It’s a Camocean: World Ocean Day at Cama June 12
Show of hands: Who secretly still loves crouching at the edge of a tide pool, carefully keeping toes from the water, searching intently for slices of life usually masked by the sea? Full Story
Island County budget projection dismal
The future of Island County finances is uncertain at best.
In reality, it’s bleak.
Here are the basics, laid out by Elaine Marlow, the county’s finance director: Full Story
Deputies catch hit and run driver
Island County Sheriff’s
deputies on Camano Island
responded to the following
recently:
Full Story
New traffic lights coming to 72nd Avenue
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, new traffic lights are being installed at the intersection of SR 532 and 72nd Avenue NW. Full Story
CIFR rescues three sturgeon fishermen
By JEREMIAH O’HAGAN Staff Reporter
Camano Island Fire and Rescue (CIFR) crews helped three stranded sturgeon fishermen to shore Thursday morning.
The men, all in their mid-50s, were out in some already choppy weather when the waves suddenly kicked up about 8:30 a.m. and swamped the 20-foot boat, said Levon Yengoyan, assistant chief of CIFR. Full Story
CIFR calls January through April
Camano Island Fire and Rescue reports a total of 592 calls since the beginning of the year.
In April they made 142 calls: medical 102, motor vehicle accidents 5, residential fire 3, one commercial fire, two brush fires, service call 9, assist utility 20. Full Story
City amends codes
Rebecca Lind, planning director, brought several zoning amendments before Stanwood City Council at last Thursday night’s meeting, all of which passed unanimously. Full Story
Last year’s winner returns to Spring Art Show
The 2009 winner of both the best in show award and the people’s choice award, Molly LeMaster uses watercolors because she loves the transparency of the colors. “Color has always fascinated me,” LeMaster said. Full Story
North County Fire reports 155 calls in April
For the month of April, North County Fire/EMS responded to a total of 155 emergency calls, three structure fires, 12 fire alarms, five fire responses, 110 medical emergencies, 10 motor vehicle accidents, 12 service calls, one water rescue, and two hazardous materials incidents, which brings the district total to 586 calls this year. Full Story
Open house on Beach Drive culvert replacement project
The public will have a chance to review the preliminary design of the Beach Drive culvert replacement project, in an open house presented by Surface Water Management Division of Island County Public Works 7:15- 9 p.m. Thursday, May 27 at Camano Country Club, 1243 South Beach Drive, Camano Island Full Story
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