By Betty FreemanExaminer Staff Writer

“It’s like Christmas!” said Colton Justus, a senior in South Whidbey High School’s advanced metals class, as he watched steel components of the Lantern House project being carefully unloaded from a Nichols Brothers Boat Builders truck on a sunny day in February.

The project is a cooperative effort to ac-curately restore the lantern house atop the tower at Admiralty Head lighthouse. Begun during the previous school year, the project is entering its final phase with the delivery of the two components built at Coupeville and Oak Harbor High Schools to South Whidbey, where the lantern house will be assembled.

Since 2007, Admiralty Head lighthouse volunteers and staff have dreamed of restor-ing the lantern house on the historic, land-mark tower to its original specifications.

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Chris Potts, Sam Landau, Lance Kidder and Dylan Ritchie, all of whom graduated from Coupeville High School in 2011, worked on the lantern house project in Coupeville teacher Tom Eller’s welding class.

By Maida SuljevicWNPA Olympia News Bureau

A bill to revise the 2011 law that estab-lished the Washington Discover Pass is headed to Gov. Chris Gregoire’s desk for approval.

The bill, which helps generate addition-al operational revenues for state parks, was approved by lawmakers on March 8.

The Discover Pass is required on every vehicle that enters or is parked on state rec-reational lands. An annual pass costs $30, and a day-use pass is $10. Vehicles failing to display the pass while on those lands are subject to $99 fines.

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A family explores Fort Casey State Park on Sunday. State lawmakers have approved changes to the Washington Discover Pass that would allow families to use the same pass on two vehicles, rather than requiring one pass for each vehicle. The bill is headed to the governor’s desk for her signature.

Bill allows use of state park pass on two vehicles

is distributed to Washington State Parks, the state Department of Fish and Wildlife and the Department of Natural Resources.

With the new legislation, the Discov-er Pass can now be used by two vehicles, rather than just one.

Officials at State Parks, Fish and Wild-life and Natural Resources also would be able to create a family pass to be used on recreational lands. This pass would be ful-ly transferable between vehicles and would not require a license plate number.

The price of the pass cannot exceed $50.The new measure also expands a dona-

tion program currently in place. When ve-

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with lamb and chicken from other local producers and wild salmon caught in Alaska by a fisherman who lives in Clinton.

The shop also has some fresh local produce, with a broader se-lection planned when spring brings a wider array of choices.

Stevens said his shop has been very well received so far, with lots of people stopping by to check out his selection, request various products and wish him well in his new venture.

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He started with 23 pounds of his own summer sausage, but by the time he closed up for the day, he had just half a pound left. He also sold out of Island Trollers tuna, and almost sold out of eggs from Sky Meadow Farm in Free-land.

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From spring through fall, peo-ple who want Whidbey-grown farm products can find what they’re looking for at farmers markets around the island.

But in the winter, those who want to buy locally grown food can have a hard time finding what they’re looking for.

A new business in Freeland, Scotty’s Farm-to-Market, aims to connect people with locally grown products five days a week in all seasons of the year.

“The whole concept is to take local meats, produce, sauces, jams, pies, dairy and more and make them available to the pub-lic at a full-time store, not just on a Saturday at a farmers market,” owner Scott Stevens said.

Scotty’s is at 1860 Scott Road, in the space formerly occupied by a real estate agency. The shop opened on Feb. 7 with little fan-fare. And that’s just how Stevens wanted it.

“I decided to open quietly for the first month,” he said.

Stevens figured the quiet launch would be a good strate-gy that would help work out any kinks before shoppers discover the store and things get busy. This is Stevens’ first foray into running a grocery store.

Stevens acknowledges that it is a risky time to start a new busi-ness, but is ready to try a different phase of self-employment. With almost 20 years of experience in the construction field, Stevens de-cided it was the time for a change.

“Construction is not paying what it used to,” Stevens said.

After a successful first month getting the store stocked and be-coming familiar with business procedures, Scotty’s had its offi-cial grand opening on Saturday, March 3.

Even though running a shop is unfamiliar territory, Stevens’ choice of store is fitting. He en-tered this new venture with an un-derstanding of farming on Whid-bey. He has been raising grass-fed beef and pastured pork for 12 years. Now Stevens will be able to sell his own meats along with products from other local farmers directly to the consumer.

Among the items featured in the shop are potatoes and garlic grown at Willowood Farm near Coupeville, goat cheese from Little Brown Farm in Freeland, cheese and other dairy products from Samish Bay Cheese and Golden Glen Creamery in Skagit County, and honey from Island Apiaries in Freeland. He also has grass-fed beef from his own cat-tle as well as from Skagit River Ranch in Sedro-Woolley, along

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Scott Stevens shows off the variety of locally produced meats and fish available in the cold case at his new store, Scotty’s Farm to Market in Freeland. The store opened in February.

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Owners of land designated as “open space” will soon have to pay a higher fee to apply for a property-tax reduction.

Beginning April 1, the ap-plication fee for a reduction in property taxes on open space will more than quadruple.

The measure, which was pro-posed by Island County Asses-sor Mary Engle, was approved by the Island County Board of Commissioners in a 2-1 vote. Commissioner Kelly Emerson opposed the increase.

The last time the Assessor’s Office had increased the fee was in 1982. The higher fee more ac-curately reflects the actual cost of providing the service, Engle said.

The state’s Open Space Taxa-tion Act supports the preserva-tion of undeveloped open space for a variety of reasons, includ-ing its economic production val-ue as well as its scenic beauty, and allows for certain lands to be taxed at the value of their “cur-rent use,” such as agriculture, rather than their “highest and best use,” such as for residential or commercial development.

Engle told the commissioners that her staff spends considerable time reviewing each application to determine if the property is el-igible for the tax reduction.

She surveyed other counties of similar size to inquire about their fees. The lowest fee was $750, and the average was more than $1,200, she said.

Island County’s current $175 application fee for open tim-berland will increase to $1,000. The application fee for desig-nated forestland and agricultural land will rise to $750.

Those who buy property that already has been classified can pay continuance fees ranging from $250 to $500, depending upon the property type, to keep the land in the program.

A 3 percent technology fee also will be collected.

A fee of $100 will be charged to create a withdrawal estimate, but will be waived for the first estimate in a six-month period. This estimate determines the amount of back taxes for the past seven years if the proper-ty will not continue in an open space classification, Engle said. She said there have been cases in which a property has been listed for sale, and the office is asked to recalculate the tax amount multiple times based on different potential closing dates.

In one particular case, the es-timate was requested nine times in a three-week period, but the property never sold, Engle said.

Engle said the non-refund-able fees are collected only once, at the time of the initial application.

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With three challengers step-ping in to challenge incumbent Democrat Angie Homola for her seat on the Island County Board of Commissioners, several campaign issues have begun to emerge.

The challengers – two Republi-cans and one Independent – want the county to spend more money on public safety, scale back on im-plementation of state-mandated growth-management rules and do more to increase employment op-portunities in Island County.

The challengers in the race so far are Jim Campbell, a retired Navy officer and current Oak Har-bor city councilman, and Jill John-son-Pfeiffer, the executive direc-tor of the Oak Harbor Chamber of Commerce, who are both Repub-licans, and Phil Collier, owner of Hilltop Auto Service and Express Lube in Oak Harbor, who is run-ning as an independent. The dead-line to file for election is May 18.

Budget prioritiesCommissioner Homola points

out that Island County has gone through five consecutive years of deep budget cuts, with the annual budget now at $21.6 million com-pared to $25.6 million in 2008. As a result of those cuts, several county departments are having trouble meeting the state require-ments for the essential functions they provide, such as ensuring that local water resources are protect-ed from contamination.

The commissioners have had to do the hard work of balancing the budget each year at a time when there’s less income from property taxes, sales taxes, state and federal grants and interest on investments made with budget reserves.

Homola said there’s little wig-gle room in the budget to shift spending without running afoul of state legal requirements. And if the county fails to follow state mandates, it can run into trouble with the state as well as lose ac-cess to grant money that helps keeps critical programs in place.

“Although the county is expe-riencing the most prolonged finan-cial crisis in history, I am proud to say that the prudent steps taken to balance the budget in the middle of the recession have earned the county a AA bond rating,” she said.

Homola said she’s proud that she has been able to help preserve a basic “safety net” for people who need help, such as seniors, low-income families, new moth-ers, veterans and at-risk youth. She points to Meals on Wheels, a program that helps ensure that se-niors not only receive nutritious meals, but also get access to assis-tance programs that allow them to remain healthy and independent.

“My goal is to continue to bal-ance the budget while enhancing public services,” she said.

Campbell said the county must make law enforcement its top pri-ority by shifting its resources to the sheriff and the prosecuting at-torney.

“The No. 1 purpose of gov-ernment is to provide protection services,” he said. “If the sheriff arrests someone, but the county does not have enough prosecutors, they will go free.”

Campbell said he advocates finding what he describes as “in-novative” ways to balance the county budget.

