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Latest from Lekanoff | Strengthening schools, infrastructure, indigenous voices
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF REP. DEBRA LEKANOFF ||| As we welcome the turning of the seasons, I’m reminded how resilience lives in the everyday work of our communities. From harvest fields to salmon streams,
WSF Weekly Report | 500,000 more riders than last summer; online meetings rescheduled; system-wide kudo
||| FROM STEVE NEVEY for WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| A message from Steve Our busy summer sailing season wrapped up Saturday. We carried almost 500,000 more riders than last summer, thanks in part to offering
Meeting Recap | Community discusses sheriff substation move on Lopez with officials, staff
The County will utilize a surplus building from Island County and extra space at the County’s existing Public Works property along Fisherman Bay Road to site the new substation. ||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS
Sounding ferry horns to salute Seattle Mariners, 5 p.m. today
||| FROM WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| At 5 p.m. today, all ferries underway will sound their horns to salute the Seattle Mariners on winning the American League West title — their first in 24 years!
LWVSJ Observer Corps | County Council September 23, 2025
||| FROM NECIA QUAST for LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS ||| The new director of the Department of Community Development, Sev Jones, introduced himself. A graduate of WWU he has worked in Alaska, Idaho and Eastern
Health Care District schedules upcoming board meeting
||| FROM ORCAS ISLAND HEALTH CARE DISTRICT ||| The Orcas Island Health Care District Board will hold a regularly scheduled board meeting on Wednesday, September 24th from 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. in the Community Room at the Orcas Island
Jurors for 9/29 – 10/3 are excused
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| JURY DUTY: SEPTEMBER 29 - OCTOBER 3, 2025 All jurors summonsed for the week beginning Monday, September 29th through Friday, October 3rd are excused. Thank you.
Fire Commission special meeting agenda
||| FROM ORCAS ISLAND FIRE & RESCUE COMMISSIONERS ||| Special Meeting Agenda San Juan County Fire Protection District No 2, Board of Fire Commissioners Special Meeting | Monday, 09/29/2025, 5PM In person: 45 Lavender Lane,
New retail sales taxes begin October 1
The 2025 Washington State Legislature passed Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill (ESSB) 5814, which added new business activities to the definition of retail sales. ||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMUNICATIONS ||| Beginning October 1, 2025, multiple
OIFR to host three community town halls on upcoming bond measure
||| FROM BEN LUNA for ORCAS ISLAND FIRE & RESCUE ||| Orcas Island Fire & Rescue (OIFR) will host three public town hall meetings to discuss Proposition 1, the $18.5 million general obligation bond measure
Port Commissioners meeting scheduled for Monday
||| FROM CHIP LONG for PORT OF ORCAS ||| The Port of Orcas Board of Commissioners will hold a Regular Meeting on Monday, September 22nd at 4:00 p.m. online via Zoom and in-person at the airport
F WORD !! ICE agent raids captured on camera across the country
Are these masked marauders among those who refused to cover their faces during COVID? ||| FROM THE MIDAS TOUCH |||
All WSF routes | Systemwide community meetings, Thursday, Oct. 2
||| FROM WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| We’re hosting two virtual community meetings on Thursday, Oct. 2 at 12:30 p.m. and 6 p.m. WSF staff will answer questions and provide updates on the latest at Washington
Sheriff’s Report | September 10 – 16, 2025
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ||| WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10 25-006257 Wanted Person 14:46:29 09/10/25 A San Juan Deputy located a wanted person at the end of Haven Rd on Orcas Island. The man
Town launches “Be Seen” safety campaign
||| FROM JENNIFER KREMBS for TOWN OF FRIDAY HARBOR ||| To promote safety during shorter fall and winter days, the Town has launched a safety campaign for residents to “Be Seen”. The Town encourages everyone,
WSF Weekly Report | Online community meetings; Wenatchee back; Fall sailing schedules;
||| FROM STEVE NEVEY for WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| A message from Steve Passengers aboard Tokitae can now see and feel what it’s like to steer a ferry thanks to some creativity by our engine
