Fidalgo Medical Associates, long located immediately adjacent to Island Hospital, is being purchased by the Hospital. The private medical clinic includes ten physicians and three advanced registered nurse practitioners.
The City Planning Commission meets Wednesday night with a new member. Stuart Janke was appointed to the Planning Commission at last week’s City Council meeting.
The BMW ORACLE Racing Team, which built their 90-foot trimaran here and has been testing it in Rosario Strait, says they’ll barge the boat to San Diego later this month.
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie continues to amaze me. It's been on the Northwest Bestseller list for weeks now. Also on this week's list are Garth Stein's The Art of Racing in the Rain and The Other by David Guterson. Week ending September 7, 2008.
A yellow boom has been placed around the derelict tug Enchantress preliminary to the start of work which will lead to the removal of the tug. First order of business is a cleanup of toxic materials on the tug, including asbestos removal.
The City Council has started their review of the Mayor’s proposed $45-million budget for the coming year. The Council met with city department heads one at a time Monday night to go over the budget.
