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Thomas enters plea of not guilty in 2003 murder

Brian Kelly / The Record

Peggy Sue Thomas and her attorney, Craig Platt, listen to Island County Superior Court Judge Alan Hancock during Thomas arraignment on a charge of first-degree murder Monday.

BY BRIAN KELLYSouth Whidbey Record

COUPEVILLE The former hairdresser and beauty queen who has been charged as an accomplice in the 2003 murder of a Langley man entered a plea of not guilty to a charge of first-degree murder Monday in Island County Superior Court.

Detectives claim that Peggy Sue Thomas, 46, lured Russel Douglas to his death the day after Christmas in 2003 with a promise of a gift for his estranged wife, Brenna.

Authorities allege that Douglas was shot once in the head by James Jim Huden, who remains in Island County jail on $5 million bond after his arrest this summer in Mexico.

The arraignment lasted less than

five minutes, and Thomas did not speak. Her plea was entered by her attorney, Craig Platt of Coupeville.

Thomas entered the courtroom flanked by her mother, Doris Matz. Thomas has been living at Matzs home in Langley since making bail in September.

Thomas returned last week from a controversial, 3,500-mile road trip, where she visited five other states while running errands and get-ting her affairs in order. Platt said the trip was necessary so Thomas could retrieve items from her former home in New Mexico that would help her defense.

Thomas sat with her mother in the second row of the courtroom benches before her hearing, chew-ing gum and appearing relaxed and

slightly tan.A trial date has been set for

Jan. 24.Douglas was found in the front

seat of his Chevrolet Tracker by a couple walking their dog near Wahl Road on Dec. 27, 2003.

Authorities claim that Huden, the accused gunman, had never met Douglas before his Christmastime visit to Whidbey Island with Thomas, his mistress, in 2003.

Thomas knew the murder victim through his wife, Brenna Douglas. Thomas and Douglas worked together at her Langley hair salon, called Just Bs, and detectives have investigated Douglas as a possible third suspect in the killing. She has

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Ben Watanabe / The Record

Ray Nichols, dressed as Iron Man, shows nerves of steel during a staring contest at the South Whidbey Childrens Center on Monday. The youngsters at the center walked from the school on Sixth Street through downtown Langley on Halloween, collecting treats from merchants while singing Witches on a broomstick.

I am Iron Man Candidates differ on road ahead for Freeland sewers

BY BRIAN KELLYSouth Whidbey Record

It may be the difference between a Stop and a Yield sign.

Lou Malzone is challenging incumbent Nolen Rocky Knickerbocker for his seat on the board of commissioners for the Freeland Water and Sewer District. Although the district, which serves 440 cus-tomers and works primarily as a water pro-vider to homes and businesses in Freeland, the focus in this election is on sewers.

Specifically, the plan for a $40 million sewer system that went down the drain after the districts consultants said the project wouldnt pencil out.

Malzone has been one of a growing group of Freelanders who opposed the $40 million plan as too expensive, saying it would place an unfair financial burden on property owners in the Freeland area.

Knickerbocker, by contrast, has been an eager advocate for a sewer system to serve the South Ends commercial hub. A district commissioner since 1997 and a resident since 1984, he said sewers are essential in the further development of Freeland.

The area wont have much of a future without them, Knickerbocker said.

Well be a no-growth area, he said.Sewers will help keep development

compact, and that will mean more area preserved for open space and opportunities

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for affordable housing, he said. Without sewers, residents may see growth that sprawls across the rural countryside.

Knickerbocker, 64, is a plumber and heating contractor who has owned his own business for more than 30 years. He said his experi-ence on the board, and the knowl-edge hes gained as a business owner, will help the district if voters return him to the board.

The commissioner position is nonpartisan and carries a six-year term, and this year marks the first time that Knickerbocker has had to campaign to keep his seat.

Controversy over the $40 million sewer project prompted Malzone to run against Knickerbocker and fellow sewer critic Marilynn Abrahamson against incumbent District Commissioner Jim Short as the two outsiders hope to win in next weeks election and gain control of the three-member board.

Opposition to the expensive sewer project has led to some furi-ous backtracking by district com-missioners in recent months.

In April, commissioners called off the public hearing on the forma-tion of a local improvement district, or LID, that would have pushed most of the costs of the $40 million project onto property owners.

Homeowners were facing assess-ments starting at a low end of $19,100 to pay for the project (or more, for larger residential proper-ties and commercial land), plus another $10,500 in hookup fees and yearly costs of almost $800.

In recent weeks, Knickerbocker has stressed time and again that district commissioners werent going to force the project onto unwilling property owners.

Knickerbocker said the $40 mil-lion project has never been, nor is not now, something I would accept for our community.

It was never the commissioners

intention to do it at these high numbers, he said.

Though the district has pulled together an enviable amount of grant money, its not enough to move for-ward with the current plan.

The $7 million we received so far is not enough to make it economical, Knickerbocker said, adding that the quest for additional outside money will continue.

I would like a plan that is eco-nomical for the people who live here.

It shouldnt be a burden eco-nomically on just us, he said, adding that the benefits of sewers for Freeland extend far beyond the shores of Holmes Harbor.

It needs to be shared with all the beneficiaries, and thats all the state and all the waters that Puget Sound touches, he said.

Knickerbocker has repeatedly pointed to the boards vote in April to call off the public hearing for the LID, and has said the $40 million project has been put off for good.

But Malzone is quick to note that the talk of the sewer project being in limbo is just that: talk.

A sore spot for some residents worried about the project is the resolution calling for the forma-tion of the LID that was passed by commissioners in July 2010. They

swarmed the boards last meet-ing in September and asked commis-sioners to rescind the LID resolution, but officials declined to take imme-diate action.

At that meeting, Knickerbocker said the resolution was flexible enough to be changed as the pro-posed project evolves.

Residents arent convinced, and point to the precise wording of the resolution and a legal descrip-tion that specifies the land that will be assessed to pay for the project and continue to press for the resolutions repeal.

