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||| NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ||| URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Seattle WA 1023 AM PST Fri Dec 1 2023 San Juan County-Western Whatcom County-Western Skagit County- Lower Chehalis Valley Area-Western Strait of Juan De Fuca- North Coast-Central Coast- Including the cities of Friday Harbor, Bellingham, Mount Vernon, Anacortes, Sedro-Woolley, Burlington, Montesano, Elma, McCleary,
||| FROM ERIC WEBB for ORCAS ISLAND SCHOOLS ||| Elementary Outdoor Education funded by OIEF It is with enormous pride and gratitude in our Orcas Island Community that I write to you today. Although K-12 educational funding is a great challenge and source of frustration year after year, we at Orcas Island School
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF REP. DEBRA LEKANOFF ||| As we embrace the autumn season and our schools reopen their doors, it's an opportune time to reflect on the strides we've made in education over the past two years. Our commitment to improving early childhood, K-12, and higher education has been unwavering, with a focus
||| FROM ERIC WEBB for ORCAS ISLAND SCHOOLS ||| I wanted to take a moment to reach out with an update on legislative activity and OISD’s budget planning for the 2023-24 school year. Legislative Efforts The Legislative Session in Olympia has recently transitioned to now focus their attention on budget writing and discussion. Just last
||| FROM ERIC WEBB for ORCAS ISLAND SCHOOL DISTRICT ||| At the Legislative Conference in Olympia, State Superintendent Chris Reykdal talked about the “perfect storm” that will take place if the Legislature does not step up and provide necessary support to school districts. Federal ESSER funds that have “propped up” school districts throughout the pandemic
||| FROM ERIC WEBB for ORCAS ISLAND SCHOOL DISTRICT ||| Dear Students, Families, Staff & Community, The 68th Biennial Legislative Session commenced in Olympia on Monday, January 9, 2023. Although this session will negotiate a new biennial budget for the next two years, decisions made during this 105-day session will greatly impact the future of
— by Margie Doyle, Publisher and Historian — 2016 Stories and Links — an incomplete list, browse our archives (go to the link in the left-hand sidebar) and add your interests: Orcas population suffers losses: Sadly, several of the orcas born in the 2015 whale baby boom, along with others, have died this year. Ken
— by Margie Doyle, Publisher and Historian — 2015 Stories and Links -- an incomplete list, browse our archives (go to the link in the left-hand sidebar) and add your interests: Southern resident orcas increase, with an uptick in southern-resident killer whales born — eight new calves born since Dec. 30 2014, bringing the number
-- Tom Baldwin, for the School District Budget Advisory Committee -- Orcas Island School District (OISD) has some vitally important decisions to make in the very near future that will have long-term consequences—decisions necessitated by legislative actions taken over the past year in response to the McCleary Decision which required the State of Washington to
-- from Cindy Wolf -- Your ballot has arrived and it is time to vote! Orcas Women’s Coalition is proud to announce our unanimous endorsement of Debra Lekanoff for the 40th Legislative District seat opened by the retirement of our much-beloved Representative Kris Lytton. Debra brings to the table 20 years of experience in Swinomish