“This means looking at the budget the way it is and how it has been for the past few years, then looking to see where money has been put where it should not have been,” Campbell said. “It is also important to prioritize where the resources go.”

For Johnson-Pfeiffer, future cost savings can be found by avoiding any duplication of effort with other government agencies.

“If the state is in charge of enforcing something, the coun-ty should have them enforce it,” Johnson-Pfeiffer said. “This frees up personnel to work on uniquely county issues.”

Independent candidate Collier said he would like to see chang-es in the way the county goes out for bid on large purchases. He ad-vocates having department heads serve as purchasing agents for their respective departments, and if they are unable to do it, Col-lier said that he would step in and “show them how it’s done.”

The county budget is devel-oped with input from all the de-partment heads and input from the public during budget hearings, and any department that needs to spend more than its allotted bud-get would have to go through the supplemental budget process. Still, Collier said he believes that the county budget is “like an open credit card for employees.”

The county budget is devel-oped in full view of the public

during county meetings and pub-lic hearings, but Collier said he believes there’s little oversight.

“There are no checks and bal-ances in terms of spending,” he said.

Collier said one part of the bud-get that could be reduced is spend-ing on transportation, such as snow removal, vehicle maintenance and fuel. That money could be used to pay for staffing the courts and jail, and having the planning depart-ment open five days a week. Like most Island County departments, the planning department is saving money by being closed to the pub-lic on Fridays.

“The money should also be saved and invested for hard times,” he said. “Just because the county could have excess, doesn’t mean it has to spend it.”

Strengthening the economyThe primary ways county gov-

ernment can influence the econo-my are by providing a stable in-frastructure with well-maintained roads, protection of public safety, a fair and effective legal system, protection of public health and environmental resources such as clean water, and enhancement of the overall livability of the com-munity.

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Oak Harbor resident Charlo Brodt looks for jobs using a computer at WorkSource Whidbey. The local economy has emerged as a campaign issue in the Dist. 2 commissioner race.

Jobs, development among issues in Dist. 2 race

When it comes to jobs and eco-nomic development, Island Coun-ty spends $67,000 per year to help fund the Island County Economic Development Council, whose pur-pose is to attract and retain com-panies that provide jobs and inject dollars into the local economy.

The commissioners also dis-tribute money such as hotel-mo-tel tax revenues provided to local chamber of commerce and oth-er organizations with the goal of boosting tourism.

Current figures from state De-partment of Employment Securi-ty show that Island County’s un-employment rate is 9.1 percent, which is higher than the state av-erage of 8.9 percent and Snohom-ish County’s 8.7 percent. Skagit County’s unemployment rate is 10.7 percent.

Homola, who said she places a high priority on tourism, agricul-ture and local business opportu-nities, said she’s proud of her re-cord on that front. For example, Homola said that she lobbied ex-tensively for the ferries to be built in Washington. She also went to Washington D.C. to advocate for having the P8-A Poseidon moved to the Whidbey Island Naval Air Station.

Campbell said he thinks the county needs to be more proactive

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viewpoints

Last week’s Examiner online poll question:How should Coupeville handle parking during big events such as MusselFest and the Arts and Crafts Festival?How our readers voted:q Require event signage along with attendants to direct visitors to parking.

q When feasible, use the Community Green.

q Direct vehicles to the school lots and use shuttles to bring people downtown.

q Go ahead and let people park wherever they want, and just deal with it.

To cast your vote, visit the Examiner online at www.whidbeyexaminer.com and look for the poll at the bottom left side of our home page. The poll isn’t scientific, but safeguards are in place to keep people from voting repeatedly from the same computer, and all votes are cast anonymously.This week’s question:• How do you feel about the idea of offering online classes to Coupeville public school students?

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Safety lighting needed near Coupeville schools

Two “20 mph when flashing” school-zone lights were installed recently, one go-ing south on South Main just before Red Apple and one going north on Engle Road at the high school bus barn.

Good job! However, the location and quantity are lacking. There are no flashing lights for the elementary school when you turn onto South Main from Hwy. 20, just a sign that says, “20 mph when children present.”

There are also no flashing lights on Ter-ry Road, before the high school in either east or west direction.

If we are going to install flashing lights they need to be in all four entrances into our school zones or we have missed the point of it. Will it take one of our kids get-ting hurt or killed to get it right? It took several peoples’ lives to get the traffic light at the pedestrian overpass installed, and to change the speed limit from 55 miles an hour to 45 miles an hour on Hwy. 20.

– Ray GillettCoupeville

Critic’s website unfair to WGH doctor

I would like your readers to understand that the Whidbey General Reformers web-site is full of misleading and/or inaccurate information shedding an undeserved bad light on a physician that deserves more respect.

The website states that Dr. Marquart graduated from a one star medical school. It is a well-known fact in the medical field that star rating websites are not credible. They are full of misinformation and bad data. Some websites have ratings based on just three criteria: GPA, MCAT, and ac-ceptance rates. This information is used to determine acceptance into medical school, not the training outcomes.

Even more credible rating systems in general are not dependable because medi-cal school missions and outcomes differ so significantly and are never taken into account. Some ratings focus on National Institutes of Health-funded research, or on a school’s reputation. These rankings favor

large academic medical centers. Others, such as US News and World Report, rank on the production of primary care physi-cians. Their 2011 rankings had 11 osteo-pathic medical schools in the top twenty. The medical school referred to by the Whidbey General Reformers website was ranked 14th while the University of Wash-ington was ranked 18th.

Regardless of whether they become pri-mary care practitioners or pursue another medical specialty, the osteopathic medical profession believes that graduates of os-teopathic medical colleges are better phy-sicians because of the strong primary care foundation they received while in medical school. A larger percentage of osteopathic physicians practice in rural and medically underserved areas.

Dr. Marquart’s guaranteed salary is not out of the ordinary. It is in the middle range of salaries for orthopedic surgeons. It is common practice for hospitals to provide a guaranteed salary for a physi-cian who is new to the area and has no established patients. The amount is usu-ally based on the projected income to be brought in by the physician. Specialty surgeons have higher risks and overhead costs, which is why their income is higher.

After graduating from medical school, Dr. Marquart completed a one-year in-ternship followed by four years of resi-dency training in a program affiliated with Michigan State University. To become board certified, he must complete and pass three exams – written, oral and clinical and must complete at least two hundred procedures over 12 months. He has five years from completion of his residency training to obtain certification. Dr. Mar-quart graduated from medical school in 2006 and completed his residency training a few months ago, which means he is not yet eligible to take the certification exams. (Michael Picco, D.O., another osteopathic orthopedic surgeon hired by the hospital, is board certified – another error on the rat-ings website.)

I understand that it is too late for Dr. Marquart, but I hope this information will enable your community to appreciate and support the next physician hired.

– Kathie ItterExecutive Director,

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Thank you for supporting Central Whidbey fire levy

We would like to thank the commu-nity for their continued support of Cen-tral Whidbey Island Fire and Rescue. We provide good value to the community through effective and efficient service and are fiscally responsible. We will continue to be transparent and accountable to our taxpayers and look forward to communi-cating about the changes we are making to deliver the levels of service that our com-munity wants.

– Tom Smith, Paul Messner & Cheryl Engle, Central Whidbey Island

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Many thanks for CHS sock hop support

On behalf of the Coupeville High School Senior Associated Student Body students, I would like to extend a great big “thank tou” to many folks in the commu-nity for helping to throw yet another suc-cessful Sock Hop.

The seniors were able to raise a money for their graduation, thanks to the many

donations offered.We would like to thank Albertson’s

for providing the cakes for the cake walk; Prairie Center Red Apple for all the hot dogs, ice cream and root beer; the awe-some DJ Moose Moran, who kept us twisting, bunny-hopping and limbo-ing all night; the Coupeville Elementary Par-ent Teacher Association for lending us its popcorn and popcorn machine; the honor students who volunteered their time to help; and finally, the amazing families and students of Coupeville who showed up dressed in 1950s outfits and ready to rock n’ roll!

The seniors could not have done it without you. See you next year!

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in bringing jobs to the community.“No one has the gumption to

do anything but react to a phone call,” said Campbell, who said the county should actively contact off-island businesses to invite them to move here. A company such as an engineering firm would be ideal as that type of business has a small environmental footprint.

Campbell said he hears com-plaints from developers and build-ers that the county’s permitting system is too cumbersome and slow, and needs to be streamlined.

“I have sat down with people in the construction business,” Camp-bell said. “They have told me that it is really difficult to do business with the county.”

For example, someone wanting to build something may have to return to the planning department several times before they are able to get all of the correct paperwork, Campbell said. Plus, he said, the process is expensive.

Johnson-Pfeiffer, who said she would like to see more job op-portunities in Island County, said consistency and predictability in county regulations is impor-tant as a foundation for economic growth. She advocates streamlin-ing regulations and making sure that expectations are clear.

Campbell said he believes the county’s growth-management de-cisions are limiting needed expan-sion of residential development in Oak Harbor.