Whats more, the resolution that Knickerbocker claims put the proj-ect in limbo only defers the public hearing on the LID, and also reaf-firms the original resolution that called for a LID.

Malzone said if hes elected, theres no doubt about what will happen to the LID resolution.

Ill rescind it if Im elected, Malzone said.

Leaving it in place isnt an option.It leaves the public totally con-

fused as to what direction this is going in, he said. Once you say you are not going to build it why are you going after grants? What are you doing?

Simply taking a pause at this point isnt the right approach.

Whats needed instead is a full stop, Malzone said.

From my point of view, you stop going after grants, and rescind the LID resolution, he said.

Malzone, 63, is taking his first shot at elected office. He retired in 2002, after running his own company, which developed finan-cial accounting systems for the mutual fund industry, and moved to Whidbey the following year.

Malzone said the $40 million sewer plan was fatally flawed because it assumed that growth in the Holmes Harbor area would help pay for the new system. Forecasts of growth made years ago, however, are unrealistic now given the cratering economy.

Malzone also casts doubt on another selling point for the new sewer system: that failing septic systems were to blame for pollu-tion in Holmes Harbor, and sewers would help fix the problem.

There is no proof of widespread septic system failures, he said. And the few that have been found in disrepair have been fixed, Malzone said.

Every septic system that was suspected has been corrected. There are no septic problems. That argument is gone, as far as Im con-cerned, he said.

Malzone also said district officials have overemphasized what Freeland must do to meet the requirements of the Growth Management Act, the sweeping state law adopted more than 20 years ago that guides growth and development in Washington state.

The law simply says govern-

ments must plan to accommodate future growth. Thats not a man-date to install expensive infrastruc-ture that governments cant afford to finance, he said.

It does not say that you have to cripple the community by putting it in, Malzone said.

Malzone recalled how district officials expanded the scope of the sewer project in an attempt to get federal funding for the project. It was done without the publics involvement, and Malzone noted that residential property owners would have shouldered most of the financial burden for a new sewer system that was originally meant to serve downtown business interests.

The residents got dragged into this; no vote, no petition, he said.

The district doesnt need to go back to square one, he added.

Instead, the district could go back to the five-phase plan the dis-trict was previously pursuing.

Under that alternative, the focus would return to the commercial core, and residential neighbor-hoods could petition to have sew-ers extended if they wanted sewer service.

I think this whole thing has to be thrown back onto the commer-cial core, Malzone said.

The chamber of commerce the primary and original promoters of the new sewer system has to figure out how much the down-town is willing to contribute to get the proposal built, he said.

Thats a starting point, Malzone said.

Brian Kelly can be reached at [email protected].

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not been charged and no longer lives on Whidbey.

Police recovered the weapon used in the murder, a Bersa Thunder .380-cali-ber handgun registered to Huden, in 2004 after he gave it to a friend in Las Vegas, Nev. for safekeeping. A fin-gerprint from Thomas was later found on the operating manual for the pistol.

Authorities also allege that Thomas and Huden concocted an elaborate alibi, with Huden getting a receipt from a South Whidbey store that would show he was buying cigarettes at the time of the murder.

Early in the investiga-tion, in August 2004, police searched Thomas home in

Las Vegas and seized evi-dence. They also searched her car, a Lexus LS 400, that Huden drove to Washington and the pair used while on Whidbey during their 2003 visit.

Detectives also inter-viewed Hudens wife in Florida, who admitted help-ing her husband while he was on the run from the law in Mexico. Jean Huden allegedly told police she had often talked with Thomas in the years following the murder while her husband was on the run in Mexico, and that she had met with Thomas in person because they thought police had wiretapped her phone at her Las Vegas home.

Jean Huden also said both her husband and Thomas had told her they plotted Douglas murder and killed

him, with Thomas telling the killers wife they talked about how to get Russel to where they needed him to be and take care of it.

Jean Huden also said that Thomas was the one who went to the store to get ciga-rettes, while Huden went to murder Douglas.

Thomas, however, alleg-edly told detectives in September 2004 that Huden had confessed to killing Douglas after he went out to buy cigarettes during their last day on Whidbey in 2003. That admission came just after Huden had fled to Mexico and police served a search warrant to go through Thomas home in Henderson, Nev.

If convicted of first-degree murder, Thomas faces a possible sentence of approx-imately 31 years in prison.

Rocky Knickerbocker Lou Malzone

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BY BEN WATANABESouth Whidbey Record

Construction of a $147 million, 144-car ferry for Washingtons waters will begin soon, state officials announced Tuesday.

Vigor Industrial, the Seattle shipyard that has subcontracted work to Nichols Brothers Boat Builders on the states new 64-car ferries, signed a con-tract to begin construction of the new vessel early next year.

The involvement of Nichols Brothers Boat Builders in Freeland, how-

ever, remains uncertain. We have not been

officially notified yet, said Nichols Brothers CEO John Collins.

The first step was sign-ing the contract, and the work will be doled out soon, Collins said.

We have provided a price to them and were looking forward to the next step, he said. Were still hopeful that well be selected.

He was unsure when Nichols Brothers would be told of its involvement in the construction of the new ferry. The Department of Transportation estimates

the work will create 350 jobs for Vigors subcontractors.

Construction is scheduled to be completed in about 27 months, or by March 2014. The cost to build the ferry is estimated at $115 million.

Design is based on the 130-car Issaquah-class ferry and the touted benefits include passenger comfort, improved safety and access for disabled customers and reduced operating costs.

Washington State Ferries has a contract with Vigor for up to three 144-car ferries, depending on the availability of funding.

Nichols Brothers involvement uncertain for new 144-car ferry

BY RECORD STAFF

COUPEVILLE A Greenbank man facing a charge of second-degree unlawful possession of a firearm will undergo a com-petency hearing before he is arraigned.

Island County Superior Court Judge Alan Hancock ordered Christopher L. Locken, 28, to undergo the evaluation, which was sup-ported by both his court-appointed lawyer and the county prosecutors office.

