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Letter to Editor | Vote for “Kate” for OIFR Commissioner
||| FROM TOM FISCUS ||| I’m generally pretty reticent to recommend individuals for elected office, but the recent history of OIFR and its Commissioners has me looking at candidates who find the facts and act
Fire Commissioners set to meet on Monday
||| FROM KAT BARNARD for BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS ||| The Board of Fire Commissioners invites you to the Regular Meeting, Monday, July 17th at 3pm at the Eastsound Firehall or on Zoom (link below and in the
Letter to Editor | Another reason to love Orcas
||| FROM LYNN BAKER ||| There used to be a bumper sticker: Orcas Island: The Way Life Should Be. It’s still true. Our ballots arrived today for fire and port commissioners and the fire levy. The
Letter to Editor | Join me in supporting Leith Templin for Fire Commission
||| FROM RICK HUGHES ||| Orcas friends, please join me in supporting and voting for my friend, Leith Templin. She is an amazing, community minded person who has served Eastsound and Orcas island for decades.
Sheriff’s Report | July 5 – 11, 2023
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ||| WEDNESDAY, JULY 5 23-005188 Vicious Animal 09:31:00 07/05/23 A Deputy on Orcas Island responded to an animal complaint. The Deputy contacted the owner and issued a verbal
Rep. Larsen statement on defense policy bill vote
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF REP. RICK LARSEN ||| Today, Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02) released the below statement after voting “no” on the Fiscal Year 2024 National Defense Authorization Act: “I voted ‘no’ because this bill
Letter to Editor | Trust but verify: By the numbers
||| FROM PATRICK SHEPLER ||| “Trust but Verify.” Most attribute this phrase to former President, Ronald Reagan. In fact, it was taught to Reagan by Suzanne Massie, a Russian history scholar. The real origins are
Port Commission holding a special meeting Monday
||| FROM KIM KIMPLE for PORT OF ORCAS ||| The Port of Orcas Board of Commissioners will hold a special meeting on Monday, July 17th, 2023 at 4:30 p.m.. Access information can be found on
WSF Weekly Report | WSF welcomes Sec. Buttigieg; busiest day in 3 years
||| FROM PATTY RUBSTELLO for WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg visits WSF I had the honor and pleasure of meeting U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg last week. He was in
Letter to Editor | Why OIFR needs this upcoming levy
||| FROM DANNY WEIBLING for SAN JUAN PROFESSIONAL FIREFIGHTERS LOCAL 3911 ||| As President of San Juan Professional Firefighters Local 3911 (“Local”), I want to write a factual statement to the public about the upcoming
County-wide creosote piling assessment to be underway this July
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County is contracting with Environmental Science Associates (ESA) to complete a county-wide assessment of creosote pilings. Addressing creosote treated materials in the marine environment is a
Letter to Editor | Things seem very out of control at OIFR, and the community needs to know
||| FROM GREG AYERS ||| Few things get my attention these days but I still go to Facebook from time to time. Today was different. Wow. Shocking. I am providing so that no one can
I’m running for Fire Commissioner on Orcas Island
||| FROM TONI KNUDSON, FIRE COMMISSION CANDIDATE ||| Tony Knudson Hi. I’m Toni Knudson, and I’m running for Fire Commissioner 1 on Orcas Island because it’s time for a change! Orcas needs a
Fire personnel will host upcoming info sessions on levy
||| FROM KAT BARNARD for ORCAS FIRE & RESCUE ||| This month, Orcas Island Fire & Rescue Interim Chief vanSchaick and public information officer Kat Barnard are holding informational levy discussions at the Orcas Senior
Alert: Medicare is NOT issuing new Medicare cards
||| FROM TERRI OSBORNE for OFFICE OF THE INSURANCE COMMISSIONER ||| The scammers are at it again! If you receive a call telling you Medicare is replacing your paper Medicare card with a plastic one
Sheriff’s Report | June 28 – July 4, 2023
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ||| WEDNESDAY, JUNE 28 23-004883 Court Order Violation 10:18:12 06/28/23 A San Juan Deputy took a report of a court order violation. Investigation revealed that the order had
