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Letter to Editor | Jarman Has Our Vote
-- from Rex and Lisa Guard -- We will cast our vote for County Council District 1 for Bob Jarman. Bob has a proven track record which should be applauded by our community. Rather than
PeaceHealth, San Juan Hospital District Amend Subsidy Agreement
Following is a joint statement released by Bill Williams, chair, San Juan County Public Hospital District #1, and Merry-Ann Keane, chief administrative officer, PeaceHealth Peace Island Medical Center: Representatives of San Juan County Public Hospital
Become a Master Gardener this Spring
Applications are due November 1 -- San Juan County WSU Master Gardener program -- Applications are now being accepted for the 2017 San Juan County WSU Master Gardener Training Program. Volunteer trainees will receive over
It’s Time for Clay Café
Sunday, November 6, 2 - 5 p.m., High School Art Room -- from Geri Turnoy for A-OK -- On Sunday, November 6, 2016, A-OK (Art for Orcas Kids) will host another fun-filled afternoon at The
Support Eastsound Post Office; Report Hospitality Abuses
-- by Margie Doyle -- Eastsound PostMaster Donna McNeil has a quandary. When homeless people started sleeping in the lobby of the post office in Eastsound, she allowed it, because, well, she has a heart.
Letter to the Editor: Bob Jarman, a Man to Look Up To
My name is Teagan Hudson. I am 14 years old. I am Bob Jarman’s granddaughter. Many of you have probably met me as I have spent a lot of time on San Juan Island, that
Letter to the Editor: Concern for Eastsound’s Future
-- by Michael Budnick -- To the Eastsound Planning and Review Committee (EPRC), sent on Oct. 10 by email to Rick Hughes/ EPRC County Liaison Dear Members of the EPRC, I am writing this letter
Kaleidoscope Invests in Outdoor Play
-- by Margie Doyle -- Amber Paulsen with the work-in-progress revamped playground at Kaleidoscope Childcare Center on North Beach Road When Kaleidoscope Childcare Center was discredited for its play area, Director Amber Paulsen
Sheriff’s Report | October 19 – 25, 2016
October 19, 2016 16-007938 Theft 10:04:48 10/19/16 Between 10/16/16 and 10/17/16 an unknown subject removed a pair of sunglasses from a ferry workers vehicle. The vehicle was parked in front of the ferry terminal and
Vision for Eastsound: The Conversation Begins
-- by Margie Doyle -- [metaslider id=47685] Gretchen Krampf,Thrive Orcas Island community organizer and co-founder of Leadership San Juan Islands, said at the opening of the 50-50 Vision for Eastsound gathering last night (Wednesday, Oct.
First-ever Washington State Ferries Halloween Costume Competition
-- from Washington State Ferries -- It is the ferry captain’s job to get dressed in uniform every morning and take the wheel of one of the state’s 22 ferries. This Halloween is a day
Art from Around the World at Orcas Center this November
-- from Pat Littlewood -- Opening on Friday, November 4th, in the lobby gallery at Orcas Center is a very unique show collated by the Visual Arts Committee which features works of art assembled from
Eastsound Vision for the Milennials’ Future
-- from Gretchen Krampf -- It’s a 50/50 Conversation: Eastsound Village … What’s Your Vision? Join us Wednesday, October 26th at the Eastsound Fire Hall from 6 to 8 p.m. Eastsound Village is the center
Letter to Editor | Vote for Durland’s Integrity, Insight
-- from Joseph Bettis -- I consider it a privilege to endorse Michael Durland for County Council. I have lived in Deer Harbor, not far from Michael for six years and during those years my
Whidbey Naval Air Station Seeks WWII Veterans for Recognition
-- from Mike Welding, Public Affairs Officer -- To commemorate the 75th Anniversary of the official start of World War II for the United States after the attack on Pearl Harbor, Naval Air Station Whidbey
Letter to Editor | Hey, Maurice…
-- from Rachel Newcombe -- After reading page 99 of the Voters' Pamphlet Statement Against Proposition 1 (some of the funniest writing I've ever read) it occurred to me to alert the talented author Maurice