“If Oak Harbor is restricted from growing out, more condos and apartments will have to be built,” Campbell said, adding that fewer families would have the op-tion of moving into a traditional single-family home.

The county’s land-use laws must comply with Washington’s Growth Management Act, which seeks to reduce sprawl by en-

couraging more-intensive devel-opment within established urban-growth areas such as the one that applies to Oak Harbor.

Collier said he has a beef with Homola because she wouldn’t support his efforts at developing low-income housing on land he owns that is outside the Oak Har-bor urban growth area, but is im-mediately adjacent to existing city infrastructure.

His proposal, which he said would be a nonprofit venture, calls for building 150 homes, each about 1,100 square feet.

For Homola, the reason that she became involved in “citizen activism” to begin with was a no-tice regarding Oak Harbor expan-sion that arrived in her mailbox.

“I will continue to prioritize a smart growth plan that keeps ex-pensive sprawl in check, that pro-tects vital agriculture and natural resource based jobs, consolidates costly infrastructure and encour-ages living wage jobs through zoning incentives,” Homola said.

Johnson-Pfeiffer said she be-lieves Homola is a dedicated and

hard worker, but that she has been “working hard on the wrong things.”

“We have different philoso-phies, values and stylistically different approaches,” Johnson-Pfeiffer said. “I believe the coun-ty should increase the tax base through economic growth rather than tax increases.”

Johnson-Pfeiffer said increas-ing taxes during an economic re-cession is a bad strategy because it keeps money out of the private sector.

“The best way to protect our level of county services – to en-sure we have well-maintained parks and access to public open space and to ensure that we in-crease local tax revenues – is by growing our economy,” Johnson-Pfeiffer said.

Homola said it’s not that sim-ple.

“If past practices of building a bigger tax base created a stable budget, then taxes would have gone down, not up, during the many years of the construction boom,” she said.

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“A lot of things can be improved in Island County government,” Morrison said in an inter-view with an Examiner re-porter.

“The coun-ty needs to work on the creation of

living-wage jobs – that is why I became involved in the Economic Development Council.”

The filing deadline is May 18.

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The proposal seemed worth considering.

A private business had offered to set up a system through which Coupeville students could enroll in online classes.

And because the classes could be accessed by anyone with an Internet connection, the district could see an increase in enroll-ment, and consequently a possible increase in state funding.

But earlier this month, further exploration of the proposal was called off after the business, Ig-nite Education Group, announced it plans to focus its efforts on de-veloping online classes for anoth-er Washington school district that was ready to make the leap.

A representative from Ignite

Education said that she could not provide the name of the district yet as the details are still being fi-nalized.

But while the Ignite propos-al didn’t go forward, Coupeville Schools Superintendent Patty Page said it’s likely the idea of on-line classes will be considered at some point in the future.

“There are still possibilities as their company expands and grows for a relationship to develop-ment,” Page said. “We will keep exploring options for the district.”

The benefit to offering online classes is that students would be able to sign up for courses that the district is unable to offer here, said Sheldon Rosenkrance, principal of Coupeville Middle School and High School.

Rosenkrance said online class-es would provide an opportunity

for learning that’s tailored to indi-vidual students, who can proceed at their own pace.

“I see a program like this as a win for the high school as students would have additional course of-ferings,” Rosenkrance said.

Students would still be re-quired to finish the course on the same schedule as their traditional classroom peers, however.

But there are some concerns with a move toward virtual edu-cation.

For board member Carol Bish-op, the primary concern is ensur-ing that students succeed.

“My greatest concern is the percentage of students failing in online programs,” Bishop said. “Coupeville has done a lot to build its reputation.”

Proposal for online classes dropped

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The Spanish-style lighthouse at Admiralty Head opened in 1903. Designed by renowned German lighthouse architect Carl Leick, whose motto was “build ’em stout and make ’em last,” it was erected by the U.S. Army Corps of En-gineers with stucco-covered, 18-inch thick brick walls.

The lighthouse was decom-missioned in 1922 and closed until the 1950s, when it was acquired by Washington State Parks. Vandalism had taken a toll on the structure, but under the state’s stewardship, major restora-tion was accomplished.

The original lantern house, with its conical roof and curved glass windows, was replaced in the early 1960s with a thin sheet metal structure with Plexiglas windows. The old lantern house went to the working lighthouse at Dungeness Spit near Sequim.

The 1960s replacement hasn’t held up well, but finding the re-sources to replace it has been a challenge.

“First we had to find the original 1898 plans for the lan-tern house,” said Dick Malone, lighthouse docent and a former high school metal-shop teacher. “Former director Gloria Wahlin found them, but they were 8.5 by 11-inch in size and we had to have them made into full-size blueprints.”

In 2009, Malone and Chuck Juras, Fort Casey State Park di-rector of maintenance, took the lantern house plans to Archie Nichols of Nichols Brothers in Freeland to brainstorm how to build a replica and to get a gen-eral cost estimate.

“We were afraid the cost would be out of reach,” he said.

Nichols took the project a big step further by introducing the idea of using donated materials and getting the three Island high school metal shops involved.

A partnership was formed be-tween the lighthouse staff, Wash-ington State Parks, the three high school technical-education pro-grams and Nichols Brothers.

First the plans had to be adapted to today’s methods and materials. Using computer CAD programs, the specs for the lan-tern house were re-drafted.

Nichols Brothers donated the scrap steel for the bones of the project, which had to be specially cut at Seaport Steel in Seattle.

Nichols Brothers also provid-ed transportation for the heavy metal pieces to each high school.

“Archie Nichols was the guid-ing light and the get-it-done man,” Malone said. “Without him, this project never would have happened.”

Oak Harbor students, under the direction of teacher Jerry Mumper, built the cross-barred center section, and students in Tom Eller’s Coupeville High School welding class built the roof. South Whidbey High School students in Chad Felgar’s advanced metals class did the welding on the round base and door section.

All three components were united at South Whidbey High School Feb. 2 because the shop there is big enough to handle the final assembly. Students at South Whidbey have fabricated brass hinges in the school’s small foundry and will also create the steel door for the lantern house.

“The advanced metals class at South Whidbey would have been

Betty Freemand / The Whidbey Examiner

South Whidbey High School metal shop students Travis Schwiger and Camlin Northup, left, grind the edg-es of the lantern house roof while students Anthony Kovic and Michael Agate weld the edges.

cancelled this year if it weren’t for this project,” Felgar said. It’s real-world experience for the stu-dents. We’ve got a lantern house timeline, we write daily reports to keep the project on track and to monitor supplies, and we have a student shop foreman and project manager.”

In the past year, about 20 South Whidbey High School stu-dents have worked on the project.

Zack Caravan, 17, a junior in Felgar’s advanced metals class, has worked on the project since 2010.

“I’ve learned that hard work really does pay off,” he said.

Blake Bailey, also 17, added, “It’s good to know the mechani-cal aspects of a project like this and to learn how to put the pieces together,” he said. “It’s a hands-on, real project.”

“I feel the students’ gain from the project was the feeling of working on something of a large scale that required accurate and precise work,” Eller said. “They learned how to manipulate heavy steel, then work it into the position that was needed, especially the need to heat large pieces of steel and bend it into a circular shape while maintaining the necessary tolerances of the overall plan.”

“Teamwork was very impor-tant. Students had to rely on one another for various reasons – safety, help with very heavy steel, and to fit the steel together within tolerances. This was as real as a high school student could get for applying welding skill,” Eller said.

Lance Kidder, who managed Coupeville High School’s part of

Lighthouse: Hands-on; from page 1

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the project before he graduated last June, said the project was a great learning expe-rience.

“It took a lot of teamwork and commu-nication between the three high schools and Archie Nichols,” he said in a phone in-terview last week. “We all gained a better understanding of welding and fabrication, and of what it means to be part of a team.”

Nichols continues to be full of enthusi-asm for the project and has high praise for

the participants.“I don’t think we could have hoped for

a better group to take this project forward,” Nichols wrote in an e-mail to Lighthouse Program Coordinator Julie Pigott. “Each one of the three metal-shop teachers has been exceptional in leading these students in organization, skill development and problem-solving. Their students have been accomplishing work that would even be challenging to seasoned metal workers.”

As for the final phase of the project, Nichols is confident of a good outcome.

“South Whidbey High School is ap-proaching the final portion of the work with overwhelming enthusiasm. Their re-cent work with CAD design development, 3D modeling and casting of the brass door hinges for the lantern house is an amazing surprise,” he wrote.

A $5,000 grant from the Lighthouse Preservation Society was used to purchase

glass, brass for making hardware and to support the South Whidbey High School advanced metals class for this semester.

The lantern house should be completed by the end of this school year, when it will be installed atop the lighthouse tower with a mobile crane.

“Now all we have left to do is – every-thing,” Felgar said with laugh.

“We’ll have a big celebration when it’s finished,” Malone said.