Authorities found a loaded .40-caliber semi-automatic pistol in Lockens truck after an incident Aug. 26, when he fired the handgun from the front porch of his moth-

ers home in Greenbank. Locken, who was previ-

ously scheduled for a men-tal-health board review at Western State Hospital, told police he was a Christian soldier and a CIA agent, and that he needed to save the Secret Service agents under the White House.

He entered the Island County courtroom for Mondays appearance with his eyes closed and a wispy smile on his face. Several times, he turned with flour-ish to the courtroom audi-ence, opened his eyes and scanned the crowd, then closed his eyes and turned around.

At one point, Locken

raised his handcuffed fists waist-high and motioned to a corrections deputy, who gave him a stern Hold on there glare and gesture.

Locken kept his eyes closed for the rest of the meeting, save for another wide-eyed glance around the courtroom. He was led out at the finish, with his eyes closed, guided by two corrections deputies.


Facing a multi-billion dollar defi-cit, Gov. Christine Gregoire has pro-posed cuts to state-funded educa-tion, and the reductions will hit the South Whidbey School District.

The exact extent of the reduc-tions will remain fluid until the state Legislature votes on it in November, however. Details of Gov. Gregoires budget reduction alternatives include eliminating state levy equal-ization and school bus transpor-

tation, increasing class sizes and reducing the school year by one week. The potential cuts will hurt South Whidbey and the district is already in reductions.

Essentially were going to con-tinue to do what we were planning to do, which was look at the whole program, said South Whidbey Superintendent Jo Moccia.

Like everyone else, I wish we were able to fund basic education in this state to the level it deserves, but the states in financial distress and

we have to respond accordingly, she said.

Most of the proposed cuts will take effect in the 2012-2013 school year.

Still, South Whidbeys leaders want to be ahead of the damage, not behind it.

Were going to look at it soon-er, rather than later, probably in December, Moccia said.

The South Whidbey School Board is scheduled to meet and work on next years budget in February. Part

of Moccias initial and overarch-ing plan is to examine the dis-tricts programs as a whole, then keep the essential elements while discarding some others.

With proposed reductions to levy equalization, school bus transporta-tion and National Board certifica-tion bonuses, the task of avoiding cuts will be more difficult.

Gregoires cuts to kindergarten to 12th-grade education funding total almost $1.3 billion.

The state needs to save another

$2 billion in addition to the $10 bil-lion already cut in the past three years, the governor said last week.

Eliminating school bus trans-portation would save $220 mil-lion; increasing class sizes by two students from fourth grade to 12th grade is estimated to cut $137 million; reducing the school year by one week (from 180 to 175 days) is pegged at $125 million.

The cuts have put the states executive and the superintendent of education at odds.

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State budget cuts further reduce South Whidbey finances

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Officials with Washington State Ferries said Monday that their ship had come in 90 days early.

WSF said the builders of the states newest ferry, the Kennewick, delivered it three months ahead of schedule.

The ferry, which can carry 64 cars, was built

by Nichols Brothers Boat Builders and Vigor Industrial (formerly Todd Pacific Shipyards). It is expected to go into service on the Coupeville (Keystone)- Port Townsend route in mid-January.

This is a major mile-stone in our vessel replace-ment program, said WSF Assistant Secretary David Moseley. The Kwa-di

Tabil-class is now complete. Were elated that our part-ners at Vigor delivered the Kennewick three months ahead of schedule. That means our customers will get to enjoy a new vessel sooner.

Final outfitting of the Kennewick is planned for December, to be followed by crew training and sea trials.

Rallies support Occupy Wall St.

MoveOn Whidbey is organizing two rallies on Whidbey Island on Saturday to support the Occupy Wall Street move-ment.

The first rally is 10 a.m. to noon Nov. 5 at the Clinton Ferry Terminal, and it will be followed by a second demonstration from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the intersection of Highway 20 and Main Street in Coupeville.

The national theme is Make Them Pay, and the local message is Move Your Money to local banks and credit unions.

We on Whidbey share the national concern for

the growing inequality of wealth in our country and the recklessness of the banking industry, said Carolyn Tamler, the coun-cil organizer for MoveOn Whidbey. Moving our checking and savings accounts, and our mort-gages, from too-big-to-fail banks to smaller financial institutions helps keep local money in local communities.

For more information about either event, email carolyntamler@ whidbey.net or call 360-222-6820.

Veterans Day dinner at Legion

American Legion Post 141 will mark Veterans Day, Nov. 11, with ceremo-

nies starting at 6:30 p.m.Dinner seating will

be from 6:45 to 7 p.m. Following dinner, Jill Johnson will be speaking about her experiences with the USO in Vietnam.

Seating is limited to 100 people; organizers suggest RSVPs as soon as possible by calling 321-5696.

PAB to hold public hearing

Langleys Planning Advisory Board will hold a public hearing on chang-es to height standards for accessory dwelling units, modifying heights in the Wharf Street overlay, mixed-use development, electric vehicle charging stations and several other areas of the city code later this month.

The hearing is 3 p.m.

Monday, Nov. 14 at Langley City Hall.

Information on the proposed amendments is available for review at city hall during regular business hours or at www.langleywa.org.

Written comments may also be submitted to the public record before the public hearing to Jeff Arango, Community Planner, PO Box 366, Langley, WA 98260 or via email at landuse2@ langleywa.org.

Blood center to visit next week

The Puget Sound Blood Center will visit Freeland next week.

Blood donors can stop by Trinity Lutheran Church from noon to 6 p.m. Monday, Nov. 7. Donating blood takes about an hour, and includes a health history and blood pressure check.

Potential donors should be free of colds and infec-tions, and must weigh at least 110 pounds. Having a recent flu vaccine does not affect eligibility.

For more information, call Janice Martinovic at 321-4692.

Kiwanis host former official

The Kiwanis of South Whidbey will host the districts former governor Frank Morehouse. He launched the Kiwanis Childrens Cancer Program that covers three hospitals in Washington, Oregon and British Columbia, Canada. Morehouse started the program in 2010 to raise money and awareness to find a cure for childrens cancer.

