News Stories - San Juan Islands

Report to the People on Village Green

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 02:12:03 PDT

Vote counting equipment testing

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 02:12:03 PDT

Harbor seal pups are coming

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 02:12:03 PDT

Tourist facilities to receive 'status quo' funding for 2010

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 02:12:03 PDT

Orcas realtors put questions to county about CAO

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 02:12:03 PDT

Orcas School to begin year with robust schedule

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 02:12:03 PDT

County offices closed on Friday

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 02:12:03 PDT

Amphibian acrobatics

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 02:12:03 PDT

Council takes first step toward reducing business hours

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 02:12:03 PDT

Derelict fishing net project funded through NOAA

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 02:12:03 PDT

Fire Department kicks off fundraiser for needed equipment

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 02:12:03 PDT

Fourth of July Run/Walk

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 02:12:03 PDT

A Sparkling Good Deal July 3 - 6 for the San Juan Islands

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 02:12:03 PDT

Safety improvements at SJI Transfer Station may cause some delays

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 02:12:03 PDT

Lopez man dies while snowboarding with sons at Mount Baker

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 02:12:03 PDT

Lopez resident David Fisher died while snowboarding with his two sons at the Mount Baker ski area on Wednesday, Feb. 18 in the early afternoon.

Islanders will rally for ferry funding Feb. 18; signatures sought for online petition

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 02:12:03 PDT

Residents of the San Juans and Anacortes will rally Feb. 18 in Olympia to persuade legislators to preserve ferry funding. They hope to go armed with vox populi, in the form of a petition. The petition is online at www.petitiononline.com/mod_perl/signed.cgi?plancfcp&101. To sign, CLICK HERE

'The World': It's luxurious. It's big. And it's coming to Friday Harbor

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 02:12:03 PDT

The World, a luxury residential ship that is owned by its residents, will visit Friday Harbor for 48 hours on Sunday. At 644 feet 2 inches, it is believed to be the largest cruise ship ever to anchor in Friday Harbor waters, Harbormaster Tami Hayes said. The ship has a beam of 97 feet 2 inches and a draft of 22 feet. By comparison, the Bremen, which anchored off of Brown Island during a visit about 11 years ago, is 364 feet in length, with a 58-foot beam and a 16-foot draft.

Airlift Northwest bases helicopter in Friday Harbor for much of summer

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 02:12:03 PDT

Airlift Northwest will again base one of its helicopters at Friday Harbor Airport this summer to expedite emergency services for residents and visitors in the San Juan Islands. The helicopter will be at the airport during the day on alternating weekends and during the San Juan County Fair.

Boater charged with violating orca protection law

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 02:12:03 PDT

Tourist facilities receive 'status quo' funding for 2010

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 02:12:03 PDT

Some will get more. Others will get less. But for the most part, San Juan County's tourist-related facilities will have to get by next year with about the same amount of public support that's helping them to pay the bills this year.

PeaceHealth's local governing board meetings, records may be public under state law

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 02:12:03 PDT

Meetings of a PeaceHealth-appointed governing board for a proposed hospital on San Juan Island could be subject to the state's Open Public Meetings Act and the Public Records Act, according to an analysis by the state Attorney General's open government ombudsman. Tim Ford, assistant attorney general for government accountability, said the governing board could be considered a public agency, rather than just an arm of the non-profit PeaceHealth system, depending on how it was created, how much tax funding it will receive, and if it performs a governmental function.

PeaceHealth appoints officer to lead San Juan hospital implementation

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 02:12:03 PDT

Jim Barnhart, CEO for PeaceHealth's Siuslaw Region, has been named to lead the planning and development of the proposed critical access hospital and integrated medical center on San Juan Island. Barnhart will report to Nancy Steiger, CEO of the PeaceHealth Whatcom Region, which includes St. Joseph Hospital in Bellingham and PeaceHealth Medical Group. He will begin working in this new role part-time on July 1 while transitioning from his responsibilities at Peace Harbor. He will assume his San Juan Island-based duties full-time in July 2010.

San Juan County Council may reduce business hours

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 02:12:03 PDT

Islanders would have a little less time to conduct business at various county departments under legislation that's designed to help offset the impact of $1 million or more of pending budget cuts. In a 5-1 decision, the San Juan County Council voted June 9 to put the proposal into the pipeline and have its legal team prepare it for possible approval at a July 14 public hearing, which begins at 2:10 p.m.

$4.6 million to remove derelict fishing gear from region's waters

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 02:12:03 PDT

The Northwest Straits Marine Conservation Initiative has been awarded $4.6 million in economic stimulus funding from NOAA to pull derelict fishing nets from Puget Sound. These funds, directed to the non-profit foundation arm of the Northwest Straits Initiative, will allow the immediate hire of vessels and crews to remove an estimated 3,000 nets from the seafloor. The project will employ 40 people, restore 645 acres of marine habitat, and will be completed in 18 months.

County will start removing illegal signs

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 02:12:03 PDT

In response to complaints from islanders and business owners about illegally placed signs, San Juan County has been tagging non-compliant signs with a courtesy notice stating that they must be removed within a specified period of time.

Hay! What's that about?

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 02:12:03 PDT