Sheriff Rob Nou had been hopeful that the boat, which would be built entirely by federal dollars, would serve as a replacement for the department’s aging 28-foot Boston Whaler, stationed on Orcas, as well as offering increased fire-fighting ability and on-the-water ambulance service for public safety agencies across the county.
Coco runs away with first place, outpaces the pack by 50 votes
Judge cites long record of drug, property crimes for length of latest sentence, 60 months in prison.
She was honored by the Town of Friday Harbor as the 2013 recipient of the “Partners in Preservation” award, May 8, on the front steps of the restored bungalow at 460 Argyle Avenue.
With the dye of the April 23 election now cast, the council will now shift from a 6-person panel of part-time legislators to a 3-person body with legislative duties and with responsibility over day-to-day operations of county government. Each will earn $75,000 a year, plus benefits.
If you walk into a stranger’s home and come face-to-face with a good-sized Staffordshire Bull Terrier, more commonly known as a pit bull, one that’s obviously disturbed by the intrusion and letting you know about it, the urge to flee is hard to resist. That’s why Michael MacLellan advises to simply ignore the barking and to not look Zeus straight in the eye. It seems to work.
Ruling in lawsuit over alleged violations of ‘Open Meetings Act’ could undo sections of the county critical areas ordinance.
Guard throws ‘perfect’ game; three Wolverines combine on no-hitter.
Somewhere in the neighborhood of another 2,000 pounds of trash, strewn along the roadways, sitting in the ditches and scattered across San Juan Island’s picturesque beaches.
Although the Reyna Ellis had no idea that she would be asked to speak before a rather large audience, and with television cameras rolling as well, she clearly remembers that the words came out easily. “I just said what I felt,” she recalls. “But at that moment it was all kind of a blur, then I handed the microphone to Graham.”
The seven-year battle over barcodes and San Juan County’s use of its ballot-tracking software is headed to the next stage of litigation on the heels of a ruling by Superior Court Judge Don Eaton.
It’s a special blend of scientific accuracy, first-hand fieldwork and excellence in natural history writing that the John Burroughs’ judges look for in the winner. Turns out ‘Feathers’ fits the bill.
Galt, Woods earn first-team all league awards; Turnbull named league ‘Coach of the Year’
