Annual property tax assessments begin this year
For properties outside the 2012 appraisal area, the county assessor's office will begin adjusting property values annually to reflect market value, beginning with 2012 assessments for the 2013 tax year.
Whale Museum throws retirement party for Koski | Letters
Please join us Tuesday, Jan. 31 — 4 p.m. until 6 p.m. — at The Whale Museum, as we celebrate Kari and wish her well on her “retirement.”
Cooper joins Lake Kennedy McCulloch accounting firm
Raised in Idaho, Cooper attended Idaho State University and worked in the resort industry before moving to Washington, where he started a certified public accountant practice in 1985.
'Friends' join lawsuit seeking limits on Navy's use of sonar
The litigation is not intended to halt the Navy’s exercises, but asks the court to require NMFS to reassess the permits using the latest science and to order the Navy to stay out of biologically critical areas at least at certain times of the year.
Hoffman nets top prize in Bluewater fishing competition
Chad Hoffman landed a 11.4-pound blackmouth — a first-ever for the Friday Harbor fisherman — to net the competition top prize, a $1,000 check in a winner-take-all competition.
Be smart — don't miss this year's Knowledge Bowl
The competition, a yearly clash between local civic groups and middle and high school students for bragging rights as best "brainiac" of the island, gets under way at the San Juan Community Theatre, Feb. 2, at 7 p.m.
Snow takes modest toll on town, county road maintenance
An unusually rapid thaw of last week's ice and snow helped keep maintenance costs low.
A costly cut? Or overreaction to pending budget reduction? | Editorial
At first glance, we thought public safety would be compromised with a $110,000 cut to the sheriff’s department and a $30,600 reduction to the prosecutor’s office. But that may not be so. Here's why.
Valentine's Day is just around the corner and...
The Journal is offering special rates for personal messages in our Valentine's Day section. You tell us what it is you want to say, and we'll take care of the rest.
San Juan man faces four felonies following narcotics bust
On Jan. 23, Jason Charles Bell, 32, pleaded not guilty in San Juan County Superior Court to four counts of delivery of a controlled substance, a Class B felony. Bail was set at $10,000 pending trial, which is slated to begin March 19.
January wakes up gardening gene | Master Gardeners' Column
January: a new year, new resolutions — or maybe old resolutions promised again. Even some colder temperatures to remind us that the calendar says winter. For died in the wool gardeners, January wakes up the gardening gene. Seed catalogues are in the mail.
