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“America is and always has been an argument — it’s an experiment.”
DAVID W. BLIGHT
Beach-walkers Wanted for COASST Training
Saturday, January 28, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m., Orcas Library -- from Katie Holmes -- The Coastal Observation and Seabird Survey Team (COASST) will deliver two free training sessions: one focused on beached birds and one focused on marine debris. The Beached Bird training will be held in Eastsound, WA on
Flotsam & Jetsam | While Bobbing About
— a semi-regular humor column by Maurice Austin — Several years ago, working an incoming tide off Open Bay for pinks, motoring up and drifting back down, my buddy and I became aware that orcas might be coming, not because we saw a fin or breach or spout or spy-hop,
JP and OK Rhythm Boys Back at Random Howse
Saturday, January 28, 6:30 p.m., Random Howse -- from Gordon Koenig -- JP and the OK Rhythm Boys will be back at Random Howse in Eastsound Saturday, January 28th, at 6:30pm. Join us for 2 hours of swingin', rockin' fiddle tunes, soaring vocals and truly abysmal jokes. Drop in to
Letter to Editor | Do School Walk & Talk Before You Vote
-- from Bea vonTobel -- As the ballots go into the mail for your consideration and vote, it is imperative that you vote from an informed perspective. To that end, I encourage you to participate in the walk-through tours that OISD is offering. The tours will enable you to look
Statement from Gov. Inslee on Today’s Inaugural Events
-- from Office of the Governor -- “I want to thank President Barack Obama, who served eight years with a level of grace, dignity, diligence and humor that inspired a renewed confidence and respect in our nation from people around the world. His legacy will be marked by his passion
Letter to Editor | Why I am Voting For School Bond
-- from George Eberle -- “We the People” is the cornerstone of our constitution. We get to decide what is important and what can wait for another day. My involvement started when I went to a school board meeting. We were seated at different tables and asked to prioritize what
To Promote the Orderly Transfer of Executive Power
Presidential Transition Act of 1963 Public Law 88-277 Eighty-eighth Congress of the United States of America AT THE SECOND SESSION Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday, the seventh day of January, on one thousand nine hundred and sixty-four An Act To promote the orderly transfer of
Orcas Women and Children to March Across the Country on Saturday
-- from Kristin Kolb -- Numerous Orcas Island women and children are amassing in Washington, D.C., Seattle, Friday Harbor, and Eastsound, for the Women’s March on Washington this coming Saturday, January 21, the day after President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration. The D.C. protest, which originally was called the Million Women’s March, is
NAS Whidbey Island SAR Conducts Five Missions in Six Days
-- from Mike Welding -- Search and Rescue (SAR) crews from Naval Air Station (NAS) Whidbey Island conducted five separate missions within a six day period, including one search and four Medical Evacuations (MEDEVACs). The first mission occurred during a daytime training flight on Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2017. The morning
2017 Accessory Dwelling Unit Eligibility Deadline
-- from San Juan County Communications -- San Juan County Department of Community Development (DCD) is accepting applications for detached ADU permits proposed outside of urban growth areas and activity centers until 4:30 pm February 13 2017. There are 8 permits for the construction of new ADUs and 2 permits
Stankevich Will Head Orcas Elementary
-- from Eric Webb -- It is my great pleasure to announce that Lorena Stankevich will be officially joining OISD’s leadership team as Orcas Elementary School Principal! Our very own Lorena Stankevich will transition from Interim Orcas Elementary Principal to Orcas Elementary School Principal effective July 1, 2017. Lorena has
Letter to Editor | Take School Tour and Vote “Yes”
-- from Tom Baldwin -- I am writing to encourage all residents of Orcas Island to vote FOR the Phase III school bond issue in the special election February 14. Mailing of ballots is scheduled for January 27th, next Friday, so we should receive them early the following week. Last fall,
San Juan County Marchers Registered for Seattle March
-- from Mary Gropp -- San Juan County will be well represented at the Womxns March in Seattle on Saturday January 21. With an expected attendance of 20 to 30,000, many islanders have expressed a desire to try to meet to walk together, in the spirit of unity and mutual
Fire Commission Addresses Public Comment
-- by Lin McNulty -- Orcas Island Board of Fire Commissioners, in a regularly-scheduled meeting on Tuesday, January 17, discussed the need to include Public Comment in their sessions. Board Chair Wes Heinmiller says the Board would like to know, in advance, what the public might be commenting on or
Filing Period to Be Open for Lopez Hospital District Commissioners
-- from San Juan County Communications -- On February 10, the County Council will consider a request to form a hospital district on Lopez Island. Assuming Council approves the proposition, it will go to the voters for approval on the April 25 Special Election. Also on the April ballot
Annual Homeless Count to be Completed This Month
-- from San Juan County Communications -- San Juan County’s 2017 Point in Time Homeless Count will be conducted on Thursday, January 26th. Count organizers and volunteers work with local family resource centers, food banks, churches, healthcare providers, senior centers, libraries, the sheriff’s office, and many other community support service
