Wildlife habitat explored in Camano Island garden tour
With more than 750 individual properties certified as Backyard Wildlife Habitats, Camano Island is the 10th residential community in the nation to be certified by the National Wildlife Federation as a Community Wildlife Habitat. Full Story
Commissioners will receive a salary increase next year
Due to an oversight, the Island County commissioners and other elected county officials will indeed receive a 5 percent salary increase next year.
The raises are really nothing new, though.
Elaine Marlow, budget director, said the salary increases are automatic unless action is specifically taken against them. Full Story
continues Work on bridge approach
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.
Full Story
Disaster preparedness education
To provide disaster preparedness education to residents, the Island County Department of Emergency Management (DEM) has announced several new programs. Full Story
Man comments to deputies: ‘I tested the pole good’
Island County Sheriff ’s deputies
on Camano Island responded
to the following recently:
Full Story
Crabbing season opens in bays here
Sport crabbing opens in Port Susan and Port Gardner July 1, with fishing allowed Wednesday through Saturday in marine areas 6, (Deception Pass to East Point,), 8-1, 8-2, 9 (Port Susan Bay, Saratoga Passage, Admiralty Inlet), 10 (Seattle/Bremerton), 11 (Tacoma/Vashon) and 12. Full Story
Camocean Day
Camano Island Fire & Rescue demonstrated the capabilities of its fireboat at World Oceans Day at Cama Beach June 12. Full Story
GOLF
Camaloch Men’s Club
June 9
Camaloch Men’s Club had 48 players June 9 competing in Low Net by Flight, Low Gross of Field and KP 9 and here are the winners:
First flight (CH 0 to 22): Steve LeSefko and Tony Mosteller 66, Joe DeFelice 67, Al Peterson 69, Steve Garner 70 Full Story
CIFR’s May call report
Camano Island Fire and Rescue made 175 calls in May for a total of 767 in 2010.
Mays calls: medical 108, motor vehicle accidents 5, residential fires 7, brush fire 2, marine 5, service call 9, assist utility 39. Full Story
Flying high
WWII vet reminisces his days piloting a B-17
Here’s a sound Ray Brandstrom will probably never forget: Full Story
Community Transit approves bond refinancing
The Community Transit Board of Directors today accepted a bid to refinance the agency’s outstanding debt in an effort to free up revenue needed for bus service for the next three years.
In 2004, the agency sought $12 million in bonds to help purchase new and replacement buses. Full Story
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