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Inter-island Klahowya Back in Service
-- from Washington State Ferries -- [UPDATE] At 10 p.m. on Friday, July 15, WSF announced that necessary vessel repairs were made to the Klahowya and it would return to service with the 11 p.m.
Fire Commission Meeting Cancelled for July: No Quorum
-- from Pat Ayers -- The Regular Board of Fire Commissioners (BOFC) Meeting for July 18, 2016 has been cancelled due to a lack of a quorum for this meeting. The next regular meeting will be held
Influencing the Future of Eastsound
-- from Jim Jonassen-- The process for updating the county’s comprehensive plan has begun and will unfold over the next eighteen months. Things missing from the Eastsound Urban Growth Area in the existing plan include
Eastsound Planners Discuss Vision and Details
-- by Margie Doyle and Madeleine Treneer, updated July 16 at 4 p.m. -- The bulk of the Eastsound Planning Review Committee (EPRC) monthly meeting on Tuesday, July 12, was spent on refining the allowable
Three More Orcas Graduates
-- by Margie Doyle -- OASIS graduates from left, Ashanti Ellyson, Zonia Darnell and Danny Hodges Orcas Alternative Student-Initiated Studies (OASIS) High School celebrated three more students achieving their Graduation Equivalency Diplomas (GED)
Reception for Cyrus Habib, Lt. Governor Candidate
Monday, July 18 from at Random Howse -- from Don Stillman -- Cyrus Habib Cyrus Habib, Democratic candidate for Lieutenant Governor, will visit Orcas Island on Monday, July 18. He will speak at
Medicare 101: Your Questions Answered
Thursday, July 14, 2 - 3:30 p.m., Orcas Library -- from Pegi Groundwater -- Are you confused by Medicare? Are you turning 65 soon? Do Medicare, Medigap and Medicare Advantage mean the same thing to you?
Letter to Editor | Durland Explains Campaign
-- from Michael Durland -- People are asking me, “What’s the deal?” Why am I not campaigning. Why do I not have a social media presence or website? I am withholding my campaign until after
Eastsound Planning Committee Meets Tuesday
Tuesday, July 12 from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Eastsound Fire Hall The monthly meeting of the Eastsound Planning Review Committee (EPRC) is held on Tuesday, July 12, instead of the usual first Thursday
Molly Gloss and Wild Ginger to Entertain on Shaw
Saturday July 16 at 11 a.m. at the Shaw Island Library -- from Alex MacLeod -- Shaw Island Library and Museum The Shaw Island Library & Historical Society will celebrate the 50th anniversary
Would You Take an Earlier Ferry to America?
-- from Cathy Ellis -- "How many ferry commuters are interested in an earlier scheduled departure from Orcas to Anacortes?" If a solution can be found to adjust schedules for an earlier departure from Orcas
Sheriff’s Report | June 29 – July 5, 2016
June 29, 2016 16-004323 Accident-HitRun 14:57:50 06/29/16 A Deputy in Friday Harbor received a report of a hit and run. The Deputy documented the incident and currently there are no suspects in this case. 16-004322
Eagle Forum Sponsors Candidate Forum
Wednesday, July 13, 5 p.m., Eastsound Fire Station -- from Cindy Carter -- Come to the Candidates Forum on July 13 at 5 pm at the Eastsound Fire Station. All of the San Juan Island
Statement from Gov. Jay Inslee on Dallas Police Shooting
-- from Jaime Smith, Governor's Office -- Martin Luther King, Jr. said, ‘Darkness cannot drive out darkness, only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate, only love can do that.’ This feels like
Auditor Explains Undervotes, Overvotes, and Write-ins
The seventh 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
San Juan County Council Candidates Speak Before the Public
-- by Margie Doyle -- Candidates for San Juan County Council, from left: Steve Wehrly, Bill Watson, Frank Penwell, Bob Jarman and Sheryl Albritton. All county voters will select two candidates from these five
