The San Juan Island Fire Department dispatched two firefighters and a wildland fire engine to Grant County on Monday, to help firefighters contain a more than 3,000-acre wildland fire near Warden.
Four Friday Harbor residents have applied for a vacancy on the Town Council.
The Waldron Community Meeting will host a forum July 12, 2-4 p.m., for candidates for County Council, District 4; and Superior Court judge.
Peggy Cantrell of Friday Harbor saw the man take something out of the wallet he had just purchased at the Thrift Store, and toss it into the trash.
When Tom Cowan served on the San Juan County Commission from 1982-94, the county had two code enforcement officers to make sure projects were developed as approved in the permits.
But of the Community Development and Planning Department’s 25 employees today, only one is devoted to code enforcement.
The Policy Group reviewed 19 dock permits in Mitchell Bay, Garrison Bay, the east side of West Sound, east side of Stuart Island and the northeast corner of Lopez Island. The group found that half of the docks did not match conditions of their permits. Eight dock floats were, on average, 52 feet larger than allowed.
The former Browne Lumber Co. site on Spring Street will become a lot for paid parking, operated by Dan Ward of San Juan Transit. The lot will have about 40 spaces. The Town of Friday Harbor will resurface the parking area with gravel; in exchange, Ward will conduct a parking needs survey for the town.
Interested in serving on the Friday Harbor Town Council? Today is the deadline for applications for a vacancy, the term ending Dec. 31, 2009. Two Friday Harbor residents have applied for appointment by the mayor and council: Bob Low and Noel Monin.
Laura Bauer and her sister, Erin Flynn, were reading a menu in the window of Golden Triangle when they heard a “clunk.” It was the sound of a man falling to the ground — first against a sign on the wall, onto which he rested his hand, and then onto the concrete sidewalk.
“Kicking the Juans Out of the San Juans” is the title of a story in Seattle Weekly about the issue of citizenship spot checks in the San Juans.
Peggy Cantrell of Friday Harbor retrieved this photo after it had been discarded by a man who bought a wallet at the Thrift Shop. “She retrieved it as a piece of history,” said Minnie Knych, who has the photo.
The San Juan County Democrats are opening a headquarters, which will be known as “Democracy Corner,” on July 4 right after the parade.
Gordy Petersen, candidate for County Council, San Juan South, has scheduled “Welcome Wednesdays” throughout July. He will welcome people to his downtown office each Wednesday in July from 1-4 p.m.
Friday Harbor High School graduates Amber and Kelsea Peterman bicycled from Seattle to San Francisco to raise money for – and awareness of – women’s health issues in sub-Saharan Africa. The ride was called the Bike to End Fistula.
