursuant to the Rules of Practice of the Ninth Ju- dicial District of the State of Montana, in and for the above-entitled Court

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and upon the request of the Petitioner:It is ordered that the parties in the above-cap- tioned cause appear before the Court on Tues- day, the 24th day o f March, 2015, at 1:30 o’clock p.m. at the Teton County Cour t room in Choteau, Montana for a show cause hearing on the Petition for Contempt (Failure to Follow Pa- renting Plan.)Dated th is 12 day of February, 2015. Robert G. Olson District County JudgeLegal No. WCW616341 Published: The Whidbey News Times, The South Whidbey Record.February 28, March 7, 14, 2015.

Public Hearing NoticeOak Harbor City Council

NOTICE is hereby given that the Oak Harbor City Council will hold a public hearing in the City Hall Council Chambers, 865 SE Barrington Drive, on March 17, 2015 at 6:00 p.m. or as soon thereaf- ter, to consider Rezone Action from R-4, Multi- family Residential, to PF, Public Facilities an ordinance to rezone property located at 1000 SE City Beach Street from R-4, Multi-family Resi- dential to PF, Public Fa- c i l i t i e s . T h i s zo n i n g change is an implemen- tation of the 2014 Com- prehensive Plan amendment to the Future Land Use Map. City Council will also hold a public hear ing on March 17, 2015 to consider Reso- lution 15-06: Authorizing the Marina to Auction Delinquent Vessels - the sale of three vessels in order to collect unpaid moorage charges.Anyone wishing to support or oppose this item or provide other relevant comments may do so in

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writing or appear in person before the Oak Har- bor City Council at the time and place of said public hearing. To assure disabled persons the opportunity to participate in or benefit f r o m C i t y s e r v i c e s , please provide 24-hour advance notice to the C i t y C l e r k a t (360) 279-4539 for additional arrangements to reasonably accommo- date special needs.Anna M. Thompson, City ClerkLegal No. WCW619687 Published: The Whidbey News Times, The South Whidbey Record.March 7, 2015.

Public Meetings Island County Planning

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Informal public meetings will be held to discuss the scope of the Island County Comprehensive P lan Update. Is land County is expected to grow by 9,452 people and 2,031 jobs between now and 2036. The update provides an opportunity for a countywide discussion about land use and development standards, guiding how the County might grow over the next 20 years, a s r e q u i r e d b y t h e Growth Management Act (GMA). These meetings will provide members of the public with an opportunity to meet with Island County staff and share their ideas about the future of Island County.

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Staff members will provide a brief overview of the update process, answer questions and collect written comments. For more information or if you are unable to at- t e n d a m e e t i n g bu t would l ike to provide comments, please visit our website at www.is- landcounty2036.org. Meeting times and locations: March 17, 2015, 4:30 - 6:00 pm at the Freeland L ibrar y, 5495 Harbor Ave, Freeland. March 19, 2015 5:00 - 6:30 pm in the Board of Island County Commis- sioners Hearing Room, 1 NE 6th St., Coupeville. March 26, 2015 4:30 - 6:00 pm at the Oak Har- bor Library, 1000 SE Regatta Dr., Oak Har- bor. March 30, 2015, 4:30 - 6:00 pm, Camano Cen- ter, 141 NE Camano Dr., Camano Island.Legal No. WCW618929 Published: The Whidbey News Times, The South Whidbey Record.March 7, 2015.

SUPERIOR COURT OF WASHINGTON

IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF ISLAND

WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., its successors in

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interest and/or assigns,Plaintiff,v.UNKNOWN HEIRS AND D E V I S E E S O F CHARLES H. CURF- M A N ; C H A R L E S H . CURFMAN; BETTY JO- VITA CURFMAN AKA JOVITA S. CURFMAN; T O D D C U R F M A N ; G R E G C U R F M A N ; S H A N E C U R F M A N ; BANK OF AMERICA, NA; MIDLAND FUND- ING LLC; OCCUPANTS OF THE PREMISES,Defendants.No. 14-2-00576-2SUMMONS BY PUBLI- CATIONTO THE DEFENDANTS Unknown Heirs and De- v isees o f Char les H. Cur fman; Char les H. Curfman; Betty Jovita Curfman aka Jovita S. Curfman; Todd Curfman; Greg Curfman; Occu- pants of the Premises; and any persons or parties claiming to have any right, title, estate, lien or interest in the real proper ty descr ibed in the complaint:You are hereby sum- moned to appear within sixty (60) days after the date of the first publication of this summons, to wit, within sixty (60) days after February 7, 2015, and de fend the rea l property foreclosure action in Island County Su- perior Court, and answer the complaint of Wells

