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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
American Legion Hosts Public in Honoring Vets
by Margie Doyle "Let us will to live as well as die for our country." from the American Legion Observances Handbook At 11 a.m. on Nov. 11, veterans and other members of the public gathered
Orcas Fire and Rescue Commissioners to Hold Public Hearing on 2014 Budget
from Orcas Fire and Rescue Chief Kevin K. O'Brien Tomorrow, Tuesday, November 12, 2013, 5:30 p.m., at the Eastsound Fire Hall, the Commissioners of Orcas Island Fire and Rescue will be holding their regular November
SBA Announces New Measure to Help Get Small Business Loans Into the Hands of Veterans
by Lorin Smith, Public Information Officer, Veteran Business Development Officer, Seattle District Office, U.S. Small Business Administration The U.S Small Business Administration (SBA) today announced new measures to help get small business loans into
OPALCO Carrying Phone and Data Traffic Over Co-op Fiber and Microwave Radios
from Suzanne Olson OPALCO redundant microwave radio link OPALCO crews have been working around the clock to provide a temporary solution for our co-op members impacted by the CenturyLink outage. OPALCO’s data communications
American Legion to Honor Veterans’ Day at 11 a.m. on Nov. 11
Monday, Nov. 11 at 11 a.m. at the Legion Memorial from Judi Resch The American Legion will honor our veterans with a Veterans’ Day Service on Monday, November 11, at 11 a.m. (11/11 at 11)
Pacific Legal Foundation to Participate with CSA in CAO Appeal
from Jane Cable of the Common Sense Alliance updated Nov. 10 at 2 p.m. Common Sense Alliance (CSA) received word last week that the Board of Pacific Legal Foundation (PLF) has approved PLFs participation with
