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Health District Learns About New OIFR Healthcare Program
-- by Susan McBain, Orcas Issues reporter -- The Orcas Island Health Care District (OIHCD) had a chance to focus more broadly than usual on island health issues at its regular meeting on Feb. 5.
Gunshot Victim Airlifted, Investigation Underway
-- from Zac Reimer, Undersheriff -- [On Monday, February 18], at 9:19 am, Deputies on Orcas Island received a report that a male had driven to the Fire Station with a single gunshot wound to
Library Meeting Rescheduled after Snowstorms
ORCAS ISLAND LIBRARY DISTRICT Tuesday, Feb. 19 at 9 a.m. at the Orcas Public Library Ø Welcome & Introductions Ø Additions or Modifications to the Agenda Ø Routine Matters Approval of Minutes from January
Yakima Out Once Again, Reduction in Cars Results
from the Washington State Ferries (WSF) Monday, February 18, the 87-car M/V Tillikum has replaced the 144-car M/V Yakima as the number 2 vessel on the Anacortes/San Juan Islands route until further notice. This is
League of Women Voters Newsletter: Get Ready for the Week of Gov’t Action
Empowering Voters. Defending Democracy. Welcome to League Action! If you are a returning participant, thank you for your actions, and more opportunities are below. If you are new to this Legislative Newsletter, here are some
Early Camping Reservations Open for San Juan County Parks
-- from Adrienne Bourne for San Juan County Parks & Fair --E San Juan County Parks & Fair is again offering advance camping reservations for people who reside in our county year-round! Choose from San Juan
Week in Review for Legislative Bills
— from Governor Inslee’s Office — The Legislature continued hearing multiple bills this week despite intense weather that temporarily closed some government agencies. Two major behavioral health bills unanimously moved out of a Senate committee
Board of Health to Discuss Medical Air Transport
Wednesday, February 20, 11:30 am., County Council Hearing Room -- from San Juan County Communications -- On Wednesday, February 20, 2019, the San Juan County Board of Health will be discussing medical air transport, a
Fire Commission Meeting Set for February 19
-- from Marla Johns for OIFR -- Regular MeetingSan Juan County Fire Protection District #2February 19, 2019 Present: Commissioners Wesley Heinmiller Amanda Montague, Jim Helminski, Tim Fuller, Rick Christmas Chief Williams, Orcas Island Fire and
Sheriff’s Report | February 6 – 12, 2019
-- from San Juan County Sheriff's Office -- Wednesday, February 6, 201919-000967 Vehicle Theft 10:15:43 02/06/19 A Deputy met with a Lopez Island resident regarding a vehicle theft complaint. The stolen vehicle was subsequently located
Larsen Statement on President’s Declaration of National Emergency
-- from Rep. Rick Larsen's Office -- WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02) issued the below statement following the president’s declaration of a national emergency: “President Trump declared a national emergency at the southern border
Taking on Economic Inequality
-- from Hedrick Smith for ReclaimTheAmericanDream.com -- Behind the hollow sparring over the border wall and government shutdowns, the ground is shifting under President Trump and the political pendulum is swinging toward a new economic
NAS Whidbey SAR MEDEVACs Two Patients from Orcas
-- from Michael Welding for NAS Whidbey -- A Search and Rescue (SAR) team from Naval Air Station (NAS) Whidbey Island conducted Medical Evacuations (MEDEVAC) for two separate patients from Orcas Island February 12. The
Inslee Statement on President Trump’s Emergency Declaration
-- from Governor Inslee -- “The president’s declaration is an alarming and legally dubious attempt to sidestep the constitutional authority granted to Congress, the co-equal branch of government where debates over immigration reform and border
Guest Opinion | State Ferry System and Economy Need New Ferries
-- from Rick Hughes -- Washington State Ferries’ new Long Range Plan, released in January, was the result of nearly two years of input, experience and expertise of a wide range of stakeholders who know
San Juan County Superior Court Implements Pilot Drug Court
-- from Jane Severin for San Juan County Superior Court -- In response to interest from the legal community, in the winter of 2018, San Juan County Superior Court Judge Kathryn Loring convened a working group to
