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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
Letter to the Editor: No Need for New CAO
Recently, Vivien Burnett of Friday Harbor complained that San Juan County has had the same critical areas ordinance since 1998. Wow! If that's the case, we'd better get crackin' and replace it. Immediately, right? I
Community History of San Juans with HistoryLink
From the San Juan Islands Scenic Byway Project Come meet Marie McCaffrey, Executive Director of HistoryLink.org, the nation’s first encyclopedia of community history created expressly for the Internet. An informal coffee hour will begin at
County’s First Quarter Finances: Okay for Now
By Stan Matthews County Website and Communications Manager In the introduction to San Juan County’s First Quarter Financial Report, County Administrator Pete Rose wrote, “The reader of this report will get the feeling that this
OPAL Invites Community to View Three Moved, Renovated Houses
OPAL Community Land Trust is hosting an open house on Sunday, May 6, from 1 to 3 p.m. Orcas residents and prospective buyers may view three island homes that were moved last
Guest Column: Richard Fralick Not Seeking Re-election to County Council
By Richard Fralick Now that an eminently qualified candidate, Rick Hughes, has declared his intent to run for the District 4, Orcas West Council position, I am happy to announce that I will
Rick Hughes to Run for Orcas West Council Position
Rick Hughes, President of Ray’s Pharmacy, announced that he will run for County Council position #4 (Orcas West) in the upcoming November election. Hughes, local business leader and community activist says, “Our community
