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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
Larsen Addresses Drone (UAS) Regulations
-- from Rick Larsen, 2nd District Representative, U.S. Congress -- Rep. Rick Larsen, WA-02, released the following statement after the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) released draft rules regarding the use of small unmanned aircraft systems
Yakima: Late
-- from Washington State Ferries -- Due to operational constraints the Yakima is running 25 minutes late. This will affect the 3:05pm sailing from Anacortes to Lopez, Shaw and Orcas Island. This will also affect
Next Phase of Rosario Master Plan to Begin
Friday, Feb. 20 at 1:30 p.m. in the Rosario Mansion Music Room The artistic sketch of the Rosario Master Plan -- from RosarioResort.com -- Our guest rooms have been remodeled, our indoor swimming
Did You Know 911 Can Call You?
-- by Lin McNulty -- If you live within this circle, and have a landline, you were alerted by phone of the evacuation order due to a propane leak in the Seaview area.
Orcas-Anacortes Sailings All Reserved Today
-- From Washington State Ferries-- Ferry Alert: Ana/SJs - Feb. 16- Reservation Status - Orcas to Anacortes – Full until 8:25 p.m. For Monday, February 16, reserved vehicle space departing Orcas Island for Anacortes is
Another New Baby in J pod!
-- from the Center for Whale Research -- Another whale is born to the endangered Orcas, announced on Feb. 12, 2015. Shown here are J19 and J51. Photo courtesy of Dave Ellifrit of the
Letter to the Editor: League of Women Voters Celebrates Anniversary
-- from Diane Martindale, President, the League of Women Voters of the San Juan Islands -- February 14th marks our 95th anniversary of the oldest non-partisan voter registration organization in the U.S. -- the League
State Health Services Van Coming to Orcas
Tuesday/Wednesday, February 10/11 from 9 am - 5 pm at Community Church The Washington State Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) Mobile Community Service Office is coming to Eastsound on Tuesday and Wednesday. The
Ag Summit on Lopez End of Feb
-- from Barbara Marrett for the San Juans Visitors Bureau -- Agricultural Summit on Lopez Island Feb. 27 The San Juan Islands Agricultural Summit 2015 will take place on Lopez Island, February 27
Former Whidbey Resident Eagle Seen in Vancouver, B.C
-- from Anthony Popp, Assistant Public Affairs Officer, NAS Whidbey -- (Photo used by permission of Christin Sasse.) An eagle captured at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island's Ault Field under the Bird Air
Sen. Ranker Proposes Preemptive Ban on Using Whales for Entertainment Purposes
-- from Aaron Wasser, Communications Director -- Sen. Kevin Ranker says the only way whales, dolphins and porpoises should be viewed is in their natural habitat. Ranker, a Democrat from Orcas Island and the prime sponsor
