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By JESSIE STENSLANDStaff reporter

The board charged with enforc-ing the state’s Growth Management Act ruled against the city of Oak Harbor in its wide-ranging appeal of the Island County commissioners’ effort to prevent urban sprawl.

The Western Washington Growth Management Hearings Board reject-ed all 16 legal questions raised by the city. It was an especially stinging refutation of the city’s arguments since a former member of the hear-ings board, City Attorney Margery Hite, represented Oak Harbor.

The hearings board concluded the “county prevented further sprawl and encouraged growth within the existing UGA,” and that it is “not within cities’ discretion to determine UGA boundaries.”

“To me, it was an unnecessary and expensive lawsuit. We’re just wast-ing the taxpayers’ time and money doing this,” County Commissioner Angie Homola said. She’s been involved in efforts to protect rural areas west of the city since before she became a commissioner.

Homola said she hopes that this will mark “a turning point” and that

City loses 16-0 in its appeal

‘Expanding urban growth areas will only cost taxpayers more money.’

-- Angie Homola, county commissioner

SEE APPEAL, A4

By JUSTIN BURNETTStaff reporter

Colton Harris-Moore appeared in Island County Superior Court for sentencing Friday but the Barefoot Bandit’s entourage, expected to number in the hundreds or more, never showed.

Although dozens of journalists, many from mainstream broadcast and print media organizations such as Fox News and the New York Times, did line up at the court-house door for the 9 a.m. hearing, the turnout was a far cry from the mob scene anticipated by local law enforcement.

But Harris-Moore, 20, wasn’t totally without fans. Annie Cain and Hayley Hanna, both 18 and Langley residents, were first in line

and hoping to get a seat in the courtroom — or just a glimpse of the internationally known outlaw.

“It’s the biggest thing to hit Whidbey Island so we wanted to be here,” Cain said.

“Right when we heard he would be here, we knew we were com-ing,” Hanna said.

Characterizing themselves as “sympathizers” rather than fans, the pair said they wanted to get as close to Harris-Moore as they could in the hopes of giving him a wave or wink.

Others showed up specifically for the crowd rather than Harris-Moore.

Billy Brigham, a Coupeville

Harris-Moore media mob less than expected

Justin Burnett / Whidbey News-Times

Island County Sheriff ’s Office spokesman Detective Ed Wallace briefs reporters before the start of Colton Harris-Moore’s sentencing hearing in Island County Superior Court Friday.SEE MEDIA, A7

By JESSIE STENSLANDStaff reporter

The real Colton Harris-Moore bears little resemblance to the image of the brazen Barefoot Bandit who captured worldwide headlines with his exploits during a two-year crime spree.

Instead, his defense attorneys, a forensic psychiatrist and even prosecutors described him as a painfully shy young man who sur-vived a horrendous childhood, is embarrassed by media attention and does not consider himself a folk hero.

Harris-Moore stared at his feet during most of his sentencing hearing that spanned Friday morn-ing and most of the afternoon in Island County Superior Court in Coupeville.

The stories of Harris-Moore’s trials and tribulations apparently swayed Judge Vickie Churchill, who pointed out that she had sentenced him in a different case four years ago. She balanced the sentencing

Judge treads lightly on Barefoot Bandit

Jessie Stensland / Whidbey News-Times

Colton Harris-Moore and his attorney, John Henry Browne, listen as the judge discusses the charges against the young man known as the Barefoot Bandit. SEE HARRIS-MOORE, A7

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A MADE RIGHT ON WHIDBEY art show and sale will be held Saturday and Sun-day, Dec. 17 and 18, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Coupeville Recreation Hall. Visit www.MadeRightOnWhidbey.com or call 360-320-4844.

By JUSTIN BURNETTStaff reporter

Central Whidbey Fire and Rescue will move forward with a levy-lid lift on the February ballot.

The decision was made official Dec. 8 during the fire district’s board of com-missioners regular meeting. Commissioners Cheryl Engle, Tom Smith and Paul Messner unanimously approved the pro-posal.

If successful, the lid lift would increase the levy by 34 cents. This year’s rate was set at 97 cents per $1,000 of assessed value but is expected to increase to $1 next year. At $1.34, that works out to $33.50 per month or $402 annually for a $300,000 home.

According to Engle, one of the big focuses of the levy funds would be to pay for

recruitment and retainment programs for volunteers, num-bers of which have been on the decline for nearly 20 years.

Engle said volunteer levels are so low that the district has little choice but to address the problem. Providing the district’s current level of ser-vice without them would be a much more expensive propo-sition, she said.

“That means hiring and that’s a costly business,” Engle said.

Central Whidbey doesn’t have the large tax base enjoyed by large urban departments so it must rely on volunteers to provide 24-hour coverage to approximately 10,000 resi-dents.

In the past 10 years, call volume has increased 21 per-cent while volunteer levels have decreased 42 percent. According to Fire Chief Ed

Hartin, recent events have shown that number to be inad-equate. Earlier this month, the district was responding to an emergency medical service call when it received another call to an airplane crash on Ebey’s Bluff.

An accident of that type requires 12 personnel for an adequate response, Hartin said. At the same time, addi-tional firefighters should be at the station to respond to other emergency calls that may come in.

“These staffing levels are not available to us,” said Hartin, in a recent news release. “We had three on-duty personnel arrive from the EMS call within 13 minutes and four volunteer firefighters within a half-hour. A half-hour response time is too long, and the limited num-ber of personnel meant that two fire engines and a water

tender couldn’t be used if there were other emergencies.”

Equipement issues are also posing a problem. Currently, emergency apparatus is ser-viced off island or by a visiting specialized mechanic. Both options are very expensive, and make fire engines and other equipment unavailable for extended periods of time when it might be needed.

Revenue from the levy will be used to hire two full-time fire fighters. In addition to responding to emergency calls, one fire fighter would be dedicated to volunteer recruit-ment, and the other would be a trained mechanic to repair the district’s apparatus.

According to Hartin, the levy lid lift will meet the immediate emergency response needs of the community through 2016.

Levy hike to boost emergency response

A drawing Sunday after-noon will prompt the partial closure of two roads in down-town Coupeville.

The Coupeville Town Council Tuesday night approved the closure of a portion of Alexander Street

from the canoe shed to the Coupeville Wharf Sunday, Dec. 18, until 2 p.m. In addi-tion, Front Street west of Grace Street will be closed.

The road closures were requested to make room for the hundreds of people

expected to show up for the annual “Red Ticket Drawing,” which is sponsored by the Coupeville Historic Waterfront Association. Organizers esti-mate 200 people will attend to see who will win a $1,000 cash prize. Shoppers earned

a ticket for the drawing every time they spend $20 at partici-pating Coupeville stores.

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The 38th annual Navy League-Rotary Sailor and Marine of the Year award luncheon Dec. 9 filled the ballroom of Whidbey Island Naval Air Station’s Officers’ Club with civilians and active duty military personnel alike.

The ceremony was short and sweet, but that in no way was a reflection of the great honor bestowed on the two sailors and Marine chosen to receive the awards.

Guests were welcomed by Navy League co-president Dick Devlin and Rotary Club president Kathy DeTuerk.

“Today we have the oppor-tunity to honor the men and women who have served in the longest war in our nation’s history,” Devlin said.

“I can think of no better way to start the holiday sea-son than by honoring the accomplishments of these men and women,” agreed DeTuerk.

This year’s honorees include Aviation Electronics Technician First Class James Conkey, Shore Sailor of the Year; Naval Air Crewman Operator First Class Christopher Shephard, Sea Sailor of the Year; and Staff Sgt. Joseph Napolitano, Marine of the Year.

The shore and sea sailor of the year are selected from a group of finalists from the major commands on base — the two air wings (Commander, Electronic Attack Wing, U.S. Pacific Fleet and Commander, Patrol and Reconnaissance Wing 10) Naval Hospital Oak Harbor, Navy Information Operations Command, Naval Ocean Processing Facility, NAS Whidbey, Center for Naval Aviation Technical Training Unit and Fleet Readiness Center Northwest. Marines are nominated and selected through Marine Aviation Training Support Group 53.

Command Master Chiefs, using criteria such as leader-

ship, command responsibil-ity, command impact, educa-tion and community service, choose the final sea and shore sailors of the year.

“You can’t believe the dif-ficult decision they had to make,” said NAS Whidbey commanding officer, Capt. Jay Johnston. “We are proud of our Navy and Marine Corps personnel and what they do here.”

