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Fog Sealing on Schedule — Cyclists Warned “It’s Sticky”
By Stan Matthews County Communications Program Manager San Juan County Public Works Operations Manager Russ Harvey said on July 14 that “fog sealing,” the last phase of this year’s chip sealing program on San Juan
“Hot Dogs & S’mores About the Bond” Potluck at Cascade Lake
The Vote YES! For Schools Committee invites the community to a "Hot Dogs & S’mores about the Bond" BBQ at the Cascade Lake Shelter in Moran Park on Tuesday, July 20th at 5:30 p.m. Bring
Land Bank Meeting Scheduled for this Friday
The San Juan County Land Bank Commission will hold its regular monthly meeting on Friday, July 16th in the in the Lopez Public Library, Community meeting Room, 2225 Fisherman Bay Road, Lopez Island. The meeting begins
Candidates’ Forum Sponsored by LWV July 17
The League of Women Voters of the San Juans has scheduled Primary Election Forums on San Juan, Lopez and Orcas Island. Candidates for all contested elections have been invited. The Orcas forum will take place on
Orcas and San Juan Island Solid Waste Facilities Open Extra Days This Week
By Stan Matthews County Communications Program Manager County solid waste facilities on Orcas and San Juan Islands will be open to self-haulers for two additional days this week as both sites transition to a new
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
