Deborah Bach reports on Three Sheets Northwest.com today that a standing room-only crowd of more than 200 packed the Seattle Aquarium to discuss a proposal by the National Marine Fisheries Service to establish a half-mile-wide “no-go zone” on the west side of San Juan Island from May 1 through Sept. 30.
State Sen. Kevin Ranker, D-Anacortes, testified Sept. 23 at the U.S. Interagency Ocean Policy Task Force hearing in the White House Conference Center. Ranker participated at the invitation of the White House Council for Environmental Quality. In his testimony Ranker, who is also a senior fellow at The Ocean Foundation, said the challenges faced during the Puget Sound recovery can transform into lessons for the rest of the country as national ocean policy moves forward. He also relayed unified comments from 178 legislators from 30 coastal states.
Synchronize your heartbeat with the full moon tide. Inhale the scent your home stream leaves behind. Then harmonize the seasons that divide your life. Now you’re living on salmon time.
Mary Elizabeth Keith passed away on Sept. 26, 2009, in Bellingham, Wash. She was 64. Mary was born May 5, 1945, in Twin Falls, Idaho to Charles and Thelma Nanz. After graduating from Twin Falls High School, Mary attended Boise Junior College, now known as Boise State University. She married Doren Keith and they had a son, David.
I would like to voice my support of Carrie Lacher as mayor of the Town of Friday Harbor. Ms. Lacher has shown both professionalism and dedication as a current member of the Town Council. In her role on the Town Council and on the Solid Waste Advisory Committee, she has established a solid understanding of issues affecting our community.
Randy Martin, Skagit Valley College San Juan Center’s Elderhostel coordinator for the past 10 years, has been named director of San Juan Center. He succeeds Dr. Denise King, who left in August to become dean of arts and humanities at St. Charles Community College in Missouri.
The Western Prince, a Friday Harbor-based whale-watch vessel, is reportedly taking on water in Cattle Pass. Twenty people are expected to be evacuated from the vessel. The Friday Harbor Fire Boat Confidence was en route to the scene at about 1:15 p.m. Reporter Scott Rasmussen and a correspondent are headed to the scene. More details will be posted as received.
Marty Ahart is the new director of the Community Garden, just off San Juan Valley Road, sponsored by the Seventh Day Adventist Church. She succeeds Bequin Lapwing, who began “The Garden” and facilitated its first growing season. Lapwing will remain on the task force working on the garden.
Carroll Lloyd Weeks of Lopez Island passed away quietly on Sept. 3, 2009 at Life Care Center in Mount Vernon, Wash. He was 79. He was born on June 9, 1930 on Lopez Island, the son of Lloyd and Wilma (Powers) Weeks.
Memorial service for Mary Keith is Tuesday, 6 p.m. at Friday Harbor Presbyterian Church. Mrs. Keith died Saturday, 2 p.m. after a long illness. She was 64. She is survived by her son, David.
Uninhabited Jack Island lies off the northeast stretch of Guemes. With no more than 19 acres of beach and forest, it is not a dominating place. However, in the eyes of the San Juan Preservation Trust, every little bit counts. Which is why two boats carrying four staff members and five volunteers motored to the island’s beach. Their purpose? To clear invasive species, like ivy and English laurel, from choking Jack’s native trees. No parcel of land is too small to merit the trust’s attention.
Logic and Accuracy Tests for vote-counting equipment which will be used to tally mail-in ballots for the Nov. 3 General Election are scheduled for Oct. 6. The tests will take place at 11 a.m. in the Elections Office, 55 Second St., Suite A, Friday Harbor. All interested members of the public are invited to observe.
Soroptimist International of Friday Harbor and Friends of the San Juan Island Library are co-sponsoring a free showing of the award -winning, inspiring documentary “A Powerful Noise,” Sunday, 6:30 p.m., at the library, 1010 Guard St.
