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“When is the time we all get to eat cake? I don’t want to miss it!”
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Critical Areas Update: What Do the Ordinances Say?
From Ingrid Gabriel, San County Council Clerk On Tuesday, December 3, 2012 the San Juan County Council enacted the following ordinance(s): ORDINANCE No. 26 -2012: Ordinance Regarding General Regulations for Critical Areas. This ordinance completes the review and update of General regulations for critical areas pursuant to RCW 36.70A.130.
Letter to the Editor: Island Golf Course Preparing for Golf Season 2013
Happy Holidays to all our Island Golfers! We would like to thank you all for such a great 2012 golf season. Your ongoing support has helped us to be able to replace mowers and equipment, continually improve the irrigation system, and purchase more golf carts. Because of you, we
Ranker Speaks to Republican Dominance in State Senate
From the office of Senator Kevin Ranker Senator Kevin Ranker, [Democrat from the 40th District] issued the following statement December 11 regarding the Republican takeover of the Washington State Senate: "This morning two Democrats crossed over to give the Republicans control of the Washington State Senate. While this was not
What Does State Republican Senate Majority Mean for Orcas Education?
The State Capitol, where the Legislature meets. By John Stang from Crosscut.com Democratic state Sens. Rodney Tom and Tim Sheldon have formally allied themselves with the Senate's 23 Republican representatives to take control of the Legislature's upper chamber by a 25-24 split. The new coalition also released the
Lovel Pratt Announces Candidacy for San Juan County Council
Lovel Pratt, candidate for San Juan County Council From the Committee to Elect Lovel Pratt Lovel Pratt is filing as a District 1 candidate in the San Juan County Council countywide election. A San Juan Islander for 21 years with past work and volunteer experience in the
County Awarded $310,634 for Salmon Protection
By Susan Zemek, from Washington State Recreation and Conservation Office The Washington Salmon Recovery Funding Board today [Dec. 10] announced the award of $19.2 million in grants to organizations around the state to restore and protect rivers and other waterways in an effort to bring salmon back from the
Guest Column: Walk the Labyrinth to Consider Beginnings and Endings
Ouroboros, a serpent eating its own tail as a metaphor for the eternal cycle of creation. By Nancy Ayer There is only one path in the labyrinth. We begin our walk on the same path where we end it…or is it that we end where we begin? Beginnings.
Museum Director, Board President Resign
It was not the kind of announcement Bill Buchan, past president of the Historical Society and volunteer Director of the Orcas Museum, looked forward to making at the Annual Meeting of the Orcas Island Historical Society on December 2. But it fell to him to announce that recently hired director
Music, Music and More in Week Ahead
Monday, December 10 The Orcas Youth Conservation Corps (OYCC) start-up group is hosting a presentation gathering at the Funhouse Commons at 6:30 p.m. We have inter-island collaborators coming to share the success of the conservation corps programs on both Lopez and San Juan islands. Tuesday, December 11 SeaDoc's Family Night
Lowe’s Comes Through Again for the Cafeteria
Doing an incredible job of getting the new ovens stacked and ready to wire up in a very small kitchen space were (left to right) Lowe’s Will Pelton and driver Dave Long (behind), school maintenance Steven Baker and Joe Maduska, K-8 Principal Kyle Freeman and school chef Zach Holley.
Verdi’s Ballo in Maschera Combines Romance and Political Intrigue in Swedish Court
Marcelo Álvarez (seated) as Gustavo and Dmitri Hvorostovsky as Anckarsträm in Verdi's "Un Ballo in Maschera." Photo: Brigitte Lacombe/Metropolitan Opera Political intrigue, jealousy and vengeance run through Verdi’s Un Ballo in Macshera, streamed Live in HD from the Metropolitan Opera to Orcas Center’s big screen on Sunday, December
Enjoy Christmas Tea with the Orcas Garden Club
Wednesday, Dec. 12 at 10:30 a.m. at Orcas Center By Jan Jacobs Hard to believe, but December is here again. That means it is time for the Orcas Island Garden Club’s annual Christmas Tea. It’s a special meeting in which members, past members and guests gather over tea served in a
Sharon Abreu to Lead Taizé Prayer Service
By Sharon Abreu I hope you can join me at 4:30 today, Sunday, Dec. 9. I'll be leading the songs in a lovely hour-long candlelight prayer service in the Emmanuel Church Parish Hall. The service will consist of a few short readings and several short songs that everyone can sing
Coal Dumped into Vancouver Harbor when Shipper Crash Destroys Terminal Berths
Update, Dec. 9 at 4 p.m. Stephanie Buffum Field, Director of Friends of the San Juans, will discuss this issue today at 5 pm, on Canadian talk news station AM 980 at 5 p.m. on The World Today Weekend with Sean Leslie cknw.com/news/index If they take calls, here are the
Editorial Column: Ferries, Friends and Music are the Bounty of the Islands
By Margie Doyle Last week, Lonely Planet travel magazine named the San Juan Islands the #3 travel destination, and singled out its restaurants for praise. In the following article, Editor Margie Doyle talks about “local tourism” as experienced by the Island A Cappella singers’ interisland tour to present “Tidings
Lahari Joins with Fire & Rescue in “Orcas Safe Homes Project”
By Paul Losleben Lahari is pleased to announce a new program to assist the elderly and infirm in their homes. Entitled “Orcas Safe Homes,” the objective is to assist Orcas Island residents in identifying and correcting safety and health hazards in the home. The program, to begin in the New
