An uneven load of "beauty bark" caused a dump truck to topple over and land in a ditch in the 1000 block of Orcas Road early Friday afternoon. No injuries were reported, and fire fighters and employees from two island towing companies teamed up to get the truck righted and back on the road.
The finalists are: high school band AllMost Canadian, Al Bentley on saxophone, Carl Burger on guitar, children’s acoustic string group Ceolinas led by Pamela Wirght and singers KT Laslo, Marissa Veldman, Maura Pelleteri and Rhiannon Lawson.
The board agreed to the following cost-saving measures, which are effective Feb. 27: reduction of .57 FTE para-educator, reduction of library hours, cutting Waldron aide position in half, reducing classified non-rep positions by 668 hours, slimming down prof/tech positions by one hour a day, reducing custodial positions by two hours a day and maintenance positions by one hour a day, and applying for a waiver of two snow days because it was a “public emergency.”
The Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission will be hosting a public meeting on Wednesday, Feb. 15 to discuss forest health issues and safety concerns around the Moran State Park Retreat Center and Primitive Campground areas.
As Senate President Brad Owens announced that the same-sex marriage bill, ESSB 6239, had passed, an anxious audience of hundreds watching attentively during tense floor debate erupted in applause. The bill, which had bipartisan support, passed in the Senate 28-21 late Feb. 1. The bill has already garnered enough support in the House after it moves through committees to pass and is expected to be on the governor’s desk early next week.
The exhibit will feature selections of historic photos, documents, stories and objects from the museum archives, as well as photos from days gone by which have been carefully restored by Peter Fisher.
The Farm to Cafeteria Program has made some fun changes in this year’s third annual Student Chef competition on March 31.
The biggest change is that the afternoon competition for Middle School and High School students will consist of teams: one student and one OISD teacher, administrator or employee (excluding cafeteria kitchen staff.)