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Larsen: U.S. continues to stand with Ukrainian people and for an independent and sovereign Ukraine
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF REP. RICK LARSON ||| WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02), a senior member of the Armed Services Committee, released the below statement in support of an independent and sovereign
Sheriff’s Report | February 23 – March 2, 2022
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ||| WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 23 22-001195 Found Property 13:30:11 02/23/22 A Deputy on San Juan Island responded to a report of bicycles left at Linde Park for weeks. The
Lekanoff’s Latest | Behavioral health, salary transparency, catalytic converter theft
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF REP. DEBRA LEKANOFF ||| MMIWP Alert System Bill Passes the Senate As many of you know, I am the only Native American currently serving in the Washington State Legislature, and
Here’s what WSF has to say for itself this week
||| FROM WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| Seattle/Bremerton route late night sailings to be restored March 10 As Patty mentioned last week, our route-by-route service restoration will be a slow turn of the dial rather than a
Prune Alley street improvement project is still a go; begins March 14
||| FROM JESSIE DOUGLAS SEITZ for SJC PUBLIC WORKS ||| The Prune Alley Street Improvement Project is scheduled to kick off with construction activities beginning on March 14, 2022. San Juan County has contracted with
County Home Fund helps create more affordable housing
||| SUBMITTED BY SAN JUAN CO. HOUSING ADVISORY COMMITTEE ||| A local program, the San Juan County Home Fund, is playing a significant role in addressing the County’s severe shortage of affordable housing. In 2018,
Port Commissioners to meet on Monday, February 28
||| FROM JEANNIE SHARPE for PORT OF ORCAS ||| The Port of Orcas Commissioners are scheduled to meet on February 28, 2022, at 5 p.m. via ZOOM. The agenda is available here: 2022 02 28
Progressive congressional candidate Jason Call to visit SJ, Orcas
||| FROM DAVID TURNOY for SAN JUAN COUNTY DEMOCRATS ||| Jason Call Candidate Jason Call, running for our local Congressional seat, will be visiting San Juan and Orcas Islands next week. Jason came
Sheriff’s Report | February 16 – 22, 2022
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ||| WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 16 22-001052 Accident-HitRun 06:41:36 02/16/22 A Deputy on San Juan Island responded to a report of a hit and run with property damage near Roche
Weekly WSF update
||| FROM PATTY RUBSTELLO for WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| Service restoration update As we continue to focus on building back our service, I want to prepare our riders that route-by-route restoration will be a slow
Lekanoff’s Latest | Budget week & Billy Frank Jr. statue meeting scheduled
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF REP. DEBRA LEKANOFF ||| Happy Fantastic Friday! It’s budget week in Olympia! With only a few weeks left in the 2022 legislative session, my colleagues and I are hard at
State efforts to advance evidence-based, community-supported intervention and gun violence prevention strategies gain national attention
Washington’s Office of Firearm Safety and Violence Prevention reports progress, recommendations, next steps in addressing gun violence in Washington communities ||| FROM STATE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE ||| OLYMPIA, WA --- Firearm violence is a persistent
After more than 30 years, one of our key life savers signs off the air
||| BY LIN MCNULTY, theORCASONIAN EDITOR ||| The job of 911 Dispatcher can be a rewarding career choice, both for self and for the community served. In large metropolitan areas, the career expectancy of a
Interisland travel for next few days may take you through Anacortes
||| FROM WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| Interisland service in the San Juan Islands will be suspended Thursday and Friday due to crewing shortages that will take the #4 Sealth out of service both days. Customers needing
No interisland for remainder of day
Be sure to make note of their solution if you are scheduled for a cancelled sailing ||| FROM WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES || Interisland service on the Anacortes/San Juan Islands route is suspended for the remainder
Partnership improves acute care on Orcas
Improved working relationship between primary care and Orcas Island Fire and Rescue ||| FROM TOM EVERSOLE, ORCAS ISLAND HEALTH CARE DISTRICT INTERIM SUPERINTENDENT ||| For the past year members of both the Emergency Medical Services
