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Letter to Editor | Re-elect Sheriff Ron Krebs
||| FROM BILL AND KATIA ROBINSON ||| We are writing to support the reelection of Ron Krebs as San Juan County Sheriff. We met then Deputy Sheriff Krebs on New Year's Eve, 2009. We had
Deer Harbor, Pt. Lawrence on tap for road resurfacing work on Tuesday
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County Public Works is announcing additional road resurfacing work on Orcas Island. Two locations are set to be chip sealed on Tuesday, September 27. Drivers can
Olga Road closure set for some time before Nov. 12
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| This fall, Public Works will address a failing culvert under Olga Road - approximately 3/4 miles south of the one-lane Moran State Park bridge. An old 24-inch metal
Guest Opinion | What’s the outlook for American Democracy
||| FROM HEDRICK SMITH, RECLAIM THE AMERICAN DREAM ||| The fate of our Democracy is on the ballot this fall. The crucial test is whether a Constitutional coalition of Democrats, independents and Liz Cheney Republicans can
No Discover Pass needed for National Public Lands Day celebration
||| FROM WASHINGTON STATE PARKS ||| OLYMPIA – September 19, 2022 – The Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission (Parks) invites visitors to enjoy state parks or recreational areas on Saturday, September 24 in celebration
Letter to Editor | Letter of recommendation for Sheriff Ron Krebs
||| FROM JERRY and DEBBIE MERCER ||| We moved to Friday Harbor in 2017 and met Ron over coffee and street chats shortly thereafter. Through our conversations we have gotten to know Ron and have
Glimpses of Inslee’s week, including tour of Nordic nuclear facilities
||| FROM THE OFFICE GOVERNOR JAY INSLEE ||| “We can dominate the next big global industry,” say West Coast leaders about clean technology Governors Gavin Newsom (CA), Kate Brown (OR), and Jay Inslee (WA)
Sheriff’s Report | September 7 – 13, 2022
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ||| WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7 22-006522 Court Order Violation 10:14:37 09/07/22 San Juan Deputies responded to a report of a domestic violence order violation. One individual was arrested and
Guest Opinion | Sitting silently does nothing for island ferry service
||| FROM ALEX MCLEOD ||| In the early 2000s, I was the chair of the San Juan County Ferry Advisory Committee. This was shortly after the Legislature had killed the motor-vehicle excise tax, a major
Your questions answered about sinking of FV Aleutian Isle; what we know so far
||| FROM BRENDAN COWAN for SJC DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT |||| What is the current situation with the wreck? The sunken vessel remains in place on the West side of San Juan Island in over
San Juan County enters final stage of review for Comprehensive Plan update
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| Yesterday marked the first of many County Council meetings devoted to reviewing the 2036 Comprehensive Plan Update. County Council will review different elements of the Plan every Monday
Will GOP splits foil the Trump strategy?
||| FROM HEDRICK SMITH ||| Hedrick Smith Olga, Washington – The media keeps telling us that 70 percent of Republicans still back the bogus claim that the 2020 election was stolen from Donald
Fall Open House at North Shore/Glenwood Inn Property
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| The San Juan County Conservation Land Bank and San Juan Preservation Trust are celebrating our newest collaboration together and YOU’RE INVITED! Please join County Council, and staff and
Reminder: Fire Commission will interview candidate(s) for Commissioner this week
||| FROM KIM KIMPLE for ORCAS FIRE COMMISSIONERS ||| As a reminder, the Board of Fire Commissioners will hold a special meeting on Monday, September 12 at 1 p.m. for the purpose of interviewing, evaluating,
Lopez Island’s Center Road to close during planned OPALCO outage
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County Public Works Department will be supporting OPALCO during a planned power outage by closing a section of Center Road on Lopez Island. The closure will
Governor announces end of COVID-19 state of emergency by Oct. 31
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF GOVERNOR JAY INSLEE ||| Inslee announces end of COVID-19 state of emergency by Oct. 31 Gov. Jay Inslee announced Thursday that all remaining COVID-19 emergency proclamations and the COVID-19 state of
