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Job announcement for Assistant Chief opening at Orcas Fire & Rescue
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY FIRE DISTRICT 2, dba. Orcas Island Fire & Rescue ||| Job Announcement Assistant Chief Applications Open: June 16, 2021 Applications Close: July 7, 2021 FIRST REVIEW begins July 12, 2021.
An anniversary? A birthday? It was definitely a celebration at Moran State Park last weekend
||| BY MINOR LILE, theORCASONIAN REPORTER ||| Did you know that … The land that we now think of as Moran State Park was brought into the State park system on June 18, 1921, making
Agenda now posted for next Port Commissioners meeting
||| FROM JEANNIE SHARPE for PORT OF ORCAS ||| It is getting very busy here at the airport and just a quick reminder to check out FlightRadar24 (free website) for any low flight concerns and
Getting from here to there via ferry could be difficult rest of the day
||| FROM WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| The Yakima’s remaining sailings for Monday will be cancelled due to crewing shortages. This affects the following sailings: Westbound 5:15 p.m. Anacortes to Lopez 7:25 p.m. Anacortes to Shaw
Rep. Larsen on helping our wounded warriors recover — and start families
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF REP. RICK LARSEN ||| When a military service member is wounded in the line of duty, they often face unimaginable struggles to get back a sense of normalcy. Whether that
Fire Commissioners release agenda ahead of meeting on Monday
||| FROM KIM KIMPLE for ORCAS ISLAND FIRE & RESCUE ||| Regular Meeting Agenda San Juan County Fire Protection District #2 Monday – June 21st, 2021 5:30 p.m. Online / by phone via ZOOM: Dial
Inslee statements on vaccinated veterans, hoisting of Pride flag, wind turbines up close
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF GOV. JAY INSLEE ||| Inslee announces incentives for vaccinated veterans, military and staff, and their families Gov. Jay Inslee announced “A Heroes Thanks” vaccine incentive program on Thursday for Washington's
Latest from Lekanoff | Welcoming Juneteenth, facing our history, reopening, dying deer
Juneteenth is this weekend! ||| FROM THE OFFICE OF REP. DEBRA LEKANOFF ||| Today is Juneteenth! You may have heard the word “Juneteenth” before, maybe even you remember learning about it in school. But for
Sheriff’s Report | June 8 – 13, 2021
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ||| TUESDAY, JUNE 8 21-004709 Vehicle Prowl 07:31:23 06/08/21 A Deputy on Orcas responded to a vandalism call at the Public School. Some buses had been tampered with.
WSF weekly report has nothing for Orcas Landing, but Mukilteo has stuff going on, and a new Maritime High School
||| FROM PATTY RUBSTELLO for WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| New school will be key to our workforce development We’re proud to be involved with the new Maritime High School, which will open in September in Des
Navy wraps up third sound monitoring period; no final report yet
||| FROM MIKE WELDING for NAS WHIDBEY ISLAND ||| NAVAL AIR STATION WHIDBEY ISLAND, Wash. - The Navy completed its third week of real-time sound monitoring at Naval Air Station (NAS) Whidbey Island as directed by
Could Portsmouth to Cherbourg in 40 minutes mean Anacortes to Orcas in 11 minutes?
Seagliders will whisk 150 passengers to France at speeds of 180 mph by 2028 ||| FROM THE DAILY MAIL ||| 'Seagliders' will transport passengers across the Channel in just 40 minutes by 2028, if a
Governor’s “Smart Communities” Awards nominations now open
Annual awards recognize outstanding work in community planning and development ||| FROM STATE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE ||| Olympia, WA --- The Washington State Department of Commerce today called for nominations for the 15th annual Governor's Smart
County Council meets tomorrow, agenda posted
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COUNCIL ||| San Juan County Council Agenda PRELIMINARY AGENDA: Discussion items may be added and/or the order or content changed at the discretion of the Council Chair. If there is
Special 3-day candidate filing opens up due to ‘void in candidacy’ for some positions
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| Whew! You almost missed your chance to run for office. Fortunately, you’ll get a second chance. During the candidate filing period in May, several of the offices open
Inslee announces reopening guidance, renews call for climate action
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF GOVERNOR JAY INSLEE ||| Reopening guidance Gov. Jay Inslee on Wednesday announced more details on what COVID mitigation measures will remain in place after the state's economy fully reopens June
