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AmeriCorps Team Assists YMCA Camp Orkila
-- from Emily Goldstein, AmeriCorps Team Media Representative -– AmeriCorps Team on work at Camp Orkila since November 9 An AmeriCorps National Civilian Community Corps (NCCC) team has hit the ground running this
One More Time: Meetings Closed, Canceled, Rescheduled
-- from Ingrid Gabriel, San Juan County Council Clerk -- As you may know, the SJC Council continued the Public Hearing on the Eastsound Subarea plan to Friday, December 11 (see below). The ferry breakdown
Council Reduces Solid Waste Tax
-- by Margie Doyle -- On Monday, Dec. 7, San Juan County Council voted to reduce the solid waste tax for San Juan and Orcas Islands, and possibly Shaw Island, by 1.5%. (The three main
Councils Pulls Parks Trails and Natural Areas Plan Consultant Contract from Agenda
-- from San Juan County Communications -- San Juan County Council did not take action on a proposed contract with Cascadia Consulting Group, Inc. in its regular session, Dec. 7. Cascadia Consulting was chosen through
Subarea Plan Public Hearing Continued to Friday
---from Ingrid Gabriel, County Council Clerk-- A Special Meeting for the San Juan County Council has been rescheduled for Friday, Dec. 11, 2015 from 10:30 AM until 3:00 PM at Eastsound Fire Station, 45 Lavender
Ferries Back on Schedule
-- from Washington State Ferries -- The Samish is back in service with the 2:40pm sailing from Anacortes to Friday Harbor. Reservation holders will be prioritized on a first come, first serve basis for all
Special Meeting Still On in Eastsound
SJC COUNCIL TUESDAY SPECIAL MEETING ON ORCAS ISLAND Tuesday, Dec 8 from 10:30 AM until 3:00 PM Location: Eastsound Fire Station, 45 Lavender Lane, Orcas Island Description: The SJC Council SPECIAL MEETING on Orcas Island
Special Library Meet on Expansion
-- from Mary Pugh -- The Orcas Island Library Board will have a Special Board Meeting, Wednesday December 9 at 9 a.m. to discuss the building expansion project. The meeting is open to the public.
Sheriff’s Report: November 18 – 24, 2015
November 18, 2015 15-006761 Animal at Large 15:02:21 11/18/15 I was dispatched to a call in reference to a dog defecating on the playground of a school on San Juan Island. The owner of the dog
Happy Birthday Dear Grange…
-- from Carol Owen -- It was on this date in 1867 that Oliver Hudson Kelley founded the Order of the Patrons of Husbandry, also known as The Grange. It's the oldest national agricultural advocacy
Thank You — Senior Center’s Holiday Festival an Encore Hit
Arron Redford and Jami Mitchell tell Santa and Mrs. Claus that they've been very, VERY good at the Senior Center -- from Arron Redford, Senior Center Manager-- On Nov. 28, the Senior Center
Council Meet for SMP is Canceled
Friday, Dec 4, from 9 a.m. until 2:30 p.m. -- from Ingrid Gabriel, San Juan County Council Clerk -- Location: Legislative Hearing Room, 55 Second Street, Friday Harbor, WA Description: The Special Meeting to consider
Library Friends Holiday Tea to Thank All Friends
Saturday 5th, Noon to 3 at the Public Library -- by Leif -- Kids of all ages enjoy the food and festivities of the Lbrary's Holiday Tea When I asked children’s Librarian Nita
Peace Island Medical Center Adds Pediatrician
-- from Lori Polevoi, for PeaceHealth Peace Island Medical Center -- Pediatrician Steven Ban, MD, a visiting specialist at PeaceHealth Peace Island Medical Center, begins seeing patients through the Family Medicine Department this Friday, Dec.
Eastsound Planning & Review Committee Agenda
Thursday, Dec. 3, from 3 to 5 p.m. in the Eastsound Fire Hall -- from EPRC Chair Greg Ayers -- Main Topics of the December meeting will be: 1. Public Works – Eastsound Streetscape Standards
Letter to the Editor: Subarea Plan and Prune Alley Improvements Move Ahead
-- from Greg Ayers, Chair, EPRC -- I want to make the community aware of important upcoming County Council events related to the Eastsound Subarea Plan. After several years of work revising and updating the
