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Unions praise Governor Inslee for addressing concerns of frontline workers in new proclamation
||| FROM STATE NURSES ASSOCIATION ||| Representing more than 64,000 nurses and frontline health care workers, the Washington State Nurses Association, SEIU Healthcare 1199NW and UFCW 21 applaud Governor Jay Inslee for listening to and
Guest Opinion | 2020 campaign spending goes through the roof
||| FROM HEDRICK SMITH ||| Washington – The flood tide is still rising, but already the Mega-Money tsunami of Election 2020 is going into the record books as the most expensive election in American history
Sheriff’s Report | November 18 – 24, 2020
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ||| WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 18 20-009806 Harassment 09:21:26 11/18/20 A San Juan Deputy responded to a report of a telephone harassment. The caller stated the suspect has a dispute
SJC courts issue emergency orders: All jury trials postponed
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY SUPERIOR & DISTRICT COURTS ||| On Friday, November 20, 2020, San Juan County Superior and District Courts entered emergency orders postponing all jury trials until after January 15, 2021, due
Inslee announces additional COVID-19 financial support
||| FROM GOVERNOR JAY INSLEE'S OFFICE ||| Gov. Jay Inslee ... announced additional financial support funds for families and businesses impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The governor was joined by Lisa Brown, Department of Commerce
Sheriff’s Report | November 11 – 17, 2020
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ||| WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 11 20-009644 Trouble Unknown 10:07:30 11/11/20 A Lopez Island Deputy was sent to check on a 911 hang up call. The call was inadvertently
Planning Commission recommends moratorium on new vacation rental applications
||| FROM STEVE BERNHEIM, ORCASONIAN REPORTER ||| The San Juan County Planning Commission has recommended a moratorium on applications for vacation rental permits. The recommendation was adopted at the Commission’s monthly meeting on Friday, November
Alaska OKs reforms to break partisan gridlock
||| FROM HEDRICK SMITH for RECLAIM THE AMERICAN DREAM ||| Washington – Given the constantly grim news about the coronavirus overwhelming America and the interminable imbroglio over Donald Trump’s inability to accept defeat, how about
WSF: Thanksgiving weekend ferry travel will not be normal
||| FROM WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| With statewide restrictions in place to help slow the spread of COVID-19, this will not be a normal Thanksgiving for ferry travel. If you absolutely must ride our ferries, please wear
Port of Orcas to meet in regular session Monday
||| FROM PORT OF ORCAS ||| REGULAR MEETING AGENDA Nov 23rd, 2020 5:00 p.m. Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84572624414?pwd=ckV6RmZMd1UwZ0ppL0gvY2FxM1pVQT09 Meeting ID: 845 7262 4414 Passcode: 893293 One tap mobile +12532158782,,84572624414#,,,,,,0#,,893293# US (Tacoma) +13462487799,,84572624414#,,,,,,0#,,893293# US (Houston) CALL
Fishermen rescue woman who jumped off state ferry near Bremerton
||| FROM KOMO NEWS ||| BREMERTON, Wash. (AP) — The Coast Guard says a woman who jumped off the state ferry Chimacum during a Monday crossing was recovered and brought to St. Michael Medical Center
Fire Commission will meet on Monday
||| FROM KIM KIMPLE for ORCAS FIRE & RESCUE ||| Regular Meeting Agenda San Juan County Fire Protection District #2 Monday – November 16, 2020 5:30 p.m. Online / by phone via ZOOM: Dial #
Sheriff’s Report | November 4 – 10, 2020
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ||| WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2020 20-009430 Wanted Person 08:24:22 11/04/20 A Deputy on San Juan Island located and arrested a male on multiple active felony warrants. The male
WSF installation of physical distancing floor decals is working its way north
||| FROM WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| To remind riders and employees to practice safe physical distancing, new floor decals are being installed in all our terminals and vessels. Crews began last week on our Point
Deer Harbor Plan committee to meet Nov. 18
||| FROM SHEILA GAQUIN for DEER HARBOR PLAN REVIEW COMMITTEE ||| Here’s the agenda for the Deer Harbor Hamlet Plan Meeting for Nov. 18 at 4pm, one week later than normal due to the Nov.
Looking forward to 2021? You’re not the only one
||| FROM ANDREA HENDRICK |||
