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Letter to the Editor: Council Uged to Recommend BLM Lands for Nat’l Conservation Area
San Juan County Council Members, We are writing to urge you to support Interior Secretary Salazar in his recommendation to the President that the BLM lands within our county receive permanent protection through the National
OPALCO Votes in Rate Increase, Effective March
At the March 15th board meeting in Friday Harbor, the Board approved a rate increase of approximately 3% across the board, as well as some changes to the deposits and fees schedule, in order to
Mount Baker Road and Trail Improvement Project Bids to Start Soon
By Stan Matthews County Website and Communications Manager The final phase of the Mount Baker Road improvement project on Orcas Island is scheduled go to bid his spring, with construction taking place during the summer.
Senior Center Comes Up with Deductions and Bargains
By Milly Vetterlein Senior Center Advisory Committee April is the time of year when the word "deduction" comes to mind and the Orcas Senior Center Advisory Committee offers these timely suggestions. Every Tuesday in April,
Park & Rec Proposes Lease to Run Buck Park
By Ken Brown Representatives from The Orcas Island Parks and Recreation District (OIPRD) attended the March 22, 2012 Orcas Island School Board meeting. Commissioners Martha Farish, Bob Eagan and Ian Lister came to discuss the
Community Preparedness Forum March 29
From the San Juan County Department of Emergency Management San Juan Island Grange and the Department of Emergency Management present a Community Preparedness Forum on Thursday March 29, from 5 - 6:30 pm at the
CrossRoads Addresses the First Amendment – Internet Tensions
Sunday, April 1, 2 p.m. at the Orcas Center From the CrossRoads Committee Orcas CrossRoads Lecture Series will host professor, writer and lecturer, David Skover, who will present - The Huxleyan Internet &
This Week’s Report from the Charter Review Commission
From the Charter Review Commission Outreach Committee The next meeting of the San Juan County Charter Review Commission (CRC) is on Saturday March 24th at the Orcas Hotel from 7:30 am to 3pm (with a
Letter to the Editor: Smiles All Around!
A fully equipped Dental Clinic rolled onto Orcas yesterday to provide a free clinic for our community. Over 70 islanders applied for services and Rita Bailey, scheduler extraordinaire, has signed up 30 for treatment during the two
Letter to the Editor: Let’s Permanently Protect BLM Lands in the San Juans Now!
We now have a great opportunity to permanently protect the nearly 1,000 acres of Bureau of Land Management lands in the San Juans. There is legislation in Congress to designate the lands as a National Conservation
Mount Baker Road and Trail Improvement Projects Construction This Summer
By Stan Matthews County Website and Communications Manager The final phase of the Mount Baker Road improvement project on Orcas Island is scheduled go to bid his spring, with construction taking place during the summer.
Coal Port Advocates Narrow the Range of Environmental Impacts
By Floyd McKay From Crosscut.com"News of the Great Nearby" Gateway Pacific Terminals, the entity behind Bellingham's proposed Cherry Point coal port, is moving ahead with permitting but dodging opponents pushing for an environmental review covering a
Letter to the Editor: Plant Leaves and Berries are Poisonous
Recently the Noxious Weed Control Program office got a call saying that a pre-school child had become immediately ill after eating some leaves. Would we come and identify the plant and ascertain if it
You Can Impact State Budget Negotiations
From the League of Women Voters Neither the Washington State House nor Senate came into full session this week. Daily negotiations continue between the Governor, the Democratic and the Republican budget negotiators. The Republican Senate
Guest Opinion: Charter Should Reconfigure Council and Move Ahead
By Walt Corbin As a former freeholder [who] was involved with the creation of our Charter form of government, I would like to make some observations and express some concerns I have relative to comments
Charter Reviewers Consider Returning Administrative Powers to County Legislators
From the San Juan County Charter Review Commission The next meeting of the San Juan County Charter Review Commission (CRC) is on Saturday March 17th at the San Juan Grange from 8 a.m. to
