Here’s a thought…
“And, frankly, I would like to make the U.S.-Canada relationship boring again.”
RICK LARSEN
Council Votes for Split Waste-Recycle Contracts
Public Works staff directed to negotiate with both Cimarron and ORS By Margie Doyle The Council revisited the propositions offered by Cimarron Enterprises, a trucking company, and Orcas Recycling Services/The Exchange (ORS) on Tuesday morning, Aug. 21, and with succinct commentary, accepted the recommendation from the Orcas Transfer Site Vendor
Local Author and Illustrator Introduce “A Granny With Fins”
Local author Sally Hodson and illustrator Ann Jones have created Granny's Clan, about the J-pod Granny Orca August 30 at 6 p.m. at Darvill's Bookstore Join local author Dr. Sally Hodson and illustrator Ann Jones at Darvill’s Bookstore on Aug. 30 at 6 p.m. to celebrate the story
Life Church Kids Raising Funds for Well in Undeveloped Country
Life Church Kids Team for "Cup of Life" By Carol Kulminski “Every six seconds someone dies of water-related problems around the world,” according to the International Director, Terry Waller, for the Water for All Project. Life Church Kids have teamed up with World Concern to do something about
County’s Implementation of Employee Compensation Study
By Robert W. Jean, San Juan County Administrator Pro Tem San Juan County is now implementing the results of a new employee compensation study and some members of the community have raised questions about how and why this is being done. The County’s policy is to set employee wages based
Doe Bay Brings Sandman this Wednesday
From Doe Bay Café Chris Sand will perform at The Doe Bay Café on August 22, this Wednesday evening at 7:30 p.m. "Sandman produces a thoroughly contemporary and unromanticized vision of the itinerant minstrel . . . His songs arise from the same dusty world Woody Guthrie wrote about without
Actors Theater: Dark Thoughts and Dark Acts in “Torso”
Daphne (Aaimmee Johnson) prefers a knife while Eddie (Zach Knight) prefers a pistol in "Torso" Actors Theater announces seven performances of the play "Torso" over three weekends By Doug Bechtel The Actors Theater of Orcas Island will present seven performances of the play "Torso" by Seattle playwright Keri
San Juan Island Firefighters Assist at Cle Elum Fire
From Steve Marler, Chief, San Juan Island Fire Rescue On the afternoon of Tuesday, August 14th, two fire engines left San Juan Island to assist nearly 1,000 firefighters from around the State of Washington to battle a wildland fire near Cle Elum. When they left San Juan Island, the “Taylor
Judy Wallace Helps Out U.S. Service Personnel
Saturday,August 25, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Island Market Orcas Island boasts a "secret Santa" who puts together and ships Care Packages for active duty service personnel during the holiday season. Throughout the year, Judy Wallace purchases and collect: personal hygiene items from chapstick to bug repellant beef jerky
The Week Ahead: The Last Full Week of August Already!
Monday, August 20 Asper Open Golf Tournament at the Orcas Golf Club at 5 pm.The Asper Open was put on by Harold Asper who passed away recently and it was played with ONLY 1 club and your putter. For more information, call 376-4400. Orcas Island School Board meeting will be
Letter to the Editor: Manager’s Accountability to County Council an Improvement
Colin Maycock's recent letter to SJI about the charter proposal that would make the County Manager more accountable to the elected Council overlooks an important provision in the Charter Review Commission's recommended changes to the Charter. The CRC was very concerned about protecting County employees from harassment and intimidation. Indeed,
Letter to the Editor: ORS Should Manage a Sustainable Waste Stream
Dear Editor: Thank you for your excellent article re. the San Juan County's Vendor Selection Committee's meeting about the Solid Waste proposals submitted by Orcas Recycling Services/The Exchange and Cimarron. My question is: Why is the SJ Vendor Committee thinking Cimarron should be responsible agent for running Orcas's solid waste
Final Review of Lodging Tax Promotional Proposal
There will be a teleconference meeting with the Lodging Tax Advisory Committee (LTAC) on Thursday, August 23, 10:30 am – 11:15 am. Chair Jamie Stephens will moderate the meeting from the Legislative Hearing Room, 55 Second Street, Friday Harbor. Members will call in to join the meeting. The purpose of
Letter to the Editor: Political Expression, Orcas-Style?
My wife and I moved here last December after retiring from many years of teaching public school. We love the natural beauty of the island, and we have met many wonderful people. It is almost as though there is an Orcas state of mind and behavior. That's why we were
Islanders Asked to be Alert for Wildfire
From Brendan Cowan Director, San Juan County Department of Emergency Management While fortunately the risk of wildfire is far less in the islands than much of the rest of Washington, a Red Flag Warning has been issued for Saturday for Western WA, including the San Juans. This warning indicates the
Split Contract, Recycling Commitment and Financial Viability Probed at Orcas Transfer Review
Miller: County Prosecutor “Confident” on Flow Control Policy By Margie Doyle At the meeting of the Orcas Transfer Station Vendor Selection Committee (VSR) yesterday, Friday, August 17, Patty Miller, who is County Council Chair and Solid Waste Subcommittee Chair, re-stated County Prosecutor Randy Gaylord’s opinion on “flow control.” “Flow
Council to Start Early on Tuesday, Aug. 21
The San Juan County Council will conduct an Early Start Special Meeting on Tuesday, August 21, 2012 in the Legislative Hearing Room, 55 Second Street, Friday Harbor beginning at 9:00 AM. Special Meeting Agenda item: Discussion and possible action on Orcas Transfer Site Vendor Selection and Discussion of San Juan
