At the conclusion of the Orcas Island Fire District (OIFD) meeting on Sept. 9, the commissioners unanimously voted to allow Chief Mike Harris to start the bid process on a new ambulance based on a Road Rescue model. The commissioners also discussed future steps pertaining to the tenant currently residing at the future Deer Harbor Station, approved an interlocal agreement with San Juan County in regards to the same station, formally approved the purchase price of the mini pumpers and clarified next steps on the division chief proposal.
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By Stan Matthews, County Communications Program Manager “I’m a smoker. I’m not proud of it, but that’s the way it…
By STAN MATTHEWS County Communications Program Manager The replacement of a faulty computer controller on Wednesday evening, Sept. 10, triggered…
Human Rights in the Twenty-First Century – First of several meetings in advance of Dec. 14 celebration by Friday Harbor chapter of Amnesty International
After hearing strong arguments on both sides of a proposal to lift the restriction that allows changes to the County’s Unified Development Code (UDC) and Comprehensive Plan to be enacted just once per year, the San Juan County Council decided it needed to hear more.
Schedule for San Juan County CAO Review Committee meeting, Tuesday, Sept. 16 at the Lopez Library Meeting Room from 10:45…
Two projects – an inviting pathway from the school to Orcas Center and yard work with low-income seniors – will mark this year’s United Way Day of Caring (DOC), on Sept. 24, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
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Young adult writers were challenged to write about ‘Preserving what’s important in a changing world’ and ‘Imagine the Islands without land conservation’ in essay or poem format for the third annual young adult essay contest sponsored by the San Juan County Land Bank.
Beginning this week, Orcas Island Children’s House will be launching its year-long Anniversary plans with activities and special events planned to get the buildings and grounds in spruced-up condition.
The Lopez Center for Community and the Arts will be presenting America’s Cowboy Review, “The World Loves a Cowboy” on Saturday, Sept. 20 at 7:30 p.m.
