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Health Care District looking to fill Board vacancy

December 19th, 2024|

||| FROM CHRIS CHORD for ORCAS ISLAND HEALTH CARE DISTRICT ||| Following the voluntary resignation of District Commissioner Pegi Groundwater effective 11/30/2024, Orcas Island Health Care District (OIHCD) has formally nominated Alison Sanders for the

In Memoriam | Artha Freya Kass

December 19th, 2024|

||| FROM DEE HEIN ||| Artha Freya Kass (nee Artha Freya Schwartz) died peacefully in a beautiful hospice house following cardiac arrest on November 27, 2024, at the age of 84, with her daughter Julie

LWVSJ Observer Corps | County Council and LSWDD

December 18th, 2024|

||| FROM NECIA QUAST for LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS |||  Special Meetings December 16, 2024 County Council members convened as the Lopez Solid Waste Disposal District (LSWDD) governing body in a special meeting and approved the 2025 annual budget

Shoreline Workshop for Local Contractors

December 17th, 2024|

||| FROM TINA WHITMAN for FRIENDS OF THE SAN JUANS  Join local and regional shoreline experts from Friends of the San Juans, the Northwest Straits Foundation, Peninsula Environmental, the San Juan County Department of Community

Optimistic gardeners

December 17th, 2024|

||| FROM LAURA WALKER for ORCAS ISLAND GARDEN CLUB ||| It’s often difficult to be optimistic when faced with the current state of the world, but we gardeners are a lucky lot. We have the

‘Tis the season

December 17th, 2024|

||| FROM ORCAS CHORAL SOCIETY ||| Orcas Choral Society members and Orcas Christian School students carol at Island Market Dec. 16, led by Christian School teacher Andy Rivera.  

WSF: Expect a bumpy ride

December 17th, 2024|

||| FROM WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| All ferry passengers should be prepared for possible service disruptions starting this afternoon through tomorrow morning due to weather. The National Weather Service is forecasting high winds throughout the

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