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It didn’t look like Opening Day.Rain splattered, wind whipped

and the promise of spring seemed to be far off during most of the day Saturday, but that didn’t stop the Coupeville High School baseball and softball squads from captur-ing season-opening wins.

Bouncing back from a winless regular season last year, the Wolf softballers obliterated visiting Concrete 22-3 to guarantee 2012 would not be a repeat of 2011. Across the street, the Coupeville baseball squad split a doublehead-er, thrashing Concrete 11-0 before being nipped 3-2 by Adna.

Led by the arm and bat of se-nior hurler Alexis Trumbull, who outhit Concrete 2-to-1 by her-self, Coupeville took advantage of Concrete’s inability to throw the ball anywhere within a mile of home plate.

Chalking up an astounding 17

walks to go with their well-placed five hits, the Wolves scored in bunches and left their fans enjoy-ing something they hadn’t wit-nessed in a very long time – a Wolf softball team romping to a win.

Trumbull departed after four in-nings, allowing freshman McKay-la Bailey to take the mound. The young fireballer promptly struck out two batters as she blitzed through the fifth and final inning.

At the plate there was some-thing for everyone, as Trumbull (three runs, three RBI), Breeanna Messner (a double, four runs and an RBI), Taya Boonstra (two hits), Haley Sherman (two RBI), Hai-ley Hammer (three runs), Bailey (three runs), Madeline Roberts (two runs) and Bessie Walstad (two runs) all contributed to the team-wide show of excellence.

On the baseball diamond, it

was more Trumbull Trouble for Concrete as Aaron Trumbull and Ben Etzell combined to toss a five-inning no-hitter against the Lions while striking out five batters.

Etzell and Morgan Payne each had three hits, while Wade Schaef crunched a double, Jake Tumb-lin walked three times, stole three bases and scored twice, Korbin Korzan stole two bases and Brandt Bodamer whacked a key single.

The Wolves barely let Adna get away, falling when the visitors cracked the tie with a two-out RBI single in the top of the seventh.

The ball plopped just over the head of Coupeville’s first base-man and the baseball gods final-ly stopped smiling on the Wolves in the bottom half of the inning, when they stranded the tying and winning runs after getting runners on at the corners with one out.

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Shelli Trumbull photo

Wolf catcher Bessie Walstad and a hawk-eyed umpire focus on the flight of the ball during Opening Day for the Coupeville Wolves soft-ball team. The girls beat Concrete 22-3. Sparked by the booming bat and fireball-chucking arm of senior hurler Alexis Trumbull, the Wolves crushed Concrete 22-3 on a wet, windy day.

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Jazz bands hold joint concert

Middle and high school jazz bands from all three Whidbey high schools will perform from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Friday, March 23 at the Oak Harbor High School audito-rium, 950 N.W. Second Ave.

The concert is a fundraiser for music scholarships. Tickets are $7 at Click Music in Oak Harbor, Timbuktu CoffeeHouse in Free-land, Moonraker Books in Lang-ley and Boomerang in Clinton.

For details, call Jerry Jones at 360-679-2066.

Auction boosts youth club

The Coupeville Boys and Girls Club hosts a fundraising dinner and silent auction from 5 to 8:30 p.m. Saturday, March 24 at the Crockett Barn near Coupeville.

Chef Vincent Nattress is creat-ing appetizers and Serendipity Ca-tering is donating the dinner.

Proceeds support the Coupe-ville Boys and Girls Club.

Tickets are $25 and can be pur-chased at Windermere Real Es-tate, 5 S. Main St., Coupeville.

For information, contact Irene Echenique at 360-678-5858 or visit coupevilleboysandgirlsclub.org.

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whidbey island’s community calendar

Complete the grid so each row, column and 3x3 box (in bold borders) contains ev-ery digit, from 1 to 9.

Meeting on Proposed Fire Levy, 5:30 p.m. Thursday, March 15, Free-land Fire Station, 5535 Cameron Road. Meeting to discuss the proposed 15-cent levy lid lift. 360-321-1533.

Writing Workshop: What Would Steinbeck Do? 1-5 p.m. Friday, March 16, Coupeville Library, 788 N.W. Alexander. Author and writing coach Molly Cook uses exercises based on the work of John Steinbeck and other authors. Sponsored by Whidbey Island Arts Council. $48. Register at 360-678-3042; jazzcookie@frontier.com.

Saint Patrick’s Day Dinner and Dance, 4-9 p.m. Friday, March 16, Ea-gles Aerie, 16691 Hwy. 525, Freeland. The event includes a corned beef and cabbage dinner. Members and guests welcome. Reservations required. $16. 360-321-5636.

Marimba Café, 7 p.m. Friday, March 16, Coupeville Recreation Hall, 901 N.W. Alexander St. Zimbabwe benefit dance with energetic marimba music

and finger food by Lesedi. Suggested donation $5. 360-321-3868; marim-ba@whidbey.com.

Karin Blaine Concert and CD Re-lease, 7:30 p.m. Friday, March 16, Whidbey Island Center for the Arts, 565 Camano Ave., Langley. Singer and songwriter performs from her new CD, “Modern Day Living.” $10. 360-221-8268; 800-638-7631; WICAonline.com.

“Wingspan,” 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays; 2 p.m. Sundays, March 16-18 & 23-25, Whidbey Children’s The-ater, 222 Anthes Ave., Langley. Musical directed and written by Rose Woods. Original music by Robert Marsanyi. Adults $12; Seniors $10; Students $8. wctonline.com; 360-221-2282.

Garage Sale & Silent Auction, 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, March 17, Oak Harbor Lutheran Church, 1253 NW 2nd Ave. Proceeds from this garage sale and silent auction benefit a high school youth retreat. Donations accepted after 3 p.m. on Friday, March 16. For large

donation pickup, call 360-675-4555.

Shamrock 5K Run & Walk, Satur-day, March 17, Coupeville High School track, 6 S. Main St. Registration at 7:30 a.m.; kids’ dash at 8:30 a.m.; 5K run and walk at 9 a.m.; Awards at 10:30 a.m. Sponsored by Central Whidbey Cooperative Preschool. Preregistration is $25; day of race $30. Includes t-shirt. coupevillepreschool.org/shamrock5k.

Rhododendron Sale, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, March 17 and Sunday, March 18. Meerkerk Rhododendron Gardens, 3531 Meerkerk Lane, Green-bank. A wide variety of rhododendrons will be offered for sale from one-gallon pots to mature plants. meerkerkgar-dens.org; 360-678-1912.

Saint Patrick’s Day Parade, 11 a.m. Saturday, March 17, Pioneer Way, Oak Harbor. Patty and Pat McKinnon are the grand marshals of this year’s pa-rade. 360-675-3755.

Firearms Safety Course, 1-3 p.m. Saturday, March 17, Holmes Harbor Rod & Gun Club, 3334 E. Brooks Hill Rd., Langley. This course is open to the public. Attendees may bring their own firearms for specific questions, but no ammunition is allowed. Free. Mike, 360-221-7574.

St. Paddy’s Day Bash, 6-9 p.m. Sat-urday, March 17, Coupeville Recreation Center, 901 N.W. Alexander St. Corned beef and potatoes, soda bread, beer, wine and more. Tickets $30 at Bay-leaf and Wind and Tide Bookstore, Oak Harbor; Bayleaf and Local Grown, Coupeville; BookBay, Freeland; Moon-raker Books, and Moonraker Books, Langley. shiftysailors.net.

Film: “Green Fire,” 2 p.m. Sunday, March 18, Pacific Rim Institute, 180 Parker Road, Coupeville. Whidbey Audubon presents a film about the life and legacy of environmentalist Aldo Leopold. Tickets $8 at brownpap-ertickets.com. $10 at the door. paci-ficriminstitute.com; 360-678-5586.

Neolithic Painting and Sculpture, 2:30-4 p.m. Sunday, March 18, Pacific NorthWest Art School, 15 N.W. Birch, Coupeville. Art instructor Sharon Hall leads a discussion on the nature and purpose of cave paintings. First in a four-part series. $10. 360-678-3396.

Island Democrats Meeting with Rick Larsen, 3 p.m. Sunday, March 18, Coupeville Recreation Center, 901 N.W. Alexander St. Meet and greet with Rick Larsen. Coffee and dessert includ-ed. islandcountydems@gmail.com.

Featured Artist: Phyllis Drum-mond, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday, March 19, Penn Cove Gallery, 9 NW Front Street, Coupeville. Meet and view art by watercolor and pastel painter Phyllis Drummond. 360-678-1176.

United Way of Island County Board Meeting, 3 p.m. Wednesday, March 21, Whidbey Island Bank conference room, 450 SW Bayshore Dr., Oak Har-bor. 360-675-1778.

Poetry Slam, 6-8 p.m. Wednesday, March 21, Coupeville Library, 788 N.W. Alexander St. Audience members sug-gest words for poets to create on-the-spot poetry. All ages. Free. Jim Freeman, 360-331-2617; fun@whidbey.com.