After their introduction, the men were showered with gifts and recognition from the sponsors, and Oak Harbor Mayor Jim Slowik

read a proclamation declar-ing Friday, Dec. 9, their day and commending them on their outstanding attitude and their focus on the com-munity.

In the end, Navy League co-president Beth Munns fought back tears as she summed up the event.

“You are all very, very special. From the bottom of my heart, thank you all,” she said. “We are grateful to all the winners for all they do to protect our freedom every day.”

Whidbey sailors, marine honored

Capt. Jay Johnston, left, stands with AT1 James Conkey, Shore Sailor of the Year; AWO1 Christopher Shephard, Sea Sailor of the Year; and Staff Sgt. Joseph Napolitano, Marine of the Year, as they prepare to cut the official cake during the 38th annual Navy League-Rotary Club awards luncheon, held Dec. 9 at the NAS Whidbey Island Officers’ Club.

By JESSIE STENSLANDStaff reporter

A former Coupeville der-matologist accused of domes-tic violence is free this week after spending two months in jail, according to court docu-ments.

Donald “Russell” Johnson has pleaded not guilty in Island County Superior Court to two counts of assault in the second degree and a single count of “harass-ment / threats to kill.” Both were charged as domestic-violence-related crimes.

Johnson had been held in jail without bail because he violated a court order by sending an email to the alleged victim.

But Johnson’s Bellingham attorney, Jeffrey Lustick, convinced Judge Vickie Churchill to change his release conditions at a Dec. 5 hearing. In a court dec-laration, Johnson agreed to electronic home monitoring and apologized for violating the court order.

“My roots in this commu-

nity run deep and I have nowhere else to reside,” Johnson wrote. “I intend to strongly and respectfully defend these charges and do not intend to flee or commit any new offenses.”

The attorney said Johnson plans to obtain a domestic violence evaluation to be used in his defense and also to defend himself against the suspension of his medical license.

Churchill set Johnson’s bail at $100,000, including the $75,000 he previously posted. Johnson posted the remaining $25,000 on Dec. 12 and was freed.

Johnson is accused of choking his girlfriend and threatening to kill her at their Cornet Bay home Sept. 6.

This summer Johnson abruptly closed his popular dermatology clinics and skin-care spas in both Coupeville and Anacortes. His medical license was suspended by the state after he was charged.

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planners from the city and county will start working together. She’s been trying to get the two planning depart-ments to be more collabora-tive.

“I’ve reached out many times with very little success,” she said. “The response has been in the form of lawsuits.”

The decision by the hear-ings board may not put an end to a controversy that’s been brewing since 1995. Hite said the issue will likely be on the City Council agenda Jan. 3 for an executive session and council members will have to decide whether to appeal. She said she couldn’t discuss the decision because it may be part of ongoing litigation, depending on the council decision.

The city filed the petition for review with the Growth Management Hearings Board about six months ago. The board came to the city in November to hear arguments from the city, the county and Whidbey Environmental Action Network, which filed as an intervenor on the coun-ty’s side. Deputy Attorney Daniel Mitchell and Planning Director Bob Pederson argued

on behalf of the county.City officials were upset

that the county commission-ers denied the city’s request to expand its urban growth area, or UGA, by 180 acres. The UGA is a ring of property outside the city limits that’s earmarked for annexation and development. Last year, the county commissioners stripped out all of the areas of low-density residential prop-erty from the city’s expansion request and allowed only an 18-acre, commercial property into the UGA.

The entire issue goes back to 2005, when Oak Harbor was updating its comprehen-sive plan. Property owners submitted seven requests to have properties in the county included in the city’s UGA. The biggest request was for 105 acres of the 377-acre Fakkema farm. Hap and Dick Fakkema’s plan for develop-ing the property included housing, walking trails, large sections of open space and the gift of a park and historic buildings to the community.

City planners completed a housing analysis which showed that the city already had more than enough prop-erty within the city — a total of 105 percent — to accom-modate projected growth for the 20-year planning horizon. After receiving the request

from the Fakkemas, city offi-cials decided that the UGA should be expanded to accom-modate 126 percent of pro-jected growth. In the decision, the hearings board referred to this as a “questionable 126 percent growth factor.”

Under the Growth Management Act, the city’s request to expand its UGA had to be sent to the county commissioners, who have the final say. The former planning director, who worked under a Republican-majority board of commissioners, identified environmental concerns with the expansion and proposed an interlocal agreement to mitigate the issues. The city, however, appealed to the hear-ings examiner, along with a couple of environmental groups, and the county with-drew the proposal.

As a result, the UGA expan-sion request was in limbo for years, until city officials pressed county planners to take up the issue last year. But to the disappointment of city officials, the new planning director, Pederson, recom-mended against expanding the residential UGA. He point-ed out that the population projections the city used in 2005 turned out to be inflated and that the city’s housing analysis may not have been completely accurate. He also emphasized that the city’s own land capacity analysis showed there was more than enough

land capacity in the current UGA to accommodate even the inflated population projec-tions.

The commissioners agreed with Pederson and approved the inclusion of only the 18-acre commercial parcel. City officials appealed to the hearings board.

In a recent interview, Homola said only a handful of people would have benefited from the larger expansion of the UGA.

“Expanding urban growth areas will only cost taxpay-ers more money,” she said, referring to the increased cost of providing urban services. She added that building more houses on the periphery will cause the value of existing homes to decline.

But mostly, she said, her decision was about protecting the environment and the qual-ity of life.

“Citizens here have said over and over again that they really value the island’s qual-ity of life. That’s why they are here,” she said. “They expect us to be good stewards.”

Likewise, the leaders of Whidbey Environmental Action Network are pleased with the ruling.

“Unless appealed, the Hearings Board’s decision lays to rest this 7-year long attempt by Oak Harbor to sprawl out onto surrounding farmland,” the group said in a press release.

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Carol Barnes, the coun-ty’s long-time animal control officer, investigated her first squirrel-biting case. Barnes said a Boe Road resident had been keeping an eye on a squirrel that appeared to have “neurological prob-lems,” causing its head to tilt to the side for the last few months.

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“Don’t pick up squirrels,” Barnes advised.

“Art and About” in the Dec. 14 Whidbey News-Times published the wrong time for the Navy Band Northwest performance at Oak Harbor High School. It takes place Saturday, Dec. 17, beginning at 3 p.m.

Another Dec. 14 story, “Speakers back athletics, activ-ities levy” incorrectly stated that Impact Aid is projected to continue shrinking to as little as $300,000 a year. Instead, Impact Aid is projected to continue shrinking by approximately $300,000 a year.

A story in the Dec. 10 issue titled “Almberg’s motion wilts under public pressure,” was unclear about Gerry Oliver’s position on a firing freeze. While he was OK with talking about the issue, he did not support it.

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By JUSTIN BURNETTStaff reporter

Local and federal legislators aren’t declaring outright victory, but efforts to insure the new P-8A Poseidon air-craft comes to Whidbey Island took a big step forward this week.

On Thursday, U.S. Rep. Rick Larsen and Sen. Patty Murray announced that they had both received letters from Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Jonathan Greenert confirming that four squadrons of the Poseidon – 24 planes total – were destined for Whidbey Island Naval Air Station by 2017.

“I feel good about it but more importantly we have to continue to press the Navy to follow through

with the Record of Decision,” said Larsen, a Second District Democrat and a member of the House Armed Services Committee.

The Record of Decision was a 2008 planning document that out-lined the replacement of the aged turbo-prop P-3C Orion with the new P-8A. The plan outlined the station-ing of planes at bases in Jacksonville, Fla., Kaneohe, Hawaii and Whidbey Island.

In February, those plans came into doubt when the Navy announced that Jacksonville and Kaneohe would receive the first batch of aircraft and that a study was under way to exam-ine manning just two bases rather than three.

The news rocked Oak Harbor

as the four P-3 squadrons current-ly located at the airbase represent roughly 2,600 jobs.

It also added a nelement of urgen-cy to the task force of elected officials who fly to Washington, D.C. every year to visit with top Navy brass to insure the base’s continued presence on Whidbey Island.

Oak Harbor Mayor Jim Slowik has made the trip for the past four years. Learning of the good news this week came as a big relief.

“I’ve been on eggshells,” he said. “It will all come down to whether the navy funds the conversion of that hangar.”

