Three groups will share a total of $341,412 to further the cause of salmon restoration work in San Juan County.
Orcas High School junior Jordan Griffin was the victim of a sledding accident on Wednesday, Dec. 17.
On Dec. 18, Gov. Chris Gregoire proposed her 2009–11 state budget, closing a projected $5.7 billion shortfall through a combination of program reductions, suspension of state employee, teacher and care worker salary increases, pension changes, increased federal contributions and the use of the state’s rainy day fund.
At the meeting on Dec. 8, “The Library Board looked ahead to next year, considering changes in both procedure and substance,” said John Ashenhurst.
For weeks, San Juan County Senior Services staff have been worried. Their jobs, benefits and ability to continue to provide transportation to senior citizens, without the staff hours to schedule the trips, were unknown.
San Juan County Public Works Operations Manager Russ Harvey said shortly after 2 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 22 that the…
Gov. Gregoire’s proposed budget calls for state park cuts.
There is currently normal service on all routes for the ferries. Updates will occur if conditions change. Visit www.wsdot.wa.gov/ferries.
The memorial service for Carolyn Wiley of Orcas Island has been rescheduled from Saturday, Dec. 20 to Saturday, Jan. 10,…
Orcas Christian School junior Jordan Griffin was the victim of a snowboarding accident on Wednesday, Dec. 17.
The sixteen-year-old was with friends at the golf course when he fell while snowboarding off a jump they had built. He broke his neck and was flown to Harborview in Seattle, where he underwent surgery on Thursday, Dec. 18. His c-six vertebrate was removed and replaced with a titanium rod. He is paralyzed from the chest down.
RoseAnn Dolan is at Swedish Hospital in Seattle recovering from surgery related to her ongoing liver disease. This is RoseAnn’s…
Sidney route may be eliminated under budget cuts.
The Community Band Concert scheduled for Saturday, Dec. 20 at Orcas Center was cancelled due to weather conditions.