Kiwanis is an organiza-tion dedicated to improv-ing the lives of children.

The club meets at Trinity Lutheran Church at noon Thursday, Nov. 3.

Special meeting called for FD3

A special meeting has been called for Island County Fire District 3 commissioners at 5:30 p.m. today.

Fire district commis-sioners will approve its vendor vouchers and review the 2012 budget. Fire Chief Rusty Palmer said earlier the district is exploring its options to seek a levy lid lift to

increase its revenues before the districts reve-nues exceed its expenses sometime in 2013.

The fire district meet-ing is at Fire Station 31 in Freeland, located at 5535 Cameron Road.

Officials cancel diking meeting

Officials with Diking District 1 have announced the cancellation of the boards regular meeting on Nov. 3.

The district said the meeting was called off due to a lack of agenda items.

Judge extends no-contact order

Island County Superior Court Alan Hancock approved an extension for the no-contact order between a Freeland man and his parents Monday that will last until the mans trial for stabbing his mother and father is resolved.

Sean Paul DeMerchant, 38, was arraigned on two counts of first-degree assault with a deadly weapon Oct. 24, and entered two pleas of not guilty.

Authorities allege that DeMerchant stabbed his mother and father in their Bush Point Terrace home in early October.

He faces a prison sen-tence between 21 years, nine months and 27 years, five months if convicted.

DeMerchants trial has been set for Dec. 20.

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Thank you:PVSIFMQNFBOTBMPUTo the editor:

I just wanted to say thank you to everyone in the community who has helped me.

I have to say I got a little choked up. There were a number of opportunities to get that same overwhelming rush of emotions you feel when someone has done or is doing something extraordinary for you, and I want to thank everyone for their generosity. For the many wonderful donated services and items for the silent auction from so many local businesses to the people who came and participated in the show and auction.

Thank you everyone for the cards and donations and for just stopping by to say hello! It really means a lot to me. Thank you!

RYAN FITZPATRICKFreeland

In response 0GGJDJBMTPQQPTFNJMMJPOQMBOTo the editor:

My fellow commissioners and I have never wanted a $40 million sewer. Jim Short and I are pleased that our opponents agree.

My wish is that whoever is elected as the Freeland Water and Sewer District commis-sioners will do their best for the communitys greater good and not for anyones individual benefit.

This is about the well-being of the whole community for today and the future.

ROCKY KNICKERBOCKERCommissioner

Freeland Water and Sewer District

%JTUSJDUPGGJDJBMTJHOPSFJOQVUTo the editor:

The Freeland sewer project will affect more than 450 properties in the district boundaries and include properties not even in the exist-ing district boundaries.

The broad citizen input for the last 10 years of the project never envisioned a single-phase implementation. That input seems to have been ignored by the current commissioners acting by resolution rather than by citizen petition.

Many of the citizens who organized in opposition to the current proposal continue to express ideas consistent with the original Freeland Comprehensive Sewer Plan:

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COUPEVILLE Its the time of year again for Island County com-missioners to consider increasing the cost of doing business with the planning department.

This time around, planning offi-cials are advocating several new fees, increases in a range of fees and the elimination of a fee.

County commissioners made sizable increases in building and land-use fees two years ago, to the ire of some in the construction and real estate industries. At the time, officials said the fee hikes were somewhat steep to make up for years of stagnation.

To avoid that kind of sticker shock in the future, Planning Director Bob Peterson said he made a commitment to look at fees on an annual basis.

As a result, Peterson presented the commissioners with a proposed list of changes to the fee schedule during a work session last week. In a recent interview, he stressed that the changes are still preliminary. Last year, the commissioners didnt increase any fees.

Among the proposed new fees is one that was worked out between the commissioners and officials from the town of Coupeville as part of the new, joint design-review regulations for Ebeys Landing

National Historical Reserve. The proposed fees range from $150 for design review of home construc-tion to $2,500 plus $250 per build-ing for multi-family projects.

Another proposal is a new $750 fee for bringing appeals of the new Clean Water Utility assess-ment to the hearing examiner. Normally, appeals to the hearing examiner are $1,740, but Peterson proposed a more modest fee for the less complicated matter.

In addition, Peterson said theres a proposed $350 fee for habitat assessment required by the Federal Emergency Management Agency in connection with a federal biological opinion for the imple-

mentation of the National Flood Insurance Program in the Puget Sound region.

Planners advised the commis-sioners to get rid of a pre-appli-cation fee, which currently totals $250. People are refunded the fee if the applicant proceeds with a proj-ect, but Peterson proposed doing away with it to encourage people to go through the education, pre-application process.

Peterson proposed increasing shoreline permits by 15 percent and environmental reviews by 25 percent.

This will still not cover the cost of doing those reviews, he said. They are among the most compli-

cated tasks we do.Planners also propose that fees

be increased for mechanic and plumbing permits to be closer to neighboring counties.

Finally, Peterson presented the commissioners with two alterna-tives for adjusting building per-mit fees. He proposed either an across-the-board 3 percent hike or an increase based on square-foot valuations.

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LANGLEY Two seconds. That was all that separated South

Whidbey junior Lilli Stelling from qualifying for the state cross coun-try meet. Instead, nerves caught up to her before she caught up with 15th-place finisher Olivia Capron, a freshman from Burlington-Edison.

Im disappointed, Stelling said. She qualified for the state tourna-

ment last year as a sophomore and hoped to return as a junior. The pressure got to her, at least the night before the race on Saturday, she said.

I was really nervous about the race, I like woke up a lot (Friday) night thinking about it, Stelling said.

Stelling ran her second-best time on the 5 kilometer (about 3.2 miles) course at South Whidbey High School. She finished in 20 minutes, 19.26 seconds to miss qualifying for the state championship by one place.

I felt pretty good about the first mile, Stelling said.