Slowik also said this is just a promise and the real test will come later when the military construc-

tion budget is hammered out. It will determine whether the Navy has the money to either build a new or rede-sign an existing hangar for the larger aircraft.

“I still want to see the money,” he said.

Island County Commissioner Angie Homola, who visited the Pentagon during the same time as Slowik but on a separate trip, was also happy to hear the news. Homola said Oak Harbor is strategically located so the decision makes good sense. Her husband is a commander in the Navy and a P-3 pilot.

“We really are the best place on the Pacific rim for a maritime platform,” Homola said.

According to Larsen, the strong

message of support and partnership from the Whidbey Island contingent, is a “unique experience for the U.S. Navy.” Without out a doubt, they make a difference, he said.

The congressman also mentioned the base’s strategic advantage. Operations in the Middle East are ramping down and the military is now turning its gaze toward Asia.

“Jacksonville, last time I checked a map, isn’t on the Pacific,” Larsen said.

The confirmation of the Navy’s plans from its new chief of operations is a big step forward but he promised to continue “to keep the Navy’s feet to the fire to make sure they fol-low through on this plan so vital to Whidbey and the United States.”

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OPINIONWhidbey

The Oak Harbor Marina might be a prime example that, when given the chance, people will vote with their feet.

The city’s beloved marina sits almost 40 percent empty, even as major upgrades are either finished or are on their way. Sure, the economy is bad and boating is one of the easiest places to cut back for most families, but other mari-nas aren’t doing so poorly with their occupancy rates. Oak Harbor marina supporters tend to blame the recent moor-age fee increases. Two have been levied over the past two years, and a third is planned for 2012.

The recommendation on the table is for the City Council to forego the next planned fee increase in an effort to sta-bilize or even increase the number of boaters using the marina. This seems like a sensible proposal in light of the dwindling number of boats at the Oak Harbor Marina.

Unlike citizens who own homes in the city or county, it’s easy for boaters to vote with their feet. We can’t pack up our homes and skedaddle when another new tax or fee is imposed. Boaters face no such impediment. If costs get too high they can crank up the engine or hoist the sails and go elsewhere. An alternative is to just trailer smaller boats and park them in the driveway.

Homeowners aren’t so fortunate, but ever-increasing taxes and fees also have an impact on this area of the Island County’s economy. If the cost of living here is higher than elsewhere, people just won’t move here. It’s a little incon-venient living on an island, and for those who can’t afford waterfront property or high bluff views, Mount Vernon or Everett are good alternatives.

The marina situation should provide a lesson for all Island County elected officials. Before raising taxes or fees, take a look around. How do they compare to nearby counties? Could they be the deal breaker when someone is trying to sell a house? A few bucks a month can make a difference, particularly to growing families. It may be no coincidence that much of the island is losing its younger people while becoming a destination for well-heeled retirees who are more willing to overlook the costs associated with living here.

As the marina shows, it’s a competitive economy in every way and people will vote with their feet when given the chance whether that means moving elsewhere or not com-ing here at all. If our taxes and fees aren’t competitive we’ll all pay for it in the end.

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When my wife and I and our two small children moved to Whidbey Island during the last recession (late 1980s), we had a heck of a time securing any kind of work. We were able to rent a small house in Greenbank and subsist on a variety of assistance.

By far, the most important and reliable source of food and small jobs came from Help House in Oak Harbor. The staff back then was amazing – just as amazing as the current staff, who do their best to help everyone.

While dropping off a small donation today, I spoke with Jean Wieman, the executive director of Help House. Jean told me that in the past four months, Help House has been feeding more than 600 families, or 1,300 to 1,600 individuals, per month.

Jean has spent more than $45,000 this year on grocer-ies for those in need. They especially prize food dona-tions, as those items become “instant inventory” and get handed out immediately.

I am proud of the fact that Americans are very gener-ous when it comes to those in need. Here on Whidbey Island we have many choices for people to channel their generosity.

One of my favorites is Help House. Getting enough to eat is a basic human need. The phone number for Help House is 360-675-0681. They would love to hear from you.

Thanks to all of you who help during this very busy and happy holiday season.

Mike DiamantiCoupeville

In the article about the

disagreement over chair-ing the Island County Commissioners, Jessie Stensland reported that Commissioner Emerson accused her colleagues of directing the planning department “to take action against her.” Further, Emerson claimed, “the inap-propriate conversations took place in executive sessions that she wasn’t allowed to attend.”

I worked for a California county for many years. California’s executive ses-sions can only involve per-sonnel or legal matters. I personally attended many executive sessions as a member of the management negotiating team. Union members were not invited to attend.

Although I never attended any executive sessions about lawsuits, I saw elected offi-cials and attorneys go into closed session. Whether the

county was the defendant or the plaintiff, the oppos-ing party was not invited to attend.

Kelly Emerson and her husband built without a per-mit and then sued Island County and some of the employees when the mat-ter became public. Now, Emerson believes she should attend the executive sessions in which these legal matters are discussed.

Discussing issues other than legal matters is in itself illegal. Therefore, Commissioner Emerson not only accused commis-sioners Homola and Price-Johnson of lying, but she also essentially accused them of committing an ille-gal act. She did this in open session.

I find this behavior very unprofessional and very odd.

Linda H. ThomCoupeville

resident came with holiday wreaths stacked the length of his arms and advertised toward the line “Wreaths, $5, get your wreaths.”

Brigham said he brought hundreds to the sentencing hearing thinking he could sell them to the hundreds of people rumored to be coming.

“We were expecting a lot of people,” he said.

Brigham didn’t make many sales. He was quickly confronted by a deputy sheriff who asked for his vendor’s permit. Brigham admit-ted he didn’t have one and took his wares elsewhere.

Law enforcement didn’t know what kind of crowds to expect but weren’t taking any chances. Preparing for an onslaught that could number in the hundreds, roads near

the courthouse were closed and officers stood sentinel on street corners. Overflow seating was set up in the commissioner’s hearing room and the court proceeding was broadcast live on the internet.

Coupeville business owners said Friday morning that they also had been hoping for a bigger turnout. Cindy Peterson owns Caffeine Effect, the little coffee shop located a block from the courthouse. She showed up at 5:30 a.m. banking on huge crowds.

“No one showed up until 8:30 a.m.,” she said, with a shrug. “We’re hoping for a lunch crowd.”

Coupeville resident Al Tennant, who was at the coffee shop with a few friends, said the event was pretty anticlimactic. But it didn’t turn out all bad, he said cheerily.

“What’s good about this deal is that the last two or three days they’ve had all the prison-ers cleaning up the yard in front of the jail,” he said.

recommendations from the defense and prosecution and came down in the middle, sending the former Camano Island resident to prison for seven years and three months.

Before the sentencing, Harris-Moore pleaded guilty to a total of 16 counts from Island County, including theft of a firearm and residential burglary. Then the hearing continued with Harris-Moore pleading guilty to 17 counts from San Juan County.

Churchill said she was mindful of Harris-Moore’s tragic childhood. He started stealing and burglarizing homes when he was a very young boy just to get some-thing to eat after his moth-er drank away the welfare money. Children taunted him at school for living in a dere-lict home and wearing clothes that didn’t fit.

“It was a mind-numbing absence of hope,” she said of Harris-Moore’s written description of his childhood.

Moreover, Churchill said it was amazing that the young man didn’t use drugs and alcohol and follow his mother down the path of addiction.

“This represents the tri-umph of the human spirit and the triumph of Colton Harris-Moore. He survived,” the judge said.

Still, Churchill said she had to follow the law and couldn’t give him an exceptional sen-tence below the standard sentencing range, as the defense had asked. She said she considered the victims, though she pointed out that his crimes were non-violent.

Harris-Moore’s attorneys, John Henry Browne and Emma Scanlan, pulled out all the stops in their presenta-tions. Browne called to the stand a forensic and clinical psychiatrist who specializes

in fetal alcohol spectrum dis-orders. Dr. Richard Adler of Seattle testified that Harris-Moore clearly suffers from “an alcohol-related neurode-velopmental disorder” that was greatly aggravated by his terrible home life. The disorder causes him to have problems with impulsivity and language.

Unlike his image in the media, the doctor said repeat-ed testing showed that Harris-Moore isn’t “hyper-intelligent” or especially sophisticated.

“I think necessity is the mother of invention,” the doctor said. “From what I know about his childhood, he learned to be resourceful.”

