The Stanwood-Camano School District seeks input at two community meetings in preparation for next school year’s reduced educational program.
Administrators will present information about the current status of the district’s budget, impacts concerning Washington state’s deficit, estimated decline of enrollment and projected revenue losses for next school year. Full Story
Colton back on Orcas?
Colton Harris-Moore may have thought his national notoriety had dimmed lately.
He need not worry.
Harris-Moore is now the prime suspect of a stolen Cirrus SR22 plane stolen from Anacortes Airport that was flown to Orcas Island Wednesday night about 11:30 p.m. It was discovered parked in the mud the next morning alongside an airstrip at Eastsound Airport. Full Story
The curtain goes down on video stores
Hollywood Video by QFC is on its way out.
Movie Gallery, the parent company of Hollywood Video and Game Crazy, voluntarily filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy on Feb. 2, with plans to restructure its U.S. operations in hopes of creating a sustainable business model. Canadian operations were not affected. Full Story
Two local teams back from Haiti
The Camano Chapel medical mission team, which left for Haiti on Jan. 25, has returned stateside. So has a dental team, gone from Feb. 1-10.
Don Turner, organizer of the medical team, said the group arrived in Cap-Haitian to find more or less what they expected. Full Story
Community scholarship deadline is March 12
Any student who lives in the Stanwood-Camano School District, including home-schooled students and those who attend private schools outside of the area, are eligible for scholarships offered by the Stanwood-Camano Area Foundation (SCAF), which is supported by many community service organizations, businesses and local families. Full Story
North County Fire/EMS receives clean audit
North County Fire/EMS received a clean financial audit report for 2008.
The audit is part of a regular review of the fire authority’s finances and financial practices by the Washington State Auditor’s Office every two years. Full Story
Vandals target Camano Chapel
Vandals tore through Camano Chapel last Tuesday night, leaving enough damage in their wake that most church programs were canceled Wednesday.
J
on Rice, ministry director,
said the crime took place some time after 9:30 p.m. Full Story
Camano man rolls vehicle, transported to hospital
A 55-year-old Camano man was transported to Providence Regional Medical Center Everett – Colby Campus, after rolling his 2001 Ford Windstar last Tuesday night.
The man, who was driving alone, hit a stonewall at the entrance to a driveway near the intersection of SR 532 and Heichel Road at 11:47 p.m. Full Story
Local brewery celebrates third anniversary
The garage hides at the end of a long gravel drive surrounded by trees and horse pasture. It smells like beer.
Some days, if you can find it, you’ll discover crowds drinking; other days you’ll see Ron Walcher preparing for the crowds. He’ll probably ask you to leave. Full Story
Railway safety exercise involves local agencies
Motorists on SR 532, Florence Road and Cedarhome Drive will see a large number of fire and EMS vehicles and a lot of activity in the area east of the Amtrak platform March 13 and 14 when Stanwood Camano Fire and Stanwood Police departments will be working with Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway and Amtrak on several training events. Full Story