South Whidbey School District Community Conversations, 6:30-

8 p.m. Wednesday, March 21 and Wednesday, April 18. South Whidbey High School Room 107, 5675 S. Max-welton Road, Langley. Discussions of school district programs and budget. 360-221-6198 ext. 2245.

Community Emergency Response Team Training, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Wednesdays March 21 and 28, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturdays, March 24 and 31, South Whidbey Fire and Rescue, 820 Camano Ave., Langley. Train for di-saster response. Must attend all four classes for certification. Free. dem@co.island.wa.us; 360-679-7370.

Puget Sound Anglers Meeting, 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 21, Holmes Harbor Rod and Gun Club, 3334 E. Brooks Hill Road, Langley. Clint Muns talks about a program that raises mon-ey to send wounded war veterans on fishing trips to Alaska. 360-222-3275; patm@whidbey.com.

Meet the Republican Candidates, 6:30-8 p.m. Thursday, March 22, Best Western Conference Center, 33175 Hwy. 20, Oak Harbor. Congressional candidate Dan Matthews and other candidates are scheduled to attend. Sponsored by Republicans of Island County. RSVP to 360-678-6610; tran-quilsea66@comcast.net.

Plant Disease and Insect Identi-fication, 7 p.m. Thursday, March 22, Coupeville Recreation Center, 901 N.W. Alexander St. Plant pathologist Jenny Glass talks about plant diseases and insect pests. Sponsored by WSU Island County Master Gardeners. 360-240-5527.

Star Party, begins at dusk, Friday, March 23, Fort Nugent Park, 2075 SW Fort Nugent Rd., Oak Harbor. Hosted by the Island County Astronomical So-ciety. No telescope required. Cloudy weather cancels event. Free. 360-679-7664; icas-wa.webs.com.

Whidbey Student Jazz Concert, 7:30-9:30 p.m. Friday, March 23, Oak Harbor High School, 950 NW 2nd Ave. Performance by middle and high school jazz bands from Coupeville, Oak Harbor and South Whidbey. Fund-raiser for graduates hoping to continue an education in music. $7. Jerry Jones, 360-679-2066.

Birding in Central Whidbey For-ests, 8:30 a.m. Saturday, March 24. Carpool from the Coupeville Park and Ride, 201 S. Main St. Gary Piazzon leads a half-day Whidbey Audubon field trip in Rhododendron Park and the Bakker Reserve. Free. piazzon@comcast.net; 360-678-5131.

“Septic 101,” 9:30-11 a.m. Satur-day, March 24, Coupeville Recreation Center, 901 N.W. Alexander St. Island County Public Health offers a free class on the proper care and feeding of a septic system. Register online at islandcountyeh.org/page/118 or call 360-679-7350; 360-221-5111.

Screenwriting for Teens, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, March 24, Trinity Lu-theran Church Fireside Room, 18341 Hwy. 525, Freeland. For teens ages 13-18. Instructor is Wally Lane. $50. To register: donnahood@whidbey.com; 360-341-1861.

Japan Memorial Concert, 2 p.m. Saturday, March 24, Trinity Lutheran Church, 18341 Hwy. 525, Freeland. Fundraiser and remembrance for vic-

tims of the earthquake in Japan. Free; donations accepted. 360-341-1817; whidbeyjapanbenefit.wordpress.com.

Coupeville Boys and Girls Club Auction, 5-8:30 p.m. Saturday, March 24, Crockett Barn, 1056 Crockett Farm Road, Coupeville. Event includes ap-petizers and dinner along with a silent auction. $25. Tickets available at Wind-ermere Real Estate in Coupeville. Irene Echenique, 360-678-5858.

Bluegrass Breaks, 6:30-9:30 p.m. Saturday, March 24, Unitarian Univer-salist Congregation, 20103 Hwy. 525, Freeland. Performances by the Cran-berry Bog Bluegrass Band and Money Creek Mining Company. $15; Children admitted free. 360-321-8656.

Phyllis Stein Playing Wig in a Box, 7:30-9 p.m. Saturday, March 24, Whid-bey Island Center for the Arts, 565 Ca-mano Ave., Langley. Songs inspired by “Hedwig and the Angry Inch.” $10. 360-221-8268; 800-638-7631; WICA-online.com.

Cookin’ in the Kettles Bike Race, Sunday, March 25, Fort Ebey State Park, 400 Hill Valley Dr., Coupeville. Be-ginnners start at 10 a.m.; experts start at noon. For all ages and skill levels. Park at the park’s gun battery. Adults $28; under 18, $17. 360-929-5003; cesiwill@msn.com; buduracing.com.

Veterans of Foreign Wars Break-fast, 10 a.m.-12 p.m. Sunday, March 25, Whitehead-Muzzall Post, 3037 N. Goldie Road, Oak Harbor. Traditional breakfast. Proceeds benefit local post 7392. Adults $7; seniors $4. 360-675-4048; vfwpost7392.org.

Saratoga Chamber Orchestra, 2:30 p.m. Sunday, March 25, Oak Harbor High School, 950 N.W. Second Ave. Works by Handel, Bach and Beethoven with featured soloists Roxallanne Med-ley and Ove Hanson. Adults $20; se-niors/military $18. Free for those 18 and under. Tickets at Anchor Books, Clinton; Moonraker Books, Langley; BookBay, Freeland; Bayleaf, Coupe-ville; Bayleaf and Click Music, Oak Har-bor. saratogachamberorchestra.org.

Neolithic Architecture, 2:30-4 p.m. Sunday, March 25, Pacific NorthWest Art School 15 N.W. Birch, Coupe-ville. Art instructor Sharon Hall leads a discussion on neolithic construction practices. Part two of a four-part series. $10. 360-678-3396.

Island County Planning Meeting, 9 a.m. Tuesday, March 27, Commis-sioners’ Hearing Room, Courthouse Annex Building, Room #B102, 1 NE 6th Street. Meeting focuses on draft goals for Island County shoreline man-agement. k.stewart@co.island.wa.us; islandcounty.net.

An Evening with Winnie Holzman, 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 27, Whid-bey Island Center for the Arts, 565 Ca-mano Ave., Langley. Winnie Holzman, creator of the television series “My So-called Life,” talks about her new book, “Poser: My Life in Twenty-Three Yoga Poses.” $8. 360-221-8268; 800-638-7631; WICAonline.com.

Mick Moloney Song and Dance Presentation, 7:30 p.m. Friday, March 30, McIntyre Hall, 2501 E College Way, Mount Vernon. Irish American song, dance and story telling performance with Mick Moloney and his accompani-ment. $25. mcintyrehall.org.

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Othello, WashingtonMarch 23-25, 2012

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LEGAL NOTICES LEGAL NOTICES LEGAL NOTICES LEGAL NOTICES LEGAL NOTICES LEGAL NOTICES

PROBATE NOTICE TO CREDITORS - DENT

SUPERIOR COURT OF WASHINGTON ISLAND COUNTY

In the Matter of the Es-tate of LEROY GEORGE DENT, Deceased.

Case No. 12-4-00025-7PROBATE NOTICE

TO CREDITORS RCW 11.40.030

The Personal Represen-tative named below has been appointed as Personal Representative

of this estate. Any person having a claim against the decedent must, before the time the claim is barred by otherwise applicable stat-ute of limitations, present the claim in the manner as provided in RCW 11.40.070 by serving on or mailing to the Personal Representative

or the Personal representa-tive’s attorney at the ad-dress stated below a copy of the claim and filing the original of the claim with the court. The claim must be presented within the later of: (1) thirty days after the Personal Representative served or mailed the notice to the creditor as provided under RCW 11.40.020(1)(c); or (2) four months after the date of first publication of the notice. If the claim is not presented within this time frame, the claim is forever barred, except as otherwise provided in RCW 11.40.051 and 11.40.060. This bar is effective as to claims against both the decedent’s probate and nonprobate as-sets.

DATE OF FIRST PUBLI-CATION: March 1, 2012

PERSONAL REPRESEN-TATIVE: Delphine Hoover

ATTORNEY FOR PER-SONAL REPRESENTATIVE: Charles Arndt of Arndt & Walker,

Attorneys at LawADDRESS FOR MAILING

OR SERVICE: 107 S. Main St., Suite B 201

Coupeville, WA 98239COURT OF PROBATE

PROCEEDINGS AND CAUSE NUMBER: Island County Superior Court Cause Number No. 12-4-00025-7

Legal No.: CEX 2553Published: The Whidbey ExaminerMarch 1, March 8, March 15, 2012

AMENDED NOTICE TO CREDITORS - WAGNER

IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF

WASHINGTON FOR IS-LAND COUNTY IN PRO-BATE. In the Matter of the Estate of Wagner, Paul E., Deceased.

