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Senator Ranker Explains Health Care Reform Legislation
Contributed by State Senator Kevin Ranker On March 21st Congress and President Obama accomplished substantive healthcare reform. The bills have enormous implications for our state as demand for health and long term care services
Property Rights Group to Host Dinner Meeting April 6
Citizens Alliance for Property Rights (CAPRA) will host a dinner on Tuesday, April 6 on San Juan Island, for a presentation on “Waste Water Treatment Systems.” Dr. Mark Gross, a former professor of Civil Engineering
Bob Myhr To Seek Re-Election to County Council
Bob Myhr will seek re-election to the San Juan County Council representing District 6 – Shaw, Lopez, Blakely, Decatur, and Center Islands. Myhr was first elected County Commissioner in 2005. Re-elected in 2006,
Letter to the Editor: Census Will Help Seniors & Others
Probably most people on the island have received and (hopefully completed) their census form and mailed it in. Unfortunately, some people, especially senior citizens are reluctant to divulge any information to the government, no matter
Kids Invited to Display Poems at Public Library
Contributed by Nita Couchman, Orcas Island Children's Librarian In honor of National Poetry Month, young poets, from ages 7 to 18 years, are invited to submit their poems for display in the Orcas Island Library
Henley Announces Re-election Plans
Milene Henley has announced her intent to seek re-election as San Juan County Auditor. Auditor is a county-wide position with responsibilities for financial reporting, election administration, vehicle and vessel licensing, and recording land and other
Orcas High School Wins State Award for Graduation Rates & Overall Excellence
Randy I. Dorn, State Superintendent of Public Instruction, recently announced that Orcas Island High School is a recipient of the 2009 Washington Achievement Award. The Washington Achievement Award was created by the State’s Office of
Letter to the Editor: Fill Out Census For Increased Gov't Funding
It takes less than ten minutes and could make you $3,900! That sounds like a good return for your time! We are a family of 6 as of April 1 so my 10 minutes could
A New Crop of Babysitters — At Your Service
Recent graduates who completed the Babysitting clinic offered by Margie Sabine through the Orcas Recreation Program are ready to be of service. The five hour course on March 21 provided youth with lessons
Birding, Distraction, Genealogy, "A Homemade Life" and Poetry All Coming This Way
Contributed by Kathy Stribling of the Orcas Island Public Library The Orcas Library will be hosting new classes and events during the months of March and April. Kim Middleton’s Intermediate Birding Class resumes Thursday, March
Weather Spotters Training Offered in April
The National Weather Service will train new and veteran spotters on how to look for and report significant event-driven weather events. Training includes video demonstrations. Spotters are needed, particularly in the out of town and
Combined Forces Search for Colton Harris Moore
Contributed by Sheriff Bill Cumming The extensive, intense search for Colton Harris Moore on Orcas Island has now been scaled back to an ongoing investigation. All available search indicators have been pursued through the efforts
Guest Opinion: The Orcas Island Library Looks Ahead
By Phil Heikkinen, Director, Orcas Island Public Library On Friday, March 19, nine community members will start a planning process to help see us through the next three to five years. The Library Board and
Town Hall Covers Budget, Dump and Critical Areas $80K Study
Orcas County Council members Richard Fralick and Gene Knapp held the first Town Hall meeting of 2010 last Thursday, March 11. Accompanying them were County Auditor Milene Henley and County Administrator Pete Rose, to give
Letter to the Editor: Important to Complete Census
Once every ten years, we’re asked to take less than five minutes to complete a simple questionnaire known as the Census. Very few civic responsibilities we’re tasked with can return so much for such a
School Board Votes to Ask for Bond in August
At a special Meeting of the Orcas Island School District (OISD) Board on Thursday, March 11, it was decided to submit the district’s Capital Bond to the voters again this August. The decision followed discussion
