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Leadership San Juan Islands Holds Open House
2012 marks the 8th year of the Leadership San Juan Islands (LSJI) program, a local leadership training course that helps introduce islanders to the interconnecting “systems” that make up daily life throughout the county. During
Guest Opinion: Exchange Founder Explains Waste Funding Proposition
By George Post What is Proposition 2 really about? This issue is not the result of public complaints. Remember, we have a waste system that allows us to haul our own garbage to our
Anacortes/San Juan Islands Ferry Service Update
By David Moseley, Assistant Dept. of Transportation Secretary for Washington State Ferries Last Friday [Oct. 7], the 144-car Yakima was removed from service for repairs after maintenance crews discovered signs of abnormal wear on the
Special Public Meeting: Solid Waste Proposition at Town Hall
Thursday, October 20 from 4 to 5:45 p.m. at Eastsound Fire Hall Join County Council Members Richard Fralick, District 4, Orcas West, and Patty Miller, District 5, Orcas East, for a Town Hall conversation at
No County Agricultural Plastics Recycling Events
By Helen Venada, County Waste Reduction and Hazardous Waste Coordinator, Solid Waste Division San Juan County farmers, nurseries, and gardeners have recycled over 33 tons of “agricultural plastics” over the last four years through collection
New Buck Bay Bridge is Open!
Ceremonies at noon Oct. 20 The new 43-foot Buck Bay Bridge on Orcas has been completed. Traffic began crossing the bridge on Wednesday September 28. The official bridge opening will be celebrated onsite
County Council Asks for Volunteers to Serve
By Maureen See Deputy Clerk, San Juan County Council The County Council is searching for San Juan County citizens to fill current and upcoming vacancies on County boards and commissions. The following is a list
New Play Structure for Kids at Moran State Park
By Michel Vekved for the Friends of Moran State Park There isn’t another play structure like it available to the kids in our community and our visitors any day and all day! The
Ferry Service Adjusted for Vessel Repairs
From the Washington State Ferries Updated at 6:55 p.m. The Hiyu, which is the Inter Island ferry, is out of service for necessary repairs. Service for Wednesday evening is as follows: The Hyak is operating
Editorial: League of Women Voters Upholds the Right to Vote Intelligently
By Margie Doyle The League of Women Voters always sounded to me a little like the old “Mothers Club” that schools used to have, where the Beaver Cleaver mothers would venture out from happy
Guest Opinion: Partisan Elections — Baby or Bathwater?
By Sandy Strehlou In four weeks, San Juan County voters will choose 21 Charter Review Commissioners to review the County’s charter. They will take stock of the charter government that voters put in place in
Letter to the Editor: Response to the Assessor’s Comments
According to the County Assessor the voters pamphlet statement by the Committee Opposing Land Bank Initiative contains inaccuracies. The 3,580 acre figure used by the Committee Opposing Land Bank Initiative for the voter pamphlet
Letter to the Editor: Charter Review Calls for Questions
Next month there will be an election. On November 8, the people of San Juan County get to vote on some pretty serious issues. There are statewide measures about services for the elderly and disabled
OPALCO Board to Meet in Friday Harbor
The OPALCO Board of Directors will hold their regularly scheduled meeting in the Friday Harbor OPALCO office, 1034 Guard Street on Thursday October 20. The meeting will begin at 8:45. The public is welcome to
A Glimpse of History: The Grand Scenic Highway Revisited (with Garbage Trucks)
By Tom Welch When I wrote the following article back in 2007, I was interested in ‘what might have been’ on Orcas Island. A major roadway slashing across the island from end to end was
Guest Column: Critical Areas Systems Are Interconnected & Interdependent
By Sadie Bailey When considering the fragmented ways we are looking at so-called “separate” Critical Areas categories, only one truth unfailingly dictates what happens to saltwater ecosystems: Everything flows downhill. Best Available Science soundly backs
