With the victory, Friday Harbor clinched its fifth win in a row in Northwest 1A/2B League play, improved to 5-1 against league competition and set up what will no doubt prove to be a pivotal match up Friday at home against La Conner.
In a 5-1 decision, the council endorsed the combination of higher rates and new fees, and directed county staff to craft an ordinance for review at its Jan. 26 meeting, and for possible adoption at a public hearing on Feb. 9.
Trailing by five at the break and down by 13 midway through the third period, the Wolverines score 10 unanswered points to finish the quarter and began the fourth and final period down by only three, at 39-36.
San Juan County may be headed back to the beginning in an effort to resolve a long-running tug of war over the pending revision of its Critical Areas Ordinance. But where a cash-strapped county can come up with the money to pay for scientific studies that are unique to the islands remains to be seen.
Pirates. Pixie dust. A perpetually-young boy who refuses to grow up … oh, and an alligator that ticks. Add ’em up and it can mean only one thing. The Friday Harbor High School Drama Group is ready to fly … literally. You’ll see cast members soar and the fantastical world of Neverland recreated on center stage at the San Juan Community Theater as Fred Yockers and his band of young thespians bring to life all the whimsy and delight of Scottish playwright J.M. Barrie’s classic children’s tale, “Peter Pan, or The Boy who Wouldn’t Grow Up.”
There’s something about Concrete that brings out the best in the Wolverines. It may be as simple as having a chance to beat somebody else at their own game. Or it could be that the Wolverines have long played David to a Goliath-like Concrete wrestling program. Either way, expect a crowded house and an all-out struggle as the Wolverines and Lions square off Thursday in Friday Harbor’s Hall Gym. The match gets under way at 4:30 p.m.
It doesn’t always turn out this way. But a childhood dream, when fulfilled, sometimes ends up being better than one could’ve imagined. Just ask Jason Sears. “It surpassed my expectations on every single level,” said Sears, whose boyhood dream became reality at the doorstep of the world’s tallest peaks in mid-October.
The days of the ubiquitous polystyrene “to-go” container appear all but numbered in San Juan County.
The County Council voted Dec. 15 without dissent to approve a final version of legislation which would ban nearly all forms of so-called expanded polystyrene products as food containers.
The Wolverines shook off a slow start and had a talented Coupeville club on the ropes on their own home court. They just couldn’t land that knock-out punch.
Icy road conditions are being blamed for an early-morning rollover crash on Beaverton Valley Road in which two OPALCO employees escaped with minor injuries.
The Friday Harbor girls basketball team is still in search of a win over a quality opponent. But they’re taking care of business along the way. The Wolverines ran all over an overmatched Shoreline Christian squad in posting a 50-19 win Friday at home in Turnbull Gym.
Saving the best for last can be a risky proposition. But against Shoreline Christian, it worked. The Wolverines tallied win No. 2 of the season with a dramatic 55-49 come-from-behind victory Friday at home over Shoreline Christian, and evened their record in league play, at 1-1, as well. “It took us a little while to get going,” said senior Parker Lawson, who contributed 10 points to the cause. “We came out flat and they jumped on us.”
There’s nothing quite like a teddy bear at Christmas. And Santa Claus will have an assortment of cute and cuddly ones to deliver to every girl and boy, young and old, on Saturday when the Grange Hall in Friday Harbor is magically transformed into “Christmas Island.”