No. 11-4-00238-3.The personal represen-

tative named below has been appointed and has qualified as personal repre-sentative of this estate. Per-sons having claims against the decedent must, prior to the time such claims would be barred by any otherwise applicable statute of limita-tions, present the claim in the manner as provided in RCW 11.40.070 by serving on or mailing to the per-sonal representative or the attorneys of record at the address stated below a copy of the claim and filing the original of the claim with the court. The claim must be presented within the later of:

(1) Thirty days after the personal representa-tive served or mailed the amended notice to the creditor as provided un-der RCW 11.40.020(3); or (2) four months after the date of first publication of the amended notice. If the claim is not presented with-in this time frame, the claim is forever barred, except as otherwise provided in RCW 11.40.051 and 11.40.060. This bar is effective as to claims against both the de-cedent’s probate and non-probate assets.

DATE OF FIRST PUBLI-CATION: March 1, 2012

Charlene L. Wagner, Per-sonal Representative

By Joan McPhersonWSBA# 14141Attorney for Personal

RepresentativeADDRESS FOR MAILING

OR SERVICE:P.O. Box 1617, 1 NW

Front StreetCoupeville, Washington

98239

Legal. No.: CEX 2554Published: The Whidbey ExaminerMarch 1, March 8, March 15, 2012

PROBATE NOTICE TO CREDITORS - ZIBUNG

IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON FOR IS-LAND COUNTY IN PRO-BATE. In the Matter of the Estate of Zibung, Emil E. Deceased. No.12-4-00042-7.

The personal represen-tative named below has

See LEGALS, page 10

Milton H. SteeleM i l t o n

Horace Steele passed away on March 7, 2012 at home surrounded by his family.

He was the oldest son of Ross and Zwaantje

(Hiemstra) Steele born November 5, 1944 in Wenatchee, Wash.

He moved with his parents from Waterville to Chelan and then to Manson, where he was raised on an apple orchard. He at-tended Manson schools, where he graduated high school in 1963. He attended the University of Wash-ington for two years before gradu-ating from Palmer College of Chi-ropractic in 1969.

Milton and Patty (Brown) met as students at Palmer and were married on December 28, 1967 in Waverly, Illinois. Together they chose to serve God in December of 1968. Milton practiced chiro-practic in Chelan for eight years before moving to Whidbey Island in 1977 where he remained in practice until 2010.

In 1974, Nate came to them to start their journey as parents, and Suzanne came in 1976 to com-plete their family. Milton’s love and devotion to his children is deeply felt and was openly dem-onstrated.

He is fondly remembered for attending and videotaping Nate and Suzanne’s many games and gymnastics meets. Milton gra-ciously welcomed Nate into the practice in 1999 and being a natu-ral teacher helped guide him and other young doctors as they began their own practices.

Milton was a mentor and leader in many ways. Whether coaching Little League baseball or soccer, instructing interns from Palmer College on how to run a chiroprac-

tic office, or helping patients un-derstand how their body worked, he loved to teach. He served on and presided over the Coupeville School District and National Up-per Cervical Chiropractic Associ-ation boards. He was a longtime member of the Washington State Chiropractic Association.

Milton is survived by his wife, Patty; children, Nate (Shantina) Steele of Coupeville; Suzanne (John) Hoole of Seattle; brother Allen (Judy) Steele of Manson; sister Marcia (Mark) Gores of Chelan; six grandchildren: Der-ek and Maylin Steele, Tyler and Sarah Potts, and Colson and El-liott Hoole along with nieces: Bri-jin Haycraft and Alicia (Mark) Lindholm and nephews: Joe Jack-son, Luke (Robin) Adams, Mi-cheal and Darrick Steele and Matt Gores.

He was preceded in death by his parents and his brother, Melvin.

We remember Milton as a lov-ing husband, father, and grandfa-ther. He had a playful nature, an easy smile and loved to laugh. His last words were, “I’m doing good,” and he always did. We love and miss you deeply.

A service to remember Mil-ton’s life will be held at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday March 17, 2012 in Coupeville at the Coupeville High School Gymnasium (501 S. Main St., Coupeville).

There will be a finger food luncheon immediately following in the Coupeville High School Commons. The committal will be observed at 4 p.m. after the lun-cheon.

Memorials may be made to Small Miracles Medical Support Fund, P.O. Box 912, Coupeville, WA 98239. Friends and family are encouraged to share memories and condolences at www.wallin-funeralhome.com.

Elaine E. SmithElaine Eli-

nor Smith passed away p e a c e f u l -ly at home on March 11, 2012 in Coupevil le. She was born September 28, 1920.

Elaine was preceded in death by her much-beloved husband, William Harold Smith, and her sister, Wanda Mackey. She is sur-vived by sisters Ann Blackburn-McCarty, Norma Auttonberry and Betty J. Lopez; her daugh-ter, Liz (Elizabeth) Krause (Tim) of Coupeville, her granddaugh-ters, Dawna Nolan of Los Ange-les, California, Kelly Bullington (Andy) of Oak Harbor, Washing-ton, her grandson, William Ruh of San Diego, California, and Kathy Vinole (Frank) of Murrieta, Cali-fornia, and John Krause (Kirsten) of Concord, California.

She is also survived by her great grandchildren, Quinnton “Twinkle-Eyes” Wallace; Jeremy, Emily and Carson Vinole; and Coleman and Scarlett Krause, as well as beloved cousin and life-long friend, Betty Georgette Bird.

Though she had only one daughter, Elaine tended to “adopt” others, and there are many men and women, such as K.C. Mitchell and Jimmy Hinkle, who think of her as a second mother or grandmother.

She was an active member of Point Loma United Methodist Church for more than 40 years and served her church family and com-munity, as well as the rest of her family with equal parts kindness, generosity, wisdom and orneriness.

After moving to Whidbey Island at age 89, Elaine joined the Coupe-ville United Methodist Church. She particularly enjoyed the friends she made in the church’s Monday morning sewing group.

OBITUARIESThe things that made her hap-

piest in her new home were the abundant deer, birds and other wildlife. They became her “char-ity of choice.” Her wish was that in lieu of flowers, contributions be made so that her charity could continue. Checks may be made payable to Skagit Farmers Supply and mailed in care of Liz and Tim Krause at 377 Gramayre Road, Coupeville, WA 98239.

The world is a far better place for her having lived, and she will be missed more than she would ever dream. Services will be held in San Diego on March 16 and at Coupeville United Method-ist Church at 12:30 pm. Monday, March 19.

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by serving on or mailing to Jeffrey D. King, 8424 E. Meadow Lake Drive, Sno-homish, WA 98290 or the attorneys of record at the address stated below a copy of the claim and filing the original of the claim with the court. The claim must be presented within the later of: (1) Thirty days after any potential creditor was served or mailed the notice to the creditor as provided under RCW 11.40.020(3); or (2) four months after the date of first publication of the notice. If the claim is not presented within this time frame, the claim is forever barred, except as otherwise provided in RCW 11.40.051 and 11.40.060. This bar is effective as to claims against both the decedent’s probate and nonprobate as-sets.

DATE OF FIRST PUBLI-CATION: March 8, 2012.

By Joan H. McPherson WSBA #14141

Attorney for Jeffrey D. King

ADDRESS FOR MAILING SERVICE:

P.O. Box 1617, One NW Front Street Coupeville, Washington 98239

Legal No. CEX 2559Published: The Whidbey ExaminerMarch 8, March 15 and March 22, 2012

NOTICE OF TWO PUBLIC HEARINGS - COUPEVILLE

TOWN COUNCIL

Notice is hereby given that the Coupeville Town Council will conduct two public hearings at its regu-lar council meeting on Tues-day, March 27, 2012 at 6:30 p.m., or as soon as possible thereafter, to consider ap-proval of the following ordi-nances:

1) Ordinance No. 701 - amending the Coupeville Town Code, Title 16, Devel-opment Code, to establish regulations to allow electric vehicle charging stations; adding Section 16.12.075 – Development And Design Standards and adding defi-nitions to Section 16.04.060.

2) Ordinance No. 702 – amending the Coupeville Town Code, Title 16, Devel-opment and Design Stan-dards, repealing and replac-ing Section 16.12.070 Off Street Parking And Loading Requirements.

The hearings will be held the Island County Commis-sioner’s Hearing Room lo-cated at 1 NE Sixth Street, Coupeville, Washington.

The public is invited to at-tend and provide comments in person, or submit writ-

ten comments prior to the meeting. Written comments should be received by Town Planner Larry Kwarsick, Town Hall, 4 NE 7th Street, P.O. Box 725, Coupeville, WA, 98239 before 1:00 p.m. on March 27, 2012. If you have questions, please con-tact Larry Kwarsick, at Town Hall, 678-4461, ext. 3.

