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Open letter: Montessori lottery is discriminatory
-- from Lili Hein, parent of two students currently in the OIES Montessori classroom -- Open Letter to the Orcas Island School District board, administrators, and families: RE: OISD Montessori Steering Committee - Approved Lottery
Letter to Editor | About that Rock Island debt
-- from John Fleischer -- According to Rock Island’s own business plan, their forecasted debt will rise from 25 million dollars this year, to over 26 million dollars by 2022. Projected revenue won’t even be
Editorial | About that Rock Island debt post, and the woman who wrote it
-- by Lin McNulty, Managing Editor -- When Judy McGrath originally sent us an email outlining her concerns about Rock Island this week, she suggested that Orcas Issues might want to investigate. She was not
Letter to Editor | Seniors Have Talent was delightful event
-- from Didier Gincig for Orcas Senior Center -- Thank you to everyone who participated in Seniors Have Talent and to all who showed up to enjoy the delightful afternoon of wonderful music and deeply
Letter to Editor | County Senior Services offers thanks
-- from Lena Kassa for Orcas Senior Center -- The Senior Services Council of San Juan County has acquired a $25,000 award from the Norcliffe Foundation. Funds will be shared among senior centers on Orcas, Lopez, and
Letter to Editor | Spring brunch benefits Meals on Wheels
-- from Lena Kassa for Orcas Senior Center -- The Orcas Senior Center (OSC) legendary Spring Brunch held March 31 was a tremendous success, raising more than $2,600 in support of Meals on Wheels and
Letter to Editor | Our public health relies on folks who deserve our thanks
-- from Tom Eversole -- April 1-7 is National Public Health Week, and I want to thank Mark Tompkins and all the San Juan County Community and Environmental Health staff for their good work promoting and protecting
Letter to Editor | OIEF Supports the Early Reading Intervention Project
-- from Tom Owens -- I would like to thank OIEF (Orcas Island Education Foundation) and let the community know that with their donation of $5,000 the ERIP (Early Reading Intervention Project) is now funded
Letter to Editor | The Lambing Event
-- from Joan and Gwen Stamm -- Every year people go to Coffelt Farm to celebrate the birth of new born lambs. It is truly a life affirming event that ushers in spring. But do
Letter to Editor | I’m Having a Hard Time Supporting Coffelt Farms Taxpayer Funding
-- from Gigi Carter -- I know this is not popular, but I'm having a hard time supporting taxpayer funding for Coffelt Farms under the current scenario. For starters, subsidizing Coffelt puts other local farmers
Guest Opinion: The Impetus for After-Hours Urgent Care on Orcas Island
-- by Vincent Shu, MD -- Despite there have been heated discussions and negotiations in the recent months between OIHCD and UW Orcas Clinic specific to the need of after hours/urgent care, OIHCD commissioners have
Letter to Editor | Thank You to Orcas Community for Strong Support of School Music
– from Miriam Ziegler, President, Music Advocacy Group – The Orcas community enjoyed a real musical treat on Sunday, March 3 — the 22nd Annual Music Advocacy Group (MAG) Benefit Concert for the OISD
Letter to Editor | Orcas School Traffic Safety a Priority
-- from Eric Webb, Orcas Schools Superintendent -- Over the past several months, I have been addressing a traffic safety issue at the intersection of School Road and Madrona Street. This has been an ongoing
Letter to Editor | Vacation Rental Tipping Point
-- from Greg and Heather Dew Oaksen -- We are concerned and worried about our island communities! Short term vacation rentals reduce availability of affordable long-term rental housing making it almost impossible for families and
Letter to Editor | Coffelt Farm Needs Land Bank to Invest Funds
-- from Sally Spicer -- I am writing this letter to beg the San Juan County Land Bank to invest the funds necessary to save the San Juan County agricultural institution that is Coffelt Farm.
