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Eastsound Lights? Sidewalks? Zoning? EPRC Up to its Elbows
-- by Margie Doyle -- The Eastsound Planning Review Committee (EPRC) meets the first Thursday of each month from 3 to 5 p.m. at the Eastsound Fire Hall. Its next meeting is March 5. It
San Juan County and Union Strike New 3-Year Contract Deal
-- from San Juan County Communications -- San Juan County and Local 1849 (American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees) have settled on a collective bargaining agreement for the years 2015-2017. Union membership overwhelmingly
What If We Had an Oil Spill?
Saturday, March 7 from 1 to 4 p.m. in Friday Harbor (shuttle service available) -- from the Northwest Straits Foundation -- Residents of the San Juan Islands who are concerned about oil spills along the
Larsen Hails Passage of DHS Funding Bill
-- from Ingrid Stegemoeller -- Rep. Rick Larsen, WA-02, hailed House passage today of a clean bill that will keep the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) open through September 30, 2015. Larsen voted in favor
Sen. Ranker: Transportation Plan Shouldn’t Come at the Expense of Kids or Environment
-- from Aaron Wasser -- Sen. Kevin Ranker, D-Orcas Island, released the statement below following the passage of a statewide transportation plan Monday from the State Senate: “There is no doubt that every corner of
San Juan County Retires Solid Waste Debt Early
-- from San Juan County Communications -- The San Juan County Council authorized the re-payment of a limited tax general obligation bond at its February 24, 2015 meeting. The bond, secured in 2012, in the
Guest Column: Winds Make Cherry Point a Terrible Place for a Coal Terminal
-- by Michael Riordan for Whatcomwatch.org -- Strong winter winds at Cherry Point blow from the northeast and southeast making Cherry Point a hazardous site for a coal terminal From a meteorologist’s perspective,
Guest Editorial: OPALCO’s Commitment Justified
-- by David Mieland -- [In the recent conversation about the ''morphing" of OPALCO], maybe I’m missing something, but I’m not under the impression that OPALCO’s venture into broadband is impacting electric rates much at
Orcas Road Alignment Designing Begins
Open House on Tuesday, March 3, 4:30 to 6:30 p.m., Eastsound Fire Hall Roadway between McNallie Lane and Nordstrom Lane would have curves straightened -- from San Juan County Public Works -- In January, the
Letter to the Editor: Support SJ Farmer Jenny Rice
-- from Lisa Lawrence -- We would like everyone to show that we’re in “Solidarity with Jenny” and our local farmers, by wearing green this Friday 2/27/2015 in the Superior Courthouse, San Juan Island. Please arrive 15-20
Thousands of Ferry Riders Reserving Spots to San Juan Islands
-- from Washington State Ferries -- Passengers looking to secure a spot aboard Washington State Ferries vessels in 2015 are sailing to success using WSF’s new vehicle reservation program, launched earlier this year. Between Jan.
Rosario Ready for Next Phase in Master Plan
-- by Margie Doyle -- The Rosario Master Plan as submitted for the Planned Unit Development. Rosario Resort and Spa, now owned by the Barto family of Anacortes, showed its design for the
Editorial: Do Our Little Growls Have Any Effect?
-- by Lin McNulty -- Where does your Growler fly? If it's flying into or out of the NOLF (outlying field) just North of Coupeville, then you can read that flight schedule each week on
News from Hughes: the “Municipalization” of Eastsound
Council Member Rick Hughes -- by Margie Doyle -- “Our job is to find out the solutions that work," Rick Hughes says, in job-description shorthand for his position as Council Councilman. With the
Library Board Special Meeting
Monday, February 23, 2014, at 8:30 a.m., Library Community Room -- from Phil Heikkinen, Director, Orcas Island Public Library -- NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING The Library Board will meet to discuss the Library’s expansion project
Phase I Done! on School Bond Construction Project
-- by Margie Doyle -- Brand-new Career and Technical Education building at the center of the Orcas School District Campus, ready for occupation after Winter Break. Now that the crowbars and sledgehammers are