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F a r g o B a n k , N . A . , ( “P la int i f f ” ) . You are asked to serve a copy of your answer or respon- sive pleading upon the undersigned attorneys for Plaintiff at its office stated below. In case of your fai lure to do so, judgment wi l l be rendered against you according to the demand of the complaint, which has been filed with the Clerk of said Court.The purpose of this lawsuit is to obtain a judgment, and if not immediately paid, to be satisfied through the foreclosure of real property located in Island County, Wash- ington, and legally described as follows:L O T 1 3 , P L AT O F PENN COVE PARK, DI- VISION NO. 2, AS PER PLAT RECORDED IN VOLUME 4 OF PLATS, PAGE 74, RECORDS OF ISLAND COUNTY, WASHINGTON. S I T U AT E I N T H E COUNTY OF ISLAND, STATE OF WASHING- TON.Commonly known as: 854 Burroughs Avenue, O a k H a r b o r , W A 98277-7413.DATED this 2nd day of February, 2015.RCO LEGAL, P.S.By/s/Laura Coughlin [X]Laura Coughlin, WSBA #46124[ ]Synova M. L. Edwards, WSBA #43063

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[ ]Eric D. Acuario, WSBA #47852Attorneys for Plaintiff13555 SE 36th Street, Ste 300Bellevue, WA 98006Legal No. WCW613782 Published: The Whidbey News Times, The South Whidbey Record.February 7, 14, 21, 28, March 7, 14, 2015.

SUPERIOR COURT OF WASHINGTON

IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF ISLAND

ONEWEST BANK, FSB, its successors in interest and/or assigns,Plaintiff,v.UNKNOWN SUCCES- SOR TRUSTEE OF THE STONE FAMILY REVO- CABLE LIVING TRUST, DATED SEPTEMBER 14, 1995; SANDRA LEE BURGARD; CRAIG E. STONE; HOWARD W. S T O N E ; J O H N D . S T O N E ; C A M A N O C O U N T R Y C L U B ; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; STATE OF WASHINGTON; OCCU- PANTS OF THE PREM- ISES,Defendants.No. 14-2-00002-7SUMMONS BY PUBLI- CATIONTO THE DEFENDANTS U n k n ow n S u c c e s s o r Trustee of the Stone Family Revocable Living Trust, dated September 14, 1995; Howard W. Stone; John D. Stone; and any persons or parties claiming to have any right, title, estate, lien or interest in the real proper ty descr ibed in the complaint:You are hereby sum- moned to appear within sixty (60) days after the date of the first publication of this summons, to wit, within sixty (60) days after March 7, 2015, and defend the real property foreclosure action in Is- land County Super ior Court, and answer the complaint of OneWest Bank, FSB, (“Plaintiff ”). You are asked to serve a copy of your answer or r espons i ve p l ead ing upon the undersigned attorneys for Plaintiff at its office stated below. In case of your failure to do so, judgment will be rendered against you according to the demand of the complaint, which has been filed with the Clerk of said Court.The purpose of this lawsuit is to obtain a judgment, and if not immedi-

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ately paid, to be satisfied through the foreclosure of real property located in Island County, Wash- ington, and legally described as follows:S I T U AT E I N T H E COUNTY OF ISLAND, STATE OF WASHING- TON: LOT 4, BLOCK 38, P L AT O F C A M A N O COUNTY CLUB, ADDI- TION NO. 20, ACCORD- I N G T O P L AT R E - CORDED IN VOLUME 9 OF PLATS, PAGE 81, RECORDS OF ISLAND COUNTY, WASHING- TON.Commonly known as: 1976 Elhardt Street, Ca- mano Island, WA 98282DATED this 4th day of March, 2015.RCO LEGAL, P.S.By/s/Laura CoughlinLaura Coughlin, WSBA #46124Attorney for Plaintiff13555 SE 36th Street, Ste 300Bellevue, WA 98006Legal No. WCW619094 Published: The Whidbey News Times, The South Whidbey Record.March 7, 14, 21, 28, April 4, 11, 2015.

THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON FOR

ISLAND COUNTYIn Re the Estate ofDORA NORENE GABELEIN, Deceased.NO. 15-4-00020-1NOTICE TO CREDITORS RCW 11.40.030T h e c o - p e r s o n a l s named below have been appointed as co-personal representatives of this estate. Any person having a claim against the decedent must, before the time the claim would be barred by any other- wise applicable statute of l imitations, present the claim in the manner as p rov ided in RCW 11.40.070 by serving on or mailing to the co-personal representatives or their 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) Thirty days af ter the co-personal representative served or 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

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publication of the notice. If the claim is not presented within this time frame, the claim is forever barred, except as oth- erwise 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:March 7, 2015Co-Personal Represen- tatives:Barbara Sires and Rich- ard A. GabeleinAttorney for Co-Personal Representatives:M. Douglas Kelly, of Kel- l y. A r n d t & Wa l k e r . PLLP. PO Box 290, Clin- ton, WA, 98236. (360) 341-1515.DATE: March 2, 2015.SIGNED BY CO-PER- SONAL REPRESENTA- TIVES:/s/Barbara Sires Barbara Sires /s/Richard A. GabeleinRichard A. GabeleinAttorneys for Co-Person- al Representatives:/s/M. Douglas KellyM. Douglas Kelly, WSBA #6550Kelly, Arndt & Walker, PLLPP.O. Box 290Clinton. WA 98236Legal No. WCW619100 Published: The Whidbey News Times, The South Whidbey RecordMarch 7, 14, 21, 2015.

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ARIESIf you’re the least bit dissatisfiedwith your professional life, it won’ttake much for you to start lookingfor another job that is better suitedto you.

TAURUSYou have lots of things to settle athome or within the family. Whenthe tension has eased, you soonget over any hard feelings you’vebeen carrying towards family mem-bers or your lover.

GEMINIIf you go on a shopping spree,you’ll have lots of questions aboutyour new belongings.You have sometravelling around to do before you’recompletely satisfied.

CANCERThis week is filled with pleasure.You may get your hands on somemoney, which allows you to splurgea bit.

LEOThere’s quite a bit of action goingon around you. It would be goodfor you to get out of the house justto have a break in your routine.Some self-assertiveness on yourpart helps you recover a senseof harmony.

VIRGOYou’re fairly distracted. Perhaps thisis because you’re a bit tired. If that’sthe case, you simply need to restand recharge your batteries.

LIBRAYou end up with a pile of work todeal with at the office. This moti-vates you to be better organized andimprove your efficiency.

SCORPIOFun is on the agenda, but soonenough you’ll be involved in some-thing much more serious. A pro-motion is in the air. You begin anew life with a promising future.

SAGITTARIUSYou’re fairly excited at the idea ofgoing on a trip soon. You finallymanage to find the necessary timeand money to treat yourself to awell-deserved vacation.

CAPRICORNThere are moments in life whenyou just want to cringe. This is asign that you need to make somechanges.You’ll soon be full of smiles.

AQUARIUSYou have to make some compro-mises so you can re-establish har-mony at home as well as at work.You finalize some agreements thatlead to lots of responsibilities.

PISCESThis week is devoted to work. Ifyou’re looking for a job, you find achallenging position with great fu-ture prospects.

ARIESStrong emotions are on the agendafor this week. There’s more risk ofreceiving criticism when you putyourself in situations where you haveto make all the decisions.

TAURUSYou may have to use your elbowsa bit to manoeuvre yourself into agood position. In addition, you’regiven the opportunity to travel anddiscover new cultures.

GEMINIYou’re sure to play an importantrole for friends and colleagues. Allthese people should help you du-ring a necessary transition period.

CANCERYou welcome your loved ones intoyour home. You have lots of fun,but don’t forget that guests aren’tobligated to help you clean up.

LEOThere are lots of people aroundyou who never stop commentingabout what you’re doing. It’s im-portant to listen to your inner voice,which will guide you in the rightdirection.

VIRGOEven if you like the stability and fi-nancial independence that your jobgives you, you may consider drop-ping everything for a life filled withadventure and creativity.

LIBRAYou’re overflowing with ideas andinitiatives. In fact, you’re constantlychanging your plans according toyour mood. This is an irritation tosome of your loved ones.

SCORPIOA little confusion is possible earlyin the week, but all you need is asecond cup of coffee to regain yourdrive. You can accomplish severalsmall miracles.

SAGITTARIUSAfter a very stressful time, it’s im-portant to take a step back and restproperly. You need to relax and re-charge your batteries.

CAPRICORNYou do a lot of overtime at work.Fortunately, you get some interes-ting invitations from your friends whowant to help you unwind.

AQUARIUSWhether it’s a trip or just a roman-tic getaway, you enjoy having yourhead in the clouds for a while. Youeven think about living abroad orexperiencing some sort of journey.

PISCESYou feel the need to shake thingsup a bit. A few changes within yourcircle of friends helps you relievesome stress and experience newgoals that are more in line withyour needs.

