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In the News (Mon 16 Nov 09)

  
  40 Wn.2d 814, THE STATE OF WASHINGTON, on the Relation of Public Utility District No. 1 of Pend Oreille County, ...
The district therefore proceeded to call for bids for the construction of the dam and power plant, without waiting for formal action on the RFC loan, although the district had received informal assurances that the loan would be granted.
In the Skagit case, supra, we intimated that the Skagit district would be warranted in acquiring both the Baker river and Rock Island generating plants "to adequately meet present and future ascertainable needs of the district and the inhabitants thereof.
The district must procure an adjudication of the supreme court of the state of Washington holding that this procedure is legal, "such decision to be satisfactory to RFC counsel" and the district's bond counsel.
www.mrsc.org /mc/courts/supreme/040wn2d/040wn2d0814.htm   (7624 words)

  
 Skagit judge says seat belt law invalid - But law enforcement agencies will keep issuing tickets
Skagit County, WA - Although a Skagit County judge has concluded the state's new seat belt law is invalid, it doesn't mean you won't have to buckle up.
The Skagit County ruling evolved from a February case in which a State Patrol trooper had pulled over a truck on Highway 20 after noticing one of the passengers was not wearing a seat belt.
She pointed to the same legal argument that was used in a 1994 case when the state motorcycle-helmet law was successfully challenged as vague, forcing the Legislature to rewrite the law.
www.citizenreviewonline.org /may_2003/skagit_judge.htm   (1496 words)

  
 SKAGIT VALLEY HERALD.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
District officials speculate that this is because Anacortes is becoming too expensive for young families to settle.
District officials want to be sure not to cut back too much, but at the same time, money is tight.
La Conner may be the only Skagit school district that isn't growing or shrinking in a way that makes it difficult for district officials to predict.
www.skagitvalleyherald.com /articles/2005/09/29/news/news01.txt   (753 words)

  
 Skagit River Washington Whitewater River Rafting
The Skagit is the 2nd longest river in the state and is set in a beautiful mountain valley.
The Bald Eagles along the Skagit have migrated from the mountains and coastal areas of the Pacific Northwest.
The Bald Eagles wintering on the Skagit and nearby Nooksack River comprise the largest gathering of Bald Eagles in the lower 48 states.
www.alpineadventures.com /skagit.html   (417 words)

  
 Skagit PUD - Volume 1, Fall / Winter 1991
We are currently notifying schools within Skagit County that we welcome tours of the District's state of the art water filtration plant.
The population of Skagit County has grown by over 15,000 since 1980 and is projected to exceed 110,000 by the year 2000.
To the District, this also means more water lines and storage reservoirs to help protect the public during emergencies like droughts and fires.
www.skagitpud.org /page.asp_Q_navigationid_E_54   (1148 words)

  
 SKAGIT VALLEY HERALD.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
The biggest difference between countywide and partial districts is that the partial district would allow each junior library district to maintain control of their buildings, materials and finances while expanding their services to rural Skagit County residents.
The number of registered voters in the district cannot be calculated until the committee defines the district boundaries and presents it to the elections office, Kubischta said.
Perkins said she believes voters will approve a partial county library district, as opposed to efforts in 1997 and 1998 to pass a full countywide district.
www.skagitvalleyherald.com /articles/2004/05/04/news/news02.txt   (865 words)

  
 SKAGIT CONSERVATION DISTRICT
Position Description: The position of Public Information and Education Assistant will provide staff support to the District's Public Information and Education Coordinator in developing, coordinating, and implementing public outreach and education programs that promote conservation of natural resources in Skagit County.
In addition to classroom presentations, the Public Information and Education Assistant will be responsible for wearing the Treeture character costume suit and making appearances at local schools, the Skagit County Fair, and other local events to highlight and spread the message of tree planting and tree care.
Note: This job description does not constitute an employment agreement between the employer and the employee, and is subject to change as the needs of the employer and requirement of the job change.
www.skagitcd.org /assistant.htm   (642 words)

