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Letter to Editor | Candidate responds to attacks
||| FROM KARI MCVEIGH ||| Kari McVeigh Yesterday, Jack Cory released news through Facebook and today through an email from the San Juan County Republicans of a situation I was embroiled in over
Rep. Rick Larsen on recent Supreme Court opinions
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF REP. RICK LARSEN ||| In the last few weeks, the Supreme Court has delivered its opinions on some important cases for the 2023-2024 term. Today, I hope to cut through the
San Juan County launches new ferry information resource
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County is pleased to launch an informational page to help assist residents and visitors navigate the Washington State Ferry System (WSF) by consolidating timely information, links to useful
Film Screening | Consider your independence UPDATE
||| FROM CHARLES BEADNALL, JOHN ROULAC, DR. JARED KOHLER, LISA PEDERSEN, LYDIA & JOHN MILLER ||| The 4th of July is a good time to reflect on our collective right to select the next leader
Fire Commission meeting
||| FROM ORCAS BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS ||| San Juan County Fire Protection District #2 Board of Fire Commissioners will be holding a Regular Meeting (Agenda) on Monday – 07/01/2024, 3 p.m., in person: 45
Council approves 16-acre Shaw Island purchase
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| On Tuesday June 25, the San Juan County Council approved the purchase of approximately 16 acres along 1427 Neck Point Road to support Public Works operations on Shaw
Sheriff’s Report | June 19 – 25, 2024
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ||| WEDNESDAY, JUNE 19 24-003617 Welfare Check 09:27:03 06/19/24 A Deputy took a request of a welfare check on an elderly person who had been sending money to
Starting today: Plan ahead for busy Fourth of July holiday ferry travel
||| FROM WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| We’re expecting about 700,000 people to ride our ferries from Friday, June 28, through Sunday, July 7. Passengers should consider giving themselves extra travel time to get to the
WSF Weekly Report | Celebrating pride; watermelons; crab pots
||| FROM STEVE NEVEY for WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| A message from Steve As we celebrate Pride Month, it’s worth noting the significance of diversity and inclusion in the maritime industry. Diversity, equity, inclusion and
Water Users set to defend lawsuit in court next week
||| FROM DAN BURKE for EASTSOUND WATER USERS ||| Next Wednesday we go to court to fight a lawsuit brought forth by Mike Parnell under his Farm to Market, LLC in the SJC Superior Court.
Could a broken WA ferry system help cities grow more sustainably?
||| FROM KUOW NPR NETWORK ||| Unreliable state ferries have left passengers in waterfront communities stranded. Replacement boats are still at least four years away. Meanwhile, county-run fleets of smaller, faster foot-ferries are preparing to
LWVSJ Observer Corps | County Council June 25, 2024
||| FROM NECIA QUAST for LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS ||| During public comment several residents of Shaw spoke to the county’s planned purchase of land for a public works facility. Two commenters raised unanswered questions about the
SJC Clerk adopts e-filing system to streamline court document filings
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| The San Juan County Clerk is pleased to announce an easy, fast, and accessible way to file court documents with the new implementation of eFileWA. The public is
SCAM ALERT | Do not give out your info on phone
||| FROM ERIC PETER, SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF ||| Fellow community members, The San Juan County Sheriff’s Office Dispatch Center has received several calls today from community members claiming that someone claiming to be from
OIFR looking for Fire Commission applicants
||| FROM KAT BARNARD for BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS ||| The Board of Fire Commissioners of San Juan County Fire Protection District No. 2 is immediately seeking candidates to fill the unexpired terms for Seats
Open letter to community from Chief vanSchaick
||| FROM HOLLY VANSCHAICK ||| Hello Orcas Community, I am writing to you first and foremost as a fond farewell. My time serving with the staff of Orcas Island Fire and Rescue since 2021 has
