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Boat Accident Claims Life of Bellingham Man
From Sheriff Rob Nou On Friday, May 18, 2012 about 2:30 p.m. a boating accident resulted in a single fatality in the Salish Sea southwest of Sucia Island in San Juan County waters. Three Bellingham
Town Hall with County Council Reps Miller & Fralick
Thursday, May 24, 4–5:45 p.m. at Eastsound Fire Hall from Ingrid R. Gabriel, Clerk of the San Juan County Council Please join County Council Members Richard Fralick, District 4, Orcas West, Patty Miller, District 5,
Local Bank to Handle County Bond for Solid Waste Debt
By Stan Matthews County Website and Communications Manager At its May 22 meeting, the San Juan County Council will formally extend its thanks to Islanders Bank for its “excellent proposal” which won the bank the
Editorial: Crunch Time and the CAO
“There is no future in neighbors fighting neighbors.” It’s with a sad and resigned feeling that I quote these words from my mentor, Pat Pomeroy, who with her husband Wes, raised four daughters, was Broker-Owner
Fish & Wildlife Section of Critical Areas Ordinance Hearing
Updated May 15 at 9 p.m. Friday, May 18 at 8:45 a.m. in Friday Harbor-videoconferencing at the Orcas Island Public Library, from 8:45 a.m. to 2 p.m. From Ingrid Gabriel, San Juan County Council Clerk
Soil Test Challenges: Two Ways
From the San Juan Islands Conservation District Soil Challenge: Two Categories! 1) Spring 2012 - Follow-up Testing This category of testing is limited to those who submitted samples to be tested in the Fall of
Wildfire Workshops May 21-24
From San Juan County Department of Emergency Management Learn about the assessments of wildfire risk and the wildland urban interface of San Juan County. Discuss YOUR priorities for how our community can best mitigate these
Letter to the Editor: Why the CAO Will Pass
As a concerned citizen and property owner in San Juan County, this CAO has been driving me nuts. As I think about it and observe the document coming to completion, I am left with
Recruitment for a Library Board Opening
From the Orcas Island Library If you have passion, intellectual curiosity, and a willingness to champion the Orcas Island Public Library please keep reading. The Orcas Island Public Library is seeking a new trustee to
League of Women Voters Presents “Peak Oil” and “Patriocracy”
Dr. James Murray, Professor of Oceanography at the University of Washington will address the collision of rising demand for oil with the inelastic supply including increases in production of non-convention oil sources in his presentation
Criminal Justice/Public Safety Sales Tax on August Primary Ballot
By Stan Matthews County Website and Communications Manager On Tuesday, May 8, the San Juan County Council voted unanimously to place a three-tenths of one percent sales tax increase proposal on the August 7 primary
Council Decides Upon Interim County Administrator
At a special meeting held at Orcas Landing this afternoon, the San Juan County Council decided upon Robert Jean as the interim County Administrator. He will step in for County Administrator Pete Rose, whose resignation
Council to Interview Interim Administrator on Orcas
The San Juan County Council will conduct a Special Meeting on Friday, May 11, 2012 at the Orcas Landing, 8368 Orcas Road, Orcas Island, beginning at 3 p.m. and ending at 4:30 p.m. The single
Letter to the Editor: Do You Want America to Fail?
Were you one of the approximately 250 volunteers, including numerous schoolchildren, who helped remove more than 2,000 lbs. of litter from San Juan Island’s streets, roads, and beaches on April 21 as part of the
How Are We Doing? A Quarterly Review of County Finances
by County Auditor F. Milene Henley First Quarter 2012 As Americans, we have a peculiar habit of using “How are you?” as a greeting. When I hosted a foreign exchange student, I learned that visiting
Adams and Thomerson Re-Elected to OPALCO Board
OPALCO Attendance and Voter Turn-out at Historic High Not since April 1, 1954, when 910 people gathered to vote on the location of OPALCO’s headquarters, have so many OPALCO members gathered in one
