Daylight Saving Time begins this year on Sunday morning, March 9, at 2 a.m.
Teleconferencing and county carrying capacity among hot topics
Meetings on Orcas on Monday March 10 and San Juan March 12.
By SCOTT RASMUSSEN County reporter This is it. The Conservation District has three locally-elected positions on its Board of Supervisors…
Ordinance changes to be finalized this spring
Further problems with Hiyu postpones its return to San Juan interisland route
Lopez Island School District has decided to give itself 100%, at least when it comes to paper for its copy…
By SCOTT RASMUSSEN County reporter The Housing and Land-use elements of San Juan County’s Comprehensive Plan will need to be…
Border agent to meet with Council on March 18
Although alternative learning education programs have been regulated by the state since 1985, incorporating “home-based education” into the Orcas Island School District (OISD) is still in the formative stages. OASIS High School, the alternative high school on Orcas, was formally established just last year. Internet learning has been part of the official school credit program since 2004.
County government and agencies are working together to ensure that the environment of the county’s islands and waters is protected. On April 19, on Lopez Island, a “Conservation Summit” will show all islanders what is happening to their environment, what has been done to protect it, and what they can do to be a part of local efforts to preserve the environment.
RideShare has come to Orcas Island. Owen Cheevers and Andrew Youngren of Orcas Island have taken the lead from Liza Michaelson, of San Juan Island, who created San Juan RideShare. Orcas RideShare is creating and supporting alternatives to driving around the islands for simple errands.
According to witnesses, a Honda Accord driven by an older Orcas Island woman, accelerated out of the Key Bank drive-up lane into the Island Market parking lot Monday, April 7 at about 12:20 p.m. crashing head-on into a Subaru Legacy driven by a 67 year-old woman who was pulling out of a parking space. After hitting the Subaru, the Honda Accord bounced off of a Honda Odyssey parked on the opposite side of the lot.