Legal No.: CEX 2564Published: The Whidbey ExaminerMarch 15, 2012

ADMIRALTY INLET PILOT TIDAL PROJECT, FERC

NO. 12690 (PROJECT) - NOTICE OF APPLICATION

FOR A HYDROKINETIC PILOT LICENSE

On February 29, 2012, an application was filed with the Federal Energy Regu-latory Commission (FERC) for a 10-year pilot license that will allow Snohomish County PUD No. 1 (PUD) to construct and operate the Admiralty Inlet Pilot Tidal Project (FERC No. 12690) for a period of 10 years. At the conclusion of the pi-lot license term, the PUD must remove the Project and restore the site unless a new license is obtained. The PUD is a municipal corporation in Snohomish County and is located at 2320 California Street, Ev-erett, Washington 98201. The Project is located in the northeastern portion of Ad-miralty Inlet, approximately 1 km west-southwest of Admiralty Head. The Proj-ect will involve the deploy-ment and operation of two six-meter OpenHydro tur-bines on the Admiralty Inlet seafloor. The Final License Application (FLA) was de-veloped after several years of studies and consultation with federal and state agen-cies, tribes, non-govern-mental organizations, and members of the public. The FLA includes a description of the Project facilities and operations, and proposed measures to monitor and safeguard public and en-vironmental resources. A copy of the license applica-tion is available for review or reproduction by the public at the PUD office at 2320 California Street in Everett. The application can also be viewed at the Sno-Isle Pub-lic Library, 788 NW Alexan-der in Coupeville, and the Port Townsend Public Li-brary, 1220 Lawrence Street in Port Townsend, or online at: www.snopud.com/Pow-erSupply/tidal.ashx. Ques-tions regarding the FLA can be directed to Mr. Craig Col-lar at (425) 783-1825.

Legal No.: CEX 2566Published: The Whidbey ExaminerMarch 15, March 22, 2012

EBEY’S LANDING HISTORIC PRESERVATION

COMMISSION PUBLIC MEETING

Commissioners’ Hearing Room, Coupeville, Wash-ington, 10:00 A.M. Thurs-day March 22, 2012

AGENDAI. Roll CallII. New Business - EBY-

12-014, Collins, Construct new SFR EBY-12-015, De-Pape, Construct new SFR

III. Transmittal informa-tion on Level B Decisions.

IV. Adjourn

Legal No. CEX 2573Published: The Whidbey ExaminerMarch 15, 2012

BOARD OF ISLAND COUNTY COMMISSIONERS

PUBLIC HEARINGS

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIV-EN that the Board of Island County Commissioners will hold public hearings in the Commissioners Hearing Room, Coupeville, Wash-ington, on April 2, 2012 at 10:15 a.m. to consider the following applications;

050/10 WSR, The Ap-plicant, Camano Vista Wa-ter District, is proposing to document their service area boundaries. Two inconsis-tencies were noted between County records and water district records.

297/11 WSR, The Appli-cant, Mutiny Bay Park Water Association, is proposing to correct their water service area boundary to include an adjacent parcel that has been provided water ser-vice by their water system since the mid 1980s.

002/12 WSR The Appli-cant, Rocky Point Commu-nity Club Water System, is proposing to correct their water service area bound-ary to include an adjacent parcel that has been pro-vided water service by their water system since the late 1960s.

323/11 PBRS The Appli-cant, Chris and Amy Gulick,

are requesting that their four (4) parcels (totaling 78.13 acres) on south Whidbey Island be admitted into the Public Benefit Rating Sys-tem current use taxation program.

All interested persons may appear at said hear-ings in person, or by their duly appointed represen-tative and be heard on the above matter or may file written comments with the Island County Planning and Community Development Department, P.O. Box 5000, Coupeville, WA 98239. A copy of the application is available for review. If you have questions call 360-678-7339, ext. 7807.

Legal No.: CEX 2567Published: The Whidbey ExaminerMarch 15, 2012

ISLAND COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION

Commissioners’ Hearing Room, Coupeville, Wash-ington, 9:00 A.M. Tuesday, March 27, 2012PUBLIC MEETING AGENDA

Roll Call; Approval of Minutes; Items from the Public; Planning Director’s Report

Old Business – As part of the Island County Shoreline Master Program (SMP) up-date the Planning Commis-sion will hold an initial dis-cussion on the draft Goals and Policies of the Shoreline Management Element of the Island County Comprehen-sive Plan.

As components of the SMP update are drafted, they will appear on the Plan-ning Commission’s agenda for review and discussion. In August 2012, the compo-nents will be assembled into a complete proposed draft of the Island County Shore-line Master Program and brought before the Planning Commission for formal re-view and recommendation to the Island County Board of County Commissioners.

Please see the website w w w. is landcount y.ne t /planning/shorelines.htm for copies of the documents and further information about the update process. The public is invited to com-ment on the drafts by sub-mitting comments in writ-ing to k.stewart@co.island.wa.us or mail to Planning & Community Development at POB 5000, Coupeville, WA 98239.

Legal No.: CEX 2563Published: The Whidbey ExaminerMarch 15, 2012

NOTICE OF APPLICATION WITH SEPA

Island County has re-viewed the proposed proj-ect for probable adverse environmental impacts and expects to issue a determi-nation of non-significance (DNS). The optional DNS process established by WAC 197-11-355 is being used. The public comment period as described below may be the only opportu-nity to comment on the en-vironmental impacts of the following proposals. File Number: 316/11 CGP Appli-cant: Whidbey East Hold-ings LLC, Jones Whidbey North LLC, Oak Ventures South LLC

Proposal: COHP harvest of about 28 acres of 40 acre site consisting of 3 contigu-ous parcels, with up to 1,500 yards of grading for logging road construction. Site is in or near the vicinity of steep slopes & several wetland/wetland buffer areas, but no other known critical areas.

Location: 4606 Jones Rd, Oak Harbor

Staff Contact & E-mail: John Bertrand, johnb@co.island.wa.us

The proposal may in-clude mitigation under ap-plicable codes, and the project review process may incorporate or require miti-gation measures regard-less of whether an EIS is required. Application files are available for inspection at no cost, and will be pro-vided at the cost of repro-duction in a timely manner.

PUBLIC COMMENT must be received by 4:30 p.m. on March 29, 2012. Mail to: Island County Com-munity Development, P.O. Box 5000, Coupeville, WA 98239; deliver to 1 NE 6th St Coupeville, WA between 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday; FAX to (360) 679-7306.

ADDITIONAL INFORMA-TION To request notice of hearings, receive a copy of the decision or SEPA deter-mination, or information on appeals contact us at the above address.

Legal No. CEX 2569Published: The Whidbey ExaminerMarch 15, 2012

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been appointed and has qualified as personal repre-sentative of this estate. Per-sons having claims against the decedent must, prior to the time such claims would be barred by any otherwise applicable statute of limita-tions, present the claim in the manner as provided in RCW 11.40.070 by serving on or mailing to the per-sonal representative or the attorneys of record at the address stated below a copy of the claim and filing the original of the claim with the court. The claim must be presented within the later of: (1) Thirty days after the personal representative served or mailed the notice to the creditor as provided under RCW 11.40.020(3); or (2) four months after the date of first publication of the notice. If the claim is not presented within this time frame, the claim is forever barred, except as otherwise provided in RCW 11.40.051 and 11.40.060. This bar is effective as to claims against both the decedent’s probate and nonprobate as-sets.

DATE OF FIRST PUBLI-CATION: March 1, 2012.

Phyllis M. Zibung, Per-sonal Representative.

By Joan McPherson, WSBA #14141

Attorney for Personal Representative

ADDRESS FOR MAILING OR SERVICE:

P.O. Box 1617, One NW Front Street

Coupeville, Washington 98239

Legal No.: CEX 2555Published: The Whidbey ExaminerMarch 1, March 8, March 15, 2012

NOTICE TO CREDITORS - HILDEBRANDT

IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON FOR IS-LAND COUNTY IN PRO-BATE. In the Matter of the Estate of HILDEBRANDT, HERBERT LEE, JR. De-ceased. No: 12-4-00052-4 NOTICE TO CREDITORS. The Last Will and Testament of the above named dece-dent has been accepted into probate under an Adjudica-tion of Testacy. JEFFREY D. KING has been appointed to handle all matters of this es-tate. Persons having claims against the decedent must, prior to the time such claims would be barred by any otherwise applicable stat-ute of limitations, present the claim in the manner as provided in RCW 11.40.070

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NOTICE OF APPLICATION WITH SEPA

Island County has re-viewed the proposed proj-ect for probable adverse environmental impacts and expects to issue a determi-nation of non-significance (DNS). The optional DNS process established by WAC 197-11-355 is being used. The public comment period as described below may be the only opportunity to comment on the environ-mental impacts of the fol-lowing proposals.

File Number: 027/12 SHEApplicant: Saratoga

Beach Owners Association Proposal: Replace ap-

prox 830 lf of concrete “ecology block” reinforce-ment behind existing bulk-head with new poured in place concrete reinforce-ment. Proposed work will be entirely on landward side of existing bulkhead. Project site is in or near: MFWHCA, shoreline, feeder bluff, flood hazard, steep slopes, & geo hazards.

Location: 3412 South Harborview Dr, Langley

Staff Contact & E-mail: Kyla Walters, k.walters@co.island.wa.us The pro-posal may include miti-gation under applicable codes, and the project re-view process may incor-porate or require mitigation measures regardless of whether an EIS is required. Application files are avail-able for inspection at no cost, and will be provided at the cost of reproduction in a timely manner.

