“San Juan County is the least affordable county in the state,” San Juan County’s affordable housing coordinator Angela Lausch told the County Council this week, and she cited housing as the leading reason.
Last Thursday, a large number of the public attended a special “brainstorming” meeting to resolve outstanding maintenance, financial, legal and safety issues at the Orcas Island Skate Park.
Service restored around 4:30 p.m.
The San Juan County Council has appointed Johannes Krieger and Andy Holman to the San Juan County Marine Resources Committee,…
Sheriff, deputy prosecutor go to bat for probation officer
Bob Schwartzberg, University of Washington Director of Development, Friday Harbor Laboratories, will conduct a two-day training session on fundraising for non-profit organizations at Skagit Valley College, Nov. 5 and 6.
On Tuesday, Oct. 21, San Juan County Administrator Pete Rose submitted a $13.3 million dollar budget proposal to the council that includes cuts in every county department and reduces or eliminates some highly visible government services.
Joan Roulac,accredited T’ai Chi Chih Instructor begins a new four-week series of class at the Orcas Senior Center on Monday, Nov. 3.
On Wednesday, Nov. 5 at 7 p.m. Dr. Scott Pearson will give a presentation on rhinoceros auklets and tufted puffins, “penguins of the northwest.” Pearson, a Research Scientist with the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, studies the biology and conservation status of these and other marine birds.
On Sunday Nov. 16, the Orcas Island Community Church will host Dr. Michael Ward, author of the critically acclaimed “Planet Narnia: The Seven Heavens in the Imagination of C.S. Lewis.” Ward has also written the soon-to-be-published “Cambridge Companion to C.S. Lewis,” and numerous articles and reviews.
Orcas children and youth are invited to stop by Emmanuel Parish Hall between 5 and 6 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 31, to walk the Pumpkin Labyrinth, have a cup of fresh apple juice, and a bowl of chili. Children are encouraged to wear their costumes and come join the fun. Come early for apple pressing. Call the church office for more information, 376-2352.
Lopez Island’s Julie Knight and the Islands Oil Spill Association (IOSA) were honored with the 2008 Legacy Award at the annual meeting of the Pacific States/British Columbia Oil Spill Task Force.
