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-- by Margie Doyle -- The Chamber of Commerce got it right when it honored three local businessmen with the Community Service Award for 2017. Tony Ghazel, Scott Lancaster and Chris Sutton all have island "day jobs" that demand their time, energy and revenues. Yet they consistently step up to the plate to give their
Saturday, October 14, 9 a.m., School Library -- from Orcas Island School District -- The Orcas Island School Board will meet in an all-day retreat on Saturday, October 14 to discuss the following items: • *Approve School Board Protocols • Dan Steele –WASA re McCleary & EHB 2242 • High School Principal, Kyle Freeman •
-- from Orcas Island School District Business Office -- You have probably heard statements coming out of Olympia saying that the WA State Legislature has created a budget that addresses the State Supreme Court’s mandate to “amply fund public education” (aka The McCleary Decision). While many larger school districts will benefit from these changes, it
-- from Dave Pringle for Senator Ranker's Office -- Sen. Kevin Ranker, D-Orcas Island, released this statement today after Senate Republicans refused to allow a vote on the state capital budget: "It is incredibly unfortunate that on the final day of the special legislative session, the Senate Republicans placed their political agenda ahead of the
-- from Andrew McVicar, Washington State Legislature -- Negotiators representing all four legislative caucuses reached an agreement on Tuesday evening on a proposed $4 billion capital budget, which funds construction projects for schools, colleges, parks, and the environment around the state. Tens of thousands of jobs are at risk—and a construction season lost—if the budget is
-- from Tara Lee, Office of the Governor -- Gov. Jay Inslee signed a bill Thursday to create more equitable education opportunities for students in K-12 public schools, including changes to the way local districts fund their schools. The changes are in response to the state Supreme Court’s McCleary decision, which determined that the state
-- from Washington House Democrats -- Democrats and Republicans have endorsed competing plans to fund education and satisfy the state Supreme Court’s McCleary decision. Both sides agree additional revenue sources are needed to meet the state’s obligations. But the two plans vary greatly in the total amount of new investments going to schools and impacts
-- from Sarah Crosby -- The San Juan County League of Women Voters membership and interested community members met on Monday, January 9 to plan upcoming educational programs for the coming year. There was an exceptionally high turnout for this meeting and the discussion was interesting and very productive. In addition to planning for our
Orcas Medical Center will receive the necessary donations by the January 15 date to proceed with the agreement with University of Washington Neighborhood Clinics to assume operations at OMC. Growlers will soon be practicing landings on the numerous oil tankers puffing their way through Puget Sound. Hillary Clinton will soon make a visit to Orcas
What Goes, What Changes, What Remains the Same -- Orcas Islanders see it all, and have an opinion about it all (to read more about these and other stories of interest to you, simply type the search word or acronym, such as "Debate Club" or "WSF" in our search bar at the top right hand