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School Board Reviews Legislature’s McCleary “Solution”
-- by Margie Doyle -- Orcas Island School District board members, from left: Janet Brownell, Scott Lancaster, Chris Sutton and Tony Ghazel, ponder the impacts of the new education bill in response to the
Fire Commission to Muster in Monday Meeting
Monday, October 16, 5:30 p.m., Eastsound Fire Station -- from Orcas Fire & Rescue -- With no new business on the agenda for this month, the Board of Fire Commissioners will convene in a regularly-scheduled
Third Time’s the Charm for Navy Rescue
-- from Whidbey Naval Air Station -- A Search and Rescue (SAR) team from Naval Air Station (NAS) Whidbey Island rescued an injured climber in the Olympic National Park on Wednesday October 11, 2017. The October
Letter to Editor | Re-elect Barbara Bedell, Fire Commissioner
-- from Norm & Christy Zimlich -- The upcoming November 7, 2017 election will include two candidates competing for Orcas Fire Commissioner #3, the position which has been held by Barbara Bedell since her 2009
History Matinee: Quarrying and Limemaking in the San Juan Islands
Sunday, October 22, at 3 p.m. in the Eastsound Fire Hall -- by Carol Kulminski for the Orcas Historical Museums -- Boyd C. Pratt has recently published a book called Lime: Quarrying and Limemaking in
Sheriff’s Report | October 4 – 10, 2017
-- from San Juan County Sheriff's Office -- October 4, 2017 17-007065 Trespassing 10:25:00 10/04/17 A Lopez Island deputy investigating a trespassing complaint found a subject having a medical emergency. EMS was summoned and the
Eastsound Planners Map Out 2018 Work
-- by Margie Doyle -- Eastsound Planning Review Committee members set priorities for their 2018 work plan The Eastsound Planning Review Committee (EPRC) agreed on five top work plan priorities at its monthly
Letter to Editor | Join Me in Support of School Bond, Levy
-- from Rick Hughes -- I support the upcoming school maintenance bond and field levy and I ask for your support on both. The time is now for much needed maintenance improvements across the school
2018 Preliminary Budget for San Juan County Published
-- from Milene Henley, County Auditor -- The 2018 Preliminary Budget for San Juan County has been published. With a theme of “Budgeting for Uncertain Times,” the 2018 budget has been the most challenging to
Letter to Editor | Planned or Unfettered Growth
-- from Walter Corbin -- A few days ago there was a meeting for the community to express their now and then vision for our rural community. Unfortunately this was done without the guidance of the
Park & Ride Just Sooooo Close to Completion
-- from Jesse Douglas-Seitz, San Juan County Public Works -- Before (top) and after (bottom) photos from Orcas Hill Road looking south at the northern limits of construction. Our contractor, Razz Construction Inc., has
Orcas Islanders Turn Out for Comp Plan Vision
-- by Margie Doyle -- [metaslider id=55642] "We are asking you to consider ways in which we can modify the vision of the 20-year-old Vision Element of the Comprehensive Plan; and set policy direction today."
Letter to Editor | Vote Yes on School Bond and Levy
-- from Randall Gaylord for Citizens' Committee -- We are a citizens’ committee urging voters to say, “Yes” to the school bond and levy in the upcoming General Election. We are pleased that the school
WSF Looking For Your Photos in Twitter Contest
-- from Washington State Ferries -- Mural of the Kalakala in Port Angeles Got a unique, striking or interesting photo that includes at least one of our ferries? We want to see it…
Letter to Editor | We’re Supporting School Bond and Levy
-- from Randall K. Gaylord and Marny Gaylord -- I am voting “Yes” on both the Orcas School District bond and levy in the November election. The bond is for necessary improvement of the buildings. The
Deer Harbor Plan Review Committee to Meet
Wednesday, October 11, 4 - 5:30 p.m., Deer Harbor Fire Station -- from Anne Marie Shanks for Deer Harbor Plan Review Committee -- The meeting of the Deer Harbor Plan Review Committee, scheduled for Wednesday, October 11 from
