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Fire & Rescue Board to Hold Work Meeting
Thursday, April 28 at 5:30 pm at the Eastsound Fire Hall -- from Pat Ayers for the Orcas Board of Fire Commissioners -- This is intended to be a “working session.” The commissioners expect that
Look Out for Surveyors as Prune Alley Work Begins
-- from San Juan County Public Works -- San Juan County Public Works(SJCPW) has begun work on the Prune Alley Improvements project. The scope of this project includes design and installation of curb, gutter, sidewalk,
OPALCO Candidates’ Forum: Live on Orcas and Online
-- by Margie Doyle, updated at 9:30 p.m. -- Candidates for OPALCO Board Bios at https://www.opalco.com/resource-library/#rlfannualmeetingandelections2016 Last week, Orcas Power and Light Cooperative (OPALCO) hosted four candidate forums for the directors' positions up
Candidate Filing for Positions About to Begin
-- from San Juan County Communications -- The San Juan County Elections Office will accept online candidate filings from 9 a.m. on Monday, May 16, through 4 p.m. on Friday, May 20. In-person filings will
Tell Your “Library Stories” and Let the People Choose
Submissions due May 15 -- from Phil Heikkinen for the Orcas Public Library -- The Library Fair, one of the many activities of the Orcas Island Public Library that make it one of the
Sheriff’s Report | April 13 -19, 2016
April 13, 2016 16-002052 Welfare Check 03:58:13 04/13/16 Deputy responded to the Sheriff's Office located in Friday Harbor reference an unruly prisoner. Upon arrival the prisoner was causing bodily harm to himself and yelling threats
Park and Rec Gears Up for a Stupendous Season
--by Margie Doyle -- Orcas Park and Rec holds Minnor League practice in Buck Park Orcas Island Park and Recreation District is a rambunctious six-year old with “rejiggered” programs and administration, in the
Editorial: Trust Me, You Should Have Been There
-- by Margie Doyle -- That's the message implicit in all the reporting we do for Orcas Issues. Our reports, whether on a theater event, an infrastructure crisis, a non-profit campaign, or government meetings, convey
WSU Names New Director of County Extension
-- from San Juan County Communications -- Washington State University has chosen Dr. Brook Brouwer as the new county director for San Juan County. Dr. Brouwer received his PhD from WSU in crop and soil
Attend League of Women Voters Annual Meeting
Dr. Joe Gaydos to be Keynote Speaker -- from Clare Kelm for LWV SJs -- Joe Gaydos, photo by Janna Nichols The League of Women Voters of the San Juans will be holding
OIFRD Commissioners Consult with Public on Chief Search and Re-organization
-- by Margie Doyle -- Monday evening's regular meeting of the Orcas Island Fire and Rescue District (OIFRD) Commissioners heralded a fresh start for the taxing district that has said hello and goodbye to three
Guest Opinion: Islanders Question OPALCO and Rock Island Ethics Re: Lobbying for Board Candidates
-- by Chris Graecen -- “Is it acceptable for Rock Island, a wholly owned subsidiary of OPALCO, to use its staff time, email address lists and letterhead to lobby for specific candidates for the OPALCO
WSF to Close Cheesecake Café at Anacortes Terminal
Ferries' on-board galley services also to change management from Washington business -- by Margie Doyle -- Margie Aipopo, 12-year owner/licensee of Cheesecake Café at Anacortes Ferry Terminal, soon to depart? Margie Aipopo, owner
County Auditor Addresses Accessible Voting
The fourth in a series of articles about elections in Washington State by San Juan County Auditor F. Milene Henley. The County Auditor administers elections and voter registration in the County. (View first article HERE. View second article HERE.
Ferries Choose Connecticut Company for Ferry Food and Concession Services
-- from Ian Sterling for Washington State Ferries -- When it came time for Washington State Ferries to put its vending, galley-service and other retail-concession contracts out to bid, the organization put the customer experience
Letter to the Editor: Ferry Time, Not Island Time
-- by Patty Pirnack-Hamilton-- I had to change my ferry reservation last Thursday from the 6:30 to the 8:55, no problem. I was wishing I hadn’t even made a reservation as the late ferry is
