The Washington State Department of Transportation Ferries Division (WSF) reminds travelers to allow extra time for ferry travel throughout the holiday season. Some routes will operate on special holiday schedules on Christmas Day and New Year’s Day. All routes are expected to see heavy traffic over the holidays.
On Tuesday, Dec. 16, the San Juan County Council formally awarded contracts to complete work on the courtroom and offices in the historic portion of County Courthouse to Peter C. Schmidt Construction of Friday Harbor.
After six years of failing to properly close four sewage sludge lagoons, San Juan County has completed cleanup and will pay a $10,000 fine to the Washington Department of Ecology (Ecology).
The Orcas Medical Center hosted a reception in Dr. Jeanne Olmsted’s honor on Wednesday, Dec. 17.
December 10 through 18 was a very business week for Orcas Fire and Rescue.
Nina is quiet, sweet, and very timid. She likes to chase a ball and spend time with her family watching Japanese movies.
Rejection may be difficult for most people to handle.
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…
