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Fire Commissioners Call Special Meeting to Address Vacancy
Monday, October 1, 5:30 p.m., Eastsound Fire Station -- from Marla Johns for Board of Fire Commissioners -- The Board of Fire Commissioners will be holding a special meeting on Monday, October 1. The agenda
Workshop: Everything You Need to Know About Medicare
Tuesday, October 2, 10 a.m., Orcas Public Library -- from Pegi Groundwater -- Turning 65 soon? Been on Social Security Disability for at least two years? Then you are about to become part of Medicare.
Letter to Editor | Sheriff’s Office Takes Sexual Assault Reports Seriously
-- from Sheriff Ron Krebs -- I wish to take a minute to respond to a recent article that was posted in the Island Guardian and the San Juan Islander. While I cannot comment on
Senior Preparedness Family, Companion, and Caregiver Presentation
Wednesday, October 3, 1:30 p.m., Orcas Senior Center -- from Sara Boyle for Orcas Senior Center -- Senior citizens, especially those with medical issues and limited mobility, can be vulnerable in the event of a
Celebrate the coming of Fall with a Great Islands Clean-Up!
-- from Orcas Recycling Services (ORS)-- Volunteers throughout the San Juan Islands will get together on Saturday, September 29th to participate in the third-annual Fall Great Islands Clean-Up (GICU). All over the County volunteers will
Letter to Editor | Businesses Hurt by Affordable Housing Shortage
-- from Suzanne Olson -- Many local businesses are struggling to find enough staff to keep their doors open and their shelves full. We have a shortage of affordable housing all year round, and it’s
Letter to the Editor: Three Reasons to Re-elect Randy Gaylord
--- from Pete Moe, Executive Director, Orcas Recyling Services/The Exchange -- Six years ago, when The Exchange was competing for the contract to run the Orcas Transfer Station, Randy was among the first to recognize
Letter to Editor | Why I Support Nick Power
-- from Rita Latsinova -- I have been an appellate lawyer in Washington for 25 years and I will be voting for Nick Power for Prosecuting Attorney. My reasons are both professional and personal. On
Letter to Editor | Power as Prosecutor Makes Us Cringe
-- from David Dehlendorf (San Juan Island), Judy Scott (Orcas Island), Learner Limbach (Orcas Island), and Mac Langford (Lopez Island) -- We cringe every time someone states that he/she supports Nick Power for Prosecuting Attorney
Guest Opinion: Sen. Grassley Should Give Kavanaugh’s Accuser the Investigation He Says #Metoo Vicitms Deserive
-by Ally Coll Steele -- Ally Coll Steele [On Sept. 21] I joined six former Hill staffers—who all, like me, experienced sexual misconduct while working in Congress—in urging federal lawmakers to finalize sexual
Letter to Editor | Support for Randy Gaylord
-- from Jack B. Coe, Esq. -- Having managed lawyers with some of the largest law firms in Seattle and across the Nation, I can say with first-hand certainty that Randy Gaylord has put together
WSF Long Range Plan in Final Draft Stage
-- from Jim Corenman, Chair, San Juan County Ferry Advisory Committee -- Washington State Ferries recently released the draft for their Long Range Plan (LRP) looking out the next two decades to 2040. This has
Letter to Editor | Port Ignores Community Input
-- from Susan Malins -- The Port of Orcas presented DOWL's alternative options for their Master Plan choices & requested comment. The vast majority of citizen comments favored “No Build/No Growth" with minor improvements, for
Port’s Ambitious Plan Will Remake North Orcas
-- by Matthew Gilbert, Orcas Issues Reporter, updated Sept. 25 at 9:30 p.m. -- After a tumultuous few months of public meetings and public outcry, the Port of Orcas presented its 20-year Master Plan at
Letter to the Editor: Time to Retire Gaylord
-- from Don Pollard -- Let’s retire Randy, Randy Gaylord should be thanked for his services for the past two-plus decades. But his trail of mistakes in judgement and obfuscation of events should not be
Letter to the Editor: Progressive Power Supports Whistleblowers and Victims
-- by Marci Flannery -- I’m writing this letter to urge my fellow citizens to vote for Nick Power for Prosecuting Attorney in the upcoming election this fall. I’ve been a resident of San Juan
