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Larsen to visit Pathfinder Manufacturing, meet with student apprentices
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF REP. RICK LARSEN ||| On Monday, May 8, Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02) will join Pathfinder Manufacturing CEO Dave Trader and his team to tour the aerospace manufacturer’s Paine Field facility.
Sheriff’s Report | April 26 – May 2, 2023
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ||| WEDNESDAY, APRIL 26 23-002858 Juvenile Problem 06:08:32 04/26/23 A Deputy on Orcas responded to a juvenile problem. No crime had been committed. An informational report was taken.
WSF Update | Closures, training, recruiting, rescue, tides, Kraken flags
||| FROM PATTY RUBSTELLO for WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| Ordinary sailor training I completed our Deck New Employee Orientation last week. Before new hires can work aboard our ferries as an ordinary sailor, they must
Lekanoff wraps up a successful 2003 Legislative session
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF REP. DEBRA LEKANOFF ||| Happy Fantastic Friday! It’s hard to believe we’ve finished the 2023 legislative session! I want to take a moment to thank you for your engagement and
San Juan County to resurface over 14 miles of roads this Summer
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County’s Public Works Department is announcing its annual summer road resurfacing schedule to chip seal over 14 miles of roads on San Juan, Orcas, and Lopez
Letter to Editor | WA lawmakers keep undermining public records law. We need an Office of Transparency
||| FROM TACOMA NEWS TRIBUNE ||| REPRINT AT REQUEST OF ORCASONIAN READER More than a century ago, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis famously wrote: “Sunlight is said to be the best of disinfectants.” It’s
Consultant sought to update Critical Areas Ordinances
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County’s Department of Community Development (DCD) seeks a qualified consultant to review and update Best Available Science (BAS) and write an update of the Critical Areas
Sheriff’s Report | April 19 – 25, 2023
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ||| WEDNESDAY, APRIL 19 23-002662 CPR ALS 06:52:20 04/19/23 Death investigation was determined to be natural causes. 23-002663 Theft 08:20:40 04/19/23 A Friday Harbor man was booked into
WSF weekly report | Season surcharge begins next week, Tour de Lopez coming up
||| FROM WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| Seattle/Bainbridge route closed to vehicles Sept. 7-13, walk-on service to be provided during specified times Our Seattle/Bainbridge route will be closed to vehicles, motorcycles, bicycles and electric scooters for six
WSF peak season surcharge begins May 1
||| FROM WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| Starting this Monday, the annual peak season surcharge for single vehicle fares will come into effect and will last from May 1 through Sept. 30. Please note that passenger
Fire Commission meets tomorrow morning in special meeting
||| FROM KAT BARNARD for ORCAS FIRE COMMISSION ||| The Board of Fire Commissioners will hold a SPECIAL MEETING on Thursday, April 27th at 9:00 a.m. online via Zoom and in-person at the Fire Hall, 45 Lavender Ln, Eastsound, WA.
What’s important to you? | Deadline approaches for county public works survey
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| You have a chance to impact future projects around the County! Do you want more slip space at County docks? Are you passionate about building new bike trails?
Real and personal property taxes are due May 1
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County Treasurer, Rhonda Pederson, would like to remind county property owners that the first half property taxes and personal property taxes are due May 1. Since
Health Care District Board meeting tomorrow
||| FROM ELLEN FRASER for ORCAS ISLAND HEALTH CARE DISTRICT ||| The Orcas Island Health Care District Board will hold their regularly scheduled board meeting on Tuesday April 25th at 5:00 PM. The Agenda and
Port Commissioners are meeting tomorrow
||| FROM KIM KIMPLE for PORT OF ORCAS ||| Attached is the Agenda for the Port of Orcas Board of Commissioners meeting taking place on Monday, April 24 at 5 p.m. online via Zoom and
Alex Ramel: Legislature passes record number of bills — 80% with bipartisan support
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF ALEX RAMEL ||| [Sunday] marks the last day of session! Over the last 104 days, the legislature has passed a near record number of bills, with nearly 80% of them