  
 Washington State Patrol - District 7 FAQS
If your ticket was issued in Skagit County, call the Skagit County District Court at (360) 336-9319.
Effective September 19, 2000, WAC 204-96-010 was amended to read, in part, "A vehicle may be released prior to the mandated hold period if the employer or spouse of the arrested driver establishes significant economic or personal hardship with the district commander of the district in which the vehicle was impounded.
Should your circumstances not conform with the language of the RCW or WAC as stated above, you have the right to request a hearing before a judge in the district or municipal court in the jurisdiction where the vehicle was impounded to contest the validity of the impoundment.
www.wsp.wa.gov /about/d7faqs.htm   (1136 words)

  
 SWAN - Skagit Women's Alliance & Network
As the director of Skagit County District Court Probation, Eiford knows her efforts were successful when her clients don’t return to her office.
Under her leadership, the probation department was part of the team of the county Prosecuting Attorney’s Office, Skagit County Sheriff’s Office and Skagit Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Services to attract a federal grant aimed a cracking down on domestic violence.
Eiford was working for Skagit State Bank when her husband found an advertisement in the newspaper for a compliance officer, which is what probation officers were called then.
www.skagitpublishing.com /publications/swan/news.php?article=linda   (778 words)

  
 Anacortes American - GoAnacortes.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
Bruce McBane, hired by Skagit County to coordinate the emergency drill, offers a critique of emergency response at the end of the exercise conducted last Thursday on the east side of Fidalgo Island on South March Point Road.
The drill was designed to train emergency responders from Skagit County, and a few from Whatcom County, to collectively respond to terrorist incidents.
Negotiators were brought in to talk to the gunman, while other officers discovered a cannister of gas inside the trunk of the gunman's car.
www.goanacortes.com /articles/2005/03/17/news/news06.txt   (294 words)

  
 Shared Strategy for Puget Sound
The Nooksack Tribe, Whatcom County Conservation District, Stewardship Partners, Clallam Conservation District, Skagit River Cooperative and Drainage District #13 all received funds for projects that provide long-term benefits for both farms and fish, and recognize the need for both agriculture and salmon to prosper if both are to survive.
The Whatcom Conservation District will use the funding grant to improve water quality, enhance instream and riparian habitat, and improve fish access along California Creek by installing livestock exclusion fencing, removing three culverts, planting native vegetation, and constructing a bridge to replace a degraded stream crossing.
The Conservation District will use the funds to improve water quality and increase in-stream flows in the Dungeness River by treating contaminated drainage at a site that employs fungus to treat contaminated water, and by converting two open irrigation ditches to buried pipelines.
www.sharedsalmonstrategy.org /e-bulletin/2005-11/2005-11-grants.htm   (979 words)

  
 Shared Strategy for Puget Sound
Six of the twenty-two listed Chinook stocks in Puget Sound are spread around the Skagit watershed: in the upper Skagit mainstem and tributary, in the lower Skagit mainstem and tributary, in the upper and lower Sauk, in the Suiattle and in the upper Cascade.
The planning area for Skagit under the state Watershed Management Act is Watershed Resource Inventory Area (WRIA) 3 for the lower Skagit and WRIA 4 for the upper watershed.
As members of the Skagit Watershed Council, local governments, citizens and community groups have taken action to restore streamside vegetation and improve fish passage along the Skagit and its major tributaries and have prioritized and implemented additional projects based on science and the potential for collaborative action.
www.sharedsalmonstrategy.org /watersheds/watershed-skagit.htm   (1338 words)

  
 Former Skagit County dairy farmer jailed on manure-dumping charges   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
OLYMPIA - December 18, 1997 - A former Skagit County dairy farmer was sentenced to four days in jail after pleading guilty to four counts of violating the Washington Water Pollution Control Act for illegally dumping manure into a nearby drainage ditch.
The case was prosecuted by the Washington Attorney General's Office, with the concurrence of the Skagit County Prosecutor's Office.
Ecology and the Conservation District attempted for two years to obtain Koopmans' compliance prior to referring the case to criminal investigators.
www.atg.wa.gov /releases/rel_dump_121897.html   (413 words)

