Here’s a thought…
“People will forgive you for being wrong, but they will never forgive you for being right.”
THOMAS SOWELL
Real and personal property taxes due April 30
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS || San Juan County Treasurer, Rhonda Pederson, would like to remind county property owners that the first half of property taxes and personal property taxes are due April 30. Payments received in person, via our secure payment box, or postmarked after the April 30
WSF Weekly Report | Reservation system now has a waiting room
||| FROM STEVE NEVEY for WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| A message from Steve When I was offered the opportunity to move from the cruise industry to Washington State Ferries, one of the things that excited me most was reading the System Electrification Plan (PDF 4MB). With Earth Day on Monday,
Clean water, healthy futures is theme of Orca Action Month in June
||| FROM ROSEMARY CONNELLI for ORCA NETWORK ||| About Orca Action Month: Orca Awareness Month, started by long-time orca education and advocacy group Orca Network, was created to bring together researchers, advocates, and orca lovers everywhere to raise awareness of the threats facing these magnificent animals and provide a community
Occam’s Razor | Our island, our world through the eyes, pen of S.C. Watson
Welcome to our weekly feature, Occam's Razor, from local artist S.C. Watson.
Estate Planning Workshop
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| Join us Wednesday, April 24 at 1 for a valuable estate planning session led by local attorney Barbara Nesbet, JD, MBA. While contemplating the future can be daunting, addressing it with courage and preparing legal documents in advance is a gift
Search for new County Manager enters public participation phase in early May
In total, the job posting yielded 39 applications from around the country. ||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County is moving forward in its interview process for a new County Manager which will culminate with a community meeting in each district on May 6 and 7. The
Conservation advocates sue over Lower Columbia River hatchery programs harming wild salmon, hindering recovery progress
||| FROM EMMA HELVERSON for WILD FISH CONSERVANCY ||| Wild Fish Conservancy and The Conservation Angler filed suit against federal, state, and local governments under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) to protect threatened wild fish and their ecosystems from hatchery programs in the Columbia River below Bonneville dam. These parties
A busy summer ahead for Airhawks, Orcas Aviation Association
||| FROM ROBERT WAUNCH for AIRHAWKS FLYING CLUB ||| The Airhawks Flying Club and the Orcas Aviation Association (OAA) are looking at a very busy summer of flight training and Mercy Flights. Four (4) Airhawks students who started their flight training last year are just completing their final qualification training
$316 Million in funding announced to modernize U.S. ferries
||| FROM GCAPTAIN.COM ||| The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) has announced the availability of $316 million to support and modernize passenger ferry services across the country. The funding, part of President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, will be allocated through various programs aimed at capital projects, purchasing
LWVSJ Observer Corps: County Council April 16, 2024
||| FROM LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS ||| During public access time three citizens spoke asking the county not to approve the 23 permits requested for two parcels on Lampard Rd which currently have a stop work order posted. Friends of the San Juans urged the council to ask DCD to review a
Earth Day parade / festival update
||| FROM EARTH DAY ORCAS ||| Earth Day Orcas is hosting a Procession of the Species Parade on Saturday, April 20. If you’d like to join in the Procession, meet up is at the library back lawn between 11 and 11:30am. Costumes and props that celebrate our natural environment are
County appoints acting health officer while search begins
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County Council appointed Dr. Herbie Duber as the County’s new acting Health Officer. Dr. Duber is the Washington State Department of Health Regional Medical Officer for Northwest Washington. In this role, he supports the development of healthcare policy and programs across
Major grants hold promise of dramatically altering transportation landscape
||| FROM BRUCE BENTON ||| When two grants were announced a year ago, I began working with the Island Rides Board and the Port of Orcas Commissioners to submit requests to strengthen electrification of transportation on OI. One was for an EV Carshare program for people who live in OPAL
Guest Opinion | More management turmoil at Eastsound Water
||| FROM MICHAEL RIORDAN ||| While I was away at a physics conference in early April, I was dismayed (a better word might be "appalled") to learn that Carol Ann Anderson had been removed from her position as EWUA Secretary/Treasurer by a majority vote of its Board of Directors. At
LWVSJ Observer Corps: County Council April 15, 2024
||| FROM LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OBSERVER CORPS ||| During public access, two members of the Marines Resources Committee, a salmon expert, a whale expert, and the Friends of the San Juans supported applying for a Salmon Recovery grant to complete the Jackson Beach Restoration Project. Three citizens spoke asking the county
Community Dinner
||| FROM JERREMY FOSS for ORCAS CHRISTIAN SCHOOL ||| Time to dust off those sombreros! Orcas Christian School is hosting its annual Community Dinner. All are welcome to enjoy this FREE Mexican meal. Thursday, April 25th, 5-7:30 pm OCS High School Cafeteria 107 Enchanted Forest RD MORE INFO: 360-376-6683 or office@oics.org