Scanlan also described Harris-Moore’s painful child-hood, as well as his crime spree. She agreed that Harris-Moore caused a lot of fear, but she said his time on the run was also terrifying for him. He was cold, slept in por-table toilets and feared that the cops wanted to hurt him.

“He has his mother, Pam Kohler, telling him that they are going to hunt you down, they are going to find you and they are going to kill you,” she said.

Scanlan admitted that she was shocked that the young man didn’t want to profit from his story, but instead immediately agreed to give any money from a movie deal to victims of his crimes. Brown pointed out that it is extremely embarrassing for Harris-Moore to discuss his personal life with screenwrit-ers, but he’s doing it to help those he’s hurt.

“He does not like attention, despite what others will say,” Browne said.

“Colton has a tremendous spirit and I am afraid, and my whole defense team is afraid, his spirit will be killed and destroyed by a lenghty

sentence,” he added.The two prosecutors didn’t

argue with the facts of Harris-Moore’s awful childhood or that the facts should mitigate a lengthy sentence. They explained that they took all those factors in account when recommending a sentence of just less than 10 years.

Island County Prosecutor Greg Banks said he discussed the sentence recommenda-tion with prosecutors from San Juan and Snohomish County, as well as prosecu-tors from across the country. He said they considered the impact the crimes had on the victims, the number of vic-tims, Harris-Moore’s “tragic upbringing,” the fact that the crimes were non-violent and that no drugs and alcohol were involved.

“All these factors went into the calculus of deciding the appropriate sentence for Mr. Harris-Moore is about 10 years,” Banks said. “The con-sensus was, this is about right. This is what he deserves.”

Randall Gaylord, the pros-ecutor for San Juan County, detailed the 17 crimes Harris-Moore committed in his coun-ty, which included the theft of six boats and airplanes. Harris-Moore crashed one of the planes and damaged two others in landing.

Gaylord said the Barefoot Bandit exhibited “a high

level of sophistication and planning.” He explained how Harris-Moore broke into a business, ordered a DVD about “how to fly airplanes” and broke back in three days later to steal it.

Gaylord described how Harris-Moore created a little “den or lair” in an upper level of an Orcas Island hangar owned by Mike Parnell and his family. Harris-Moore kept the family “under surveil-lance” and moved into the home when they were away.

“He would eat their food, take their shoes and put on their clothes,” Gaylord said. “He made the place his own when they were not there.”

“I would say East Sound lost its innocence at the hands of Mr. Harris-Moore,” he added.

Gaylord argued that Harris-Moore “crossed a line” and went from being a youthful offender who needed help to an adult criminal when he

landed a stolen airplane in Snohomish County, broke into a home and stole a .22 caliber firearm.

“When he did that, he changed who he was and he changed how a court should consider his conduct,” he said.

Only three of the many vic-

tims spoke at the hearing. Granite Falls resident Robert Gleyre described how Harris-Moore broke into his home and stole food, survival gear and a gun.

“The people who say he’s a hero obviously haven’t been violated like this,” he said.

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News vans pack the parking lot in front of the Island County Commissioner’s Hearing Room Friday for Colton Harris-Moore’s sentencing hearing in superior court.

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Island County Prosecutor Greg Banks speaks during Friday’s hearing.

Colton Harris-Moore discusses paperwork with his attorneys, John Henry Browne and Emma Scanlan, after the judge sen-tenced him to seven years and three months in prison for a crime spree across three counties.

Island County Superior Court Judge Vickie Churchill

Glenn Harvey Lane

Glenn Harvey Lane, 93, passed away Dec. 10, 2011, in Mount Vernon follow-ing a brief illness. He was born Jan. 29, 1918, in Hardin County, Iowa, the fourth of seven children born to Frank Everett and Carrie Pauline Thompson Lane.

After graduating from Plymouth High School in 1935, Glenn worked at a CCC Camp in Plainview, Minn. He enlisted in the U.S. Navy on Feb. 12, 1940, and was assigned to the USS Arizona in Pearl Harbor. Glenn worked

in the Aviation Division as a Radioman Third Class, flying as an air crewman on the battleship’s Kingfisher Scout planes.

On Dec. 7, 1941, he was aboard the USS Arizona, when the Japanese attacked. An explosion blew him off the Arizona and he swam to the Nevada, which was also hit. He literally had two battleships blown out from under him. He would eventu-ally be awarded the Purple Heart by the Navy. He did take leave to marry Beverly J. Beck on July 1, 1942, in Alameda, Calif.

Glenn was assigned to vari-ous squadrons and ships, fly-ing as a crewman in scouts and dive bombers during bat-tles of the Coral Sea, Midway, Santa Cruz, Guadalcanal, Marshall Islands and Tulagi. Glenn was on an aircraft attempting to land on the USS Yorktown when it was attacked and sunk by the Japanese. His plane was diverted to Midway Island but ran out of fuel and was ditched. The crew was even-tually picked up by a PBY amphibian.

Glenn went on to finish a 30-year naval career, retiring as a Command Master Chief at Whidbey Island Naval Air Station in 1969. He and

Beverly were married over 60 years before her death in January 2007. They raised six children, who gave them 24 grandchildren and numerous great and great-great-grand-children.

Glenn was a member of the Pearl Harbor Survivors, North Cascades Chapter Five, The PBY Memorial Association, the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Whitehead-Muzzall Post 7392, the Fleet Reserve Association, Branch 97, the USS Arizona Reunion Association, and the Church on the Rock, all of Oak Harbor.

After moving to Oak Harbor in 1961, Glenn moved to Sedro-Woolley and in 2010 was married to Abbe Galbreth in June of that year. His parents, all of his siblings and his wife Beverly preced-ed him in death.

Glenn is survived by his wife, Abbe, of Sedro-Woolley and her extended family, as well as his six children, Tom (Bobbie) Lane of Anacortes, Michael Lane of Deer Park, Wash., Diane (Mark) Vranes of San Bruno, Calif., Christine (Rand) Jarvis of Utah, Joanne (Patrick) Ewing of Everson, Wash., and Trish (Garth) Anderson of LaConner. He is also survived by many grand-children, great and great-great grandchildren.

Memorial services for Glenn will be held at Wallin Funeral Home on Monday,

Dec. 19, at 1 p.m. with Pastor Clint Webb and Cmdr. Michael Hakanson, CHC, USN officiating. Memorials may be made to the Wounded Warrior Foundation.

Friends and family are encouraged to share memo-ries and condolences at www.wallinfuneralhome.com. Arrangements entrusted to Wallin Funeral Home & Cremation.

Carol F. Bradley

Loving mother and grand-ma of the Bradley family, Carol F. Bradley, passed away peacefully on Dec. 6, 2011. Carol was born Nov. 27, 1935, in Chicago. She moved to Oak Harbor in 2005 to be closer to family.

Carol will be missed by her loved ones.

Raymond Walter Judy

Raymond Walter Judy passed away Dec. 6, 2011, at Regency on Whidbey in Oak Harbor. He was born on March 28, 1928 in Renton to Walter and Clara (Kleven) Judy and grew up on Mercer

Island.Ray graduated from

Garfield High School in 1946 and attended the University of Washington before joining the Army. He later transferred to the Air Force, serving for more than 20 years before retiring as a master sergeant. Ray was a veteran of both World War II and the Korean War. After retiring from the Air Force, Ray joined the U.S. Customs Service and had a second career as a customs patrol officer in Blaine.

Ray was preceded in death by his wife Maxine. He is survived by his son, Mike (Susan), and granddaughter, Christina (Luke) Boswell, of Mount Vernon, and several nieces and nephews.

Family and friends are invited to a remembrance ceremony on Saturday, Jan. 7, at 2 p.m.

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The Coupeville Town Council approved several appoint-ments to boards during its Tuesday evening meeting.

Council member Bob Clay was re-appointed as the town’s representative to the Island Transit board, a position he has held for several years.

“His experience and history are valuable, both to the town and to Island Transit. He has done an excellent job of keeping the council informed of the activities of Island Transit,” Mayor Nancy Conard said in a memorandum to the council.

In addition, Ron Boyer, Stig Carlson and Denis Hill were named as the town’s representatives to the Historical Preservation Commission.

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GAME OF THE WEEK Coupeville hosts Friday Harbor in a basketball double header (boys, 4 p.m.; girls, 5:30) Tuesday, Dec. 20.SPORTS

Whidbey

The Oak Harbor wres-tling team opened the league and home sched-ule with a resounding 61-14 win over Lynnwood Thursday, Dec. 15.

