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Summer fun heats up with council decisions, tours, classes and music festivals
Sunday, Aug 9 Music in the Park –from 6 to 8 p.m. Free for all. Monday, August 10 Summer Day Camp for 3-6 year olds begins, to run through the week. To register visit www.orcasrec.org,
Letter to the Editor: Town Hall Lacked Focus on Compliance or Vision
Comments about Town Hall meeting Aug 6, 2009 I attended the Town hall meeting on Thursday August 6, where the first hour of the meeting dealt with ways to increase the shortfall of needed revenues
Critical Areas Ordinance: Frustration with Murky Law-making Voiced at Town Hall
The citizens committee involvement in a potentially life-changing county ordinance was completed in April. Or was it? Advisors and the public voiced their dismay with the process at the Orcas Island Town Hall meeting
Straw poll shows public split closely over tax proposal
Contributed by Richard Fralick Levy Lid Lift Straw Vote Results When: August 6, 2009 Where: Orcas Island Fire Hall Who: Citizens who gathered for a Town Hall Meeting with Orcas Island Council Members, Auditor and
Raise Property Taxes? The Public Weighs In at Town Hall
“We have a decision to make on Aug. 11 as to whether or not the council is going to propose bringing a tax measure before the public” said County Council Member Richard Fralick at
Guest Opinion – Public School Deserves All Islanders' Support
We are at a crossroads as a school district and a community. Through a “perfect storm” of declining enrollment, the economic downturn, chronic state underfunding of our public schools and, yes, past instances of
Country Corner LAMIRD meeting Aug. 17
Public Comment on the Proposed Country Corner Activity Center will be taken at a public meeting on Aug. 17. The Activity Center was formerly part of the Limited Area of More Intense Rural Development (LAMIRD)
Primary Fire Commissioner Candidates give their views
The following candidates for Fire Commissioner #2 are on the ballot for the Primary Election, Aug. 18. Mail-in ballots were sent late last week. From the San Juan County online Voters Guide Jonathan Loop: My
The week ahead, Aug. 2 – 9: you may be tired but you won't be bored
Sunday, Aug 2 Orcas Fly-In continues at the Port of Orcas. Aircraft displays, take-offs and landings and the Snack Shack. All welcome to look. Cement Sculpture Class Saturday and Sunday, 10 a.m.
Children's Festival a perfect day for pint-size fun and games
Kids (and adults) prance around an outdoor version of musical chairs, one of many play areas in the Children's Festival on August 1. The Festival took place on the grounds behind Salmonberry School and Children's
Orcas Fire Commissioner #2 only race on primary ballots
Updated Saturday, Aug. 1 at 10:45 a.m. The ballots arriving in Orcas Islanders' mailboxes this week ask voters to select one candidate among the three who have filed for Fire District Commissioner #2. This is
Council to decide upon Mental Health Tax expenditures
If the San Juan County Council approves, county school districts will be contracted to utilize the county mental health tax revenue in the following amounts: Orcas Island -- $42,750 annually for the next two years;
Special Town Hall scheduled for Aug. 6
Orcas County Council Members Richard Fralick, District 4, Orcas West, Gene Knapp, District 5, Orcas East, have issued an invitation to a Special Public Meeting to be held Thursday, Aug. 6 from 4 to 6
FAA demands neighbors’ access plan from Port of Orcas
They don’t know exactly what they want, but they’ll tell you when you give it to them. That appears to be the position of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) regarding the “Through-the-Fence Arrangements” (TTFA) that
School district in robust shape for now, directors cautious about future
Orcas Island School District Board directors expressed cautious optimism as they accepted the budget for the 2009-2010 school year at their meeting on July 23. The budget reflects the [intlink id=”3540″ type=”post”]personnel added back
Letter to the Editor: Replace fire commissioners for better representation
I saw a bumper sticker, "If you don't exercise your rights, you will lose them." We pay taxes for services such as fire protection, and we have elected commissioners to oversee the funded services, and
