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Fire & Rescue Holds 2 Meetings Tuesday
Orcas Fire & Rescue's Board of Commissioners will hold a special meeting at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 25. The meeting is called by the Board of Fire Commissioners -- Barbara Bedell, Chair; Clyde Duke,
Property Valuation Notices In the Mail
— from Charles Zalmanek, County Assessor — Notices of Value for 2013 were mailed on Wednesday, November 21, to 11,078 San Juan County property owners representing a total of 14,020 parcels. No Notices were mailed
Fire Chief’s Report: Oct 7 – Nov 10, 2013
— from Kevin O’Brien, Chief, Orcas Fire and Rescue — Notable Alarms Deceased Patient Monday, October 13, OIFR responded to the Raccoon Point neighborhood to assist Evan’s Funeral home with moving a deceased patient
Eastsound Stormwater Street Project Begins December 2
-- from Stan Matthews, San Juan County Information and Internet Manager -- Crews will begin work on A Street in Eastsound in front of the Post Office the week of December 2, weather permitting, to
School Board Chair Announces Superintendent Selection Process
-- from Chris Sutton, Orcas Island School District Board Chair -- This is an exciting time of transition for our school. Barbara Kline has announced her retirement effective June 2014. For more details regarding her
Brown Bag Lunch at Fire Station Thursday
-- from Kevin O'Brien, Chief, Orcas Fire and Rescue -- Thursday, Nov. 21, Noon - 2 p.m., Station 21: Orcas Island Fire and Rescue invites the community to a “Brown Bag Lunch” at the Eastsound
News from Hughes: High Points of the Past Year
Council Member Rick Hughes — by Margie Doyle — Skeptics and cynics may find “campaign promises” to be an oxymoron: pledges meant to get votes and then dropped once the election has
Fire Commissioners Call Special Meeting to Approve Budget
-- from Lindsay Schirmer -- Tuesday, November 19, 2013, 5:30 p.m., Station 21: This is a special meeting. The Secretary informed the Commission that the notice requirements of RCW 42.30.080 have been met by email
State UTC to Investigate CenturyLink’s San Juan Service Outage
-- from State Senator Kevin Ranker -- The state Utilities and Transportation Commission (UTC) announced today, November 18, that it will open an investigation into the CenturyLink voice and data service outage that affected the
Letter to the Editor: How to Keep Your Current Health Insurance
President Obama announced today [Nov. 14] that citizens who had been paying for their own health insurance, and liked their health insurance, but had received termination notices from insurers that require them to get new
Fire & Rescue Plans Medical Transportation Forum
-- from Kevin O'Brien, Orcas Fire and Rescue Chief -- Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2013, 5:30 p.m., Station 21 Orcas Island Fire and Rescue is committed to safely transporting patients to the most appropriate care facility
Healthcare and Religious Institutions in the State
from the League of Women Voters of the San Juans The November 18th Membership Meeting of the League of Women Voters of the San Juans, “Controversy and Clarity: Healthcare and Religious Institutions in Washington State,”
Human Error in Hyak Collision
from Jen Fielder, Washington State Department of Transportation WSF implementing system-wide improvements to help prevent future incidents A recent investigation concludes that human error was responsible for a collision Sept. 13 between Washington State
Library Hosts Financial Check-up this Evening
Wednesday, Nov. 13 at 6 p.m. at the Orcas Public Library, 500 Rose Street The Orcas Island Public Library continues the spring Money Smart program series, with a free class, “Your Financial Health, End-of-Year Checkup.”
Deer Harbor Plan Review Committee Meets Today
Wednesday, Nov. 13 from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. at the Deer Harbor Community Center, 4319 Deer Harbor Road The agenda for the Deer Harbor Plan Review Committee calls for: Old Business: Status of Fire Station
News from Hughes: Revisiting the Cable Break
by Margie Doyle Council Member Rick Hughes Orcas Council Member Rick Hughes looked surprisingly relaxed for a week in which he admitted to getting little sleep – last week, when the breakage of
