The July 15 meeting leaves $90,000 to be cut for a balanced budget, more if RIFd teachers are to be called back
Once again this year, kids can sign up for a craft booth at the Library Fair to sell crafts or other items they have made.
On July 8, the San Juan County Council joined the town of Friday Harbor in an agreement over how development of the unincorporated urban growth area (UGA) on San Juan Island will be managed.
The County Council has affirmed the designation of Bob Myhr, Council Member, District 6, as the San Juan County watershed representative on the Puget Sound Partnership Salmon Recovery Council. The San Juan County Marine Resources Committee (MRC) had requested the Council’s support for the appointment which, under state law, the MRC, as the local Salmon Recovery Citizens Advisory Group, is responsible for making.
Children ages three to six are invited to wear their pajamas and come hear stories at the Orcas Library before bedtime on Thursday, July 31.
In a press release issued June 27 from the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI), it was announced that Superintendent Dr. Terry Bergeson will conduct an election in November 2008 for one elected position to the State Board of Education.
In years past there was a friendly rivalry between women golfers on Orcas, Lopez, and San Juan Islands, played out at frequent tournaments held on each of the islands. This year the tradition returns to Orcas Island on July 22. The inter-island Ladies Golf Scramble Tournament has a shot-gun start at 10:15 a.m (golfers start simultaneously at every tee on the course). Lopez hosted their own scramble earlier this summer and several golfers from Lopez and San Juan Island are expected for the Orcas tournament. All women golfers of any ability are encouraged to join in the fun.
River Malcolm and Christine Downing of Orcas Island were legally married on July 7 in Berkeley, California. The couple renewed their vows in the presence of 25 friends and family members, and for the first time received the legal sanction of the state of California for their marriage. River’s sister, Judy Malcolm, performed the ceremony in the garden of the home of Chris’ sister, Hanna Alger.
NOAA’s Fisheries Service is seeking applicants for the Marine Fisheries Advisory Committee, the only federal advisory panel charged with advising the Secretary of Commerce on living marine resource issues that are the responsibility of the Department of Commerce.
Many say that the San Juans are paradise – so how do we keep them that way? An eight page full color insert coming out July 15 and 16 in all three local papers gives actions we can all take to help. Make sure you get a copy of “Caring for our natural resources … a way of life in the San Juans.”
Have you ever wondered about salmon restoration in your backyard, your watershed? What’s going on, who’s doing the work, where the projects are located, and how you can get involved or coordinate with these efforts? Thanks to a joint effort by the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife and locally based Lead Entity watershed groups, such as the San Juan Lead Entity coordinated by Barbara Rosenkotter, searching for restoration projects in our watersheds is now just as easy as looking for a new home on the Internet or locating an address on MapQuest.
The campaign of 40th District Democratic Party Nominee for State Senate, Kevin Ranker, received the endorsement of longtime 40th LD State Representative Jeff Morris (D-Anacortes.)
Reema Griffith, Executive Director of the Washington State Transportation Commission, said in a press release on July 8, “Washington State Ferries (WSF) is facing serious challenges. With the increased costs of operations due to rising fuel prices and the need for investment in infrastructure and new ferries, the challenges are growing each day. Over the past several months, the State Transportation Commission has been involved in a comprehensive effort to gather data on ferry customers to help the Washington State Department of Transportation’s Ferries Division (WSF) and our state’s decision makers identify comprehensive solutions that will meet the needs of its customers in the future.
