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    Dr. Barry Gough ... celebrated Canadian historian will discuss how Royal Navy policies kept the peace in the north Pacific while affirming British interests
    Meet celebrated Canadian historian Barry Gough tonight in...
    August 24, 2009 7:14 pm

    Celebrated Canadian historian Barry Gough will discuss how Royal Navy policies kept the peace in the north Pacific while affirming British interests, in a lecture tonight at 7 in the San Juan Island Library.

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    Transportation Commission seeks public input on ferry fares; public meeting on interisland ferry Aug. 31
    Transportation Commission seeks public input on ferry fares;...
    August 24, 2009 5:55 pm

    The freeze on ferry fares is thawing. When the state transportation budget was approved this past spring, it called for a 2.5 percent fare increase for all routes, set to go into effect on Oct. 1. Since then, the Transportation Commission has proposed two new fare increases: a 5 percent additional increase for San Juan interisland fares, and a “super summer surcharge” which would be a 10 percent higher fare for single tickets (not a multi-ride book) in July and August.

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    Kenneth F. Groth, retired deputy fire chief |...
    August 24, 2009 10:18 am

    Kenneth F. Groth, retired deputy chief of the Yakima Fire Department and father of Trish Harris of Friday Harbor, died Aug. 11, 2009 in Yakima.

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    Local radio station takes big step toward ‘on-air’ goal
    Local radio station takes big step toward ‘on-air’...
    August 21, 2009 5:21 pm

    San Juan Island’s community radio station, KSJU FM 91.9, is now certified by the IRS as a non-profit organization and, as such, can accept tax-deductible donations.

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    San Juan Island man gets nine-year prison term for near-fatal shooting
    San Juan Island man gets nine-year prison term...
    By Scott Rasmussen • August 20, 2009 6:56 pm

    A San Juan Island man who shot his girlfriend in the chest with a handgun at point-blank range was ordered to serve nine years in prison after pleading no contest in mid-July to first-degree assault, a class A felony. On Aug. 12, Douglas Paul Curnow, 36, was sentenced in San Juan County Superior Court to a total of 112 months in prison and ordered to pay $1,550 in fines and fees. The amount of restitution Curnow will be ordered to pay will be determined at a hearing slated for mid-October.

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    It’s official: Styrofoam to-go containers are banned in Friday Harbor; law takes effect in April
    It’s official: Styrofoam to-go containers are banned in...
    August 20, 2009 6:05 pm

    Styrofoam’s days are numbered in Friday Harbor — at least in the form of to-go food containers. The Friday Harbor Town Council today voted 5-0 to approve a ban on Styrofoam to-go food containers. The ban will take effect April 22. The council asked town staff to draft an ordinance after a presentation Aug. 6 by members of the San Juan Anti-Litter Initiative, which has long proposed a ban. Members say the ban fulfills the desires of more than 1,000 islanders and visitors who signed a petition supporting the ban. “I’m thrilled to death,” said Doris Estabrooks, who’s led a three-year campaign to rid the island of Styrofoam.

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    Robert Low ... candidate for mayor of Friday Harbor said he may consider hiring a new town administrator if he's elected.
    Low says he may replace Fitch with a...
    August 20, 2009 5:42 pm

    After each election since he’s served as town administrator, King Fitch has offered the incoming mayor his resignation. Because the town administrator serves at the pleasure of the mayor, Fitch’s offer gives the new chief executive the opportunity to make a change if he sees fit. Fitch made the offer to James Cahail, Bill LaPorte, Gary Boothman, David Jones. For the first time, Fitch may have a taker.

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    U.S. Customs and Border Protection marine interdiction agents on border security patrol in the San Juan Islands chain intercepted a 30-foot Canadian-registered Bayliner near Cattle Point
    Two Canadians arrested, 132 pounds of marijuana seized,...
    August 20, 2009 2:54 pm

    U.S. Customs and Border Protection marine interdiction agents on border security patrol in the San Juan Islands chain intercepted a 30-foot Canadian-registered Bayliner near Cattle Point, southeast of San Juan Island on Aug. 18 at 10:30 a.m.

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    Supports Bob Low for mayor of Friday Harbor | Letter to the Editor
    Supports Bob Low for mayor of Friday Harbor...
    August 20, 2009 2:50 pm

    I am honored to recommend and support Robert “Bob” Low for mayor of Friday Harbor. I have known Bob for seven years and worked under his direction for four of those years. During that time, Bob taught me that, above all else, the people of Friday Harbor are his top priority.

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    ‘The Quiet Giver’: A Tribute to Jerry Inskeep Jr.
    ‘The Quiet Giver’: A Tribute to Jerry Inskeep...
    August 20, 2009 1:10 pm

    To his family, how blessed you have been and will continue to be, to have had known his angelic and giving spirit. May everyday grow a little easier with his passing, and may you always remember his quiet and giving acts of kindness will remain in the hearts of those he touched.

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    County Council workshop Aug. 25 on Critical Areas Ordinance, Shoreline Master Plan
    County Council workshop Aug. 25 on Critical Areas...
    August 19, 2009 8:19 pm

    The San Juan County Council has scheduled a three-and-one-half hour workshop on the Critical Areas Ordinance and the Shoreline Master Plan, Aug. 25, 1 p.m., at the San Juan Community Theater. The workshop is open to the public. The Critical Areas Ordinance is being revised in compliance with provisions of the Growth Management Act. Work is also beginning on the updated Shoreline Master Plan, due in 2012.

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    Voters will decide county property tax increase in November; would add $54 to annual tax bill of $450K home
    Voters will decide county property tax increase in...
    By Scott Rasmussen • August 19, 2009 4:05 pm

    Twelve cents for each $1,000 of assessed value. That’s how much more local landowners would pay in annual property taxes over the next six years to prevent an even deeper cut into county-run programs under a revenue-generating ballot measure which islanders will weigh-in on in November.

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    Friday Harbor Town Council is poised to approve ban on Styrofoam to-go containers
    Friday Harbor Town Council is poised to approve...
    August 19, 2009 3:58 pm

    Styrofoam’s days are numbered in Friday Harbor — at least in the form of to-go food containers. The Friday Harbor Town Council is expected to approve Thursday a ban on Styrofoam to-go food containers. The council will consider the ordinance at its noon session.

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