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“Volunteering is at the very core of being a human. No one has made it through life without someone else’s help.”
HEATHER FRENCH HENRY
Analysts Review Tightly Contested Mayor’s Race
-- from Children's House -- Mayoral candidate Oliver plans to ride the wave of Granny’s recent success -- then do a last-minute fly-by before the event wraps up July 4th at 2 PM. The race for Honorary Mayor of Eastsound wraps ups July 4th when the winner is
Breaking News: State Reaches Budget Agreement
-- from Governor Inslee's Communications Office -- The following statement from the Governor and legislative leaders from the House and Senate announces the agreement reached this morning, June 27. The agreement meets the June 30 deadline for an operating budget. "Early this morning we reached an agreement in principle on
State Bans all Open Park Fires
-- from Jackie Daigle for Friends of Moran State Park -- Campfires prohibited in all state parks -- Open fires and use of charcoal briquettes prohibited until further notice Washington State Parks announced on Friday, June 26 that campfires in all state parks and ocean beaches in the Seashore Conservation
Guest Opinion: Navy Decides Growlers Can’t Use Runway 14 at OLF
-- from the Citizens of Ebey’s Reserve (COER), Whidbey Island -- The Prowlers are retiring from NASWI, but the Growlers can’t preform in the same flight paths at the OLF in Coupeville. Members of Citizens of Ebey’s Reserve (COER) have discovered that the Navy has changed it’s plan about using
Library Expansion: Requests for Qualifications
--- from the Orcas Island Public Library -- Request for Qualifications for Owner Representation Services and Public Fundraising Campaign Consultant The Orcas Island Public Library is in the planning process for the development of a proposed expansion to be constructed at 500 Rose Street, Eastsound, WA, and is soliciting responses
Governor Warns of Extreme Wildfire Risk
-- from the office of Governor Jay Inslee -- With extraordinary heat and drought conditions across the state — and forecasts for more of the same — Governor Jay Inslee and Commissioner of Public Lands Peter Goldmark are taking steps to reduce the risk of catastrophic wildfires. Inslee today [June
Public Comments Wanted on Ferry Fare Increase
State Transportation Commission to host four public meetings in July -- from the Washington State Transportation Commission -- Ferry customers and anyone with interest in Washington State Ferry fares are being asked to weigh in on a new fare proposal that would take effect starting this October. The Washington State
Rep. Larsen Votes to Renew Worker Training Program
-- from the office of U.S. Rep. Rick Larsen -- [On Thursday, June 25], Rep. Rick Larsen, WA-02, voted for and the U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill reauthorizing a program to help workers whose jobs have been negatively affected by trade, called Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA). The bill
Household Hazardous Waste Round-up
Orcas Island – Saturday, June 27, from 10 am to 2 pm -- from San Juan County Communications -- Get rid of your hazardous waste this Saturday! San Juan County’s Solid Waste Division has moved the annual household hazardous waste collection towards warmer weather this year. The 2015
Dine at the Sail Orcas Fundraiser
Saturday, June 27 from 4 to 8 p.m. at the OIYC Picnic Shelter -- from Sail Orcas -- Support Island Youth at the Sail Orcas Youth Sailing program annual fundraising dinner and: Meet the Summer Junior Sailing Instructors Make a bid on a silent auction Item Buy a raffle ticket
County Parks Office is Moving to the Fairgrounds
-- from San Juan County Parks -- On Monday, June 29th the County Parks Department will open its doors at the new office located on the southwest corner of fairgrounds main building, near the fairgrounds front gate entrance. During the move from the County Legislative Building on Thursday afternoon and
OPAL Affordable Housing Meeting Asks: What Could Go Right? . . . or Wrong?
[metaslider id=37692] -– by Cara Russell-- A sizeable number of the community filled Senior Center for the OPAL Community Land Trust on Tuesday, June 23 to respond to housing survey data and give input to basic information about plans for a 30-unit mixed housing opportunity. It was an evening of
Utility Poles Going Up for Field Communications and Public Safety
-- from Suzanne Olson for OPALCO -- Creating camouflage to blend in with trees OPALCO and Rock Island are making progress on our promise to improve wireless communications in the field for our line crews and for all first responders. The first five poles have been installed throughout
Actors Theatre at Random Howse
The Actors Theatre of Orcas Island (ATOI) proudly announces its summer schedule of readers theater at Random Howse. First up, on June 25 and 26 at 7:30 p.m., Tom is accused of an awful crime. Did he do it? Family and friends are distraught, but do they all want him set free? In
Share Your Garden Bounty — Gleaners Can Help!
-- from Pegi Groundwater -- Summer has come early this year and the warmth and dryness that we have experienced means that gardens are brimming with fresh produce. If you participated in the Orcas Master Gardeners’ "Plant a Row" Program, now is the time to start delivering the food from
Orcas Girls to Attend World Cup Games
-- by Margie Doyle -- Orcas Girls Soccer Coach Chris Dougherty and 11 members of the team will travel to Vancouver, British Columbia this weekend to see the host team, Canada, face off against England in the quarterfinal knockout rounds of the quadrennial Women's World Cup. On Friday evening, the
