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“Don’t ask me who’s influenced me. A lion is made up of the lambs he’s digested, and I’ve been reading all my life.”
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County Prosecutor Comments on CAO Ruling
Growth Board Ruling Requires New Look at Buffers for Critical Areas By Stan Matthews, County Internet and Information Manager The Growth Management Hearings Board says more work is needed to protect critical areas in the
Library Board to Discuss Expansion
Saturday September 14 from 9 to 11 a.m. at the Public Library The Orcas Island Library District will hold a Special Work Session Meeting to discuss the public library expansion project. The meeting will take
CAO Decision: “The Board Declines to Impose Invalidity”
By Margie Doyle Friends of the San Juans prevail on buffer, habitat, wetlands and utilities challenges On September 6, 2013, the Growth Management Hearings Board (GMHB) issued its 109-page decision in cases brought before it
Community Engagement in Oil Spill Preparedness and Response
From San Juan County Are you prepared for a major Oil Spill in the San Juans? How will it impact you? Will you be involved in the clean-up? Who is in charge and what
Long Live the Kings! Salish Sea Presentation
Thursday, September 12, 6:30 p.m. at Orcas Center Jacques White, the executive director of Long Live the Kings, will give a presentation on salmon in the Salish Sea, with an emphasis on the challenges of
September Means Youth Fall Soccer Starts
From Marcia West, Executive Director, Orcas Island Park and Recreation The Orcas Park and Rec Fall Soccer season starts tomorrow, Tuesday, September 10. We have both youth and pee wee soccer this year. We will
Mentors Wanted! Informational Meeting Sept. 19
The Funhouse Commons Mentor Program continues to provide island kids with traditional one-on-one mentor matches and several types of project-based mentorships that link caring adults with small groups of children. Mentoring relationships are an essential
Orcas Family Connections Resource Center Signs On to Help with Affordable Care Registration
Lopez and San Juan Family Resource Centers also sign up to help By Margie Doyle The Orcas Family Connections Resource Center announced on Thursday, Sept 5 that it will sign a contract with Whatcom Association
Fundraising Picnic for Salmon in the Classroom
from Fiona Norris San Juan Nature Institute is holding its annual fundraising picnic for Salmon in the Classroom for 4th graders at the home of Jim and Kathy Youngren on Sunday September 15 from 3-5:30
View Historic Homestead on Shaw Island
The Tharald Homestead on Shaw Island Saturday, September 14 The San Juan County Land Bank invites the public to view the Tharald Historic Homestead on Shaw Island on Saturday, September 14, 2013. Meet
County Council Corner: Nomadic Council this Summer
By Ingrid Gabriel, Clerk to the San Juan County Council The Council has been more nomadic than usual during these last days of summer starting with a meeting on Lopez for the new skate
Editorial: What’s the Obamacare (ACA) Buzz?
It's time to surf, call, talk -- start the process By Margie Doyle Anyone remember when Medicare was signed into law (1965)? Social Security (1937)? The arc of U.S. history is finally, slowly, making huge
Thurman Bond: 1922–2013
from Barton Landsman Thurman Bond Thurman Bond, 90, who lived in Doe Bay for 67 years, died on Friday August 30, 2013. Thurman was born in King City, CA on November 28, 1922,
Monthly Cancer Support Group Meets Next Thursday
By Sue Lewis The Cancer Support Group will meet Thursday September 12, 2013 in the Community Church Fireside Room at 5 p.m. This is a monthly no cost, confidential support group. If you, or anyone
Whale of a Show Auditions Soon
The annual talent show will audition acts on Sept. 20 and 22. Whale of a Show happens again at the Orcas Center Sept. 28 From Didier Gincig Can you believe it? It's almost
Threshold Choir Welcomes Orcas Singing Community
Kate Munger, founder of Threshold Choir, comes to Orcas Island's From Susan Osborn Densmore Kate Munger, founder of Threshold Choirs, is coming to Orcas. The event will be on Monday, September 9, at
