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Guest Opinion: Accuracy and Transparency in School Bond Process is Paramount
Scott Lancaster Orcas Island School District Board President I'd like to clear up a few things that have appeared in the Sounder. Keith Whitaker has responded very effectively online, and in the paper to Janet
Orcas Novelist to Read at Library on July 20
Stella Bell will be reading from her novel, Red Velvet Letters, and signing books on Tuesday July 20th at 3 p.m. at the Orcas Public Library. Red Velvet Letters is a fictionalized account of the
Good Samaritan Law to Rescue Overdose Victims
Contributed in a joint statement by the State Division of Behavioral Health and Recovery (DBHR), State Attorney General's Office, American Civil Liberties Union(ACLU), Science Science and Management of Addictions Foundation (SAMA), UW Alcohol and Drug
Guest Opinion: Accuracy is Essential to Informed School Bond Debate
By Keith Whitaker, Business Manager (part-time) Orcas Island School District There are significant inaccuracies and wrong assumptions in Janet Knowles guest column in last week's Islands Sounder [reprinted below] regarding transparency in the school bond
Guest Opinion: Data on the School Bond Measure
By Janet Knowles (Please see editorial note below, following this opinion) Bond Transparency This Bond proposal is huge in good times, but inconceivable in hard economic ones. In my experience as a school Business Manager
Music in the Park with Orcatrazz Next Sunday
By Ken Speck San Juan County Parks Dept continues its Music In the Park summer series in the Stage on the Green in Eastsound. On Sunday July 18 the popular swing band Orcatrazz will be
Guest Opinion: Why Vote to Raise Taxes in a Terrible Economy?
By Norm Stamper Having spent three and a half decades in law enforcement, I have some thoughts about what makes for a safe, prosperous and healthy community. It starts, not surprisingly, with family: Every child
Biotoxins Force Closure of SJC Recreational Shellfish Harvest
By Stan Matthews County Communications Program Manager The Washington State Health Department has closed recreational shellfish harvesting in all of San Juan County’s waters due to high levels of a biotoxin which can cause paralytic
OPALCO Board to Vote on Commercial and Pump Rate Increases
At the next OPALCO board meeting on Thursday, July 15th (Eastsound OPALCO office, 183 Mt. Baker Road, beginning at 8:45 a.m.) the Board will vote on the second of four planned commercial rate increases and
Survey invites County Residents to Shape Solid Waste Policy
By Stan Matthews County Communications Program Manager During the month of July, San Juan County residents will have the opportunity to participate in a survey that will help guide the development of the County’s updated
Letter to the Editor: Lopezians Want Park As It Is
Dear Editors, Stan Matthews sent you an email with an attachment of a News Release from San Juan County called "Return the Grants for Odlin Park Improvements?" What they failed to tell you is why so
New Sailing Classes to Meet Demand in Evenings
By Linda Sheridan Orcas Rec Coordinator Sailing with Sail Orcas beginsNew! Junior Sailing Evening Classes in July, from 5 to 8 p.m. on July 12th → 15th and 19th → 22nd Due to the huge demand
Work Begins on Solid and Hazardous Waste Management Plan
By Stan Matthews County Communications Program Manager As San Juan County begins an intensive effort to revise its Solid Waste Management Plan, the County’s system of handling and disposing of garbage, recycling and solid waste
Pajama Tales Storytime for Kids at Library
Wear your pajamas and come hear stories at the Library before bedtime on Wednesday, July 14th from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Listeners are encouraged to arrive early to allow time to get comfortable. The program
Guest Opinion: The Cost of Waiting on the School Bond
Printed July 7, 2010 Reprinted upon request By Joe Cohen While attending the 4th of July parade on Saturday I stopped at the school bond booth – and had a lively discussion with a host of
Public Works Open House July 14 to Preview Bridge Plans
San Juan County Public Works Department is holding an Informational Open House Wednesday, July 14, 2010, 4:00pm at the Olga Community Center, to present the Point Lawrence Road Culvert Replacement. The purpose of the meeting
