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Sheriff’s Report: October 20 – November 4, 2014
-- from Undersheriff Bruce Dister -- October 29, 2014 14-006458: A San Juan deputy responded to a reported hit and run collision at the ferry landing. The deputy contacted the suspect and assisted in an
EDC Offers FREE Workshop on Business Planning and Financing
Friday, Nov. 21, from 8:45 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. at the Orcas Island Library The San Juan County Economic Development Council will present a FREE half-day workshop for small businesses and entrepreneurs on Orcas Island,
BOFC Special Meeting/Budget Work Session
Tuesday, November 18, 2014, 5:30 p.m., Eastsound Fire Station -- from Pat Ayers, OIFR -- Special Meeting: This is a special meeting. The Secretary informed the Commission that the notice requirements of RCW 42.30.080 have
Water User Members Prepare Response
-- Representatives prepare formal petition to the board at Nov. 18 meeting -- by Margie Doyle -- On Wednesday, Nov. 12, a group of concerned members of the Eastsound Water Users Association (EWUA), a 501(c)12
Apollo Astronaut Rusty Schweickart to Speak on Threat of Asteroid Impacts
Wednesday, November 19 5:30 p.m., at the Episcopal Parish Hall -- from Michael Riordan -- Rusty Schweickart This Wednesday Apollo 9 astronaut Russell L. “Rusty” Schweickart will visit Orcas Island to deliver a
Token Herb Opens for Pot Sales
--by Margie Doyle -- Token Herb opens at Country Corner Theron Soderlund, owner of Country Corner, formally opened the doors today of Token Herb, the fully-licensed marijuana retail outlet on Orcas Island. Token
Larsen Underscores Commitment to Veterans and Members of the Military
-- from Ingrid Stegemoeller, Rep. Rick Larsen's Office -- After meeting with veterans at a series of roundtables and events across the Second District over the last week, Rep. Rick Larsen expressed his ongoing commitment
EWUA Members to Meet Wednesday
-- from Lesley Liddle -- (Additional note: To clarify any misunderstanding, this EWUA meeting is a special meeting organized by EWUA members themselves. The EWUA board chose not to have a special meeting this month
EPRC Set to Meet on Thursday
The Eastsound Planning Review Committee will hold its monthly meeting on Thursday, November 13 from 3 to 5 p.m. at the Eastsound Fire Hall. John Campbell, Rick Hughes, Paul Kamin, and Colin Maycock are scheduled
Deer Harbor Plan Review Committee to Meet Wednesday
The Deer Harbor Plan Review Committee will hold its monthly Public Meeting from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday, November 12 at the Deer Harbor Community Center, 4319 Deer Harbor Road. The agenda call for
Our Veterans: John Erly, Enlisted Man and Officer
Twenty years in active service, and always a Marine -- by Margie Doyle -- John Erly becomes an officer, flanked by his wife Marilyn and his Commanding General John Erly was a bright-eyed
Sheriff Deputy Involved in Accident
-- from Office of the County Manager -- November 9, 2014 at approximately 6:10 PM a San Juan Deputy was involved in a Motor Vehicle Accident at the intersection of Spring Street and Second Street
Assessor Apologizes for Mistake in Park & Rec Levy Numbers
-- from Charles Zalmanek, County Assessor -- During a routine audit of the property tax levy for San Juan Island Park and Recreation District, the Assessor discovered that he had mistakenly adjusted the levy rate
Only $5 for B.C. Workshop on Orca & Salmon Recovery
-- from Jenny L. Atkinson, Director, The Whale Museum -- On Friday, November 21, the Orca and Salmon Recovery Workshop from 12 to 5:30 p.m. will take place at the Beaty Museum on campus at
County Emergency Managers Plan for Ebola Response
-- from San Juan County’s Health and Community Services Department -- San Juan County’s Health and Community Services Department has established a multi-agency command system to insure medical care providers and local government agencies are
Letter to the Editor: Contribute to the Support of the Fire Dept.
-- by Richard Fadem -- The medics and fire department arrived about 6:30 a.m., Sunday, Oct. 19, to treat me following a compression fracture in the spine that left me helpless. They arrived very rapidly,
