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Sheriff’s Report | December 1 – 7, 2021
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ||| WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 1 21-010328 Malicious Mischief 09:15:36 12/01/21 A Lopez Island Deputy was called about vandalism to a watercraft. A report was taken. 21-010331 Fraud 09:52:38 12/01/21
WSF Weekly Report | Reservations, rescue, roundtables, & raves
||| FROM PATTY RUBSTELLO for WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| Vehicle reservations reopen Friday, Dec. 17 We’re nearly three weeks into trialing a return to a full four-boat fall schedule on our Anacortes/San Juan Islands route
LaPorte Road opens tonight, closes again during day on Tuesday, Wednesday
||| FROM BRENDAN COWAN for DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ||| LaPorte Rd. will be open to traffic after crews wrap up their work at the end of the day today. However, the road will be
Auditor’s customer service will close for annual meeting Dec. 15
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| The Auditor’s Customer Service division will be closed from noon to 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday, December 15, for the department’s annual meeting. Customer Service provides recording services, as
San Juan County readies its new Department of Environmental Stewardship
||| FROM SHARON ABREU, SPECIAL TO theORCASONIAN ||| The San Juan County Council has moved the Environmental Resources group from a division of the Department of Public Works to the new, independent Department of Environmental
Letter to Editor | Taking a closer look at solar power in the San Juans
||| FROM WILLIAM APPEL ||| “Solar is green.” True. Moreover, nearly 85% of our solar displaces the hydro component of BPA’s power and so is salmon-friendly. “Solar is resilient.” Generally false. The reality is that
Sheriff’s Report | November 24 – 30, 2021
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ||| WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 24 21-010155 Missing Person 06:13:15 11/24/21 A report of a missing person was made to the Sheriff's Office in the Friday Harbor area. The subject
Weekly WSF report highlights restoration of Anacortes/San Juans service
||| FROM PATTY RUBSTELLO for WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| Anacortes/San Juan Islands service restoration update Nearly two weeks into trialing a return to a full four-boat fall schedule on our Anacortes/San Juan Islands route, we've
Killebrew Lake Rd. now open, Laporte remains closed
||| FROM BRENDAN COWAN for DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ||| UPDATE 12/02/21: Killebrew Lake Road is now OPEN. Public Works crews completed a thorough inspection this morning and determined the road may open to vehicle
Comments? Airport set to purchase single-family residence, hangar
||| FROM JEANNIE SHARPE for PORT OF ORCAS ||| The Orcas Island Airport is beginning the process of purchasing 197 Aviator Drive, a single-family residence and attached airplane hangar. The property owner approached the Port
Burning down the house? An ongoing investigation into Orcas Fire & Rescue
||| BY MIA KARTIGANER, SPECIAL TO theORCASONIAN ||| With much the same provocation that led me to run for Port Commissioner two years ago, I find myself once again moved to action by the discord
Governor Inslee states Omicron COVID variant does not change our approach to pandemic
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF GOVERNOR JAY INSLEE ||| Gov. Jay Inslee, King County Executive Dow Constantine, and Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan released a statement on the Omicron variant of the COVID-19 virus. "The discovery
Water build-up has now closed LaPorte Road
||| FROM BRENDAN COWAN for DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ||| A blocked culvert has created a dangerous situation on Laporte Road on Orcas Island. A large amount of water has built up on the uphill
Rep. Larsen: The debt ceiling needs to be eliminated
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF REP. RICK LARSEN ||| Politicians have been weaponizing the debt ceiling as long as it has existed, and it is wrong. This has been especially true in the time after
SJC voters have passed one of the strongest anti-discrimination policies in the country
||| FROM JANE FULLER for CHARTER REVIEW COMMITTEE'S JUSTICE & EQUITY COMMITTEE ||| With the certification of the election last week, San Juan County voters have passed some of the strongest anti-discrimination policies of any
Latest from Lekanoff | Native American Heritage Day, flood response
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF REP. DEBRA LEKANOFF ||| A huge thank you to all of our frontline workers, fire fighters, police officers, community organizations, community members, and the Whatcom, San Juan and Skagit county