Week of March 8 to 14, 2015 Week of March 15 to 21, 2015

ARIESYou’d be wise to think long andhard before making a major pur-chase. You’ll negotiate a much bet-ter price if you take a few days tothink about it.

TAURUSYou receive numerous invitationsto lots of really interesting activi-ties. You need to check your budgetbefore accepting them all.

GEMINIYour health may require you to getsome rest. That’s all the reason youneed to treat yourself to a great va-cation in a place where you can re-ceive some type of care or therapy.

CANCERYou consider the possibility of un-dertaking a new form of spirituality.This is also an opportunity to de-velop a more active social life, asyou’ll make new friends.

LEOYou finally manage to straightenout your priorities. You put an endto a period of procrastination, whichallows you to place more emphasison a busier social life.

VIRGOYou hear lots of talk about travel-ling, which gives you the incentiveto find out more about some of thedestinations that have interestedyou for a while now.

LIBRAYou aren’t necessarily the mostexpressive of people where emo-tions are concerned. But with a pro-fessional to help you, you’re able toopen up more easily, especially ifyou need to vent your feelings.

SCORPIOAt work, you come to a long-termagreement with various people. Thisallows you to improve a precariousfinancial situation.

SAGITTARIUSAt the office as elsewhere, thereare lots of compromises to makeso that everyone can get along well.You learn to be more patient.

CAPRICORNYou like to exceed expectations, butthere are days when you should thinkabout yourself and not push yourlimits. You should put yourself firstbefore devoting yourself to others.

AQUARIUSTake some time to recover and restat the beginning of the week. Afterthat, you can put more into yourwork or into a better lifestyle.

PISCESIt’s important to take the time toweigh your words in certain situa-tions, or even to check your infor-mation before saying anything. Don’tforget that to err is human.

Week of March 22 to 28, 2015Week of March 1 to 7, 2015

THE LUCKIEST SIGNS THIS WEEK:SCORPIO, SAGITTARIUSAND CAPRICORN.

ARIESYou’re very happy to discover lotsof things to do this week. All thiswork gives you a sense of securitythat is very important to you atthe moment.

TAURUSA trip starts to take shape. You mighteven consider going to work abroadin order to experience a new, moreenriching way of life.

GEMINIFaced with a great need for change,you let yourself be guided by a smallvoice that invites you to experiencepassion and adventure. At the veryleast, you broaden your horizons.

CANCERYou find relevant information allaround you to help you create a newlife path. You need to make use of allyour passion and joie de vivre.

LEOYou need to negotiate with somegroups at work so as to establish along-term agreement. You’re veryactive within a union or within yourcommunity.

VIRGOMost of the time, you’re quite aperfectionist, and this is what givesyou the chance of a promotion atwork. Dress warmly, as you maybe at risk of losing your voice.

LIBRAYou don’t enjoy being in the spot-light for too long. However, it’s nor-mal to be the object of warm con-gratulations for a while when you’rethe author of a brilliant exploit.

SCORPIOYou’re faced with people who talkbig but do nothing. You may beforced to finish things alone and tomake do all by yourself.

SAGITTARIUSYou hate being bored so you try toorganize some interesting activi-ties as a couple or with friends.However, it’s going to be rathercomplicated to please everyone atthe same time.

CAPRICORNYou’re tempted to do some compul-sive shopping. What you really needis to be active and bring some heal-thy excitement into your life withoutemptying your bank account.

AQUARIUSIt would be good to take time torelax properly in order to start theweek on the right foot. You needplenty of good quality sleep to beefficient.

PISCESYou’re particularly creative. Simplyobserving different cultures and so-cieties should help you find the inspi-ration to create a great masterpiece.

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

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

THE LUCKIEST SIGNS THIS WEEK:VIRGO, LIBRA AND SCORPIO.

ACROSS1. Kitchen boss5. Certain sprite8. Garden tube12.Laze around13.Golf score14.Has a

mortgage15.Up to the task16.Dreams up18.Snoop19.Highway

sights20.Bird cry22.Comes in26.Bed coverings30.Travel on

water31.____ the mark32.Sports groups

35.Fitness resort36.____-friendly38.Farthest down40.Conquer43.Denial44.Bouquet46.London