  
 Obituaries and biographies of Skagit valley pioneers: H
Judge Hammer was elected state senator from the 32nd senatorial district in 1898, and in 1902 was re-elected for the term ending in January 1906.
They were introduced to the Northwest when her father came to Port Gamble in 1853 as a crew member of the Pringle, the ship that brought the first workers for the Pope and Talbot mill that would soon become the strongest timber company in Washington territory.
Louisa Anderson Hart, Skagit county pioneer, who came to Sedro-Woolley in 186, died April 6, at the home of her daughter, Mrs.
www.stumpranchonline.com /skagitjournal/SkagitCtyRiv/Bios-Obits-H.html   (4625 words)

  
 Skagit Audubon Society-home
Skagit Audubon does more than that however: it also strives to preserve areas needed by birds and other wild creatures and strives to educate the public, adults and children to the wonders and importance of nature.
The mission of the National Audubon Society is to conserve and restore natural ecosystems, focusing on birds, other wildlife, and their habitats for the benefit of humanity and the Earth's biological diversity.
Attractive Skagit Audubon natural-colored T-shirts (long-sleeved and short-sleeved) and clear glass etched mugs are for sale and are available at the monthly general meetings.
www.fidalgo.net /~audubon   (2709 words)

  
 Links
Seattle District webpage on Skagit River, includes discussion of the Skagit River Flood Reduction Study and also a Frequently Asked Questions page.
Friends of Skagit County is the primary opposition to urban sprawl in Skagit County.
Skagit County's contribution to the USGenWebProject, a website focused on genealogy for America, Washington State and Skagit County.
www.skagitriverhistory.com /Links.htm   (578 words)

  
 Washington Trout: Preserve, Protect, Restore
The Skagit Stream Team is a network of local citizens concerned about the health of local streams.
Stream Team volunteers are trained to work in teams to collect water quality data on stream reaches located in Skagit County’s three priority watersheds: the Nookachamps Creek Watershed; the Padilla Bay Watershed; and the Samish Watershed.
The Skagit Stream Team Program utilizes standard operating procedures and a Quality Assurance/Quality Control Plan to train participants and to assure that the best data is collected.
www.washingtontrout.org /calendar_september.shtml   (660 words)

  
 Skagit Literacy
Skagit Literacy provides quality, goal-based educational services for the people of Skagit County so that they can achieve economic and social independence.
Skagit Literacy recruits, trains and supports community volunteers to work one-to-one and in small groups tutoring English as a Second Language and Basic Skills.
Skagit Literacy meets the dramatic need for English language instruction in Skagit County through small group and classroom instruction.
www.skagitcap.org /Skagit_Literacy.htm   (784 words)

  
 Skagit PUD - Skagit View Village
(the "District") is pleased to serve drinking water to the residents of
The District is also regulated by the Washington State Department of Health (DOH).
It was constructed as part of the Skagit View Village Local Utility District, which reconstructed the entire water system last year.
dev.webefx.com /skagitpud/page.asp_Q_navigationid_E_24   (685 words)

  
 SWC Member Organizations
The Skagit Conservation District is dedicated to maintaining, restoring and enhancing Skagit County's renewable resources.
The Skagit Conservation District's primary programs and projects are a mix of activities which protect and improve Skagit County's resources.
Examples of these include: watershed planning and implementation; riparian restoration and enhancement; forest stewardship; wildlife habitat restoration; conservation education; protection and preservation of prime farmland; and technical assistance to landowners to help them improve and protect water quality.
www.skagit.com /member_SkagitConservationDistrict.html   (90 words)

  
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School District Chloe Clark Elementary Pierce 27001 4562 Yes Steilacoom Hist.
School District Harriet Taylor Elementary Pierce 27001 4171 Yes Steilacoom Hist.
reportcard.ospi.k12.wa.us /Download/2004/AYPSchoolOverall.txt   (77 words)