After trailing 9-6, the Wildcats recorded five falls in the next eight matches -- then tacked on three for-feits -- to run away from the Royals (0-1, 1-3).

Jeremy Vester (113 pounds, 1:48), Cody Fakkema (126, 3:53), Ryuta Meany (138, 1:55), Nathanael Stanford (145, 1:03), David Payne (160, 1:47) and Josh Orritt (182, 1:02) recorded pins for Oak Harbor.

Mark Johnston (138, 7-4) and Collin Higingbotham

(170, 15-3) won decisions.Winners by forfeit were

Jeremy Alonzo (195), Hunter Vail (220) and Ray Quinday (285).

Jahleel Vester (120, 11-4) and Josh Crebbin (152, 20-5) lost their matches. Oak Harbor forfeited at 106.

Coach Mike Crebbin said, “Cody (Fakkema) and Mark (Johnston) wrestled really well. Those were good wrestlers they beat; both were regional participants last year. Collin Higingbotham wres-tled well in his first match at 170. Nate Stanford is doing great; he has the right attitude.”

He added that his team

is “still making funda-mental mistakes” and it is “tough to see regression” in some cases.

Crebbin said his wres-

tlers will be tested when they take part in the Graham Morin Memorial Tournament at Squalicum High School in Bellingham

Saturday at 10 a.m.Oak Harbor (1-0, 3-1)

returns home Tuesday, Jan. 3, with Glacier Peak at 7 p.m.

Royal flush‘Cats top Lynnwood

Oak Harbor’s Josh Orritt turns Lynnwood’s Alex Due en route to a fall.

By JIM WALLERSports editor

After two years at the helm of the Coupeville High School football team, head coach Jay Silver resigned this week.

Silver listed several reasons for his decision, with the strain on his family and the inability to land a teaching posi-tion with the Coupeville School District as the main concerns.

Silver said, “Essentially I just couldn’t do the drive (he lives in Mount Vernon) without a job, it was way too hard on me and my family…Also, without being in the building it is impossible to build a program. You can’t recruit kids and they don’t want to play for a guy they only see during football season. They have to have some rapport with the coach and trust.”

This past football season Silver’s wife suffered a life-threatening illness, and that heightened his awareness of his need to spend more time with his family.

He said he applied for several job openings in the district but was not granted interviews.

In his resignation letter he said, “Not being able to work in the district puts great strain on a coach’s ability to build a program…to help keep track of stu-dent athletes, to run after school weight training or properly take care of athletic fields. The biggest disadvantage is the inability to recruit more players into the program. Students are more likely to play for a teacher that they see in the building and trust rather than playing for the coach that they only see during the football season.”

Not being in the building, he said, also led to miscommunication and the inability to clarify rumors.

He said he enjoyed working with the athletes: “The kids in Coupeville really are great, they desire to win and they aren’t afraid to work hard.”

His goal was to “to create a competi-tive team that was shaped by hard work and character development.”

In his resignation letter, he said he believed he met those goals “as evi-denced by the increase in attendance to summer weightlifting sessions, atten-dance at summer camps and participa-tion in various other skills development opportunities such as passing leagues and passing tournaments.”

He finished his Coupeville career with a 3-16 record, 0-14 in Cascade Conference play. The Wolves are one of only two 1A schools along with six 2A teams in their league. Silver said Coupeville needs to find a more equi-table situation for its athletes.

“I hope the community, school and especially the kids the best, they deserve it,” he said. “I would love to be out there coaching again next year, but I have to take care of my family.”

Silver resigns as CHS coach

Cedarcrest defeated the visit-ing Coupeville boys basketball team 74-27 Tuesday, Dec. 13.

While the Wolves suffered another lopsided loss, coach An-thony Smith saw progress in his team: “We played a lot better, played well the first quarter. Our execution was much better.”

Coupeville trailed 24-11 head-ing into the second period, then a late run by the Red Wolves helped Cedarcrest up the lead to 39-19 at the break, according to Smith.

Freshman Aaron Curtin “played a really good game,” Smith said, leading the Wolves with 10 points and six rebounds.

Mitch Pelroy scored eight points, Taylor Ebersole four, Gavin O’Keefe three and Nick Streubel two.

The Wolves host University Prep (1-4) today at noon.

One quarter made all the dif-ference in Lynnwood’s 60-36 win over the host Oak Harbor girls basketball team Wednesday, Dec. 14.

The Royals (2-1, 2-4) out-scored Oak Harbor 22-4 in the third quarter in what was oth-erwise a close game; Lynnwood held only a 38-32 edge in the other three periods.

A rash of Wildcat turnovers, half of their game total of 26, in the decisive third quarter put Shorewood in control.

Shorewood combined the Wildcat miscues with strong offensive rebounding and hot three-point shooting throughout the game to net the win.

The T-birds held a 41-28 edge on the boards with a whopping 26-11 lead on the offensive glass. Those extra chances mixed with a plus-nine margin in turnovers allowed Shorewood to put up 19 more shots than the Wildcats.

The two teams had similar shooting stats from two-point range (both teams hit 11), but the Thunderbirds drained 10 of 26 three pointers while Oak Harbor hit only one of 11.

Oak Harbor coach Trisha Clayville was particularly irked by the offensive rebounding stats because her team usually excels in boxing out.

“Everything starts with the boards,” she said.

“There were flashes of good things,” she added. “Early on we executed, ran our offense and scored…We just need to string the good things together.”

Annie Leete had 11 points for Oak Harbor, while Kelsey Rankin added nine points and seven re-bounds. Ciera Wiser scored six, Marissa Lewis four, Tatiana Cum-ming two, Rayan Russell two and Kaileen Burleson two.

Oak Harbor (0-2, 1-4) heads to Meadowdale (1-2, 1-3) Tues-day, Dec. 20, at 7:15 p.m.

Cedarcrest jumped to a 17-6 first-quarter lead and never let up in a 67-28 win over the host Coupeville High School girls bas-ketball team Tuesday, Dec. 13.

The Red Wolves padded the lead each quarter, leading 36-15 at halftime and 49-21 head-ing into the fourth quarter, as Coupeville failed to score in double digits in any period.

Cassidi Rosenkrance scored

nine points for Coupeville, Bes-sie Walstad eight, Katie Smith five, Taya Boonstra two, Shelby Kulz two and Jai’Lysa Hoskins two.

Coupeville (0-2, 0-3) meets visiting University Prep (3-2) in a nonleague game today at 1:30 p.m.

The Oak Harbor boys basket-ball team, behind 24 long-range points from Drew Washington, defeated visiting Lynnwood 51-41 Tuesday but fell to host Shore-wood 61-44 Thursday.

The Wildcats (1-2, 1-3) enter-tain Meadowdale (2-1, 3-4) Tues-day, Dec. 20, at 7:15 p.m.

Washington drilled eight of 12 three-point attempts to lead the Wildcats in the win over Lyn-nwood. Oak Harbor received an equally impressive game from Kevawn Brooks who scored nine points, gathered 10 rebounds, rejected six shots and dished out two assists.

The Wildcats led 17-11 at the quarter and 28-20 at the break. The Royals (1-3, 1-6) cut the margin to three, 31-28, in the third quarter, then Oak Harbor went on a 15-0 run to go on top 46-28 with 6:48 left.

Coach Mike Washington Sr. said, “I’m glad we got the first win, but I didn’t like the way we finished.”

He added, “I thought we played defense really well; we forced them into two-or-three shot clock violations. We also ran the transition break pretty well.”

The Wildcats held the Royals to 32.7 percent shooting (17-for-52) while hitting 40.4 percent (19-for-47).

Oak Harbor won the rebound battle, 38-28, with Cameron Faulkner and Matt Burgoyne get-ting eight each to go along with

Brooks’ 10. The Wildcats had 17 turn-

overs to Lynnwood’s nine, and the Royals outscored Oak Har-bor 15-3 off the mistakes.

Mike Washington Jr. scored 11 points, Faulkner four, Jamacio Webster two and Burgoyne one for Oak Harbor.

Oak Harbor had no answer for Shorewood’s size as the Thunderbirds featured three players taller than Oak Harbor’s biggest at 6-3, and the largest, 6-9 Josh Hawkinson, dominated the game.