PUBLIC COMMENT must be received by 4:30 p.m. on March 29, 2012. Mail to: Island County Com-munity Development, P.O. Box 5000, Coupeville, WA 98239; deliver to 1 NE 6th St Coupeville, WA between 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday; FAX to (360) 679-7306.

ADDITIONAL INFORMA-TION To request notice of hearings, receive a copy of the decision or SEPA deter-mination, or information on appeals contact us at the above address.

Legal No. CEX 2570Published: The Whidbey ExaminerMarch 15, 2012

NOTICE OF APPLICATION WITH SEPA

REPUBLICATION

Island County has re-viewed the proposed proj-ect for probable adverse environmental impacts and expects to issue a determi-nation of non-significance (DNS). The optional DNS process established by WAC 197-11-355 is being used. The public comment period as described below may be the only opportunity to comment on the environ-mental impacts of the fol-lowing proposals.

File Number: 067/11 S-VAR/SDP

Applicant Howard & Cin-dy Jensen

Proposal: Replace ex-isting SFR with new SFR in approx the same footprint within the shoreline set-back, & replace an approx 123 ft. long existing rip rap bulkhead with new concrete bulkhead in same location. Project is located in the vi-cinity of steep slopes, a geo hazardous area, & the shore-line residential designation.

Location: 4259 Water-edge Dr, Langley

Staff Contact & E-mail: Kyla Walters, k.walters@co.island.wa.us

The proposal may in-clude mitigation under ap-plicable codes, and the project review process may incorporate or require miti-gation measures regard-less of whether an EIS is required. Application files are available for inspection at no cost, and will be pro-vided at the cost of repro-duction in a timely manner.

PUBLIC COMMENT on environmental impacts must be received by 4:30 p.m. on, March 29, 2012. Other comments on the proposal must be received by April 14, 2012. Mail to: Island County Commu-nity Development, P.O. Box 5000, Coupeville, WA 98239; deliver to 1 NE 6th St Coupeville, WA between 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday; FAX to (360) 679-7306.

ADDITIONAL INFORMA-TION To request notice of hearings, receive a copy of the decision or SEPA deter-mination, or information on appeals contact us at the above address.

Legal No. CEX 2571Published: The Whidbey ExaminerMarch 15, 2012

NOTICE OF APPLICATION WITH SEPA

Island County has re-viewed the proposed proj-ect for probable adverse environmental impacts and expects to issue a determi-nation of non-significance (DNS). The optional DNS process established by WAC 197-11-355 is being used. The public comment period as described below may be the only opportunity to comment on the environ-mental impacts of the fol-lowing proposals.

File Number: 273/11 SPR Applicant: Puget Sound

EnergyProposal: Reroute exist-

ing PSE transmission line from current location along various County roads to new alignment along SR-525 between Coles Rd & Midvale Rd. Project site is in or near: Wetlands, Steep slopes, & RF/RA zones.

Location: SR-525 Right of way between Coles Rd & Midvale Rd

Staff Contact & E-mail: Brad Johnson, b.johnson@co.island.wa.us The pro-posal may include miti-gation under applicable codes, and the project re-view process may incor-porate or require mitigation measures regardless of whether an EIS is required. Application files are avail-able for inspection at no cost, and will be provided at the cost of reproduction in a timely manner.

PUBLIC COMMENT must be received by 4:30 p.m. on March 29, 2012. Mail to: Island County Com-munity Development, P.O. Box 5000, Coupeville, WA 98239; deliver to 1 NE 6th St Coupeville, WA between 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday; FAX to (360) 679-7306.

ADDITIONAL INFORMA-TION To request notice of hearings, receive a copy of the decision or SEPA deter-mination, or information on appeals contact us at the above address.

Legal No. CEX 2572Published: The Whidbey ExaminerMarch 15, 2012

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Also available are cards by artists: Dan Karvasek, Veronica von Allworden, Mary Stanford, Michael Stadler, Nan Hahn, Pam Barger, Deon Matzen & Gaylen Whiteman

Walter Share

This is the story of two suc-cessful Coupeville High School graduates starts in Upper Heyford, England.

It was there, in the early 1970s, that Dale and Katie Zimmerman were living in military housing, raising their four kids in the Eng-lish countryside.

Not long after their home be-gan to hold title as the neighbor-hood hangout, another Air Force lieutenant colonel, Neal Amtmann and his wife, Carol, moved next door with their two beribboned little girls. Soon all six American kids were involved with outdoor activities that made ribbon-wear-ing a mere memory.

The Zimmermans impressed their friends with stories of the beautiful Pacific island where they were planning to retire.

It was later that the Amtmanns became aware that this particu-lar island was tucked into Puget Sound, not the balmy climes of their imaginations. Nevertheless, it became set in stone that Whid-bey would be the place for both families to settle after their mili-tary careers ended.

As it turned out, the Amtmanns got here first, in 1976, with the Zimmermans arriving a few years later. In 1981, Carol and Katie bought an apparel shop whose previous owner was known for her ability to size a customer up

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as they came through the door. If she found the customer lacking in some way, she would say to them, “I don’t think we have anything here for you.”

The name of the shop was changed to Tartans and Tweeds, the customer-service philosophy got a makeover, and their iconic British clothing shop on Front Street en-joyed many years of success.

Neal was the original Purveyor of Ice Cream on Front Street, and Dale enjoyed a second career sell-ing real estate for Sandy Roberts at the former Center Isle.

Two of their children, Eric Zim-merman and Wendy Amtmann Wasik, graduated from Coupeville High School in 1987. They attend-ed the University of Washington, participated in ROTC, and were commissioned at graduation.

And recently, the Air Force an-nounced that both Eric and Wen-dy, who also hold advanced de-grees from other universities, had each been selected for promotion

to the rank of colonel – both on the same list.

Wendy, the mother of two boys ages 2 and 4, is a pilot who has flown C-130s into Afghanistan us-ing night goggles, landing in dirt strips between mountain ridges, and has been the military advisor to the undersecretary of the Air Force, to name just a few of her accomplishments.

She is married to a lieutenant colonel and stationed at Scott Air Force Base in Illinois. Her dad says she is “still a sweet girl.” I am certain that it is true.

Katie Zimmerman says, “Yes, my baby boy is going to be a colo-nel.”

Eric has been onsite at the two recent cataclysmic earthquakes in the South Pacific, serving as inci-dent commander. He is current-ly stationed at Kadena Air Force Base in Okinawa. His wife, a col-onel, is expected to be transferred to Frankfurt in the near future.

Eric and Wendy have had paral-lel career trajectories in two differ-ent parts of the world. Neal Amt-mann believes that the Coupeville High School experience, along with their overseas upbringing, gave these two successful people the confidence to excel.

Judging from the voices of their proud parents, several villag-es and a lot of love played a part as well.

Art school hosts Peeps show

The Pacific NorthWest Art School is holding a contest for the best work of art created from Marshmallow Peeps candy.

The contest is open to all ages, and prizes will be awarded for adults and children. Artwork will be on display from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays from Tuesday, March 27 through Friday, April 6.

Visitors can vote for their fa-vorites. Contest winners will be announced at 1 p.m. Saturday, April 7. Prizes are expected to be quite sweet.

Submissions are due by 4 p.m., Monday, March 26 and should be turned in to the Pacific NorthWest Art School, 15 N.W. Birch, Coupeville. For informa-tion, call 360-678-3396.

St. Patrick’s Day bash planned

Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with the Shifty Sailors and Eclectic’ly Celtic from 6 to 9 pm. Saturday, March 17 at the fifth annual St. Paddy’s Bash.

The evening features Irish songs, sing-alongs, jigs and reels in the Coupeville Recreation Hall, 901 N.W. Alexander St. Refresh-ments include corned beef, pota-toes, cabbage, Irish soda bread,

Guinness cake, beer and wine. Tickets are $30 and are avail-

able at Wind and Tide Books in Oak Harbor, Bayleaf in both Oak Harbor and Coupeville, Lo-cal Grown in Coupeville, Book-Bay in Freeland, and Moonraker Books in Langley.

Reserve grant workshop set

Owners of historic buildings within Ebey’s Landing National Historical Reserve may be eligi-ble to receive a Heritage Build-ing Grant to help pay for resto-ration.

A workshop for prospective applicants is set for 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday, March 24 at the Coupe-ville library, 788 NW Alexander St. The workshop is hosted by the Trust Board of Ebey’s Land-ing National Historical Reserve.

Last year the program pro-vided $52,000 in grants to eight owners of historic structures.

In a press release, Ebey’s For-ever Fund Board Chairwoman Jan Pickard said the group will award at least $50,000 this year.

Application forms and guide-lines are available at nps.gov/ebla or from the Reserve office, 162 Cemetery Road, Coupeville.

For information contact Re-serve Manager Mark Preiss at 360-678-6084 or mark_presiss@partner.nps.gov. A