Then on the second mile, I start-ed feeling a little lethargic. I feel good about it, but its so frustrating being one (place) off so frustrat-ing.

Before the Northwest District 1 Championship, Stelling was listed as having the 27th fastest 5K time. She knew the task was daunting in order to qualify among 81 racers.

I just really wanted to make it to state, Stelling said.

Stelling was South Whidbeys closest runner to qualify for the 2A state championship.

The Falcon boys team was led by its younger runners. Freshman Cole Zink finished 38th overall, out of 86 racers. He had his best 5K time in 17:34.58.

I felt really good at the start and felt really good the whole time, except people kept on passing me, Zink said. It happens.

I did like the PR (personal record), Zink added of his eight seconds-improved time.

Zink, although only a freshman, was disappointed by not qualifying

for the state meet. It left him with a determination, and a tinge of bit-terness.

I havent peaked yet, I dont think so, Zink said. I wish I could have gone on more. Two more weeks, I think I would have got it.

First-year runner senior Noah Moeller finished second for the Falcons in 18:29.33. Sophomore Gavin Imes was the third Falcon boy to finish in 18:51.03.

Gavins got a lot of talent, said SWHS coach Doug Fulton. It took him a little while to get rolling this year. If I can get him out in the sum-mertime and get the miles in hes got a lot of potential.

Injuries and illness hampered the Falcons most veteran boys.

Jhamil Bader-Jarvis, a junior, returned for the district race after three weeks off with a foot injury and an illness. He posted his sec-ond-worst 5K time of the season with 20:10.97.

After the Sunfair race, it just

went downhill, major downhill, Bader-Jarvis said.

One Falcon didnt even get a chance to run. Will Zink, the boys team captain, watched from the side. The Falcon senior had a stress fracture in one of his toes and missed the Cascade Conference Championship last week, as well as Saturdays race.

That was disappointing, Fulton said. Will has worked real hard. If you look at where he was he ran 21 minutes as a freshman. Were all real disappointed he couldnt finish it off.

This year is the second time in the past three seasons the Falcons wont be represented at the state cross country championship.

A lot of running is mental, Fulton added. Youve got to come in with fire in your eyes, and you cant have any doubt. If you have doubt, sometimes you dont per-form up to your expectations.

The top girls 2A racer Brittany

Gappa, a junior from Squalicum finished in 19:09.32. Patrick Gibson, also a junior from Squalicum, won the 2A boys race in 16:03.73. Thirteen of the top boys racers finished under 17 minutes.

It was a tough race, Fulton said. There were a lot of really good run-ners in there.

Missing out on the state cham-pionship gave South Whidbeys young runners something to strive for next season.

Im definitely going to train just as hard, maybe harder even, Stelling said.

For the boys top returner the solution was simple.

Ill just run all season, Zink said.

He had the support of at least one teammate.

This guys got three more sea-sons, Bader-Jarvis said of Zink. He can do it.

Fulton had a surefire way for the Falcons to improve: Run, and run

often. The key is just consistency, run-

ning five or six days a week, Fulton said. I wouldnt even put a mile num-ber on it.

Were not ready to mix it up with the top end. Thats going to take a few years to develop these young kids. Were getting there. Weve got some good, young kids who, if they train and get after it, are going to do well.

Some of the young kids Fulton is eager to train are still in middle school. Recently, the Langley Middle School cross country team won its league championship. Mallorie Mitchem, an eighth grader, won the girls race and will be a Falcon next season, following a long line of promising freshman such as Emma Lungren this season.

Im really excited for Mallorie to come up next season, too, Stelling said. Shes doing pretty good in middle school so Im hoping shell be able to keep that up in high school, and be a little running buddy for me and to have some competi-tion thatd be cool.

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Dolores Dee Jean Fletcher

Dolores Dee Jean Fletcher, a 42-year resident of Sandy Hook, passed away peacefully Oct. 9, 2011 and is now joined with her husband of 24 years Robert Fletcher, sons Allan M. Fredricksen and Steve Fredricksen, brothers Harley Lundquist and Farrell Midtmoen.

She is survived by her brother Mahlan Midtmoen of Arizona; daughter Patricia Staley of Bothell; grandchil-dren Christina (husband Joe) Mann, great-grandson Michael Mann; granddaugh-ter Danielle Staley; grandson Quinn Fredricksen; daughter Yvonne Parker of Clinton/Everett; and grandsons

Joshua and Jesse Parker.This spunky woman of

79 was born Dec. 6, 1931, to Henry and Elizabeth Midtmoen in Dahlen, N.D.

Dee moved to the Seattle area in 1944. She met Bob in 1960, married in 1963 and settled in Sandy Hook on the south end of Whidbey Island in 1969.

A 30-year meat wrapper by trade for Lucky Stores, she

was a Gold Star Mother and a life member of the VFW Womans Auxiliary, and a life member of the American Legion Womans Auxiliary for many years in support of the troops and their families.

She was a spirited woman with a great smile and chuck-le, who was fun-loving, and enjoyed boating, fishing and dancing.

A loyal mother and grand-mother, she taught us that there was always room for laughter with a good joke or time for a good old game of cards. Dee was loved and adored by all who knew her.

In lieu of flowers the family asks that donations be made to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund in honor of Allan M. Fredricksen and in memory of Dolores J. Fletcher, 2600 Virginia Ave., NW Suite 104, Washington, D.C. 20037

Twila F. BlainBorn June 3, 1925 in

Goldendale, Twila Blain died at home in Olympia Oct. 17, 2011 after spending the morning with her family.

Twila was raised by her parents Eldon and Verna Hinshaw in White Salmon, Goldendale and later in Everett, attending public schools there and graduating

from Everett High School in 1943.

After high school, Twila attended Washington State College where she met Robert Blain on a blind date.

They married in 1945, and moved to Whidbey Island on Halloween of 1952 with their two children, Jay and Perry. One year later their third child, Pam, was born. Twila and Bob opened Pay Less Food Store in Oak Harbor in the 1950s. Twila loved golf-ing, bowling, boating and was an avid seamstress.