Hawkinson finished with 24 points (on 11-for-16 shooting) and snared 15 rebounds. Semir Kadiric, a 6-4 post, added 11 points and 13 rebounds.

The Thunderbirds took control early, racing to a 21-6 first-quarter lead. Shorewood outscored Oak Harbor by only two points the rest of the way, but the damage was done.

Shorewood led 37-17 at the half and 51-32 after three quar-ters.

Washington Sr. said, “The kids played well but just could not match their size or strength.”

The T-birds out-rebounded Oak Harbor 44-29 and disrupted shooters. The Wildcats shot just 35.4 percent (17-for-48), includ-ing a dismal 17.9 percent (5-for-28) from beyond the arc. Oak Harbor also struggled at the line, sinking only five of 12.

Coach Washington said Wash-ington Jr. and Burgoyne played well. Washington Jr. scored 21 points, while Burgoyne hit all three of his shots for six points and grabbed four rebounds.

Webster had six points, four rebounds and three steals; Drew Washington had five points and four rebounds; and Brooks had one point, four rebounds and three blocks.

Chris Hailer added three points and Elias Whitefoot two.

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ISLAND LIVINGWhidbey

Each Christmas I crave gingerbread and I’m not sure why. I make ginger-bread pancakes, cake and dip, gingerbread lattes, houses and people.

Next week most rooms in our house will be filled with blow-up beds as fam-ily members gather to

celebrate the holiday together. While considering some group activities, I checked out a ginger-bread house kit that included a gingerbread fam-ily. It looked like fun, but absent was the enticing aroma. I also imagined chewing with extreme care and calling out for an emergency glass of cold milk to subdue the dusty burn of powdered ginger.

I’ll bake this year’s gingerbread cake in the coming days and my newest recipe includes an array of bold ingredients: powdered and fresh ginger, robust molasses, a touch of fresh pepper, and stout beer. I want to linger with anticipa-tion over that cake when it’s merely a batter, stand over the oven as it bakes to breathe in the emerging aromas, then let each bite sit on my tongue for a moment when it’s cool enough to taste. I hope for a malty tang, a moist dense cake, and a peppery bite from the ginger.

If it’s good enough, I may give it as a gift this year ... the year a whole lot of us have put a halt on crazy spending. This year our own kids are all so busy investing time and money into their own burgeoning lives we have eliminated any pressure on them to give substantial gifts. Instead, we are planning to do things together. To create memories of our own that includes oth-ers beyond our family who will be remembered this Christmas with an assortment of treats and small gifts.

I don’t want to become a shrink-wrapped, prepackaged person of faith. I don’t want what I do and what I’ve come to believe about God to become a message that’s dry and nearly impos-sible to swallow. The world around us is in flux. We are an enormous nation with complex prob-lems, financially connected with other nations facing great challenges of their own. What has always been may not be from now on. We must rethink most everything.

So I’m looking for just the right recipe -— the right mixture of faith to understand the issues facing people around us and energy to to care about those impacted. Let’s make this holiday season about bold, spicy choices. If we see a need, let’s find a way to fill it. Let’s spend time creating memories, expressing support, love and appreciation. Let’s contact people we regularly think about and care for but get too busy to reach out and touch. Let’s schedule times to pray and worship. Let’s reach out beyond our normal routines and associations so people isolated by ill health, financial turmoil, or emotional broken-ness will feel included, loved, and remembered this Christmas season.

Read the paper. Read your church bulletin. Talk with your neighbors. Make it your business to find out what’s really needed this holiday and create a recipe for love that draws upon the best of what you have to give.

Faith doesn’t come packaged

By REBECCA OLSONStaff reporter

Approximately 300 coats filled the hallway at Oak Harbor High School, the product of ninth-grade students’ hard work for the Islands Programs’ coat drive in association with the Kiwanis Club of Oak Harbor.

Forty-nine of those coats were donated by the Still family.

“That’s probably 10 times more coats than I think we thought we’d get,” said ninth-grade counselor Jeremy Day.

Laughter and the rustle of coats filled the hall, along with nearly 20 students, plus parents and staff, who volunteered their time to sort the coats by cleanli-ness and size Thursday.

When Elise Still, 14, heard about the coat drive, she got right to work asking family and friends to donate coats they weren’t using. The Stills had expected to receive 10 to 13 coats and had a goal of 30.

But as the whole family got involved, the number of coats skyrocketed.

Elise’s dad, Ronald, walked around the neighborhood ask-ing for coats and Elise’s mom,

Christine, held a competition on Facebook that whoever donat-ed the most coats would win a big Christmas bowl. Christine’s sister in Tacoma won the bowl.

Elise phoned friends and asked for coats. When she went to friends’ houses, she asked for coats and said she was sur-prised how many people had coats sitting around that they were willing to donate.

“It was pretty fun to see how many people would give us coats,” Elise said.

The Stills also traveled to garage sales and Christine found 10 coats for $40.

“I wanted to get high-quality coats so spent money,” Christine said, adding that she found snow-boarding and down coats that aren’t normally donated.

“We had a lot of fun with it. It definitely took everybody in the family to get that many coats,” Christine said. The Stills donated 10 coats themselves.

Elise had done similar work gathering canned food to donate in middle school and said she learned that she’s part of a supportive community.

“I learned that I can go around and ask people and

they’ll give what I want for the community,” Elise said.

Kiwanis Club vice president Dave Sullivan came to help sort coats.

“We’re real happy to be able to do this. It’s amazing how many coats they collected and it’ll be great for the community, especially with the economy how it is,” Sullivan said.

Island Cleaners and Laundry will clean approximately 200 of those coats at no cost before they are distributed to orga-nizations including Readiness to Learn, Ryan’s House, Oak Harbor School District stu-dents and other organizations in January.

The coat drive was a competi-tion between “Islands” at Oak Harbor High School. The win-ning Island will earn a party.

“The Island Program is Oak Harbor High School’s system for helping incoming freshmen to ease the transition between the middle or junior high school and the more rigorous high school environment,” said asso-ciate principal Raenette Wood.

There are five Islands, each with 90 students rotating among the same math, science

and English teachers. Sharing teachers helps students have common experiences and learning strategies and allows the teachers to follow the prog-ress of their students through various subject areas, accord-ing to Wood.

One goal of the program is to generate a sense of community for the ninth-graders that links them to parents, staff and the Oak Harbor community, Wood said. The coat drive was the first of a variety of community service projects. Their next project will be a WAIF drive in February.

The drive was funded by a grant from the Oak Harbor Education Foundation.

The community spirit shone as students worked together to fill and haul giant bags of coats while laughing and chat-ting together.

“Awesome!” Wood told stu-dents as they walked by.

“That all happened in half an hour -- I can’t believe it!” Wood said about sorting and moving the coats.

“It was crazy fun,” Day said with a laugh.

High school students gather 300 coats to warm the needy

MIDDLE: Elise, 14 and her mother Christine Still and their family donated 49 coats to the coat drive.

LEFT: Alisa Meany and Heather Anderson, RIGHT, enjoy a laugh while sort-ing coats for the Islands Program coat drive.

FAITHFUL LIVINGBy Joan Bay Klope

By REBECCA OLSONStaff reporter

Cheerful singing filled the Oak Harbor Senior Center Monday as sixth-grade stu-dents from North Whidbey Middle School brought the holidays to life in song.

North Whidbey Middle School choral director Linda McLean used to take the sev-enth and eighth-grade choirs to sing for the seniors and is working to make this an annual event again. This was the first time she took the

sixth-grade choir.“It is nice for the kids to

give back to the community,” McLean said.

Willa Roberts of the senior center smiled and clapped as the students sang.

“I look forward to being entertained by the young folks. It’s very beautiful,” Roberts said, adding that the students were quite dis-ciplined.

“Some just sing their little hearts out -- or big hearts, I should say,” Roberts said,

smiling.After singing a few songs,

students handed out lyrics to the audience for a sing-a-long. Seniors who said they hadn’t sang with a choir for years joined in “We Wish You a Merry Christmas,” “Silent Night” and “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer.”

As the choir handed out candy canes afterward, Roberts stepped forward to thank the students for their time, energy and beautiful voices.

“You set off our season really nice,” Roberts said.

“I thought it was really fun coming to sing for the seniors here and that we could come and make the start of their season bright and cheery,” said student Jazmin Colby.

“It was really good,” said student Andrew Pierzchala, adding that it was great prac-tice for their concert Dec. 14.

