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County Geographic Imaging Staff Create New Website
From Bea vonTobel, Port Manager The commissioners and staff of the Port of Orcas invite the public to visit a new web address: https://www.sjcgis.org/POA/default.aspx This new website was produced by SJC Public Works GIS staff,
Spring Ferry Schedule Starts Tomorrow,March 27
The spring sailing schedule begins this Sunday, March 27. More sailings will be added to popular routes and the international route resumes service. The first sailing from Anacortes to Sidney, B.C. on Sunday. Vehicle reservations
First Meeting of Collections Management Committee at the Library April 7
The Orcas Island Library will hold its first Collection Management Committee meeting of the year on Thursday, April 7th at 2:30 in the Library meeting room. This group will get together once a month with
Letter to the Editor: Is Ranker’s Gift to Shoreline Homeowners (SB 5451) a Trojan Horse?
Earlier this month, State Sen. Kevin Ranker issued a press release extolling the virtues of his proposed legislation affecting waterfront property owners whose properties are or will be deemed “nonconforming.” The Common Sense Alliance (CSA)
Jessica Gudgell Serves in State Government
Jessica Gudgell, a 10th grade student attending Orcas Island High School, took time away from her studies to spend the week participating in the Senate Page Program at the Washington State Legislature. She
Norm Stamper Supports Bill in Legisature Legalizing Marijuana
Orcas Islander Norm Stamper, best-selling author, occasional actor and former Chief of Police in Seattle has long been a proponent of drug policy reform. Now there is a bill before the Washington State Legislature
Council Workshop on March 28 to deal with Transportation & Garbage
From Ingrid Gabriel, San Juan County Council Clerk NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the San Juan County Council will conduct a Workshop on Monday, March 28, 2011 in the Large Conference Room of the Council
Radiation Updates: BullWings Readers Advise
State Representative Jeff Morris is circulating the following information from the state Department of Health: https://www.doh.wa.gov/Topics/japan-faq.htm (thanks to Chris Thomerson) Susun S Weed, author of the Wise Woman website and owner of the Wise
CFL Recycling at OPALCO Offices
OPALCO now offers compact fluorescent light bulb (CFL) recycling stations at its offices on Orcas, Lopez and San Juan Islands—and coming soon to the Shaw Community Center. Spent CFLs are collected and recycled
Prepare for Radiation: Another Opinion
By Mike Adams,from NaturalNews.com The New York Times report [of March 17, 2011] that a radiation plume will reach California by Friday has a lot of people asking us for more information about what to
County Offices Closed for Furlough Day on Friday
By Stan Matthews, County Communications Program Manager The County's non-judicial offices will be closed Friday March 18 as the first of five budget-related employee-furlough days. To meeting the requirements of state law, the courts will
Japan’s Nuclear Explosions & Radiation Fallout
By Brendan Cowan Director, San Juan County Department of Emergency Management As the situation at Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Station evolves, it is worth highlighting to islanders that at this time there is widespread agreement
Dates Changed for Getting to “YES!” Meetings for the Schoolchildren of Orcas Island
Fred Klein, community organizer of the “Getting to Yes for the schoolchildren of Orcas Island” consensus meetings, announced on March 15 that the dates have been changed “to eliminate conflicts with important weekend events for parents
Quakes, Tsunamis, and the Islands
A practical take on disaster preparedness By Brendan Cowan, Director, San Juan County Department of Emergency Management Last week’s earthquake in Japan has grabbed headlines across the world for obvious reasons. The scale of the
County Land Bank Meets in Eastsound this Friday
From the San Juan County Land Bank The public is invited to join Land Bank commissioners and staff at Emmanuel Episcopal Church in Eastsound for an afternoon discussion about Land Bank projects and priorities. The
Port Affirms Aircraft Right-of-Way
On March 10, the Port of Orcas District Commissioners adopted the following policy on Pedestrian and Vehicle movement on airport surfaces: Whether you are a pedestrian or the driver of a vehicle contemplating entry to
