David Moseley, Assistant Secretary for the State Department of Transportation/Ferries Division, announced that the fall public meeting schedule has been set.
Concho the seal pup died last week.
Retired lawyer Eleanor Hoague says she didn’t intend to be involved in citizens’ rights crusades when she moved to Orcas Island.
The Orcas Island Chamber of Commerce and Visitors Center has moved to its new location at 65 North Beach Road in the former Coldwell Banker building, originally the Community Church manse.
There’s no doubt about his skill. But rather it’s his judgement that’s in question as federal agents investigate why a pilot would land a 39-foot long helicopter on the southernmost tip of tiny Freeman Island.
Skeletal remains found Wednesday on a remote part of Jones Island are those of a Des Moines boater reported missing July 3, 2007.
A downturn in the local economy has county officials bracing for a drop in revenue this year and the next.
Darlene Pohl, Assistant Director at The Funhouse, suffered an apparent heart attack on an airline flight on Monday, Aug. 18. Doctors on the commercial airplane administered CPR and she was immediately taken by ambulance to Highline Hospital in Burien, Wash., after a priority landing at Sea-Tac International Airport. Pohl has been unconscious and on life support since then, according to Pete Moe, Funhouse Executive Director. Doctors do not have any conclusive information on why Pohl’s heart stopped. “We are absolutely devastated,” said Moe. “Darlene is an unusually kind young woman whose influence and big heart are vital to many people, particularly the kids whose lives she touches daily. We are grateful for the incredible outpouring of support coming from the community and are moved by how many lives she has touched both in and outside The Funhouse.” Darlene’s family, friends and many members of the Lighthouse Church are at her bedside.
Following on the heels of the announcement that Rosario Resort would be offered for sale by auction on Sept. 30, 2008, Rosario’s 98 full-time and 98 part-time employees were given 60 days notice on Thursday, Aug. 21. Laurie Cameron, Executive Director of the resort’s owner, Olympus Partners, said that they wanted to provide any future owners with a “clean slate.” “We have to give a potential buyer some breathing room.” The notice period, which officially ends on Oct. 20, complies with the Warren Act requirement that employers of 100 or more people give at least 60 days notification.
The San Juan County Council unanimously approved the purchase of a boat dock, building and land adjacent to the Orcas Ferry Terminal for $2.85 million dollars at its meeting on Tuesday.
As of 6 p.m. Aug. 21, the San Juan County Elections Office released the results of the Aug. 19, 2008 primary election. They showed that Orcas West County Council candidates Richard Fralick and Mindy Kayl had advanced to the general election, as a result of being the top-two vote-getters eligible to go on past the primary election.
Annual gathering sandwiched between Victoria and Port Townsend events.
The 144-car ferry Elwha returned to service on the Anacortes/San Juan Islands ferry route Monday morning, Aug. 25. This restores vehicle capacity on the route and releases the 90-car Sealth to go into dry-dock for scheduled maintenance. The Elwha had been out of service since Aug. 6 for electrical repairs to its propulsion control system.
WSDOT thanks San Juan Islands ferry riders for their patience while capacity was reduced on the route. For more ferry information, please visit the WSDOT Ferries Division Web site at www.wsdot.wa.gov/ferries.
