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2012 a Breakout Year

Some people are thinking that 2012 was the “breakout year” for a stagnant real estate market with a whopping 69% increase in sales volume over 2011. Merri Ann Simonson sends over a report to illustrate. See the Coldwell Banker Year-End Newsletter in PDF format at this link.

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Mentoring Opportunities

The second high school semester has arrived! This semester, the FHHS Community Service-Learning Class will begin on January 29th. This class utilizes committed adult mentors who will guide students through completion of a service project related to community improvement – both locally and globally. This is a great opportunity for a “win-win” partnership between students and local organizations.

If you have a community improvement service project in mind, a fifteen minute in-class presentation time can be arranged on January 31st, February 1st or February 4th, from 1:00 – 1:55.
Please contact Jenny Wilson at jwilson [@] sjisd [.] wednet [.] edu

Thank you very much for your support and interest in our students!

Jenny Wilson
FHHS Teacher
(360) 378-5215

And

Maude Cumming
Executive Assistant to the Superintendent
San Juan Island School District
(360) 378-4133

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Vote in your Conservation District Election

The election of the San Juan Islands Conservation District will be held on February 26, 2013. All San Juan County registered voters are eligible to vote in this election.

One supervisor will be elected for a 3-year term on the governing board of the District. The Board of Supervisors is responsible for governance and oversight of the Conservation District, for formulation of policy regulating District operations, for approval of District budgets, and monitoring use of District resources. The Board of Supervisors meets monthly, and individual supervisors typically also serve on District committees and provide technical support as appropriate. Supervisor positions are not compensated.

ANYONE INTERESTED IN BECOMING A CANDIDATE for Conservation District Supervisor must file a nominating petition with San Juan Islands Conservation District by January 29, 2010. We have one position vacant. The candidate must be a registered voter owning land or operating a farm within the San Juan Islands Conservation District boundary.

This election will be conducted by mail and in person at the polling station, 540 Guard Street, #150, Friday Harbor from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. on February 26, 2013.

Those wishing to vote by mail must request a ballot, and must do so not later than February 19, 2013. Ballot requests may be submitted, to the attention of the Elections Officer, by:

• Mail: SJICD, 350 Court Street, #10, Friday Harbor, WA 98250
• Telephone: 360-378-6621; Fax: 360-378-2445
• Online Ballot Request Form: www.sanjuanislandscd.org
• E-mail: [email protected]
• In person: 540 Guard Street, #150, Friday Harbor, WA

Ballots will be mailed to voters when the list of candidates is final. Mailed ballots must be returned postmarked no later than February 26, 2010.

Published election procedures can be viewed at the San Juan Islands Conservation District Office (540 Guard Street, #150, Friday Harbor) and are available from the Washington State Conservation Commission – http://www.scc.wa.gov.

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