Lights of Christmas
(Left) Created mountains provide a backdrop for overnight lodging at Warm Beach. Full Story
Commissioners interview three clerk candidates
Island County Board of Commissioners will interview three applicants for the county clerk position in a special session Dec. 2, at 6 p.m. Sharon Franzen, who is retiring Dec. 15 to spend more time with family, is the current county clerk. She has worked in the clerk’s office since 1980, and was elected County Clerk in 2002. Full Story
Badges pinned
Badges gleamed on the chests of 10 new volunteer firefighters last Tuesday night. Full Story
Share in the holiday spirit
What holiday memory do you recall?
The NEWS
invites readers to share their favorite reminiscences of holidays past in its annual “Holiday Memories” special section on newsstands Tues, Dec. 15.
Submit short stories, poems and holiday artwork to newsroom@scnews.com, or mail to Holiday Memories, c/o Stanwood-Camano NEWS,
PO Box 999, Stanwood, Wash., 98292 by Fri, Dec. 4. Full Story
Applications wanted for grants to protect farmlands
To help protect working agricultural lands in Washington, USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) has announced that $1.7 million will be available this year through the agency’s Farm and Ranch Lands Protection Program (FRPP). Full Story
Approach roads to new bridge underway
In response to readers’
requests, the
NEWS will
run weekly updates on the
General Mark Clark Bridge
project on Camano Island
and the SR532 corridor
project in Stanwood.
This week, Washington State Department of Transportation crews will be working in several areas along SR532. Full Story
Found: two charred burritos
Island County Sheriff’s
deputies on Camano Island
responded to the following
recently:
Full Story
Help plan Island County’s future on commission
The Island County Board of Commissioners is seeking two applicants to serve on the Island County Planning Commission.
One must be from County Commissioner District 3 (Camano & North Whidbey) and the other from County Commissioner District 1 (South & Central Whidbey).
Both terms run until January 2, 2014. Full Story
Island County to benefit from federal grant for food, nutrition
Low-income residents in Island County will benefit from a federal grant to increase low-income residents’ participation in food and nutrition assistance programs, along with Kittitas, Mason and Garfield counties. Full Story
Rebates, loans for ductless heat pumps
Residents can stay warm this winter while saving money, thanks to Snohomish County PUD’s $1,200 rebate and an optional $3,500 low-interest loan for customers with electrically heated homes who sign up for the program before Dec. 31, 2009.
Ductless systems heat and cool homes at a fraction of the cost of baseboards and wall heaters and don’t require invasive ductwork. Full Story
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