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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
Letter to Editor: Vejvoda is Best Choice
-- from Shoshana Ford, Friday Harbor -- Thank you for the opportunity to show my support for a candidate that I wholeheartedly believe is the best choice for San Juan County Superior Court Clerk, Nancy
Letter to Editor: 60/40 a Better Reservation Solution
-- from Penny Buttke -- When the ferry reservation system is implemented, 90% of ferry space to San Juan Islands will be allocated to reservations leaving 10% for unreserved space. Reservations can be made two
Sheriff’s Report: October 8-14, 2014
-- from Sheriff Rob Nou -- October 8, 2014 A Friday Harbor woman was awakened by a man banging on her door looking for her roommate. Entry was not gained, and the man departed before
Letter to Editor: We’re for Vejvoda
-- from Michael & Marilyn Goff -- We are voting for Nancy Vejvoda ! She has always proven to us that she is honest and hard working at whatever she is involved in. She is
Orcas Cuisine Artists Featured at “Bite of the Islands”
-- from Shannon Borg for the San Juan Islands Visitors Bureau -- On Sunday, October 26 from 1 to 4 p.m., the passionate and talented chefs, farmers, fishers, winemakers, distillers and brewers of the San
Attend Eastsound Subarea Plan Open House
Wednesday, October 29, 5 – 7 p.m, Eastsound Fire Station -- from Ingrid Gabriel, Clerk to the San Juan County Council -- Council Chair Rick Hughes and Planner Colin Maycock will discuss the proposed changes
