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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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    Tell them you want local radio
    Tell them you want local radio
    May 16, 2008 4:13 pm

    Since San Juan Island Community Radio’s construction permit application was held up, due to possible interference with Canadian broadcasting by some 1,500 yards, we have contracted with an FCC-approved broadcast engineer to finish our application, which is now on file with the FCC for public inspection.

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    Sealth will replace Hiyu for busy season
    Sealth will replace Hiyu for busy season
    May 16, 2008 2:09 pm

    Memorial Day traditionally means the arrival of summer crowds desiring to board a Washington state ferry en route to a long weekend of fun. Adding sunshine and blue skies to this three-day weekend can mean traffic backups on Friday afternoons and evenings westbound and again on Monday, eastbound, as travelers return home.

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    Frank Kelly ... former superintendent of San Juan Island schools.
    Former superintendent of schools dies
    May 16, 2008 11:17 am

    Frank Kelly, former superintendent of the San Juan Island School District, died Wednesday in Redmond. He was 68. A Celebration of Life will be held May 18, 1 p.m., at 11525 19th Ave. SE (Bothell/Everett Highway), Everett.

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    School district makes painful trade-offs to fix budget
    School district makes painful trade-offs to fix budget
    By James Krall • May 15, 2008 3:43 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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    ‘You have to take the hit, but where’s it going to end?’
    ‘You have to take the hit, but where’s...
    May 14, 2008 8:01 pm

    Some Friday Harbor residents expect to tighten their belts more — and do away with extras — to meet the costs of escalating utility rates

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    Town, county may team up against citizenship spot checks
    Town, county may team up against citizenship spot...
    By Scott Rasmussen • May 14, 2008 6:47 pm

    Impact on tourism cited as local elected officials look to Senators Cantwell and Murray, and Congressman Larsen, for help in changing inspection procedures

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    Dan Flemming is the new  postmaster of Friday Harbor.
    Friday Harbor’s new postmaster has 28 years of...
    By James Krall • May 14, 2008 11:00 am

    Daniel Flemming, 48, is the new postmaster of Friday Harbor. Flemming brings 28 years of experience with him, working his way up from a variety of different jobs. “My first job with the postal service was as a letter sorting machine operator,” he said.

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    Houston Taylor ... named a ‘Real Hero’ for his efforts to bring Medicare-supported hospice care coverage to the San Juan Islands.
    Houston Taylor, local Hospice nurse, named a ‘Real...
    May 14, 2008 12:00 am

    Houston Taylor, a Shaw Island resident who leads the Skagit Hospice team serving San Juan County, has been named a Real Hero by the Anacortes/San Juan Islands chapter of the American Red Cross.

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    Order a Relay for Life luminaria and you can honor a loved one and help raise money for the fight against cancer.
    Relay for Life: Here’s how you can help
    May 13, 2008 8:29 pm

    You can honor a loved one by sharing their story, sing in “Relay Idol,” and try some standup comedy …

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    Newsmakers
    Newsmakers
    May 13, 2008 3:18 am

    Wayne Fitzgerald, who has lived on San Juan since 2003, is the man behind the title design for the original 1962 film of Meredith Willson’s “The Music Man.”

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    What’s  Happening!
    What’s Happening!
    May 13, 2008 3:18 am

    Wednesday: Orcas Spring Lecture Series: “Hydrology of Cascade Creek Watershed,” 7 p.m., Orcas Senior Center, off North Beach Road on Henry Lane, Eastsound. Jeff Bash, watershed lead for the state Department of Ecology, gives this lecture. Sponsored by the San Juan Nature Institute. Free. Call 378-3646 or visit www.sjnature.org.

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    Ken Clark takes a break from his work at Universal Studios  to visit with his daughter
    Ken Clark, San Juan Island Fire Department
    May 13, 2008 3:17 am

    Editor’s note: This feature is published monthly in The Journal and posted on SanJuanJournal.com.

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