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||| FROM HILARY CANTY ||| Orcas Island Yacht Club's Lighted Boat Parade in West Sound is this Saturday at 4 pm. The route starts at the Orcas Island Ferry dock and cruises east along the Orcas shore down Cayou Channel to near Grindstone Harbor, returning mid channel. If time permits the parade will make a
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County’s Public Works Department is announcing its annual summer road striping schedule beginning on Monday, September 11 and lasting approximately several weeks. Pavement markings, including centerlines, shoulder markings, arrows, and more, are critical features of any safe and effective roadway, and it takes routine maintenance to ensure
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County reminds businesses and event organizers of important ordinances regarding signage – particularly signs placed alongside the road in the County right-of-way. During the week of Monday, August 14, 2023, county staff will be removing A-frame signs located within the public right-of-way in Eastsound. According to
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County’s Public Works Department is announcing its annual summer road striping schedule beginning on Monday, August 21 and lasting approximately several weeks. Pavement markings, including centerlines, shoulder markings, arrows, and more, are critical features of any safe and effective roadway, and it takes routine maintenance to ensure
||| FROM HILARY CANTY for ORCAS ISLAND COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ||| This week we opened up two new endowment funds — one for the Orcas Community Resource Center and the other for the Orcas Island Food Bank. Both were seeded with contributions from Board Members currently serving or recently retired. What a lovely way to ensure the work of
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County releases a recap of 2022, highlighting accomplishments, favorite projects, and notable statistics. The public is encouraged to access the document on the County website by scrolling the PDF below, clicking HERE, or visiting the San Juan County Newsroom at: sanjuanco.com/1930/San-Juan-County-Newsroom. The 2022 year in review highlights accomplishments
||| BY MATTHEW GILBERT, ORCASONIAN OP-ED REPORTER ||| After a busy 2022 of surveys and public meetings, the process for developing the Sustainable Tourism Management Plan (STMP) has shifted its focus. As described by Kendra Smith, the county’s Director of Environmental Stewardship, “We are doing some behind the scenes work on the capacity analysis of
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County’s most senior council member, Jamie Stephens, retires this month after 12 years of public service. They say good things come in threes, and after three terms on the Council, Stephens has done more than his fair share of good work. Stephens was elected to Council
||| FROM MEGAN EHRMANTROUT for ORCAS COMMUNITY RESOURCE CENTER ||| Orcas Island Market and Ray’s General Store & Pharmacy are teaming up to support the most vulnerable in our community. We are proud to partner with the Orcas Community Resource Center (OCRC) to help those in need. Combining our resources and matching community donations up to a
||| FROM MEGAN EHRMANTRAUT for ORCAS COMMUNITY RESOURCE CENTER ||| Orcas Island Market and Ray’s General Store & Pharmacy are teaming up to support the most vulnerable in our community. We are proud to partner with the Orcas Community Resource Center (OCRC) to help those in need. Combining our resources and matching community donations up to a