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    Four-year scholarship for Wynn Barnard
    Four-year scholarship for Wynn Barnard
    May 20, 2008 4:06 pm

    Friday Harbor High School graduating senior Wynn Barnard has received a Sullivan Leadership Award to attend Seattle University.

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    Around Town
    Around Town
    May 20, 2008 4:06 pm

    The Tulalip Tribes Foundation has donated $5,000 to the United Way of San Juan County.

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    Fairgrounds requests revisions to its use permit
    Fairgrounds requests revisions to its use permit
    May 20, 2008 4:06 pm

    The San Juan County Fair Board has asked the county to consider an amendment to the Comprehensive Plan that would reclassify the fairgrounds property, allowing additional new activities to occur.

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    Public Meetings
    Public Meetings
    May 20, 2008 4:05 pm

    Thursday — County Councilman Bob Myhr, 4-5:30 p.m., Lopez Island Library. Discussion of local and county issues, including County Charter implementation status, Lopez Village UGA and parking, Odlin Park South, Fisherman Bay Road Plan, ferries, and other current issues. 

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    The 2008-09 Friday Harbor Power Squadron Bridge was recently sworn in by District Commander Mark Richey. Above from left
    News Briefs
    May 20, 2008 4:05 pm

    The San Juan Island Community Foundation is accepting proposals for its 2008 grant cycle.

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    Pre-primary win for Ranker
    Pre-primary win for Ranker
    May 20, 2008 4:05 pm

    County Councilman Kevin Ranker has emerged the top choice of Democratic Party precinct committee officers in his bid for state Senate.

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    Ty Anderson
    Fundraisers are a hit
    May 20, 2008 4:05 pm

    When a batch of cookies sparks a bidding war and sells for $325, things are going well. About 300 people…

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    F.H. boy competes in national Geo Bee
    F.H. boy competes in national Geo Bee
    By Scott Rasmussen • May 20, 2008 4:04 pm

    Mark your calendar and spin a globe.

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    Brad Pillow behind the wheel of his Zap pickup truck. The truck weighs almost a ton
    Electric pickup is a real charge (cost of...
    May 20, 2008 4:04 pm

    Diesel prices have passed the $5 mark. The price of regular gas, as of Friday, neared the mid-$4 mark. But you won’t hear a gripe from Brad Pillow of Friday Harbor, especially since it only costs him 31.71 to fill ’er up.

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    Painful trade-offs
    Painful trade-offs
    By James Krall • May 20, 2008 4:04 pm

    Gone is half the athletic program’s budget. Gone is the Primary Intervention Program for at-risk elementary school students. Gone is the food service program for every student. Gone are teachers’ aides, secretarial jobs and custodians.

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    Pedal for the Planet May 26-30
    Pedal for the Planet May 26-30
    May 20, 2008 3:40 pm

    Pedal for the Planet is a bike-to-school day event that promotes the bicycle as a healthy, fun and environmentally sustainable alternative to the automobile.

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    The latest edition of The Journal of the San Juan Islands is available at some stores tonight
    Schools’ funding crisis is week’s top story
    May 20, 2008 1:20 pm

    No teachers will be laid off in San Juan Island schools. But hours were cut for classified staff members and district officials are still scrambling to raise another $165,000 money to qualify for all pledged matching funds and fully eradicate the district’s budget shortfall. That’s the top story in Wednesday’s Journal of the San Juan Islands, which is available tonight at some outlets. It will be available at all carriers and newsracks and in the mail Wednesday.

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    Road fund may be tapped for stormwater loan
    Road fund may be tapped for stormwater loan
    By Scott Rasmussen • May 20, 2008 1:03 pm

    Turns out the idea of using the Land Bank as leverage proved too hot to handle. So the San Juan County Council last week set its sights on the county’s multi-million-dollar road fund instead. Road revenue, the council agreed at its May 13 meeting, will provide a line of credit that hopefully will convince state officials of the county’s commitment to fulfill its obligation to manage stormwater runoff in the Eastsound Urban Growth Area.

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    • Celebrating the 34th Anniversary of Equestrian use at national park
    • Orcas Island 15,000 year old Bison antiquus exhibit opens
    • Mark your calendars for the annual book sale
    • Minderva Reviews – Scam or Legit? Side Effects & Complaints?
    • Seed to Sprout – early learning garden program for preschool-aged children

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