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Kamin adds details about water test results
Paul Kamin, General Manager of the Eastsound Water Users Association, wrote to add to the article "[intlink id="eastsound-water-tests-bring-surprising-results" type="post"]Eastsound Water Tests Bring Surprising Results[/intlink]," which appeared on April 19: "There's a logic to the assumption
Letter to the Editor: Stop the War on Pot
Dear family, friends and neighbors, Here is one very good argument (alternet.org/drugreporter/137752/pot_vs._booze ) to support marijuana legalization and control, well delivered by our neighbor Norm Stamper, former Seattle Police Chief. But in my mind it is
Orcas School's Minimum Education Plan: "This is not going to work"
Basic "floor" of school programs to be revisited May 4 after Legislature makes choices The Orcas Island School District (OISD) board was clipping through its agenda last night, approving field trips (including one to be
Health Department Offers Confidential, Reduced Rate STD Testing
By Stan Matthews County Communications Program Manager April is STD Awareness month and San Juan County Health Department is trying to raise public awareness about the impact of sexually transmitted diseases (STD's) on the lives
Budget advisors meet with school board
Yesterday, April 21, the Orcas Island School District (OISD) Budget Advisory Committee (BAC) met with the OISD board to review the budgeted and actual expenditures for the 08-09 school year, in preparation for formulating the
Teens and the Law: What you should know
A forum on Teens and the Law will be presented April 28th, 6:30 p.m. at Orcas Middle School Cafeteria in Eastsound. Parents, students ages 10-18 and the public are invited to a community forum led
Eastsound water tests bring surprising results
High nitrate levels not associated with caffeine, test finds Scientific fact has challenged the assumption that the increased level of nitrates in Eastsound well water is caused by a dense concentration of septic fields.
Don't dump hazardous materials on Mother Earth — bring them for disposal on April 25
Orcas Islanders can help protect our drinking water and the environment on April 25 by disposing hazardous waste materials in a special collection. The San Juan County Public Works, Solid Waste Division sponsors this event,
Council listens to accessory building appeal; plans new amendment to law
By Stan Matthews County Communications Program Manager Three weeks after hearing complaints from contractor Tom Nolan that he was unable to get permits to build a garage on a client’s residentially-zoned property because there
Editorial: Build carefully on a hard-won foundation
Call me chicken, but I look at the Orcas Island School Board's direction to minimize its Business Manager's contract as dangerous. I say this for two reasons: continuity and competence. Ben Thomas has been the
County starts email service for builders
By Stan Matthews County Communications Program Manager The Community Development and Planning department (CD&P) is setting up an email news service to inform the building community of policy statements and information related to staffing, service
Orcas School board seeks transition to local business management
Ben Thomas's contract as Orcas Island School District (OISD) business manager was reviewed at the OISD school board March 26 meeting, but as it was not marked for action on the agenda, the board postponed
Council Postpones Hearing to Spend more Time on Housing
By Stan Matthews County Communications Program Manager The San Juan County Council decided Tuesday, April 7, that it wants to learn more about Housing Authorities before it gives final shape to the revised Housing
Human voice heard underwater in Haro Strait by Whale Museum's Veirs last night
from "Watching Our Water Ways" https://pugetsoundblogs.com/waterways/ By Chris Dunagan of the Kitsap "Sun" A Navy public affairs officer has been contacted to help track down an unusual incident involving a human voice heard underwater last
Don't miss the first tax payment April 30
By Stan Matthews County Communications Program Manager San Juan County Treasurer Jan Sears reminds taxpayers that the deadline for paying County property taxes is April 30. Taxpayers have the option of paying the taxes in
Accessory Building Permit policy to be discussed at County Council April 13
By Stan Matthews County Communications Program Manager The San Juan County Council will discuss the County's permitting policy on accessory structures at noon during its meeting on Monday, April 13 - one week later than