streetcar50.Physically

active53.Angel’s

headdress54.Anna’s post55.Scoring serve56.Unwritten57.Garment

edges58.Supervised59.Brood’s home

DOWN1. Large family

unit2. Drifter3. House

extensions4. Sheep’s

coat5. Incident6. Fancy gold

fabric7. Picture

border8. Raises9. Have title to10.Look11.Racetrack

feature17.Card game21.Stable grain

23.Slacken24.Gashes25.Narrow board26.Wall

component27.Stance28.Great Barrier

____29.Pathetic33.Threatened34.____ horse37.Kingdoms

39.Big snake41.“You ____ My

Lucky Star”42.Sum45.Mickey and

Minnie47.Not common48.Woe is me!49.Shed50.Pale gray51.Deadlock52.Cut of pork

PUZZLE NO. 758

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ANSWER TO PUZZLE NO. 758

ACROSS1. Dessert wine5. “____ the

season . . .”8. Pen fillers12.Place13.Behave14.Daytime TV15.Mourned16.Pod vegetable17.Dilly18.Long paddle20.Slimmer22.Wide’s partner24.To the back27.Fired up28.In favor of29.Adjust33.“____ to Joy”

34.Defects36.Casual shirt37.Foot lever39.“I Got ____

Babe”40.Handbag hue41.Hot spring43.“This ____

House”44.Go to

extremes47.Make a

misstep49.Basketball side50.Beaver barrier53.“____ in a

Lifetime”56.Run away

from57.Lens opening

58.Plumber’sproblem

59.Cause to go60.Allow61.Ancient harp

DOWN1. Bear’s

extremity2. Raw mineral3. Narrated4. Cheerio!5. Pat6. Arctic

abundance7. Not fresh8. “Treasure

____”9. Verb’s

counterpart

10.Cabbagelikevegetable

11.Egg on19.Given away in

a lottery21.Deletion22.Film failure23.Nurse’s helper25.“Do, re, mi, fa,

____ . . .”26.Cafeteria

platters30.Lawyer31.Ring32.Baby-sit

35.Trouble38.Came to terms42.Alpine music44.Switch

positions45.Nasty46.Opposite of

odd48.Roster51.Vote in favor52.Intersected54.Convertible,

e.g.55.Gain with

effort

PUZZLE NO. 759



ACROSS1. Shed tears5. Deeds9. Use a wok12.A wheel spins

on this13.Halt!14.Fib15.Seating

section16.Brightly

coloredbeetles

18.Resound20.Just fair21.“____ So

Fine”22.Summer

refreshment24.Louts

28.Dull person30.Hit31.Come forth35.Restaurant37.Volcano’s

overflow38.Glance at40.Worry41.Frequently,

to Keats42.Spoiled45.Slippery48.Stock unit50.Couric’s office54.Shade sources55.Amaze56.Female singer57.Smell strongly58.Gosh!

59.Largenumber

60.Chances

DOWN1. Look at2. Deport3. Entreaties4. Gull-like

bird5. Punching

tool6. Follower7. Commotion8. States9. Winter ill10.Fit out11.Affirmative

word17.Helping

hand

19.Crowd23.Below-average

grades25.Beer’s kin26.Distant27.Agent 007,

e.g.29.Fall on ____

ears31.Santa’s worker32.Dent33.Eden dweller34.Evaluates36.Hill insects39.Wolflike

animal

42.Made hayblocks

43.Bearingweapons

44.Classroomfurniture

46.Well-knownperiods

47.Loungearound

49.Sub sandwich50.Bother51.Pasture mom52.Like Willie

Winkie53.Tend the lawn

PUZZLE NO. 760



ACROSS1. “Lost in ____”6. Spider’s

handiwork9. Curious12.Reveals13.Paddle’s

cousin14.Flying

formation15.Watering hole16.Baseball stat17.Tavern brew18.Teenage dance19.Legitimate21.Pouch24.Emulate Ali25.Buddy28.Couch30.Resound

34.Wonderment35.Christmas

decoration37.Brawl38.Skirt opening40.Melt together41.Desire42.Existed44.Donkey46.Salivate49.Journey53.Electrified

atom54.Citrus cooler57.Eat away at58.Eavesdrop59.Polish60.Title giver61.Curse

62.Horde63.Perspire

DOWN1. Cease to go2. Anjou, e.g.3. And4. Scale5. Initial for

Superman6. Trouble7. Jug handle8. Hurrah9. Oblong10.Hero store11.House

document20.Wood

chopper22.Blond shade

23.Blunders24.Light wood25.Mas’ mates26.Drill27.Island

welcome29.Winter ailment31.Shed tears32.Weed33.Personal36.Sure!39.1 + 1

43.Clock feature45.Drinking tube46.Platter47.Cowboy’s gear48.Black stone50.Capital of Italy51.Brainchild52.Brash55.Couple56.Lessen57.Printers’

measures

PUZZLE NO. 761



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