Canterbury Theodore (Barry) Hatten was born August 24, 1917 in Richview, Ind. and died at his home in Eastsound on August 17, 2008. He was born of young missionaries and while a small child moved with his older brother and parents to Seward, Alaska. His parents were in charge of an orphanage for children whose parents had died in the flu epidemic or of TB. His father’s first act was to assign a teacher to each table of children so that instead of the teachers having superior food, everyone ate the same food. Soon a vegetable garden and donations of moose killed on the railroad track improved the diet. Later Barry’s friends were to say that the Hattens didn’t make Christians out of the Indians, the Indians made Indians out of the Hatten boys.
The Lopez Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department is staffed 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. What you may not know is that the primary staffing is provided by volunteers who are trained as Firefighters and Emergency Medical Technicians (EMT). These volunteers are a hardworking group of Lopezians committed to helping you, their fellow Lopezians, in times of emergency. In short, we are your “neighbors helping neighbors.”
If dialing from a cell phone in San Juan County, those in need of emergency services are asked to make note of the emergency number to call: 378-4141.
Orcas Medical Center plans to charge a $3 fee for administering flu shots to children up to age 19, beginning in October.
Lighthouse Christian Center in Eastsound will sponsor Life Line Screening on Thursday, Aug. 28. The screening will test for Stroke, Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm, Peripheral Arterial Disease, Osteoporosis, Atrial Fibrillation. Three blood screenings will be available, for glucose, cholesterol and liver enzyme. The cost for each test is from $35 to $45, or $139 for the four screening package.
A San Juan Island man accused of a vicious beating which left another man with multiple fractures of his face will serve two months in jail after pleading guilty to felony assault.
The San Juan County Council has designated Rich Peterson as chair of an ad hoc task force to find ways to improve cell phone coverage within the County. In recent years law enforcement officials, emergency responders and individual citizens have increasingly expressed concerns about the lack of cell phone service in many areas of the County.
A San Juan Island man accused of felony assault following an altercation with his then-girlfriend was found innocent last week of all charges following a three-day trial in San Juan County Superior Court.
This Aug. 26 marked the 88th anniversary of the day that the U.S. Constitution was amended to grant women the right to vote. The nonpartisan League of Women Voters, formed when women were first granted the right to vote, marked the occasion with reflections on how far we have come as well as optimism that this year will bring even more Americans into the democratic process.
David Moseley, Assistant Secretary for the State Department of Transportation/Ferries Division, announced that the fall public meeting schedule has been set.
Concho the seal pup died last week.
Retired lawyer Eleanor Hoague says she didn’t intend to be involved in citizens’ rights crusades when she moved to Orcas Island.
