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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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EDC Offers FREE Workshop on Business Planning and Financing
From the San Juan County Economic Development Council The San Juan County Economic Development Council will present a FREE half-day workshop for small businesses and entrepreneurs on San Juan Island, on Monday, October 29, from 9 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. (A similar workshop will be held on Orcas Island in
Guest Column: Prosecutor Will Adapt Policies to Vote on Marijuana Initiative
By Randall K. Gaylord San Juan County Prosecuting Attorney I will be closely following the results of the Initiative 502 concerning marijuana laws. I urge everyone in the county to study that measure and vote. Even if the measure conflicts with federal law, I will use the results to revise
Letter to the Editor: Misconceptions About Charter Propositions
I’d like to address some of the significant misconceptions about the Charter Review Commission and Propositions 1, 2 and 3. The most troubling misconception is the assertion that Proposition 1 is unconstitutional and does not meet the requirement of equal voting (one-person, one-vote. The proposed system of whole county voting
Letter to the Editor: Marijuana Legalization Makes for Safer Communities
Washington voters have an opportunity to reverse decades of harm caused by marijuana prohibition. Study after study has confirmed that marijuana is safer than alcohol, healthier than tobacco. Yet we have arrested tens of thousands of Washingtonians for nonviolent, small-quantity marijuana offenses. Initiative 502 would legalize, tax, and regulate marijuana
Campaign to “Cap” Turtleback Mountain Preserve
The famous Turtleback cap can now be yours! From the San Juan Preservation Trust The San Juan Preservation Trust has launched a fundraising and social media campaign to expand the Turtleback Mountain Preserve on Orcas Island and create a new hiking trail to spectacular views that have –
Letter to the Editor: Coal Terminal Brings Many Negative Impacts
Dear Editor, I’m writing to express my concern about the Gateway Pacific Terminal proposed for north of Bellingham by Peabody Energy (Peabody Coal) and Seattle-based SSA Marine. The negative impacts that coal trains and the burning of that coal would have on people, air, water, and local economies are not
Preservation Trust Expands Turtleback Mountain Preserve
Additional purchase links Turtleback Mountain lands Acquisition Protects Entire Ridgeline, Provides Public Access to Turtlehead From the San Juan Preservation Trust The San Juan Preservation Trust has acquired a property on Orcas Island that will add more than 140 acres to the Turtleback Mountain Preserve and permanently protect
Phew! Lots to Do on Orcas This Weekend
Friday, October 19 Flu Immunization Clinic, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Senior Center. OPALCO Board of Directors monthly meeting, 8:45 a.m. on Friday, at the Friday Harbor office, 1034 Guard Street. All members are welcome to attend. For more information, please contact Bev Madan at 376-3549. Enchanted Forest
School Ballot Issues: Renovation Bond $11.9 million;Tech Levy $200,000
Some of the visible deterioration at the Orcas Schools' "1980s buildings." For a fact sheet and more information go to www.orcasislandschools.org or to orcasforhealthysafeschools.com November election ballots, mailed this week, contain two Orcas Island School District funding measures: a bond for renovation of the buildings constructed over 30 years ago
SJ Conservation District Starts a Cost-Share Program for Landowners
By Danna Kinsey, San Juan Islands Conservation District Natural Resources Planner The San Juan Islands Conservation District has begun a voluntary, cost-share assistance program that helps land owners install conservation best management practices to conserve and protect water quality, improve irrigation, manage nutrient run-off and/or animal waste, improve the
Big Bash Dinner Dance this Saturday Night
Just for fun -- come to the Big Bash Dinner Dance! A sit-down pork roast dinner will be served at the Orcas Senior Center this Saturday October 20 for all the Orcas community, just so you can know what a fun place the Senior Center is! All ages are welcome
Documentary Screening — Legendary Environmental Leader Aldo Leopold
The life and work of Aldo Leopold comes to the screen in "Green Fire" Oct. 18 at the Orcas Public Library From the San Juan Preservation Trust The San Juan Preservation Trust and the Orcas Island Public Library are pleased to co-host the documentary film Green Fire! Aldo
Doe Bay Café Gourmet Dinner & Wine Tasting to Benefit The Funhouse Commons
From the Funhouse Commons Attention foodies—here’s an event you won’t want to miss. For the fourth year running, Doe Bay Resort is hosting a 4-star dinner and wine event with all proceeds benefiting The Funhouse Commons. Each autumn Doe Bay invites one of their favorite Washington vintners to match wines
Letter to the Editor: School Bond Would Enact Local Builders’ Recommendations
We are hoping you join us in voting “YES” for the $11.9 million construction school bond on your November ballot. In early 2011, the school board engaged local building professionals, lead by contractor Clyde Duke, to examine the middle school classrooms, the library, the cafeteria/music rooms, OASIS classrooms, and woodshop
Orcas Ferry Vehicle Hiatus: Monday Deadline to Move Vehicles to Anacortes
From Washington State Ferries For Orcas drivers who are pre-authorized and have a dashboard permit, the last chance to move vehicles to the Anacortes terminal upper parking lot is the 10:05 p.m. departure on Monday, Oct. 22 (the last sailing of the service day). After that sailing, the Orcas terminal
Earthquake Drill on Thursday: the Great Washington ShakeOut
From Mark Clemens, Washington State Emergency Management If you haven’t signed up to participate in Washington state's first-ever Great ShakeOut earthquake drill, time is running out. The drill occurs this Thursday, Oct. 18, at 10:18 a.m. Please sign up now by going toshakeout.org/washington/register/. Signing up takes less than five minutes.