Twila was preceded in death by her husband Bob and son Jay.

She is survived by her daughters Perry Settles of Graham and Pamela Spears of Olympia. She also was a grandmother of 11 and a great-grandmother of nine.

At Twilas request, no for-mal services will be held at this time; however a grave-side gathering will be held

at noon on Wednesday, Nov. 9 at Sunnyside Cemetery in Coupeville, where she will be laid to rest beside her hus-band and her son.

Arrangements are entrust-ed to Burley Funeral Chapel where friends may go online at www.burleyfuneralchapel.com to sign a guest register and leave memories for the family.

Valerie Jo Moore

Valerie Jo Moore, 65, of Oak Harbor passed away Saturday, Oct. 29, 2011.

A celebration of her life with family, friends, soror-ity sisters and fellow artists will be held from 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 6 at Greenbank Farm.

A complete notice will fol-low in a later edition.

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LANGLEY Two South Whidbey Elementary School teachers won $500 awards for their service to South Whidbey School District students.

Nels Bergquist and Valerie Brown received the gifts from South Whidbey Schools Foundation vice president Chris Gibson at a recent school board meeting.

Bergquist won the Excellence in Teaching: Mentorship Award, including $500 and a plaque in his honor.

The award is given to an educa-tor nominated by the graduating class, which in Bergquists case was the class of 2011.

Whats interesting is none of those students had him for about four years, Gibson said. He had such a significant impact that it car-ried on for four years.

Bergquist teaches fourth grade at South Whidbey Elementary School this year. He has been with

the district for eight years and has taught a range of classes from the elementary school through South Whidbey High School including math, social studies, English, physi-cal education, creative writing and public speaking.

Its just a real honor to receive the award, Bergquist said. I work with a lot of really deserving teach-ers.

I couldnt have done it without the support of a number of other great teachers in our district, in particular at the middle school.

He credited former middle school principals Greg Willis and Rod Merrell for encouraging out-side the box thinking. One of the programs Bergquist said he felt made a lasting impression on stu-dents was Langley Middle Schools Adventure Education, which he led for five years.

I got to know a lot of them pret-ty well through that, because it was five to 10 day trips, Bergquist said.

Its a character-building class. I was also able to wrap academics

into it, he said. It gave students a real reason to do writing and research, preparing for and reflect-ing on trips. Some of the best essays I read were reflections on

the trips. Brown won the Extra Mile

Award. She also received $500 and a plaque for her work with disadvantaged students and in the

library. Browns colleagues in the district

nominated her in recognition of her 20 years helping South Whidbeys students.

For years shes made it a place where kids want to go, said Gibson, also the grant committee chairman. In her 18 years with the district, shes become somebody people rely on year after year.

Gibson presented the awards to Bergquist and Brown at last Wednesdays school board meet-ing. The mentorship award was created nine years ago by Steve Shapiro and Debora Valis to give students an opportunity to acknowl-edge teachers who demonstrate leadership and mentorship.

It allows the graduating class to give something to a teacher who was particularly inspiring to them, Gibson said.

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Valerie Brown receives the Extra Mile Award plaque during last weeks school board meeting from South Whidbey Schools Foundation vice president Chris Gibson.

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This year we raised more money than we ever have before; its a gener-ous community, Gibson said. We decided to go ahead and award as much money as we could and still keep our books open.

The schools foundation received 27 applications from 24 teachers in the district and awarded every grant.

All of them were worthy, so we funded them, Gibson said. Id like to think the efforts of the foundations board brought in some more money

I also think a lot of those people who could help, did, and gave a lot of money.

The school district on South Whidbey has been a point of pride for people on the South End, Gibson added.

One of the highlights of the two dozen awards was the Kindle e-reader program. Last year, the foundation awarded money to purchase five Kindles for the special education classes, after an application by Charlie Davies at the high school.

Gibson said the e-readers aide dis-advantaged students.

They allow the students to keep

up with their classmates because of the audio option, he said. They dont have to read the textbooks, they are read to them.

This year, the foundation will fund the $550 online subscription for read-ing materials.

Other grant winners from the ele-mentary school are Katherine Mack, Kathy Stanley, Christie Elliot, Suzanna Haugen, Dayle Gray, Kimmer Morris, Susan Milan, Robin Roberts and Sue Raley.

The Bayview School and Whidbey Island Academy received a handful of grants for Mary McLeod, Charlene Ray, David Pfeiffer and Lana Johnson.

Langley Middle School teachers won a half-dozen grants for DeAnn Ross, Jess Foley, Don Zisette, Charlie Snelling and Mary Eaton.

The six teachers at the high school, including Davies, who received grants are Jay Freundlich, Chris Harshman, Jeff Greene, Steve Jones and Don Wodjenski.

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Whidbey Island Waldorf School welcomes Johanna Steegmans as the guest speaker at the schools first open house of the 2011-12 school year.

The open house is Wednesday, Nov. 9 and the focus will be on the grade school (grades 15).

Steegmans will begin the evening with a pre-sentation called, The Power of Pictures. She will explore the internal archetypes at play in the developing child, and the effect of images in guid-ing and expressing these developmental motifs.

Following the pre-sentation, the schools grade 15 classrooms will be open for viewing, with teachers present to answer questions.

Whidbey Island Waldorf School is located at 6335 Old Pietila Road, Clinton.

To RSVP, contact enroll-ment director Sheila Weidendorf at enroll [email protected] or 341-5686, ext. 12.

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HOPE Therapeutic Riding Center is taking registrations for riding les-sons for the 2012 winter quarter. The registration deadline is Nov. 28 for current students and Dec. 5 for new students.

The program is led by specially trained and certi-fied instructors who help people of all ages who are facing a broad range of special challenges, from physical, cognitive to emotional.

HOPEs winter quarter will be held in Coupeville and runs for eight weeks starting Jan. 9.

For more information, call 221-7656 or email [email protected].

