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Election Returns Show Krebs, Orcas School Levy and 6-year Levy Replacement Ahead
-- by Margie Doyle -- Early returns from the County Elections office, at 8:22 p.m. on Tuesday,Nov. 4, indicate a healthy lead for Deputy Ron Krebs as County Sheriff, who tallied 3,372 votes, or 64.71%. Incumbent
Round Three of TEDxOrcasIsland: This IS America Announced
Saturday, November 8, Orcas Center TEDxOrcasIsland to feature 15 local and national speakers This Saturday, November 8, Orcas Island will host TEDxOrcasIsland – a day-long conference featuring 15 speakers of diverse backgrounds, 3 musical performances,
Hughes Hosts Town Hall Re: Eastsound Update
Planners zoom in on Service Light Industrial (SLI) zoning --by Margie Doyle -- Corrected on Nov. 4 at 12:45 p.m. Eastsound zoning, 2014. The red outer lines define the Eastsound Sub-area. The bold dark
Conversation of Prevention and Choices at Joint Meeting
VOICES for Healthy Choices: A Community Conversation about Prevention The League of Women Voters San Juan and San Juan Island Prevention Coalition are partnering for their November meetings. Join us on November 14th from 11:30
Built for Speed, the Minke Whales are Mysterious
Tuesday, November 11 at 7 p.m. at Emmanuel Episcopal Parish Hall -- from Jean Lyle for the SeaDoc Society -- The elusive Minke whale. Photo courtesy of Jared Towers The SeaDoc Society &
Orcas Power Teams with the Funhouse Commons
-- from Suzanne Olson for Orcas Power and Light Co-operative (OPALCO) -- -- from Suzanne Olson, OPALCO -- Funhouse kids build solar pizza ovens. The Funhouse Commons is in the process of becoming
Letter to the Editor: Vote Yes on School Levy to Prepare Students for Future
To the Orcas community, I enthusiastically and absolutely support the levy to enable our Orcas Island school district to continue to do the best job possible in preparing our kids for the future. Yes, we
Guest Column: Water Users’ Board Policy is Discriminatory
-- Lesley Liddle -- The [Eastsound Water Users Association (EWUA)] Guest House Initiative remains in my mind an unjustified discriminatory surtax which will affect some long time small water users who happen to have guest
Sheriff’s Report: October 15 – 21, 2014
-- from Sheriff Rob Nou -- October 15, 2014 A burglary was reported at the Orcas Island Historical Museum in Eastsound. A number of display artifacts were taken, along with retail items. Deputies responded to
No Growlers Scheduled November 2 – 8
-- from Mike Welding, Public Affairs Officer, NAS Whidbey -- No Field Carrier Landing Practice (FLCP) operations for aircraft stationed at NAS Whidbey Island are scheduled to occur at the Outlying Field (OLF) in Coupeville,
Guest Editorial: Invest in Orcas Schools
-- from Eric Webb -- Dear Orcas Island Community, I would like to take a moment to thank you for your support in the passage of the construction bond and the technology levy for Orcas
Guest Column: Many Questions Raised by New EWUA Compliance Policy
-- by Doug Bechtel -- I'm surprised that Eastsound Water Users Association (EWUA) continues to hold a hard line on their plan to make people with bathrooms in outlying buildings pay for an additional half
Ferry Reservations Meeting Times
FERRY RESERVATION MEETING ALERT! Find out how the reservation system may affect you Saturday, November 1, at the Orcas Library, WSF representatives will give three “Reservations 101” presentations: 2:00–3:15p.m., 3:30–4:45 p.m., 5–6 p.m.
Guest Column: Why I Welcome the New Ferry Reservation System
FERRY MEETING ALERT!! Saturday, November 1, at the Orcas Library, WSF representatives will give three “Reservations 101” presentations: 2:00–3:15p.m., 3:30–4:45 p.m., 5–6 p.m. This is a change from the previous announcement. -- by Margot Shaw
State-wide Projects Benefit from 50 Years of Recreation & Conservation Program
Formed by Citizens' Initiative, RCO Celebrates 50 Years of Investing in Washington’s Great Outdoors -- from Susan Zemek for the State Recreation and Conservation Office -- Gov. Jay Inslee will be the featured speaker at
Alert: Suspicious Male Approached Young Girls
-- from Sheriff Nou -- Deputies on Orcas Island are asking for the public's help in identifying a subject who approached two pre-teen girls at the Village Green offering them candy and money. The incident
