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TAD TOMPKINS
County seeks to address flooding, sightlines, congestion with Douglas/Bailer Hill Rd project
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County’s Public Works Department is preparing to advertise to bid the Douglas/Bailer Hill Road Improvements Project this month. The County expects to evaluate bids at the end of January and determine if the project can move forward. In the event the County is
Washington State poised to set precedent as first government in the world to successfully remove and permanently ban commercial net pen aquaculture
||| FROM EMMA HELVERSON for WILD FISH CONSERVANCY ||| Washington State recently garnered international attention for its successful removal of all polluting and hazardous commercial net pens from Puget Sound. Now, the state is on the verge of adopting a statute that would prohibit this commercial industry from ever returning
WSF Weekly Report | Onboard memorials, boat fire in Elliott Bay, (rein)deer games
||| FROM STEVE NEVEY for WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| A message from Steve This year, nearly 200 families have trusted us as hosts of memorial services for their loved ones. It is a great honor to provide this opportunity for Washingtonians to say goodbye amid the beauty of the waterways
Occam’s Razor | Our island, our world through the eyes, pen of S.C. Watson
Welcome to our weekly feature, Occam's Razor, from local artist S.C. Watson.
Litch Bros., Crow Valley String Band return for holiday concerts
||| FROM RACHEL BISHOP for CROW VALLEY STRING BAND ||| Come and join the Crow Valley String Band, the Litch Brothers and friends for their annual Home for the Holidays Concert. Bring friends and family for a cozy evening at the Grange with bluegrass and folk music, seasonal tunes and
Santa & Mrs. Claus Santa Ship arrival date updated
Lions Santa Ship December 15, 2024 – 1:00 pm Orcas Ferry Landing ||| FROM ORCAS LIONS CLUB ||| In parts of the world, Santa arrives by sleigh, slides down chimneys or walks through front doors. But for people living in small island communities in the Pacific Northwest, access to the
LWVSJ Observer Corps | County Council December 9, 2024
||| FROM LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OBSERVER CORPS ||| During public access time eight people from Lopez spoke about the negotiations of a new interlocal agreement between the Lopez Solid Waste Disposal District and the County. Most of the speakers supported renewing the current agreement without change, while several requested another
SJC postpones OPALCO’s hearing for proposed Bailer Hill solar project in favor of additional info
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County’s Department of Community Development (DCD) is postponing the public hearing examiner meeting (previously scheduled for Dec. 18) for OPALCO’s Bailer Hill micro-grid and battery installation project while waiting for additional information. The future hearing examiner meeting date is to be
Christmas at Emmanuel Church calendar
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Balance Class Inspired by Feldenkrais Method
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| Join Andrea Preiss, a seasoned Feldenkrais practitioner and therapeutic eurythmist, for a relaxing movement class at Orcas Senior Center, Tuesdays at 11 am (No class December 10, 24, and 31). Emphasizing a seated position, these subtle exercises rooted in the Feldenkrais
Land Bank December 2024 monthly meeting & annual retreat agendas
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY CONSERVATION LAND BANK ||| The San Juan County Conservation Land Bank Commission will hold an abbreviated monthly meeting and annual retreat Friday, December 13. The monthly meeting is scheduled for 8:30am – 9:15am. The annual retreat is scheduled for 9:15am - 2:30pm. The meeting will
‘It’s nonstop’: How noise pollution threatens the return of Norway’s whales
Recordings by biologist Heike Vester reveal how oil and gas exploration as well as cruises, fishing boats and even whale-watchers are adding to the din underwater ||| FROM THE GUARDIAN ||| From the moment that the biologist Dr Heike Vester presses play, the sound of the static of the fjord
Guest Opinion | In the ‘blue bastion’ of WA, avoid the tyranny of the majority
||| BY MICHAEL RIORDAN, SPECIAL TO THE SEATTLE TIMES ||| Democracy in America is under siege, but we may be able to preserve it here in the state of Washington. To do so, however, we will surely have to evade — and avoid — what Alexis de Tocqueville called “the
County Council supports new cultural access program by adopting 1/10 of 1% sales tax
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| During the December 10, 2024 Council meeting, the San Juan County Council passed an ordinance to approve a new 1/10th of 1% sales tax to create a Cultural Access program. During the meeting, the Council held a public hearing, deliberated, and passed as a councilmanic measure the proposed ordinance
Ready to make your gift to Orcas? Time is running out
||| FROM LINDSAY JENNINGS for ORCAS ISLAND COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ||| Hello Community and Friends, The close of Holiday GiveOrcas is Thursday at midnight. That means we have just a few more days to reach a fully funded campaign. We are halfway there... The good news is, five organizations have reached
The Co-op Way: Capital credit checks are in the mail
||| FROM KRISTA BOUCHEY for ORCAS POWER & LIGHT COOPERATIVE ||| Just in time for the holiday season, more than $1.1M in capital credit checks are going out to longtime OPALCO members this month, as they do each year. As a co-op, OPALCO does not earn profits. Revenues over and
