Islanders have suggested these ways to show care to Beth Hudson, who is recovering at Harborview Medical Center from injuries sustained in a vehicle collision Dec. 21 on Portland Fair Road.
The San Juan County Solid Waste Advisory Committee may recommend to the County Council that a new solid waste transfer station be built on Beaverton Valley Road. A site on Daniel Lane was rated second; the current site on Sutton Road was voted least favorable.
It’s a tough time to be in the ferry business. Facing an increased demand for service as ferry-served communities continue to grow — yet held back by a tight budget, limited vehicle carrying capacities and aging terminals and vessels — the state Department of Transportation Ferries Division released its draft long-range plan for services and investments through 2030.
Accounts have been established at Islanders Bank and Key Bank to help defray Beth Hudson’s medical expenses. Hudson is recovering at Harborview Medical Center from injuries sustained in a vehicle collision Dec. 21 on Portland Fair Road.
Spring Street International School students spent their last day before the holiday break baking, caroling and creating cards for the community. More than 40 handmade Christmas cards and 30 plates of cookies were given to area friends, neighbors and businesses Dec. 19. Students baked and decorated dozens of sugar cookies. Gingerbread men complete with suits and smiles were stacked onto plates ready for delivery.
Mary Hammond’s dog, Coco, is missing. He is a 13-year-old Husky mix, black with gray face. He’s very friendly and has tags on his collar.
State funds four projects, including removal of wood-chip waste from beaches at Thatcher Bay
A redesigned County News page went into service this week on San Juan County’s Web site, www.sanjuanco.com/news. The former news page was more oriented to print news releases and offered documents in PDF file format.
The National Weather Service is forecasting rain, snow, freezes and thaws through Christmas night, adding to already hazardous conditions on county roads
The San Juan County Public Works Department and Town of Friday Harbor are sponsoring a free Christmas Tree collection program this year. Trees will be chipped for mulch and not sent to a landfill. Help reduce the volume of holiday trash by bringing your clean, undecorated natural trees (no flocked or artificial trees) to your island’s solid waste facility between Dec. 26 and Jan. 11 during regular open hours.
Brad Fincher was elected chairman of the San Juan Island Prevention Coalition Dec. 19. Fincher is probation officer at the San Juan County Courthouse. He is also a member of the San Juan County Fair Board.
Beth Hudson, 62, of San Juan Island is recovering at Harborview Medical Center from injuries she received in a four-car collision on Portland Fair Road late Sunday. Hudson was in surgery Monday. Her right leg was amputated below the knee. Her left leg is “stabilized” and she is scheduled to have surgery on it Thursday, Sheriff Bill Cumming said. She has several broken ribs, a lacerated liver, a bruised pancreas, and broken bones in her right shoulder.
San Juan County Public Works Operations Manager Russ Harvey said shortly after 2 p.m. today that the roads are getting more treacherous as the temperature is warming. “People shouldn’t think that it is a good time to get out on the road and run errands just because the sun has come out,” he said in a press release issued by the county communications office.