Community news

BY PATRICIA DUFFSouth Whidbey Record

GREENBANK Forty-eight years ago, a group of upper Midwest teenagers got together on a summers day to play some folk music.

It was the era of a folk music revival influenced by singers such as Woody Guthrie, The Kingston Trio, Pete Seeger and the Weavers, Peter, Paul & Mary and Bob Dylan.

Greenbank resident Al Benson didnt know then that that auspicious day in Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minn. would shape the rest of his life.

The group of three teens formed the Northstar Singers, a band that became deeply ensconced in the American folk music scene from 1964 to 1970, until the war in Vietnam put a chink in the bands plans.

This past June, Benson self-published the Northstar Singers Songbook. The book is a singers and gui-tar players collection of the Northstar Singers song sheets and a brief narrative which includes Bensons memories of that period complete with photos, set lists, gig schedules, flyers and other memorabilia of the bands experiences as well as a personal view of the folk music era. The book comes with a digitally remastered CD of a Northstar Singers 1968 studio album.

I am not concerned with having the songbook be a commercial venture, Benson said.

Instead, I simply want to share it with young people who want to pick up a guitar and sing without the pres-sure of having a great voice or instrumental skill.

Folk music is meant to be enjoyed with all its imperfec-tions, he added. I am also sure there are many people around, like myself, who remember the fun of singing folk songs in the 1960s and would like to rekindle those sounds for themselves and their families.

By imperfections, Benson meant the spontane-ous culture of folk music, which embraces the changes that happen naturally when

one person passes a song onto another. The Kingston Trio broke the trend of reproducing a song exactly the way it had been writ-ten, often adding their own arrangements to well-known songs.

Benson said folk music gave him and fellow band members, Dan Nelson and Tom Pederson, the freedom to make the songs their own. It wasnt about being able to sing a song perfectly, Benson said, but about putting ones own stamp on a song.

The band took old gospel songs, bluegrass standards and newer pop songs and adapted the lyrics and harmo-nies to make a Northstar version of a tune. Songs as diverse as Salty Dog Blues, Ride Up, Darlin Corey, House of the Rising Sun, Yesterday and They Call the Wind Mariah peppered the bands repertoire.

It was an exciting time to be playing music; the era of Lyndon Johnson and the start of the civil rights move-ment. It was before the war in Vietnam had started, and audiences were getting out to hear folk music often.

We would come to the coffeehouses on weekends and theyd be crowded; and this was all around the Twin Cities, Benson said.

We loved playing those places. People would listen to you. It was not like the bars.

The popular interest in folk music spread a culture of involvement, Benson said.

We all became active in our communities.

The band also kept learn-ing new songs and contin-ued to expand its repertoire through the 60s, singing at venues throughout the Midwest. A favorite gig was college coffeehouses like the No Exit at MacCalester College and the Scholar at the University of Minnesota, a place Dylan had played before he moved to

Greenwich Village in New York City.

The Northstar Singers were often invited to play at hootenannies, which were singalongs held in fellow-ship halls at neighborhood churches. On the road they met other bands like the Landsmen and the Flinthill Singers of Edina, Minn. whose claim to fame was that John Denver had once been a member of the band. They were also featured on The Folkswingers, a tele-vision show produced by KSTP-TV in 1965.

The band kept going strong until the Vietnam Wars first draft lottery of the late 60s forced the musi-cians to go their separate ways.

I was lucky. I got a high number No. 331, Benson said.

He didnt have to go.But a lot of the guys

I knew in school and from around the neighborhood went off to Vietnam.

After the war was over, Benson, Nelson and Pederson moved to differ-ent parts of the country to continue their lives; to start careers and families. Forty-five years later they decided to get together for a Northstar Singers reunion in September 2010 at the KSTP-

TV studios in Minneapolis. Another reunion followed in June, when Benson, Nelson and Pederson met on Whidbey Island to record a reunion album, Greenbank Jam.

Benson said he has never stopped singing since that summers day in 1963, and still performs with various choral groups in the region. Now, hes hoping to pass the songs and history on to a new generation.

I sense a surge of folk music going on. I would like to see young people involved in folk music.

For Benson, the book is a compilation of what the folk music movement meant to him.

It was sharing and sing-ing music, he said.

And thats who the book is for: the people who want to sing and share music.

Thats who Id love to have this songbook, Benson said. Thats who will enjoy it.

The Northstar Singers Songbook and CD costs $24.95 and is available at Joes Island Music in Langley and Anchor Books and Coffee in Clinton.

Email Benson at [email protected] for more information.

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Al Benson, Don Nelson and Tom Pederson play during a reunion on Whidbey Island. The three Minnesota natives formed the Northstar Singers in 1963 and immersed themselves in the folk music revival of the era until the Vietnam War broke up the band.

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Elizabeth Whyte Schulzes Monkey Business made from pine needles, raf-fia, paint and paper is in MUSEOs Gathered show.

MUSEO gallery presents Gathered

Langleys MUSEO gal-lery will show Gathered, a collection of work by nationally known fiber artists featuring a variety of materials, techniques and applications.

The show opens with an artists reception from 5 to 7 p.m. dur-ing Langleys Artwalk Saturday, Nov. 5. The exhibit will run through Nov. 29.

Raven Rocks shows Menth, the Bryants

The latest works of inventive photographer Joe Menth and the vibrant, contemporary mosaics of Sandy and Carl Bryant will be on display at Raven Rocks Gallery through Dec. 1. An open-ing reception is from 5 to 8 p.m. on First Fridays at Greenbank Farm, Nov. 4. Visit www.ravenrocks gallery.com

Art Under a Hundred offers affordable art

Whidbey Art Gallery on Second St. in Langley will open its first annual Art Under a Hundred, a show of pieces priced less than $100 at the Saturday, Nov. 5 Artwalk in Langley.

Visit www.whidbey artists.com for more info.

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Baby storytime returns to the Freeland Library at 9:30 a.m. Wednesdays, today, Nov. 9, 16, 23 and 30.

