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Draft Wetland Section of CAO Available Feb. 15
By Stan Matthews County Website and Communications Program Manager After months of discussion with technical experts, on February 15 a revised draft of the wetland amendments to the County’s Critical Areas Ordinance (CAO) will be
Oh-oh, Flu Has Arrived
From San Juan County Health Department Flu has arrived on San Juan Island and is starting to appear on Lopez island as well, according to the San Juan County Health Department. The department monitors the
Steve Vierthaler to Retire from Sheriff’s Dept.
Sergeant Steve Vierthaler will retire after over 35 years serving Orcas and Lopez Islands for the County Sheriff Department next week, on Feb. 22. With Raymond Harvey staffing the front office, Vierthaler recounted
Concerned Islanders Face Coal Train & Shipping Impacts
Islanders encouraged to write letters and ask for hearings to Dept. of Natural Resources Sustainable Orcas Island (SOI) Irthlingz Environmental Organization, San Juan Conservation District rounded up a roomful of concerned citizens
Letter to the Editor: Thanks to Education Foundation, the School Library Stays Open
Thank you OIEF for paying to keep our library open for the rest of the year, because we love our library. It made us feel really sad when we heard it was going to have
Nuts & Bolts of Sports & Parks Concern OIPRD
By Ken Brown The Orcas Island Parks and Recreation District (OIPRD), created by voters in 2009, continues to hold regular meetings to create a program that takes care of parks and programs under its
OPALCO Seeks New Directors
The OPALCO Board of Directors has set Saturday, May 5, 2012 as the date for its 2012 Annual Meeting and election of directors. The Board has appointed a nominating committee of three members from District
Kevin O’Brien Selected New Orcas Fire Chief
From the Orcas Island Fire District Commissioners After a comprehensive regional search, the Board of Fire Commissioners of San Juan County Fire Protection District #2 (Orcas Island Fire and Rescue) is pleased to
Tara Dobos Wins All-School Spelling Bee
Tara Dobos, Orcas Island Middle School and OASIS 7th-grader, won the All-School Spelling Bee in the 14th round today with the words "poignant" and "apartheid." Her last challenger was Monica Connell, Orcas Island
County Council Works to Preserve Exchange
At the meeting of the San Juan County Council on Orcas Island, Feb. 7, the audience filling the Outlook Inn's Victorian Room heard assurances from Council members and county staff that the intention is to
Website Classes Now Offered at the Library
By Martin Arnold The Orcas Island Library’s website is more than just the home page on the Library’s public access computers. The Library’s web site is an information portal to the World Wide Web. From
Friends of the San Juans: You Tube & Orcas Complaint
From Friends of the San Juans A recent video that was posted on you tube and has spread throughout our community. This memo provides background information about why Friends of the San Juans got involved over
Community Foundation Grants Cycle Begins With Applications
Deadline for grant applications is March 14 The Orcas Island Community Foundation (OICF) is accepting applications for the 2012 competitive grants program. This is the 13th year of this grants program. This years’ committee is
Charter Review Committee Meets Orcas this Saturday
Feb. 4 Meeting Considered County Departments' Consolidation From the Charter Review Commission The next meeting of the San Juan County Charter Review Commission (CRC) is on Saturday February 11 at the Orcas Hotel from 8
Letter to the Editor: Common Sense Alliance & Critical Areas
Really! After 20 plus years of participating in County government, starting a long time ago as Chairman of the Fair Board, then 12 years as a County Commissioner, and lately as a member of the
Letter to the Editor: Continuing the CAO Discussion
One of the less helpful and most distracting aspects of the CAO process is the ever-present, breathless purveyors of “the [environmental] sky is falling” meme. No matter what the specific topic being considered, we hear “global