  
 Shadowfax Publishing
Two school districts have joined this consortium beginning with the 1996-97 school year; Coupeville School district, in Island County and Concrete School District, in Skagit County.
Project teachers will provide training to their buildings, districts, and districts in three educational service district regions on the use of the Tool Kits 2000.
The purpose of this project is to bring Skagit County educators (approximately 30 from K-12) together with community representatives (in this case the food and fiber industry) to develop project-based curriculum for K-12 students.
www.olympus.net /personal/sdm/Grants.htm   (1437 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
That has special meaning in Skagit County where four years ago 17 seats out of 37 local elections went unopposed.
They are the medium through which we will implement the Democratic platform and our vision for the future of Skagit County.
The filing period at the Skagit County Auditor's Office (Elections), ph.
www.skagitdemocrats.org /Recruit05C.htm   (387 words)

  
 Padilla Bay
Volunteers preferring dry feet are trained to conduct fecal coliform and turbidity tests at the Padilla Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve laboratory.
A summary of the 2002 Skagit Stream Team program is available in PDF including methods and results.
Skagit Stream Team is a cooperative effort between Skagit Conservation District and Padilla Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve.
www.padillabay.gov /involvestreamteam.asp   (312 words)

  
 Leather-bound librarian provided 'sadistic, yet caring' services online
Shahan, hired in June to run this little town's new library, made headlines earlier this week when her private life as Lady Jane Grey was made public in the Skagit Valley Herald.
Lady Jane Grey was a young Protestant woman in the 1500s who briefly ascended the English throne, then was executed after a nine-day reign, victim of the political conniving of a Catholic contender.
While Shahan, former vice president of the National Leather Association, refused to talk to the P-I yesterday, she told the Skagit Valley Herald that what she does in her spare time is nobody's business but her own.
seattlepi.nwsource.com /local/135309_concrete16.html   (752 words)

  
 Legal Program Links
Offers mental health counseling and social services including parenting classes to Skagit County residents.
If you are a custodial parent a non-custodial parent or the custodian of a dependent child the resource center will help you to understand the services DCS provides.
Skagit County Community Action Agency is proud to be a United Way Agency
www.skagitcap.org /VLP_Links.htm   (165 words)

  
 King Conservation District | News | Spring 2005
The election is run according to RCW 89.08 which is the State law that conservation districts comply with.
The staff of the King Conservation District invites you to participate in a variety of environmental restoration projects where you will learn about restoring streams and wetlands, using native plants to restore native plant communities, and engineering techniques to enhance fish and wildlife habitat.
Thanks to a State grant, some local match money form the CD and the Snoqualmie Watershed Forum, a modern fish-friendly pump was installed to drain the low lying farm field while protecting juvenile salmon and trout that reside in the ditches that make up the drainage system.
www.kingcd.org /new_sp2005.htm   (1442 words)

  
 La Conner Regional Library
The La Conner Library is a "Rural, Partial-County Library District" in Skagit County, Washington.
To be eligible for a La Conner Library borrower's card, you must reside or own property within the library or school district boundaries.
If you are a non-resident of the district, read the criteria for non-resident borrowers.
www.lclib.lib.wa.us   (530 words)

  
 Jurisdiction   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
Non-Indian people who are arrested by Swinomish Police Officers are either booked into Skagit County Jail, issued a citation to appear in Skagit County District Court or referred to the Skagit County Prosecutor's office for charges in Skagit County Superior Court.
People who are a member of a federally recognized tribe and are arrested by a Swinomish Police Officer are either booked into Skagit County Jail or issued a citation to appear in Swinomish Tribal Court.
The Swinomish Tribal Court is similar to other court systems in the State of Washington except that defendants do not have the right to have a lawyer appointed to represent them if they can not afford one on their own.
www.swinomish.org /service/police/Jurisdiction.html   (532 words)

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