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Guest Opinion: OPALCO’s Current Take on “Cooperative”
-- by Alex MacLeod -- It is increasingly difficult to remember that the “C" in OPALCO stands for “cooperative.” No one is having a harder time doing so than its management and board of directors.
Bill Watson Announces Council Candidacy
Bill Watson, candidate for County Council from San Juan Island Hello San Juan County Citizens, For those of you who don't know me, I'd like to introduce myself and let you know I
Letter to the Editor: Thank You, Voters, from the School Board
-- from the Orcas Island School District Board --- (Editor's note: Due to recent internet connectivity issues, we didn't receive this message, sent Feb. 22, 2016 by Chair Tony Ghazel of the School District Board. Our
Guest Editorial: How to Respond to WSF’s Reservation Cut-Off
-- by Justin Paulsen -- It’s going to be a long, painful, and thanks to the new WSF arrival policy, angry summer. Apologies in advance to the booth workers on Orcas and on the Anacortes
OPALCO Board Candidates Announced
Annual Meeting Saturday, April 30 -- from Suzanne Olson for OPALCO -- Our local member-owned electric cooperative, Orcas Power & Light Co-op, announces the slate of candidates for its Board of Directors. This is each
Letter to Editor: Thanks for Marine Science Lecture Support
-- from Jean Lyle for the SeaDoc Society and Haley Winchell for YMCA Camp Orkila -- The SeaDoc Society and YMCA Camp Orkila would like to give a BIG shout of gratitude to the businesses
Orcas Voices – March, the Lion, the Lamb
-- by Sally Buchanan -- The month of March is tricky. Apparently it always has been. Weather records from centuries past report its fickleness. It is the month of the spring equinox in the northern
Editorial: A Break from Normal is Over
--by Margie Doyle-- Yes, we've had a break from normal with wild winds, high seas and power outages over the past few days. And Orcas Issues also experienced a major break from our normal 24/7
Letter to the Editor: TEDxOrcas’s Success Shared by Islanders
-- from Gretchen Krampf for TEDxOrcasIsland -- When the Design Team for TEDxOrcasIsland decided on the theme for our 2016 event, we reached out to Corey Wiscomb, a design and art teacher at Orcas High
Guest Column: Base Our Choices on the Golden Rule
-- by David Kobrin -- I’ve lived on this island now for almost ten years. One thing I’ve come to value – in addition to Orcas’ natural beauty – is the shared sense of community.
Letter to Editor: NatureBridge is Highlight of 6th Grade
Wednesday, March 16, 12:45 p.m., School Library -- from Holly King and Casey Ahrens -- On behalf of this year's sixth grade class at Orcas Elementary School, we would like to express our gratitude to
Letter to the Editor: Thanks, County Officials for Your Time
-- from Arthur de Haan -- Thank you Rick Hughes, Brian Vincent and Russ Harvey for spending 2.5 hours to walk the[Dolphin Bay] road with me and our neighbors. It was helpful to get an
Guest Column: What Does OPALCO Board Plan for the Future?
-- by Tom Owens -- OPALCO : Where is the OPALCO Board Taking Us? Part 1 Does the Draft OPALCO Integrated Plan Roadmap result in low cost electricity for San Juan County? I can not
News from Hughes: Ferries, the Shorelines, the Internet and Streetlights
Council Member Rick Hughes -- by Margie Doyle, updated March 2 at 4 p.m. -- Ferries and the Reservation System After several reservation schedule changes floated at public meetings last fall, Hughes says
Letter to the Editor: Council Turns a Deaf Ear
-- from Michael Durland-- Council, In 2012 I was served with a Notice of Violation (NOV)on my Deer Harbor Boatworks property two weeks after I appealed a building permit. I was told I must have
