If you attended the County Council meeting May 18, as I did, you heard Council Chairman Richard Fralick give a report from the Budget Subcommittee to the other council members that even when the economy turns around there is no way that the county can sustain the course they are on.
The San Juan County Council will convene at 9 a.m. on June 8 to allow time to discuss and take public input on the work plan for the county’s Critical Areas Ordinance update. The council will also have a special meeting with the Planning Commission, 9-11:30 a.m., at the Fire District 3 headquarters fire station, 1011 Mullis St., Friday Harbor. The purpose of the joint meeting is to discuss the Critical Area Ordinance Work Plan and take public comment.
A piece of Friday Harbor history will be relocated and restored. And you can watch as it gets moved to its new home. The 79-year-old Craftsman-style house at 350 Franck St. has been acquired by Lynn Danaher, who is having the house moved to 60 Malcom St., next to Surina Business Park.
Washington State Ferries is providing extra capacity and sailings for Memorial Day weekend travelers going to and from Anacortes and the San Juan Islands. The 144-car Elwha is filling in for the 124-car Chelan for service on the Anacortes/Sidney, B.C. and Anacortes/San Juan Islands routes – a 20-vehicle increase in capacity. The 144-car Kaleetan and the 144-car Hyak are providing service between Anacortes and the islands, maintaining capacity for those sailings.
A medical fund has been set up at Islanders Bank for Phil McKee, to help defray costs associated with his treatment for non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma. Contributions can be made at any Islanders Bank branch. McKee is being treated at Swedish Hospital.
Senior Kayla Short and junior Kelsey Barnes are headed back to State with a pair of first-place finishes at Tri-District. They will be joined by freshman Jadyn Slack. All three finished among the top six in their respective events last week at Tri-District to advance to the state 1A Track and Field Tournament, which begins May 28 at Eastern Washington University in Cheney.
40th District Democrats will meet June 19 to decide whether to endorse candidates and issues in advance of the Aug. 17 primary election.
The San Juan Dragons defeated Lake Washington 9-8 Wednesday in Kirkland to advance to the Washington High School Boys Lacrosse Association Division II championship game, Saturday at Sdeattle Memorial Stadium.
Friday Harbor junior Megan Cuomo tied for 13th at the 1A State Golf Tournament at Columbia Point in Richland, Wednesday. Friday Harbor senior Tyler McKee capped his prep career with a 31st-place finish. Cuomo, who went to the tournament as an alternate and got to play when another golfer called in sick, carded a 91 Wednesday, a one-stroke improvement over Tuesday’s opening round. She finished with a combined 183.
When Dorothy Robinson’s friend didn’t show up for lunch at Mullis Community Senior Center, her antenna went up. When a call to the friend’s house failed to yield an answer, she took action. She recruited help and went to her friend’s house, where they found the friend in medical distress.
A community open house is scheduled for June 8, 5-7 p.m., for San Juan County residents to meet with the architects and project leaders designing the new Peace Island Medical Center. The open house will be held in the 4-H Building at the San Juan County Fairgrounds, just five blocks from downtown Friday Harbor.
The San Juan County Council voted Tuesday to confirm the hiring of David Kelly of West Jordan, Utah, as the deputy director of administration. Kelly has a dozen years experience in local government, most recently having served in administration for the City of Chehalis from 1995-2003. His background also includes work in the administration of Moffat County and the town of Craig, Colo. He holds a master’s degree in public administration from the University of Colorado.
Tuesday’s first round of the 1A State Golf Tournament featured all of the intensity and drama of athletic competition. But the real story was the one behind the scenes. It was Tyler McKee, calling his father, Phil McKee – being treated for non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma at Swedish Hospital — to let him know he shot 80 and made the cut. The Friday Harbor senior finished tied for 35th; Zach Wanderscheid of Goldendale led the field with 65. It was first alternate Megan Cuomo, going to the tournament on hope, being called up in place of a golfer who missed the tournament because of illness. The Friday Harbor junior made the cut, shooting 92 to finish tied for 16th. Alyssa Maine of Freeman led with 80.
