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Orcas News and Views Retrospective: 2016 Notable Moments
— by Margie Doyle, Publisher and Historian — 2016 Stories and Links — an incomplete list, browse our archives (go to the link in the left-hand sidebar) and add your interests: Orcas population suffers losses:
Comp Plan Survey Deadline Today
-- by Matthew Gilbert, Orcas Issues reporter -- As tracked over the last month or so by Orcas Issues and with a request for input from the County, a survey has been developed to gauge
Ranker Chosen to Chair New Senate Environment & Tourism Committee
-- from Dave Pringle for Sen. Ranker's Office -- Sen. Kevin Ranker (D-Orcas Island) was selected by his peers in the Senate Democratic Caucus to chair the new Environment & Tourism Committee in the 2019
Coast Salish Tribes Oppose Trans Mountain Pipeline Expansion
[perfectpullquote align="full" bordertop="false" cite="" link="" color="" class="" size=""]U.S. Tribal representatives will speak alongside First Nations at press conference and before Canadian National Energy Board [/perfectpullquote] VICTORIA, BRITISH COLUMBIA – Indigenous people of the Salish Sea region
Fire Commissioners Pass 2019 Budget, Consider Applicants for Open Position
-- by Susan McBain, Orcas Issues reporter -- Approving the 2019 Orcas Fire & Rescue (OIFR) budget and considering three applications for the open position on the Board of Fire Commissioners (BOFC) were the big tasks
Weather Watch Warning Issued for High Winds
-- from The National Weather Service -- Sunday, November 25, 1:53 p.m. The National Weather Service in Seattle has upgraded the High Wind Watch to a High Wind Warning, which is in effect from midnight
Sheriff’s Report | November 14 – 20, 2018
-- from San Juan County Sheriff's Office -- November 14, 2018 18-008649 Fraud 08:06:54 11/14/18 A Deputy responded to a telephone report of a fraud that occurred outside of our jurisdiction in Arlington, WA. The
Last Walk-in Clinic to Change your Medicare Drug Plan
Friday, November 30, 1 - 4 p.m., Orcas Library -- from Pegi Groundwater -- Friday, November 30, between 1 and 4 SHIBA volunteers will be at the Orcas library to help Orcas residents review their
Guest Editorial: Shop — and Support — Local Journalism
-- by David Leonhardt of the NYTimes.com -- Today is America’s national day of shopping. For anyone who plans to spend some money, I have a suggestion: Subscribe — or donate to — a media
Orcas News and Views Retrospective: 2015 Notable Moments
— by Margie Doyle, Publisher and Historian — 2015 Stories and Links -- an incomplete list, browse our archives (go to the link in the left-hand sidebar) and add your interests: Southern resident orcas increase,
Landing Construction is Now Between a Block and a Hard Place
-- from Stephanie Conner for San Juan County Public Works-- Between a block and a hard place is sometimes not a bad spot to be in. Well at least that’s true at the Orcas Landing construction
Larsen Reiterates Support for NATO Allies at Meeting of NATO Parliamentarians
-- from Amanda Munger for Rep. Rick Larsen's office -- WASHINGTON, D.C. – From November 16-19, Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02), a senior member of the House Armed Services Committee, traveled to Halifax to attend the
Ferry Rundown
-- from Washington State Ferries -- Monday, November 26, 1:13 p.m. Bad weather makes for slow ferries M/V Elwha is running an estimated 30 minutes behind schedule due to inclement weather in the area. This
Orcas News and Views Retrospective: 2014 Notable Moments
--by Margie Doyle, Publisher and Historian -- — 2014 Stories and Links an incomplete list, browse our archives (go to the link in the left-hand sidebar) and add your interests: Orca whales' baby boom gives
Salmon Preservation in Salish Sea At Risk
-- by Samantha Larson for Crosscut.com -- I was traveling from Seattle to Juneau up the Inside Passage with the small-cruise outfitter called Sea Wolf Adventures, but to navigate the shallow delta of the Stikine,
Historic Property to Become OPAL’s April’s Grove
-- from Leith Templin -- Gathering before Thanksgiving of the Templin-McGlinn pioneers: Jason Linnes, Leith Templin, Don Gerard, Barbara Rodenberger Griffin, Ron Griffin, John Willis, Peg Nicol, Catherine Peterson, Joyce Burkhard and Cherie Cunningham
