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School to Honor Veterans on Nov. 10
Tuesday, Nov. 10 at 8:45 a.m. in the High School Gym -- from the Orcas Island School District -- Veterans Honored at Orcas Island Schools 2013 School students will honor Veterans Day on
You Need Pickleball! Pickleball Needs You!
-- from Theresa Haynie -- Pickleball -- Kim Lambie serves, and Kathy Wehle and Dane Streck are ready to return. Pickleball. Even the name of this sport, a mashup of tennis and table
Public Hearing at Special Meeting of Fire Commissioners
Monday, Nov. 9 at 5:30 p.m. at Eastsound Fire Hall There will be a special meeting of the Board of Fire Commissioners of San Juan County Fire District #2. Fire Commissioners Chair Barbara Bedell called
Two Sessions to Learn about Library Expansion
-- from Library Director Phil Heikkinen -- HKP Architects will be presenting their updated concepts for the Library’s building expansion on Friday, November 13, in the Orcas Island Library’s meeting room. We welcome everyone to
OPALCO Proposes Energy Assistance Program
-- Releases Low-income Needs Assessment Findings -- from OPALCO -- OPALCO led a county-wide work group to identify the needs of our lowest-income residents and to collaborate on effective solutions. The findings show there is
Washington State Ferries Hiring Around Puget Sound
-- from Washington State Ferries -- We’re hiring entry-level crew members to start working in the spring of 2016. Our goal is to hire up to 35 Ordinary Seamen (OS) for on-call positions around Puget
Whidbey Search and Rescue Evacuates Friday Harbor Man
-- from Mike Wilding of NAS Whidbey Island -- A Search and Rescue (SAR) team from Naval Air Station (NAS) Whidbey Island conducted a Medical Evacuation (MEDEVAC) early Saturday morning, October 31, 2015, for a
Larsen Wants to Hear Your Voice on TPP
Sunday, November 15 from 11:15 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. at the San Juan Island Grange, Friday Harbor -- from the office of U.S. Rep. Rick Larsen -- Rep. Rick Larsen, WA-02, is inviting constituents to
Guest Column: Drowsy Driving Causes Accidents
--from Chief John R. Batiste, Washington State Patrol -- Our troopers see it and hear it all the time. A driver telling a trooper after a collision, “I don’t know what happened, I must have
Election Results Are In
-- by Margie Doyle -- As of 5 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 4, the Election results indicated that Wes Heinmiller had won the Orcas Fire District race, by a vote count of 875 to challenger Julie Remington's
Funhouse Needs Volunteers to Put In Playground
Shifts available from 8 am. to 4 p.m. Call to Volunteer! -- from the Funhouse Commons -- Orcas Fire and 6 other volunteers helped off load the 3000 pounds of playground equipment delivered to
Guest Column: How OPALCO’s Rate Design Works
-- by Tom Owens -- Every utility, including OPALCO, makes decisions on its rate design. These decisions are made for some very good reasons. However, they can impact individual customers quite differently. This article is
Is Your Business Prepared for Disaster?
Thursday, Nov. 16 from 10 to 11:30 a.m. at the Eastsound Fire Hall -- from the County Economic Development Council -- What would happen to your business as a result of a major disaster in
Guest Opinion: What Are the Plans for Electric Cyberattack?
-- by Ed Sutton -- This past Sunday morning on CBS News "Sunday Morning," retired national news commentator Ted Koppel discussed the vulnerability of the national electric grid to cyberattack. In his just published book,
Sheriff’s Report: October 21 – 27, 2015
October 21, 2015 15-006263 Found Property 08:43:41 10/21/15 October 21, a Lopez Island woman reported a bicycle abandoned in a roadside ditch on Lopez Island. A deputy picked up the bicycle, and it was taken
Ready, Aim — Bingo! American Legion Turkey Shoot
-- from Judi Resch for the American Legion -- Voyle B. Martin American Legion Post #93 will hold their annual Turkey Shoot (BINGO for turkeys) on Sunday, November 8, at 11 a.m. at their post
