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In time for big weekend, Dockside food kiosk at Anacortes landing will now re-open
||| FROM WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| Starting Friday, May 28, the Dockside food kiosk located near the vehicle holding lanes in the Anacortes terminal will re-open after being closed due to COVID-19. The kiosk will
WSF issues usual Memorial Day alert, but most schedules not the same as normal
||| FROM PATTY RUBSTELLO for WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| Memorial Day weekend ferry travel If your holiday weekend plans include a ride on our ferries, double check our sailing schedules. Most routes will operate on timetables
Orcas Fire quickly extinguishes brush fire on Turtleback
||| FROM TANJA WILLIAMSON for SAN JUAN COUNTY LAND BANK ||| Late afternoon Wednesday, May 26, 2021, the Orcas Island Fire & Rescue responded to an isolated brush fire that moved from a neighbor’s burn
Rep. Larsen to visit OPALCO, airport, Wildlife Cycles, primary care clinic and critical infrastructure projects
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF REP. RiCK LARSEN ||| SAN JUAN COUNTY, WA – On Thursday, May 27, Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02) will visit Orcas Power & Light Cooperative (OPALCO) to meet with Executive Director
Check ferry schedules, plan for long waits for Memorial Day weekend travel
Several routes operating with modified service different from years past ||| FROM WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| SEATTLE – If a Washington State Ferries ride is part of your holiday weekend travel plans, double check sailing schedules and
State Parks, recreation land managers designate Juneteenth a free day
Designation means four free days in June ||| FROM WASHINGTON STATE PARKS ||| OLYMPIA – May 24, 2021 – The Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission announces Juneteenth will now be a Discover Pass free day. In
Join this rally, march for Palestine solidarity coming up Saturday
||| FROM SANDY STREHLOU ||| You may already know that I am organizing a Palestine Solidarity rally and march. It starts at 11 a.m. next Saturday, May 29, at the SJC courthouse lawn. I hope,
An invitation to ‘sound the call’ in remembrance on Memorial Day
||| FROM KAREN SPECK for ORCAS ISLAND COMMUNITY BAND ||| On Memorial Day, Americans remember those who have died in military service to the United States. The National Moment of Remembrance is an annual event
Here’s the San Juan County slate of local candidates for upcoming primary
||| BY LIN MCNULTY, theORCASONIAN EDITOR ||| Online Candidate Filing for the upcoming primary election, open from 9 a.m. May 17 to May 21 at 4 p.m., has now closed. Upcoming deadlines of note for
Larsen, Payne: Investment in green ferries steers U.S. toward cleaner transportation future
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF REP. RICK LARSEN ||| WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week, Reps. Rick Larsen (WA-02) and Donald Payne (NJ-10) introduced legislation to make it easier for ferry systems to invest in cleaner and greener ferries and combat climate change.
County Council regular meeting agenda posted for Tuesday
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COUNCIL ||| COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING Legislative Hearing Room, 55 Second Street, Friday Harbor, WA, 9 a.m.CALL TO ORDER & FLAG SALUTE EXCUSED ABSENCES (if any) APPROVAL OF AGENDA APPROVAL OF
Sheriff’s Report | May 11 – 17, 2021
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT ||| TUESDAY, MAY 11, 2021 21-003831 Sick or Injured Animal 10:11:03 05/11/21 A San Juan Deputy responded to a community complaint of possible animal cruelty/neglect regarding sheep. The
WSF would like you to attend upcoming virtual Spring community meeting
||| FROM WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| Don't forget to sign up for WSF's upcoming virtual Spring Community Meetings next week. The first is scheduled for 11 a.m. Tuesday, May 25, and the second will be
Latest from Lekanoff: Bill signings, Native American mascots, orca protections
Happy Fantastic Friday! ||| FROM REP. DEBRA LEKANOFF'S OFFICE ||| Bill Signings this Week On Monday, the governor signed into law multiple pieces of environmental legislation, and I was proud to be able to attend
Check it out | WSF virtual public meeting coming up next week
||| FROM PATTY RUBSTELLO for WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| Virtual public meetings next week, May 25 and 26 We’re just days away from our Spring 2021 online community webinars! Join members of the WSF Executive
Nonprofit Community Relief grant open for eligible Washington state veteran service organizations
Applications due May 24, 2021 ||| FROM STATE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE ||| OLYMPIA, Wash. – The Washington State Department of Commerce is partnering with the Washington State Department of Veterans Affairs (WDVA) to administer $1.25