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Willa Roberts of the Oak Harbor Senior Center applauds North Whidbey Middle School’s sixth-grade choir as they perform for the seniors. She and other seniors joined in a sing-along with the students.

PLAYHOUSE HOLIDAY SHOW CONTINUES

The Whidbey Playhouse will hold limited perfor-mances of “A Child’s Christ-mas in Wales” through Dec. 18. Shows are Saturday at 7:30 p.m. with a Sunday matinee at 2:30 p.m. Tickets cost $12 and are available by calling 679-2237.

NAVY HOLDS FREE HOLIDAY CONCERT

Navy Band Northwest will be back for its annual holiday concert Dec. 17 at 3 p.m. The concert is free and will be held in the SUB at Oak Harbor High School.

NEW OWNER SHOWS OFF WIND AND TIDEWind and Tide Bookshop

is having an Open House Dec 17 from 3 to 6 p.m. Meet the new owner, see all the changes, enjoy home-made snacks, experience the invigorated bookshop, peruse new acquisitions and enjoy the new Pioneer Way ambiance.

BIRDS COUNTED ON BOTH ENDS

Whidbey Audubon So-ciety and volunteers will count birds twice this month, on Dec. 17 on North Whidbey and Dec. 30 on South Whidbey. Whether you are an ad-vanced birder, an interme-diate or beginning birder, organizers need you. To sign up for Dec. 17, contact Jill Hein at jillhein@comcast.net or 678-3891; to sign up for Dec. 30, contact Gov-inda Rosling at Govinda@whidbey.com or call 360-481-6971. No experience is necessary; on the job training is provided. For local past results, check out www.whidbeyaudubon.org/WAS_XMAS-COUNT.htm.

SEE SANTA AT THE MUSEUM

Santa Claus will be at the Island County Museum Dec. 17 and 18 from 1 to 4 p.m. greeting kids of all ages, and listening to their holiday wishes. Admission to the museum is by donation dur-ing those hours for all San-ta-believers. Island County Museum is open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Sat-urday; 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday. Call 678-3310.

FIND GIFTS MADE ON WHIDBEY

Whidbey Island artists showcase their creations Dec. 17 and 18 at a show,

“Made Right on Whidbey,” open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Coupeville Recreation Hall. Shop for unique gifts including watercolor, sculp-ture, encaustics, jewelry, yard art and more. For a preview visit www.Ma-deRightOnWhidbey.com and click the “blog” link.

3 SISTERS SELL FARM PRODUCTS

3 Sisters Family Farm hosts a farmers market Dec. 17 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Look for it at the intersection of Highway 20 and Monroe Landing Road. About 15 vendors are ex-pected to attend, including 5 Acre Farms, Whidbey Inspi-rations and Old Man Merlin dog treats. Call 675-2136.

IDIPIC BRINGS END TO YEAR

IDIPIC presents its last North Whidbey DUI/Un-derage Drinking prevention panel of 2011 on Dec. 17. Open to all, come no later than 12:45 p.m. to assure a seat in Conference Room 137 down the hall from the Oak Harbor Library. This is required by local driving in-structors for both students and parents. Contact 672-8219 or www.idipic.org.

DOGS ARE READY TO LISTEN

Children with an adult can read aloud to a patient dog who loves to listen Dec. 17 at 11 a.m. at the Oak Har-bor Library, located at 1000 SE Regatta Dr. Call 675-5115 or visit www.sno-isle.org.

HOLIDAY COMEDY COMES TO COUPEVILLEPenn Cove Productions

presents Postcards from Whidbey Island Holiday Hoopla, a musical, comedy and variety radio show, on Dec. 17 at 7 p.m. and Sunday, Dec. 18 at 3 p.m. at the Pacific NorthWest Art School, 15 NW Birch St., Coupeville. Featured is Jazz Haus, a jazz combo of students from South Whidbey High School. Tick-ets are $15 from Anchor Books, Clinton; Book Bay, Freeland; Local Grown and Linds Drug, Coupeville; and Bayleaf, Oak Harbor. Call 206-612-3011.

MERCHANTS SIGN UP SANTA

Harborside Merchants on the newly made-over Pioneer Way in downtown Oak Harbor welcome fami-lies to come see Santa on a fire truck. Bring a camera; pets are welcome. Santa will be available Dec. 17, 4 to 7 p.m.; Dec. 18, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.; Dec. 19, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.; Dec. 22, 4 to 7 p.m.; and Dec. 23, 4 to 7 p.m.

HOLIDAY CONCERT AT HIGH SCHOOL

Hear the Skagit Com-munity Band perform clas-sical and traditional holiday music such as Tchaikovsky’s “The Nutcracker,” Leroy Anderson’s “Sleigh Ride,” a narrated “The Night Before Christmas” and much more. The show will be presented Dec. 18 at 3 p.m. at Oak Harbor High School.

Also featured is the Harbor Tones quartet with more favorites in the bar-bershop style and leading an audience sing-along of a medley of timeless Christ-mas songs.

At intermission, enjoy pastries made by the OHHS French Club, or take them home to enjoy later. Ad-mission is free (donations accepted for all local chari-ties). Contact Jim Bruner, 675-8315.

ANGELI PERFORMS CHRISTMAS SONGS

Angeli vocalists will per-form their favorite Christ-mas songs at Regency on Whidbey Dec. 18 at 2:30 p.m. The concert is by do-

nation for the Help House. For information call 679-1561.

SOMETHING TO DO ON SUNDAYS

Every Sunday from 3 to 5 p.m. listen to live music at Taste for Wine at the Bayview Corner. Entertain-ment is free and all ages are welcome. Dec. 18 features Quinn Fitzpatrick on the acoustic guitar. Call 360-321-0515.

SPEND AN HOUR AND BE A HERO

The Oak Harbor Lions Club is sponsoring a blood drive Dec. 19, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., at the First United Methodist Church, 1050 SE Ireland Street. The Puget Sound Blood Center is in need of all blood types, es-pecially during the holiday season. In addition, they have issued an emergency request for Type O Nega-tive blood.

Go to www.psbc.org/programs/drive.asp?URL=2610 to make an appointment. Walk-ins

are welcome too. Tasty treats and beverages will be served to donors. Call 240-9483.

CIDER FOLLOWS ENCHANTED FLUTESThe annual Christmas

Flutes Concert, featur-ing The Enchanted Flute Choir and the students of Kimberley Breilein, will be held Dec. 20 at 7 p.m. at the First Reformed Church in Oak Harbor, at 250 SW Third Ave. Admission is free.

Enjoy sparkling rendi-tions of holiday classics, performed by flutists of all ages. Join the performers for cookies and cider after the concert. Contact enchantedflute@hotmail.com.

CAMERAS LOOK TO THE SKIES

Whidbey Island Camera Club will meet Dec. 20 from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at Oak Hall, Room 306, Skagit Valley College Whidbey Campus in Oak Harbor.

The theme for December

is skies. Submit up to three photographs for discussion during the meeting to absolutescience@hotmail.com. The club is open to the public. For information email tina31543@comcast.net or visit www.whidbeyislandcameraclub.com.

CREATIVE KIDS GATHER AT CENTER

North Whidbey Parks and Recreation District’s Creative Kids Club will meet Dec. 20 for “Jar Gifts and Candy New Year’s Poppers,” at 6:30 p.m. at the Oak Harbor Senior Center, 51 SE Jerome Street. All supplies are provided for just $6.75 for families or a fee of $3 per person. Sign up by calling 360-969-6737.

TEENS WRITE AWAYAT THE LIBRARY

Join other teens in a fun, relaxed environment to practice writing Dec. 21 at 3 p.m. at the Oak Harbor Li-brary. The library is located at 1000 SE Regatta Dr. Call 675-5115.

