Five members of the Friday Harbor baseball team, which this season compiled a 21-2 record, claimed its fifth-consecutive Northwest 1A/2B League title and another trip to the state 1A tournament, were first-team all-league selections, including cousins Eddie and Jordan Nash.
If approved, the cuts would affect nearly every department and program, in varying degrees, that are supported by the general fund.
In a 3-2 decision, the council on June 9 fell one vote shy of sending a proposed ban, presented by the San Juan Anti-Litter Initiative and modeled after similar legislation in effect in Seattle, onward and into the process by which it could be crafted into local law.
The seventh annual San Juan Island Marathon and Half Marathon, sponsored by Kings Market, drew 324 participants, 64 of whom braved the 26.2 mile course and another 260 that either ran or walked the 13.1-mile half marathon.
Four employees have been laid off at the county Community Development and Planning Department since the beginning of the year. And it would appear that’s just the beginning, as county officials prepare this week to cut $1 million or more out of the 2009 budget in order to keep pace with a sluggish economy.
The end could be near for Styrofoam to-go containers and other polystyrene food service products. Members of the San Juan Anti-Litter Initiative are introducing a proposed ordinance that would ban polystyrene food service products. They will present the proposed ordinance Thursday, noon, to the Friday Harbor Town Council and June 8, 11:15 a.m., to the San Juan County Council.
It’s a long drive home from the campus of Eastern Washington University — 263 miles to be exact. But Friday Harbor’s Kayla Short had some shiny hardware in hand to help pass the time.
Procrastinators, beware: You’ve already missed the deadline. On Monday, new federal rules went into effect that require anyone crossing the international border into Canada or Mexico to have either a passport, a passport card or, if you’re a Washington resident, a state-issued enhanced driver’s license or a similarly enhanced I.D. card.
Forrest Crawford was known for his quick reflexes and nifty plays in the infield that saved many a run during a standout career with the Friday Harbor Wolverines baseball team. His most impressive save, however, occurred just recently and far from the baseball diamond.
The Kalama Curse strikes again. The season came to an abrupt and agonizing end as the Friday Harbor baseball team fell 3-2 to top-ranked Kalama Saturday in the opening round of the 1A state tournament.
Some will run. Others will walk. And an army of volunteers will make sure no one gets left behind. The San Juan Island Marathon and Half-Marathon are just around the corner and organizers of the annual event are preparing for another banner year.
The Friday Harbor softball team needed three in a row to get to State. And by clobbering Seattle Christian and Bellevue Christian in back-to-back, do-or-die games Saturday at the Tri-District tournament, the Wolverines put themselves in position to pull off the improbable.
Coach Dick Barnes said competition increases by leaps and bounds at Quad-District. “The level of tennis is just phenomenal,” he said.
