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Letter to Editor | Think twice before voting
||| FROM JOHN NANCE and LISA DES JARDINS ||| Before voting, everyone should be aware of some facts and a pattern of behavior inherent in Kari McVeigh, as evidenced by the following lawsuit and news article related to TWO back-to-back employment departures from TWO DIFFERENT school districts. First, the legal
Council candidates answer housing questions (Part 4 of 4)
||| FROM GEORGE J ZWEIBEL and SANDY BISHOP ||| Affordable housing is unquestionably one of the most important issues the new SJC Council will face and one that is a concern to most everyone who lives or works in the islands. We have been actively engaged in affordable housing for
Letter to Editor | We don’t need ‘big’
||| FROM SCOTT BRENNAN ||| Our San Juan County Commissioners race has two very different candidates. Stephanie O’Day is an islander, who has lived and worked here for 40 years. She wants to simplify and streamline county government, making our islands a place where a young family can live and
Library seeks visual arts submissions
||| FROM ANDREA COHEN for ORCAS ISLAND PUBLIC LIBRARY ||| (C) Ponch Immel The Orcas Island Public Library seeks to include exhibits of visual arts in its mission to support all learners. Art will be shown for a month, to be scheduled by the Library Art Committee. To
Letter to Editor | Kari McVeigh has my vote
||| FROM MARK MADSEN ||| I am proud to endorse Kari McVeigh for the District 1 County Council seat and urge my neighbors to do likewise. The contrast between candidates could not be sharper. McVeigh has a long career in education and public service, has managed large organizations on the
Health Care District Board Meeting
||| FROM ORCAS ISLAND HEALTH CARE DISTRICT BOARD ||| Board Meeting - Special - October 7, 2024 The Orcas Island Health Care District Board will hold a Special Board Meeting on Monday, October 7, 2024 from 5:00 - 7:00 PM in the Orcas Island Community Foundation meeting room, Suite 4 - 33 Ulner Street,
Ukulele Kanikipila
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| Experience the joy of making music at Ukulele Kanikipila, Hawaiian for "play music," every Monday from 1 to 3 pm at Orcas Senior Center. This gathering is open to everyone with an interest in playing music for two hours each week.
“Time is Brain, Time is Heart” | What your Clinic Triage Team wants you to know
||| FROM GRAY GAILEY for ORCAS ISLAND HEALTH CARE DISTRICT ||| While some call them the “gatekeepers” of Island Primary Care-Orcas, the Nurse Triage Team plays a more intricate role than that for our healthcare ecosystem. Every day, they are tasked with the intake, review, and prioritization of the health
Council candidates answer housing questions (Part 3 of 4)
||| FROM GEORGE J ZWEIBEL and SANDY BISHOP ||| Affordable housing is unquestionably one of the most important issues the new SJC Council will face and one that is a concern to most everyone who lives or works in the islands. We have been actively engaged in affordable housing for
Letter to Editor | Join me in voting for Land Bank
||| FROM LOUISE DUSTRUDE ||| I have lived in Friday Harbor for over half my life, and some of the changes I’ve seen during that time have really enhanced my life, as well as the lives of many others. Two that first come to mind are the Conservation Land Bank
Letter to Editor | Who’s funding the candidates for San Juan County Commissioner?
||| FROM AMANDA AZOUS ||| I’ve been irked of late by the claims of Stephanie O’Day that she is protecting islanders and is more local and knowledgeable about our island challenges. Having known of her through my career as an environmental engineer and scientist in San Juan County, the Stephanie
Letter to Editor | We are fortunate
||| FROM ANNE MARIE and BERN SHANKS ||| We are fortunate. Throughout the San Juan Islands we are surrounded by incredible vistas, pristine waters, working farms, open space, mountains and forest land. Picture postcard views are in every direction. It is not by chance that our islands hold such beauty, many of these
Apple Tasting
||| FROM MICHELLE HASSEBROCK for ORCAS HISTORICAL MUSEUMS ||| Kwiaht will be coming back this year for another apple tasting at the Museums on Saturday, October 26th. Madrona Murphy and Kwiaht will be in the Eastsound Museum’s Main Gallery sampling several different apple varieties grown around the islands, as well
Weekly Meditation Sessions
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| Julia Summers leads a weekly meditation group at Orcas Senior Center every Tuesday at 1 pm. Regardless of prior experience, Julia extends a warm invitation to all, emphasizing inclusivity by operating the sessions on a donation basis. With open hearts, she
Letter to Editor | McVeigh will be an excellent council member
||| FROM KEVIN RANKER ||| With more than 30 years experience overseeing governmental organizations, similarly sized to San Juan County, Kari McVeigh possesses exactly the sort of professional background that qualifies her for the San Juan County Council. She has directly managed $100 Million budgets and overseen staff of nearly
Council candidates answer housing questions (Part 2 of 4)
||| FROM GEORGE J ZWEIBEL and SANDY BISHOP ||| Affordable housing is unquestionably one of the most important issues the new SJC Council will face and one that is a concern to most everyone who lives or works in the islands. We have been actively engaged in affordable housing
