Author Sara Williams of Orcas Island will meet readers and sign copies of her book, “One Big Itch,” Saturday, 1-3:30 p.m., at Harbor Bookstore, Cannery Landing.
No more is Western Washington’s most infamous teenage fugitive simply a suspect in San Juan County — he’s a wanted man. On Friday, a $20,000 warrant was issued in San Juan County Superior Court for the arrest of Colton Harris-Moore in connection with the Sept. 8 break-in at Island Market in Eastsound. The 18-year-old Camano Island man is accused of one count of second-degree burglary, a Class B felony, for allegedly breaking into the store.
King’s Market and Friday Harbor MarketPlace are offering a $50,000 matching grant in the San Juan Public Schools Foundation’s annual Phone a Thon to benefit local schools.
This profile is part of a periodic series of profiles of volunteer firefighters with Friday Harbor and San Juan District 3 fire departments.
“Lost” gill nets are never really lost. Fishing boat operators cut loose snagged nets and get their boats free and head for port. The derelict nets remain where they were snagged — often for decades — catching and killing marine life.
The love was thicker than the lasagna, sweeter than the dessert brownies. And the man of the hour, Greg Sawyer – known as much for his play by play coverage of high school football games as he is teaching – was speechless. “It’s kind of overwhelming,” Sawyer said as he arrived to the Friday Harbor High School Jazz Band’s version of “Vehicle” by Blood, Sweat & Tears. Islanders packed the Roche Harbor Pavilion and outdoor banquet court Friday to show support for Sawyer, who needs a kidney transplant. The event raised more than $17,000 to help defray his costs. But it did much more than that.
Sharon Kivisto comes to the Friday Harbor Port Commission race with a unique perspective: She’s a former elected official who knows what it’s like to make decisions affecting quality of life and tax dollars, and she’s an online journalist who has been observing and reporting on government for more than 10 years. “As a reporter, you’re always on the outside being an observer. I felt like I wanted to be back participating,” she said. “It’s a small community, so it’s not unusual for someone to be wearing several hats. I have a lot of knowledge about different jurisdictions and all these different plans. It would be kind of nice to use that knowledge in a different way instead of just writing.”
During his tenure, the port district built Skagit Valley College San Juan Center, leased land to San Juan County Fire District 3 for the main fire station on Mullis Street, purchased San Juan Marina and rebuilt it as Spring Street Landing, leased land to the Animal Protection Society for an animal shelter, installed a boat launch at Jackson’s Beach, installed ADA-accessible ramps on the main dock at Friday Harbor Marina, and developed a traffic turnaround at the end of Front Street to improve the movement of traffic.
A benefit dinner is scheduled today at 5 p.m. in the Roche Harbor Pavilion for Friday Harbor High School teacher, Greg Sawyer. Sawyer is preparing for a kidney transplant. Dinner is $10 for children and students, $15 for adults.
The San Juan Island School Board unanimously adopted a resolution Wednesday formally extending insurance benefits to district employees’ domestic partners. District fiscal coordinator Dotty Walker said the district has been offering insurance benefits to domestic partners — regardless of gender — for about four years, but Wednesday’s resolution is the first formal establishment of the policy.
The Seattle Times reports authorities are investigating whether suspected teen serial burglar Colton Harris-Moore stole a small airplane from an Idaho airport earlier this week and crashed it near Granite Falls.
The League of Women Voters has scheduled a 2009 General Election Candidate Forum for Oct. 13, 7-9 p.m., at Friday Harbor Middle School.
There’s one thing it appears everyone can agree on: The Southern Resident killer whales, declared endangered four years ago under federal law, are in need of better protection than they’re getting out on the water today. Nevertheless, criticism came from nearly all corners on Tuesday as the San Juan County Council gathered input about a recent federal proposal that would create bigger buffers around killer whales in the inland waters of Washington state and that would ban boats, kayaks and canoes (with several notable exceptions) from entering a half-mile “no-go zone” along the southwest shore of San Juan Island.
