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40th District Legislators are holding a virtual town hall next week
||| FROM 40TH LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT ||| WHO: State Sen. Liz Lovelett, Reps. Debra Lekanoff and Alex Ramel WHAT: Virtual Town Hall with 40th District residents WHEN: Wednesday, May 4 starting at 5pm WHERE: Streamed live on the Senate and House
John Kulseth is running for re-election as Assessor
||| FROM JOHN KULSETH ||| John Kulseth I’ve had the privilege of serving as your Assessor for the past eight years and am asking for the opportunity to continue serving you. I’ve worked
Larsen: President’s visit emphasizes critical need to invest in working families, protect Washington’s environment
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF REP. RICK LARSEN ||| KING COUNTY, WA – On Friday, April 22, Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02) joined President Biden at Seward Park in Seattle and Green River College in Auburn to
Get your paperwork in order for candidate filing week, May 16 through May 20
||| FROM CAMOLYN ARMSTRONG, SAN JUAN COUNTY ELECTIONS MANAGER ||| If you have ever wanted to be an elected official, now is your chance. Candidate filing for positions open for election in 2022 is about
Recapping Inslee’s Earth Day message, activities
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF GOVERNOR JAY INSLEE ||| In honor of Earth Week, Gov. Jay Inslee joined communities on both sides of the mountains to celebrate new solar-powered microgrids, wind farms, transit lines, clean
Letter to Editor | We are more than happy to support Jane Fuller for County Council
||| FROM TOM AND TAMMY COWAN ||| We are very excited that there is an excellent candidate for our next County Council representative from District 3 (Lopez/Shaw.) Jane Fuller is knowledgeable, experienced and energized and
Port Commission to meet on Monday
||| FROM JEANNIE SHARPE for PORT OF ORCAS ||| Please see attached Agenda for Mondays Regular Port meeting. This will be in-person and on Zoom. We will be having an Executive Session as well,
Sheriff’s Report | April 13 – 19, 2022
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ||| WEDNESDAY, APRIL 13 22-002237 Fraud 09:23:55 04/13/22 A Deputy on San Juan Island took a report of a housing rental scam. The victim provided personal information but
Bullet train study should include other options
The electric line is a literal 'third rail' ||| FROM CASCADIA DAILY NEWS ||| REPRINT AT REQUEST OF ORCASONIAN READER There’s light rail; there’s high-speed rail and there’s ultra-high-speed rail. Then there’s the “third rail,”
Real and personal property taxes are due May 2
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County Treasurer, Rhonda Pederson would like to remind county property owners that the first half property taxes and personal property taxes are due May 2. Since
WSF weekly update for Earth Day 2022
||| FROM PATTY RUBSTELLO for WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| Earth Day at Washington State Ferries [Today] April 22, is Earth Day, and we have many reasons to celebrate as we’ve accomplished a lot in the
Friday Harbor Fire | Sometimes, it takes an entire archipelago
||| FROM SHERIFF RON KREBS ||| On April 7, our town was changed forever by an act of arson. There are no words to describe how it felt to arrive on scene and see the
Sheriff’s Office requesting info on recent Orcas business burglaries
||| FROM SHERIFF RON KREBS ||| Orcas Island has experienced a number of burglaries, recently to local businesses. The following businesses were burglarized: Orcas Island Artworks The Matia Restaurant The Clever Cow Creamery Tide Poll
Guest Opinion | The rampant toxicity and failure of leadership at Orcas Fire & Rescue
||| FROM AMANDA MONTAGUE ||| Over the course of many months, much has been said about the toxicity occurring at OIFR and the utter failure by OIFR leadership and the Commission to correct course and
Bail set at $500,000 for Friday Harbor arson suspect
The suspect, identified as Dwight Henline, is being held on suspicion of first-degree arson but has not been officially charged. ||| FROM KING5 NEWS ||| A judge set bail at $500,000 for the man accused
Larsen announces nearly $110 million in new transportation, climate investments for state
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF REP. RICK LARSEN ||| EVERETT, WA – Today, Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02), a senior member of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, announced Washington state will receive nearly $110 million over five
