Helping an islander out…
Posted November 19, 2010 at 4:21 pm by Ian Byington
The barn was fully ablaze...photo by Ron Garner
For all the cold we have have coming this weekend, things were hot over on Miller Road yesterday, as the Fire Department were called to contain a fire that destroyed most of a man’s belongings. Here’s the little writeup I received today…(and thank you, Ron, for the pictures) – see if you can lend a hand at Islanders Bank:
On Thursday Nov. 18th, longtime islander Whit Dunham lost his shop/barn to a fire that left nothing salvageable. Thankfully, no person or animal was hurt. Whit was not at home and the near-by house, where his daughter and grandchildren live, was not damaged thanks to the excellent work of our fire department. It is still uncertain as to how the fire started. Whit has made his living as a carpenter on San Juan Island for the past 30+ years. He lost all of his belongings including his tools in the fire.
An account has been set up at Islanders Bank to help Whit.
It appears to have been a total loss...photo by Ron Garner
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