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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
Letter to Editor: Still Time to Vote for Heinmiller
-- from Kari Schuh -- I’ve already voted for Wes Heinmiller for Orcas Island Fire Commissioner and I’m encouraging you to do just the same. In fact, our whole family has voted, signed, sealed, and
Guest Opinion: Do WSF Reservations Constitute a Contract?
-- from Steve Henigson -- The notice, posted by Washington State Ferries (WSF) this past Friday, that one of our ferries was out of service and that sailings had been cancelled, set me to thinking
Young at Heart Elders Perform in “Seniors Have Talent”
Saturday, Nov. 7 at 2 p.m. at the Orcas Senior Center -- by Cara Russell -- Creative and expressive people are drawn to Orcas Island; and part of our lively culture is the desire of
Ferry Alert: All San Juans Route Service Resumed
-- from Washington State Ferries (WSF) -- Update --- Saturday, Oct. 31 at 9:30 a.m. All vessels on the Anacortes/San Juan Islands route are back in service. Friday, October 30, 2015 05:05 PM The Yakima
Letter to the Editor: Eyman Proposed Laws Would Be Harmful
-- by B. Sadie Bailey -- I am concerned that many people are going to vote for yet another Tim Eyman initiative without knowing how much harm it will do to Washington State revenues, education,
Arrested Teacher Released on Bail
-- from San Juan County Sheriff Ron Krebs -- On 10/26/2015 we investigated and served a search warrant for Gerald Grellet-Tinner, a teacher who is working for Orcas High School. [Editor's Note: Grellet-Tinner has been
Ferries: Funding for Mukilteo Terminal (Finally) Comes Through
-- from the office of U.S. Representative Rick Larsen --- The Mukilteo Multimodal Ferry Terminal project will receive $10 million through the federal TIGER program, Rep. Rick Larsen, WA-02, announced [recently]. Larsen wrote a letter
Ranker to Co-chair President Obama’s Oceanic Advisory Committee
-- from Rick Manugian -- Sen. Kevin Ranker at the White House with members of the National Oceanic Council’s Governance Coordinating Committee. State Sen. Kevin Ranker, D-Orcas Island, has been reappointed as an advisor
Letter to the Editor: Remington Brings Integrity to Fire Commission
-- from Michael Durland -- I have lived on Orcas for over 30 years and have seen the antics of a Fire Department out of control spending money building million dollar buildings and covering up
Letter to the Editor: Remington’s Experience & Dedication Commendable
--- by Sara Williams -- It is the difference in perspective between candidates Wes Heinmiller and Julie Remington that is apt to determine the future direction that the fire commission will take with regard to
Staying on the Island We Love
Wednesday, Oct. 28 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Orcas Island Senior Center --from Orcas Island Senior Center -- Barbara Urschel and Pete McCorison at the 2010 Holiday Festival of Arts at
