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Meet Senatorial candidate Carrie Blackwood on the Village Green
Friday, June 14, 5:30 - 6:30 p.m., Village Green -- from Cindy Wolf -- Carrie Blackwood is coming to meet Orcas Island on the afternoon of Friday June 14. She will be here to have lunch
Deer Harbor Plan Review Committee sets agenda for upcoming meeting
Wednesday, June 12, 4 - 5:30 p.m., Deer Harbor Fire Station -- from Sheila Gaquin -- The Deer Harbor Planning Review Committee (DHPRC) will meet on Wednesday, June 12, 4 - 5:30 p.m. at the
First stretch of Orcas Road is now chipsealed
-- from Shannon Wilbur for San Juan County Public Works -- With more than half a mile of the new Orcas Road now chip sealed, we are getting a number of questions about the site:
Sheriff’s Report | May 29 – June 4, 2019
-- from San Juan County Sheriff's Office -- Wednesday, May 29, 201919-003931 Animal at Large 08:03:28 05/29/19 A Lopez Island Deputy was sent to a report of a large cow out in the roadway, causing
Yakima engine room crew receives award for reliability
One year with no lost trips due to mechanical failure -- from Washington State Ferries -- Each year, we honor the vessel engine crews and Eagle Harbor Maintenance Facility personnel who achieve the highest level
Program increases access to locally grown foods
-- from San Juan County Communications -- San Juan County Health and Community Services is partnering with Soroptimist International of Friday Harbor and Orcas Island Community Foundation to offer Market Bucks at Farmers Markets on Orcas and
Senior Center to host a disaster preparedness session
Monday, June 10, 1:15-3 p.m., Orcas Senior Center -- from Lena Kassa for Orcas Senior Center -- Join us for an informative community discussion about disaster preparedness. We will be talking about communication systems and
UPDATE to Saturday story: Elwha running two hours late due to ‘cleanup on the car deck’
-- from Washington State Ferries -- Vessel #1 Elwha is running an estimated two hours behind schedule due to a necessary cleanup on the car deck. This delays the 8:55 p.m. from Anacortes to Shaw
Health care on Orcas at a crossroads
-- from Anne Presson, for Orcas Island Health Care District -- Orcas Island Health Care District (District) has now been officially operational for one year. To date, our primary focus has been on establishing the
County asks that you participate in this first step of land capacity analysis
-- from San Juan County Communications -- A draft Gross Developable Lands Inventory (GDLI) web map is available for public comment until June 28, 2019. The GDLI map identifies the parcel type (residential, commercial, etc.)
Eastsound Planning Review Committee meeting agenda
Thursday, June 6, 3 - 6 p.m., Eastsound Fire Station -- from Erika Shook for Eastsound Planning Review Committee -- The Eastsound Planning Review Committee will meet in a regular-scheduled session on Thursday, June 6
Two 40th District senatorial candidates to appear in Friday Harbor
Saturday, June 15, 11:30 a.m. - 2 p.m., Skagit Valley Friday Harbor campus -- from David Turnoy, Chair, San Juan County Democrats -- Senatorial candidates Liz Lovelett (top), and Carrie Blackwood On Sunday, June 2, at
County seeks to fill board, commission vacancies
-- from San Juan County Communications -- The County Council is searching for San Juan County citizens to fill current and upcoming vacancies on various boards and commissions. Additional information about each committee is available
Bear swims to Mount Vernon, gets captured, released into wild
End of story...? -- from KOMO News -- Police said a notorious bear known for swimming between islands in Skagit, San Juan, and Island counties was captured Saturday morning in Mount Vernon. The bear, also
Orcas Road construction site prepares for chip seal
-- from Shannon Wilbur for San Juan County Public Works -- The road is nearly 50% complete and the Contractor has spent most of the week adding the final layer of gravel to the road
Sheriff’s Report | May 22 – 28, 2019
-- from San Juan County Sheriff's Office -- Wednesday, May 22, 201919-003695 Suspicious Person/Circumstance 10:39:51 05/22/19 A Lopez Island Deputy took an information report about suspicious activity at a local business. 19-003699 Animal Noise 12:13:27