Babies and their favorite adults learn to love reading together with stories, songs, fin-gerplays and rhymes. Playtime follows. The program is for newborns through 18 months, and caregiver attendance is required.

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The Freeland Library hosts toddler storytime at 10 a.m. Wednesdays, today, Nov. 9, 16, 23 and 30.

The program includes music, stories, creative activities and movement for ages 18 months to 3 years. Reading readi-ness skills are also included. A playtime or craft may fol-low. Caregiver attendance is required.

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Transition Whidbey Potlucks with a Purpose! is 5:30 p.m. tonight at Bayview Community Hall.

The November program is Local Responses to the Global Economic Crisis. Jonathon Moses will give a brief presenta-tion followed by a group discus-sion.

Moses is a professor of politi-cal science at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology.

The potluck begins at 5:30 p.m.; bring a local potluck dish that serves four to six plus your own utensils and dinner-ware. The program follows at 6. Suggested donation is $5.

Anyone wanting childcare (ages 2-7) must RSVP to [email protected]. To learn more, call 221-0506 or visit www.transitionwhidbey.org.

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Join music author and critic Richie Unterberger for a magical mystery tour through the unre-leased archives of the Fab Fours music and film at 7:30 p.m. tonight at the Langley Library.

For more information, call 221-4383.

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The Greenbank Garden Club will meet at 10 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 3 at the Greenbank Progressive Clubhouse.

The program will be Creating Garden Art presented by Connie Cavin. Call Nancy at 360-678-5933 for information.

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Francy Blumhagen will lead an art class at the Freeland Library at 11 a.m. Friday, Nov. 4.

Learn how to create your own original cards this season. In this class, Blumhagen will share everything you need to know about block printing cards through demonstrations and participation. Supplies and paper will be provided.

Call the library at 360-331-7323 to register. To view Blumhagens artwork, visit www.salmonberrystudio.com.

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Whidbey Island Orchestras first concert of the 2011-2012 season will be presented at 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 4 in the audi-torium at South Whidbey High School.

The Youth Orchestra, under the direction of Siri Bardarson, will perform works by Suzuki and Wohlfahrt, and also German and Czech folk songs. The Community Orchestra, under the direction of Chris Harshman, will perform works by Gounod, Mozart and Handel.

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Angeli will present Music of the Night, a benefit concert, at 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 4 at Oak Harbor Lutheran Church.

Whidbey Island singers Lynne

Ogren, Cynthia Akins Fletcher, Carol Fitzgerald and Sharon Erickson make up the vocal quartet and are accompanied by pianists Verna Morgan and Jan Ernst and guest cellist Marjorie McNae.

Freewill donations from this concert will support the Oak Harbor Community Thanksgiving Dinner.

For more information, call 360-679-1561 or email [email protected].

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The Whidbey Audubon field trip on Saturday, Nov. 5 is bird-ing from forest to sea on Central Whidbey, for waterfowl, gulls, shorebirds, raptors and birds of the forest and field.

The group will meet at 8:30 a.m. at the state park boat launch parking lot adjacent to the Coupeville (Keystone) Ferry Terminal. The State Park Discovery Pass is required for those wanting to park in the boat launch parking lot.

The tour leader is Gary Piazzon, 360-678-5131, and the public is welcome.

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WITS, Whidbey Island Theological Studies, will offer its next public seminar, Trinity 101: How Understanding the Trinity Affects You and Your Church, from 8:45 a.m. to noon Saturday, Nov. 5 at the Progressive Club in Greenbank.

A PowerPoint instruction with handouts will be presented by Marty Folsom, chancellor of Washington Seminary and executive director of the Pacific Association for Theological Studies.

There is no charge and light refreshments will be served.

WITS seminars are geared for anyone in the Catholic, Protestant or Orthodox tradi-tions, as well as those outside these traditions who are inter-ested in the foundations of Christian belief and practice.

Seminars are open to every-one.

For further information, call 221-8365.

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The House of Prayer will host the seventh annual Cranberry Fest bazaar and bake sale from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 5.

Fresh Whidbey Island cran-berries make this a unique opportunity to prepare for the holidays; buy them in delicious baked goods (including gluten-free) and by-the-bag for making

your own special dishes. Hot beverages with cranberry des-serts and delicious homemade pie by-the-slice will also be available throughout the day, along with specialty food items, crafts and jewelry.

Half of the proceeds will go to Ryans House, a locally planned youth shelter, and 50 percent will help drought victims in Eastern Kenya and Somalia.

The House of Prayer is located at Highway 525 and Pioneer Park Place, across from Crawford Road.

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Friends of the Freeland Library will hold a book sale from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 5 at the library.

The sale will feature holiday books; including a wide variety of special cookbooks: French, Italian, etc.

The special sale of coffee table books will be expand-ed for Novembers (and Decembers) sale.

All the usual book subjects will also be available: fiction, biography, non-fiction, travel, large print and others.

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Kadampa Meditation Center will present a special half-day course starting at 10 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 5 at Living Green Food & Apothacary in Langley.

The course will discuss the function of meditation from a Buddhist perspective. It will cover information equally suitable for beginners and more advanced practitioners. Students will leave with the tools they need to establish a daily practice tailored to their own individual needs and level of experience.

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The Impaired Driving Impact Panel of Island County presents its next South Whidbey panel on DUI/underage drinking preven-tion Saturday, Nov. 5 in Trinity Lutheran Churchs Grigware Hall.

Doors open at 12:45; the panel starts at 1 p.m. Visit www.idipic.org, or call 360-672-8219 for more details.

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Michael Morgen and Kira Vogt are two in a cast of four in Patrick Marbers Closer at WICAs Zech Hall. Performances are 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Friday and Saturday, Nov. 3-5 and at 4 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 6. The play is an exploration of modern romance in which a quartet of strangers meet, fall in love and get caught up in a web of sexual desire and betrayal. Tickets are $10, with proceeds to fund the lighting and sound equipment needed to finish Zech Hall. Get tickets at www.WICAonline.com or call 221-8268 or 800-638-7631.

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