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Planning Commission stands firm on a vacation rental cap of 650
||| BY MATTHEW GILBERT, theORCASONIAN OP-ED REPORTER ||| On the table at the Planning Commission’s October 15 meeting was a public hearing on the commission’s deliberations over setting a cap on vacation rental permits before
WSF weekly check-in | “Starting to look at our ability to increase service”
||| FROM PATTY RUBSTELLO for WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| Giving thanks to our employees I want to start this week by asking everyone to join me in recognizing and thanking our hardworking and dedicated employees.
Health District to hold public hearing on FY’22 budget, levy
||| FROM ANNE PRESSON for ORCAS ISLAND HEALTH CARE DISTRICT ||| As a local government entity that imposes a regular property tax levy, the OIHCD is required to hold a public hearing on the setting
Editorial | We are being too nice to receive excellent WSF service. Wait — what!!??
"Vashon Island has four ferry boats (including Pt. Defiance in Tacoma) that service it, and THOSE islanders complain FAR MORE than ANYONE in the San Juans!" --Anonymous WSF worker ||| BY LIN MCNULTY, theORCASONIAN EDITOR
This bird’s-eye view of orca explains how, when, and why
In the following Q & A with CWR’s Dr. Michael Weiss, we learn what it’s like to fly a drone over top of whales and the new knowledge gained from the captured video footage. |||
Firefighter’s union calls for independent investigation
||| FROM INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIREFIGHTERS (IAFF) LOCAL 3911 ||| The San Juan County Paramedic & Firefighter Association, IAFF Local 3911, is a Labor Union, representing the professional career Paramedics, EMTs and Firefighters of Orcas
WSF releases alert bulletins re-establishing additional boats to all routes except San Juans
Albeit, for today only so far ||| BY LIN MCNULTY, theORCASONIAN EDITOR ||| [Last Updated: Tuesday, October 19, 2021 04:26 PM] Edm/King -Update: Two-Boat Service Returns Edmonds/Kingston For Tuesday, October 19, Washington State Ferries was
Guest Opinion | Code red for American democracy
||| BY HEDRICK SMITH, RECLAIM THE AMERICAN DREAM ||| Hedrick Smith. For all the uproar among Democrats over restrictive voting laws passed by Republican legislatures in 17 states, Democrats have only recently awakened
Letter to Editor | Reject Charter amendments
||| FROM MIKE CARLSON, for SAN JUAN BUILDING ASSOCIATION ||| Proposition 1 adds new language: “Let us acknowledge we reside on the ancestral lands and waters of the Coast Salish people . . .” We
Deer Harbor folks: Ballot delivery may be delayed due to Zip Code discrepancy
If you don't get your ballot, call the Elections Office ||| FROM CINDY WOLF, SAN JUAN COUNTY COUNCILMEMBER ||| As Deer Harbor residents are aware, if we want mail delivered to our street addresses, we
EDC ferry service disruptions survey finds most respondents reporting negative impacts
||| FROM VICTORIA COMPTON FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL ||| The EDC recently launched a survey to determine economic and social impacts to San Juan County residents, from recent Washington State Ferries service disruptions. Initial findings
Letter to Editor | Opposed to most of the Charter Amendments
||| FROM MADRONA MURPHY ||| I’m writing both as a conservation researcher who works on climate change and plant communities in the islands and as a former Freeholder and having served on the previous Charter
Fire Commissioners regular meeting is Monday
||| FROM KIM KIMPLE for ORCAS FIRE & RESCUE ||| The Board of Fire Commissioners will hold a regular public meeting on Monday, October 18 at 5:30 p.m. - see attached agenda. Meeting access information can
Letter to Editor | Shepler understands the role of the fire service in our community
||| FROM R. J. MYERS, FIREFIGHTER/EMT ||| When Paramedic Patrick Shepler entered the back of the classroom in my fire academy nearly 10 years ago, a pager hanging off his belt, cup of coffee in
Latest from Lekanoff | It’s Orca Recovery Day, COVID updates, student financial aid, and – yes – ferries
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF REP. DEBRA LEKANOFF ||| Orca Recovery Day Today is Orca Recovery Day - a day in which people from across Washington will go out in their communities and take action
Sheriff’s Report | October 6 – 12, 2021
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ||| WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 6 21-008967 Agency Assistance 09:20:39 10/06/21 A Lopez Island Deputy accompanied representatives of a state agency to contact a resident. The person was not located.
