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Ranker Rages at J pod Orca Losses
-- from Dave Pringle for Senator Ranker's Office -- Sen. Kevin Ranker released a statement [on Friday, August 3] regarding the need for action to protect and recover the Southern Resident Killer Whale (SRKW). “The
Guest Editorial: Concerns re Port Master Plan Sent to Port Commissioners
-- by Tim Blanchard -- To the Commissioners of the Port of Orcas: Please consider the following comments for the Port of Orcas Airport Master Plan: GENERAL 1. I am a full-time resident of Orcas
Letter to Editor | Ramel is Coalition Builder
-- from Boyd and Lovel Pratt -- We thank Representative Kris Lytton for her service to the 40th District and wish her well in her retirement. Kris Lytton did so much to support education in our
Take the 2018 Fairgrounds Master Plan Survey
-- from San Juan County Communications -- The San Juan County Fairgrounds Master Plan, which was last updated in 2012, provides a roadmap for developing and operating the fairgrounds in a manner that is responsive
Is Tahlequah (J35) Really Grieving? “Yes” Says Dr. Gaydos
-- by Joe Gaydos, Science Director, SeaDoc Society-- Photo courtesy of Taylor Shedd, Soundwatch For the last nine days, a female Southern Resident Killer Whale has been carrying her dead calf around the
Sheriff’s Report | July 25 – 31, 2018
-- from San Juan County Sheriff's Office -- Wednesday, July 25, 2018 18-005300 Wanted Person 09:48:25 07/25/18 A Deputy arrested a subject on a warrant out of San Juan County. The suspect was transported to
Guest Opinion | My Comments to Port Commission
-- from Margaret M. Manning -- August 3, 2018 To the Commissioners of the Port of Orcas: Please consider the following comments for the Port of Orcas Airport Master Plan: I am a full-time resident
Health District Commissioners Propose Acute Care Services for Orcas Island
-- by Susan McBain, Orcas Issues Reporter -- Steady progress on all fronts seemed to be the theme of the July 31 meeting of the Orcas Island Health Care District Commission. But there were two
Two Fatalities in Lopez Plane Crash
-- from Sheriff Ron Krebs -- Yesterday, Thursday, August 2, at approximately 5 p.m. a pilot reported seeing an aircraft go down somewhere on the south end of Lopez Island near the airport. Sheriff’s deputies along
Port Master Plan Alternatives
-- from Port of Orcas Website -- "The Preferred Alternative is not simply a matter of selecting one of these alternatives to the exclusion of all others. Rather, it emerges from desirable elements of the
Guest Editorial: From a Democrat to The Democrats
-- by Lynn Baker -- Where the heck are you guys? I have been a Democrat all my life, (except when I registered Republican to vote against Reagan in the primary). The Democrats had NO
Letter to Editor | Turn Your Comments Into Action
-- from Bob Gamble, reprinted upon request -- I read the excellent article Matthew Gilbert wrote on the airport expansion and all the great comments that followed. Unfortunately I'm worried that many of the people
Port of Orcas Takes Heat from Packed House
--by Matthew Gilbert, Orcas Issues reporter-- The special meeting called by the Port of Orcas to discuss the Port Master Plan, last Thursday at the Eastsound Fire Hall More than 100 people filled
Letter to Editor | I Support Power for the People
-- from Colleen Kenimond -- I am Colleen Kenimond and I am the adult public defender for San Juan County. This is my sixth year in this position, and my 24th in criminal practice both
NAS Whidbey SAR Transports Patient from Forks
-- from Thomas Mills for NAS Whidbey -- A Search and Rescue (SAR) team from Naval Air Station (NAS) Whidbey Island transported a patient from Forks to higher care in Seattle in the early morning hours
Come Learn About Current Salmon Virus Threat
Thursday, August 9, 6 - 8 p.m., Emmanuel Parish Hall -- from David Turnoy for Our Revolution San Juan County and the San Juan County Democrats -- This past March, Washington state successfully passed a
