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Tourism ‘Management’ Plan is officially underway
||| BY MATTHEW GILBERT, ORCASONIAN OP/ED REPORTER ||| On January 24, Kendra Smith, SJC Director of Environmental Stewardship, briefed the County Council on the long-awaited launch of the “Sustainable Tourism Management Plan” process. It’s goal:
San Juan County is all in on the Northern Heights Apartments on Orcas
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| On Tuesday January 25 the County Council agreed to award additional funding from the Home Fund to the Northern Heights apartments project bringing the County’s total financial commitment
Advocates for open government sue San Juan County to open public records
||| FROM SALISH CURRENT ||| The public’s right to access government documents and the government’s power to keep certain information private are at loggerheads in San Juan County. The Washington Coalition for Open Government (WashCOG),
Sheriff’s Report | January 19 – 25, 2022
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ||| WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 19 22-000437 Animal at Large 08:36:30 01/19/22 A Deputy responded to a report of one dog and two puppies loose in the road in Friday
Inslee: “Politicians are not above anyone else”
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF GOVERNOR JAY INSLEE ||| Gov. Jay Inslee testified today in favor of Substitute Senate Bill 5843 at a public hearing in the Senate Committee on State Government & Elections. "The Big Lie, that
Latest from Lekanoff | Salmon recovery, police legislation, and more
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF REP. DEBRA LEKANOFF ||| House Bill 1117 Passed the House A bill I introduced last session, House Bill 1117, passed the House again this week on a vote of 57-40! The bill integrates
Guest Opinion | How gerrymander wars hurt voters
||| RECLAIMING THE AMERICAN by HEDRICK SMITH ||| WASHINGTON – Partisan gerrymandering has run so wild and rampant since the 2020 census that, hard to believe, the next Congress promises to be even more sharply
Letter to Editor | Stewardship, community, and living wage jobs
||| FROM MIA KARTIGANER ||| Unlike mainland emergency responders with easy access to hospital ERs, Orcas Island’s EMTs are uniquely mentored in helping to sustain life for as long as it takes to shepherd people
Warmenhoven announces candidacy for SJC Auditor
||| FROM NATASHA WARMENHOVEN ||| Natasha Warmenhoven, candidate for San Juan County Auditor It is with great excitement that I announce my candidacy for San Juan County Auditor. I believe that my education
Reps. Larsen, DelBene to highlight federal bridge repair funding in Skagit County
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF REP. RICK LARSEN ||| SKAGIT COUNTY, WA – On Tuesday, January 25, Reps. Rick Larsen (WA-02) and Suzan DelBene (WA-01) will hold a press conference with local officials to highlight how
Order from SJC Court: Due to COVID, no jury trials until mid-February
||| FROM MELLISSA DERKSEMA, SJC COURT ADMINISTRATOR ||| As of January 19, 2022, San Juan County Superior and District Courts have entered new emergency orders postponing all jury trials until mid-February, due to high transmission
Couple of Orcas road closures coming up on Tuesday
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County will be closing Cormorant Bay Rd to through traffic on Tuesday, January 25 from 7 a.m. to noon for road work. Also, we will be
Sheriff’s Report | January 12 – 18, 2022
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ||| WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 12 22-000260 Suspicious Person/Circumstance 09:04:15 01/12/22 A Lopez Island Deputy took a report of a subject trespassing on private property. The subject had left prior
Happy Fantastic Friday from Rep. Lekanoff
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF REP. DEBRA LEKANOFF ||| Happy Fantastic Friday! Join us for the 40th LD Virtual Town Hall on January 27! You're invited to join Sen. Liz Lovelett, Rep. Alex Ramel and me
WSF still has crewing issues, but surprise marriage proposal was a success
||| FROM PATTY RUBSTELLO for WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| COVID-19 crew relief requests continue to affect service We continue to have hundreds of coronavirus-related relief requests among our frontline terminal and vessel employees.
Revisiting John F. Kennedy inaugural speech from 1961
||| REPRINT AT REQUEST OF SPIRIT EAGLE ||| Following is John F. Kennedy's inaugural speech, 1961. It is so pertinent to all of us, right now! It lifted my heart, I hope it does yours,
