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County Manager Mike Thomas stepping down after 10 years of public service in the islands
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| County Manager Mike Thomas recently announced that he is stepping down from his position after 10 years with San Juan County. He has worked in local government in
Orcas Fire Commissioners will hold special budget hearing tomorrow
||| FROM KAT BARNARD for BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS ||| The Board of Fire Commissioners will hold a Budget Hearing during a Special Meeting on Monday, November 13th, 2023, at 1:00 p.m. online via Zoom and
History of POW/MIA flag
||| SOURCE: POW-MIA FAMILIES.ORG ||| In 1970, Mrs. Michael Hoff, an MIA wife and member of the National League of POW/MIA Families, recognized the need for a symbol of our POW/MIAs. Prompted by an article
Sheriff’s Report | November 1 – 6, 2023
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE |||| WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 1 23-008637 Domestic Dispute or Assault 13:50:31 11/01/23 San Juan Deputies responded to the area of the Ferry landing for a domestic. It turned out
Orcas Island Lions Club announces a community fundraiser for Orcas Fire Department equipment
||| FROM JAMES BIDDICK for ORCAS LIONS CLUB ||| In the past the Lions Club has provided money to the fire department for purchase of the power lift gurneys and last year the Lions supported
‘Cyber security incident’ impacting WSDOT website, app since Tuesday
||| FROM KOMO4 NEWS ||| SEATTLE — If you’ve had trouble accessing the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) website for traffic updates or to track state ferries in real-time this week, you’re not alone. The
Ballot count continues, fire levy continues to fail
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY ELECTIONS ||| November 7, 2023 General Election Last updated on 11/08/2023 4:57 PM Number of Precincts 23 Number of Registered Voters 14,725 Total Ballots Counted 5,350 Estimated Ballots Left to
Board of Fire Commissioners will meet tomorrow afternoon
||| FROM KAT BARNARD for BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS ||| The Board of Fire Commissioners will hold a SPECIAL MEETING on Thursday, November 9th, at 1:00 p.m. online via Zoom and in-person at the Fire Hall, 45 Lavender Ln, Eastsound,
UPDATE: Sheriff’s Office issued alert for missing 16 year old, now located in Seattle
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| MISSING PERSON: Cosmo R. Renner-St. Clair, 16 years old. Caucasian Male, 5-5, 120 pounds. UPDATE: 2:20PM: At 2:00pm, the San Juan County Sheriff's Office was contacted by
County Democrats present AG Bob Ferguson at next meeting
||| FROM DAVID TURNOY for SAN JUAN COUNTY DEMOCRATS ||| The San Juan County Democrats are pleased to welcome to our next meeting state Attorney General and leading candidate for governor Bob Ferguson. Bob will
Today’s release of WSF winter reservations postponed for a week
||| FROM WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| Due to instability caused by current technical issues on the WSDOT website, with portions of the agency’s website unavailable, we are postponing today’s 10am winter season (December 31, 2023-March
Fire Commission is also holding budget hearing during upcoming special meeting
||| FROM KAT BARNARD for ORCAS FIRE COMMISSION ||| The Board of Fire Commissioners will hold a Budget Hearing during a Special Meeting on Monday, November 13th, 2023, at 1:00 p.m. online via Zoom and
Larsen will be talking with Veterans this week
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF REP. RICK LARSEN ||| This week, Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02) will host a series of five in-person Veterans Forums and one Veterans Telephone Town Hall. The forums and telephone town
WSF releases vehicle reservations for Winter available this week
"This is one week later than normal to adjust for this new release time for our two-month season release, which is three hours later than previous releases." ||| FROM WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| Reminder: Vehicle
Fire Commissioners will meet on Thursday
||| FROM KAT BARNARD for BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS ||| The Board of Fire Commissioners will hold a SPECIAL MEETING on Thursday, November 9th, at 1:00 p.m. online via Zoom and in-person at the Fire Hall, 45 Lavender Ln,
Alex Ramel: Reducing incarceration & addressing the behavioral health crisis
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF REP. ALEX RAMEL ||| Access to adequate treatment and supportive services to manage mental health and substance abuse can lead to better overall health outcomes and a restored quality of
