An Orcas Island man accused of a violent attack on a live-in girlfriend is slated to stand trial in late September on seven criminal charges, including two counts of second-degree rape, a Class A felony.
A Lopez Island man accused of a late-night sexual assault of a female friend more than twice his age will stand trial for rape in late August.
With a clean bill of health and 230 more pounds of body weight, Wolf Hollow’s most voracious guest checked out and hit the beach at the end of May.
In the event that a reservation system proves to be a poor fit for the San Juan Islands, Washington State Ferries is prepared to drop the idea.
Tom Averna, of Deer Harbor Charters, spotted J,K and L pod coming from Victoria, British Columbia toward the islands. The new born calf in L pod, called L-119, was swimming with its mother, L-77, or Matia (born 1987), who is the daughter of Ocean Sun, L-25 (born 1928).
This week, the San Juan County Council unanimously approved a consultant agreement retaining Jean to serve as county administrator until a permanent replacement is found for departing administrator Pete Rose.
At 7.8 percent, the sales tax in San Juan County is among the lowest in the state.
But that could soon change, depending on the outcome of the August primary election.
Gardens are a go.
At least as far as the San Juan County Planning Commission is concerned.
The commission last week included gardens on the list of “allowed activities” within wetland buffers and, according to long-time Commissioner Barbara Thomas, mad
Washington State Ferries is going high-tech, swapping measuring tape for laser-equipped devices, as it embarks on a new era of ticket pricing.
San Juan County Sheriff’s Department reported responding to these calls.
Sheffer served as the county’s top law enforcement official for eight years, 1978 to 1986, after his predecessor, Don Brown, retired because of medical reasons. Initially appointed to the position, Sheffer ran for sheriff and was elected to the office for a second four-year term.
Not all misdemeanors are created equal.
And the prosecution of some misdemeanor charges might just fall by the wayside beginning this year, as the San Juan County prosecuting attorney’s office shifts priorities in anticipation of a $30,600 cut in its 2012 budget.
On Dec. 9, Brian Kelly Nelson Bernstine, 30, pleaded guilty in San Juan County Superior Court to one count of third-degree assault, a Class C felony, and to one count of fourth-degree assault, a gross misdemeanor. Bernstine, identified as a Woodinville resident in court records, is slated to be sentenced Jan. 13 under a drug offender “prison-based” sentencing alternative. He was ordered to held in custody pending that mid-January sentencing hearing.
