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Guest Editorial: The Creek and The Culvert
-- by Tom Welch -- Cascade Creek has, like most creeks, small beginnings. It’s an ignonimous little tumbler as it scoots over, around, under and through the rocks, logs, sticks, eddies, falls and stillwaters. Suddenly,
Guest Opinion | One More Caucus Thought
-- from David Turnoy -- If you have been following the discussion about the caucus on Orcas Issues, you will know that the majority of those making comments favor moving to counting the Democratic primary instead
Flotsam & Jetsam: Islands to Be Connected by Bridges
With this article, we are starting a semi-regular humor column, written by Orcas High School teacher Maurice Austin from recent events of local interest. Thanks for your humorously imaginative columns, Maurice! What's next? -- by
Inslee on Passage of Supplemental Operating Budget
-- from Jaime Smith -- Legislators today concluded their most important order of business — passing a supplemental budget that keeps our books balanced and our state agencies fully open for business to serve the
Ranker: Budget Makes Some Strides Forward, But Not Enough
-- from Rick Manugian -- Sen. Kevin Ranker, D-Orcas Island, issued this statement today upon the Legislature’s passage of the 2016 Operating Budget. “You never get everything you want with a budget, but that’s the
Madden Surbaugh’s Successful School Lunch
Chef Zach and Chef Madden serve lunch to high school student Pasha Bullock -- from Ashley Randall -- The public school cafeteria was buzzing with the voices of 363 students and adults enjoying
Inslee Prohibits Non-essential State-funded Travel to North Carolina
-- from Jaime Smith -- Gov. Jay Inslee today issued a memo to state agencies prohibiting non-essential state-funded travel to North Carolina in light of that state’s legislation allowing discrimination against transgender men and women.
County to Test Election Equipment; Public Invited
Wednesday, April 6, 10:45 a.m., County Elections Office -- from Milene Henley, Auditor -- A “Logic and Accuracy” test of ballot tabulating equipment used in San Juan County for the May 24, 2016 Presidential Primary is
County Auditor Explains Those Ballot Signatures
The third 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
Council Schedule / Agenda for Week
-- from Ingrid Gabriel -- SAN JUAN COUNTY COUNCIL MONDAY MEETING Mar 28, 2016 - Monday - 9:00 AM Location: Legislative Hearing Room, 55 Second Street, Friday Harbor, WA SAN JUAN COUNTY COUNCIL TUESDAY MEETING
Orcas, San Juan County Democratic Presidential Caucus Results
-- from David Turnoy -- [metaslider id=42659] More than 700 people participated in the presidential primary for the Democrats Saturday on Orcas Island, and just over 2,000 participated countywide. Here on Orcas, Bernie Sanders received
Letter to Editor: Seems I Voted in Caucus Today
-- from Jane Alden -- Today was my second experience with caucusing. I remember nothing about the first one, eight years ago, except that there was a room full of people. Today there was an
Larsen Leads Efforts To Invest In Pacific Salmon Recovery
-- from ingrid Stegemoeller -- Rep. Rick Larsen, WA-02, today [March 24 2016] led the call for a minimum of $65 million to support the Pacific Coastal Salmon Recovery Fund, a critical source of investment for
Sheriff’s Report | March 16 – 22, 2016
Wednesday, March 16, 2016 16-001387 Domestic Dispute or Assault 09:16:38 03/16/16 Deputies were dispatched to a verbal domestic in Friday Harbor. It was later determined the juvenile involved was determined mentally unstable and was transported
Inslee Signs Supplemental Transportation Budget Focused on Traffic Relief
Includes funding for an 87-car stand-by ferry -- from Tara Lee -- Gov. Jay Inslee today signed the 2016 supplemental transportation budget that continues to improve safety and traffic relief throughout Washington. It builds upon
Middle School Goes Hands-on at Orcas Transfer Station
-- by Margie Doyle, corrected March 25 at 7:30 p.m. -- [metaslider id=42606] The entire Orcas Island Middle School dug in -- literally -- to the newly constructed bioswales at the Orcas Transfer Station to
