Errors and a leadoff walk in the eighth inning took their toll as the Wolverines fell 7-6 at Nooksack Valley April 3. With the score tied 6-6, the Pioneers’ Jon Shrine uncorked a double down the left field line that drove in teammate Trevon Myhre, who led off the eighth inning with a walk and advanced to second on a sacrifice bunt.
Hopes were high after the Wolverines struck early. But two first-inning runs proved all Friday Harbor could muster as Nooksack Valley lit up the scoreboard with some early fireworks of its own en route to a 4-2 win April 3 at home. The Pioneers (2-4) scored a run in the first and two more in the second, and Nooksack Valley’s Chelsea Pike claimed her first win of the season by holding the Wolverines scoreless over the final six innings.
The cost to dispose of garbage is about to climb. On Tuesday, the San Juan County Council opted to move forward with a 14-percent rate hike on all categories of disposal fees and to boost the minimum charge, which almost exclusively applies to a single can of garbage or loads of 100 pounds or less, from $8 to $12.
The San Juan County Council was confronted last week by an angry standing-room-only crowd as it considered an update of the county’s not-all-that-critical areas ordinance. The proposed regulatory changes drew criticism from the left and right — as well from others who claim their political stripes are closer to the color olive, or maybe teal.
John Rothlisbaker was nearing San Juan Island’s solid waste transfer station when he began to daydream about how he’d spend Sunday afternoons if he weren’t stuck in a big long line of pickups, waiting to unload a bundle of trash. If only there was someplace else, he thought, other than Sutton Road.
The Friday Harbor softball team broke out the bats to overcome a subpar performance in the field and notched a narrow 9-8 victory Thursday at home over South Whidbey in six innings.
A San Juan Island couple who carried out one of the more prolific burglary sprees in recent memory will spend the next 12 months in prison after pleading guilty to a combined eight felonies. On March 12, Shawna Ann Mustain, 50, and Jeffrey Glenn Pinick, 48, pleaded guilty in San Juan County Superior Court to two counts of residential burglary, one count of second-degree burglary and to one count of possession of a stolen firearm, all Class B felonies. They were each sentenced to 12 months in prison and ordered to pay $1,300 in fines and fees.
The Wolverines needed just four innings to turn a cakewalk into a rout and notch win No. 1 of the season with a 17-0 victory over Darrington, Tuesday at home. Up 5-0 after three innings, Friday Harbor put the game out of reach in the fourth inning as the team batted around the order and turned two walks, three errors and seven base hits into a 12-run barrage.
The Wolverines flexed their muscle at the plate and finesse in the field, and posted win No. 1 of the year with a 13-2 victory over Coupeville Thursday in their home debut. Unlike recent showdowns between the two interisland 1A rivals, this one was never close.
A San Juan County Superior Court judge has overturned a ban on the use of so-called safe and sane fireworks because of a technicality. Islanders will vote on the measure again in November. The decision was made March 15 by Friday Harbor attorney Don Eaton, filling in for Superior Court Judge Alan Hancock.
The Wolverines dropped their season-opener 5-3 Saturday at Orcas. Defensively, Friday Harbor gave up 10 free passes to first base in the first two innings — nine base-on-balls and one hit batter. Offensively, they failed to capitalize with runners in scoring position on several occasions in the later innings.
Nearly twice as much: That’s how much it could cost to dispose of a single can of garbage at San Juan County’s solid waste transfer stations. On Tuesday, the County Council approved steps to help remedy the funding woes of its solid waste operation. Included is an 87 percent increase in the price to dispose of a single can of garbage.
She’s not the youngest skater on the ice. And she may not be the fastest. But when it comes to speedskating, Jan Zurcher knows a thing or two about what it takes to be the best. In fact, Google her name and you’ll find Olympic speedskater J.R. Celski, who brought home two bronze medals from the 2010 Winter Games, crediting Zurcher with helping to launch what appears to be a very promising career.