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TrinityLutheran

Church

www.trinitylutheranfreeland.comWoodard Road, Hwy. 525,

Freeland

Sunday Worship 8:00, 9:30 & 11:00Nursery provided

James Lindus, PastorDennis Hanson, PastorGeorge Brunjes, Pastor

Eric Ottum, PastorKarl Olsen, Minister of Music

St. Stephen’sEpiscopalChurch

Worship Services held in All Saint’s Chapel (Building across from large church)

SUNDAY SERVICES9:30AM

SUNDAY SCHOOL BEGINS AT 9:30AM

360-279-0715www.ststephensofoakharbor.org

555 SE Regatta Dr. • Oak HarborThe Rev. Patricia Eustis, Rector

Oak HarborUnited Pentecostal Church

Sunday Service - NoonWednesday Bible Study 7pm

Pastor Mark Dillon404-661-4653

mdillon@oakharborupc.com

Mailing Address:41 NE Midway Blvd Suite 103

Oak Harbor, WA 98277

WhidbeyPresbyterian

Church1148 SE 8th Ave

Oak Harbor11:00 a.m. Traditional Worship

9:30 a.m. Contemporary Worship Dave Templin, Pastor

Bethany Popkes, Youth DirectorKurt Imbach, Adult Facilitator www.whidbeypres.org

679-3579Child Care is available and Everyone Welcome

Sunday Services8:00, 9:30 & 11:00 am

(“Kids on the Rock” Ministry for Children

ages 3mos.-5th grade meets at all services)

“Amped” Jr. High Youth: Sun., 5:00 pm“Legacy” High School Youth: Sun., 7:15 pm

Small GroupsWomen’s Ministry • Men’s Ministry

Russ Schlecht ~ Senior Pastorwww.elivingword.org

490 NW Crosby Ave., Oak Harbor 675-5008

Whidbey IslandMessianic Fellowship

Where Yeshua is LordWe welcome you to join us

for worship and celebration

Erev Shabbat Friday 7-9 pmShabbat Service Saturday 10:30 amLunch Fellowship Saturday 12-1 pmBible Study Saturday 1-3 pm

Oak Harbor 360-675-7189

Sunday Worship ...8:30 am & 10:45 amClasses For All Ages ..................9:45 am

Youth Ministries-Choirs-Bible StudiesDave Johnson, Pastor

675-2441 • www.ohfumc.org1050 SE Ireland St • Oak Harbor

FirstUnitedMethodistChurch

Oak HarborSouthernBaptistChurch50 SW 6th Avenue

Bible Study For All Ages.....9:15 a.m.Worship Services.....10:45 a.m. & 6 p.m.Wednesday Services..................6 p.m.Prayer Meeting & Student Ministries

Child care for all services.Pastor Grafton Robinson

Associate Pastor Lemuel B. Villano675-6686

www.ohsbc.org

God-Centered Worship Christ-Centered Preaching Verse-by-Verse Teaching

Worship: 1 PM 1411 Wieldraayer Road (off of Swantown Road)

Pastor Keith McFaul360-279-9713

www.GraceEvangelical.org

874 Plantation DriveGreenbank, WA

(Just two miles south of the Greenbank Farm)

Sunday School9:15am

Worship Service10:30 am

(360) 678-4612www.whidbey-efc.com

WHIDBEY EVANGELICAL FREE CHURCH

House of Prayer FaithTabernacle of Praise

Monday Prayer Meeting - 6:00 P.M.Tuesday Night Bible Study- 6:30 P.M.Friday High Praise Service- 6:30 P.M.

Sunday Celebration/Children’s Ministry – 9:30 A.M.Sunday Morning Worship Service – 11:00 A.M.

Church Telephone Number (360)679-1003Bishop Charles And Pastor Effi e Boyles (360)929-3127

620 A/B Erin Park DriveOak Harbor, WA 98277

(NEXT TO U-HAUL BLDG.)

Unitarian UniversalistCongregation

of Whidbey Island

20103 State Route 525Freeland

Sunday Service at 10:00 am

Minister: Rev. Elizabeth “Kit” KetchamChildcare Year-Round

Religious Education Sept-JuneAll are welcome360-321-8656

www.whidbey.com/uucwiuuadmin@whidbey.com

(Behind K-Mart)Sunday Morning Services

Children and Worship675-4837

www.frcoh.org office@frcoh.org

CALVARY APOSTOLIC TABERNACLE(The Pentecostals of Island County)

(behind Precision Tire)

SOULS HARBORA SAFE PLACE TO CALL HOME

Sunday Morning...............10amSunday Evening ............ 6:30pmWednesday ..........................7pm

632-7243Pastor Greg Adkins

Oak HarborChurch of Christ

1000 NE Koetje Street(Just North of Offi ce Max)

“To Know Christ & Make Him Known”Sunday Morning:

Worship Assembly .......................9:30 amBible Classes for all ages............11:00amWed. Classes for all ages ..............6:30pm

Joe Cook, Preaching Ministerwww.churchofchrist-oh.org

oakharborchurch@gmail.com675-3441

Sunday MorningWorship Service

8:30 A.M. & 10:30 A.M.Wednesday Midweek

Worship Service 7:00 P.M.

1560 S.E. 9th Ave • 679-6959“It’s By Grace!”

Calvary ChapelOak Harbor

The Catholic Church Invites You….St. Augustine’s Parish • 675-2303

185 N Oak Harbor St. ~ Oak Harbor Masses:Saturday 5:00 pmSunday 8:00am & 9:30 amWed & Fri 9:00 am

On the web: www.staugustineoh.org

St. Mary’s Parish 678-6536207 Main St. ~ Coupeville

Masses:Sunday 11:15 amThurs 12:00 noon

Word OfEverlastingLife & FaithChurch

721 S.E. Barrington • Oak Harbor360-632-3642

SundayBible Study 9:00am

Worship Service 10:00amEvening Service 6:00pm

Come Worship With Us!Thursday Bible Study 7:00p.m.950 S.W. Upland Ct • Oak HarborPastor Dr. Thomas Stoneham Sr.,

Minister Donald Cole

Oak HarborAssembly of God

Brent Sorlien, Senior Pastor

Sunday Service 10 amCelebration Service/Kids’ Ministry 10 am

Mission Emanuel Spanish Services

Sunday Evening at 6pmChild Care Provided

319 SW 3rd Avenuewww.oakharborag.org

360-675-4852

Oak HarborLutheran ChurchNW 2nd Avenue & Heller RoadAcross the street from OHHS Staadium

Nursery Available Sunday Evening Prayer 6:30 PM at

St. Mary Catholic Church in CoupevillePastor Jeffrey Spencer

Pastor Marc Stroud, Caring MinstryLynne Ogren, Music & Children Ministry

679-1561

Saturday Worship ................. 5:30 p.m.

Sunday Worship ....8:00 & 10:30 a.m.Sunday School .........................9:15 a.m.

Whidbey IslandChurch of Christ

3143-G North Goldie RdOak Harbor

Sunday Worship ........9:00 a.m.Sunday Bible Study 10:00 a.m.Sunday Evening ........5:00 p.m.Wednesday Evening .6:00 p.m.

For more information call:Gary 675-5569Jerry 679-3986

Matthew 28:18-20

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• Nursery All Services• Sunday School• AWANA

• Small Groups• MOPS• Youth Groups

2760 N Heller Rd • Oak Harbor www.oakharborfamilybible.org679-1585

St. Stephen’s AnglicanThe Rev. Paul Orritt

SUNDAY SERVICE8:00 AM

SOLEMN EUCHARIST

9:30 AMSUNG EUCHARIST

11:11 AMEUCHARIST CELEBRATIONwww.ststephensanglicans.org

2 CHURCHES - 1 BUILDING555 SE Regatta Dr.

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ConcordiaLutheranChurch

Missouri SynodWorship Service ......................Sunday 10:00amAdult Bible Study & Sunday School ...11:15amEvening Service ................Wednesday 6:30pm

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Whidbey Presbyterians will worship together Sun-day, Dec. 18, at 10 a.m. The cantata, “Night of the Father’s Love,” written by Pepper Choplin, will be presented by the Chancel Choir. In addition, there

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At Coupeville United Methodist Church Sunday, Dec. 18 at 11 a.m. the popular choir will offer their annual Christmas Cantata, a full hour of music and spe-cial readings. For informa-tion, call 678-4256.

A Holiday Music Service Sunday, Dec. 18 at 10 a.m. at the Unitarian Universal-ist Congregation, 20103 Highway 525, Freeland, will include special music pre-sentations by the Chalice Singers, the Cranberry Bog

Bluegrass Band, Ken Ste-phens and Rev. Ketcham, along with holiday readings and lots of congregational singing. Check www. whidbey.com/uucwifor.

Discover how to feel

peaceful even when your “to-do” list seems a mile long, and how prayer can help you feel God’s pres-ence in times of frustration and weariness. To learn more attend an audio chat at the Christian Science Reading Room, 721 SW 20th Ct., Oak Harbor, on Tuesday, Dec. 20, at 11 a.m., or visit spirituality.com/chats.

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