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OPALCO’s 2017 Submarine Cable Project: Steps Taken to Avoid Outages
-- by Susan McBain -- OPALCO’s project to finish replacing its 1977 submarine cable between San Juan and Lopez Island is nearing completion. The new cable being laid in September—almost 2.6 miles of it—will be
Hot Weather a Threat to Your Pet’s Life
--- from Ron Krebs, Sheriff -- The upcoming weather forecast is predicting higher than normal temperatures in the Puget Sound area. The San Juan County Sheriff’s Office wants to remind everyone not to leave your
NAS Whidbey Island SAR Rescues Trapped Family Near La Push
-- from Mike Welding, Whidbey Island Naval Air Station -- A Search and Rescue (SAR) team from Naval Air Station (NAS) Whidbey Island rescued a 42-year-old man and his three children off a 40-ft. cliff
Rep. Larsen: Own It, Mr. President
-- from Rep. Rick Larsen's Office -- “Let Obamacare fail…we’ll just let Obamacare fail. We’re not going to own it I’m not going to own it. I can tell you the Republicans are not going
School Board Grapples with Budget Issues
-- by Ayn Gailey -- The regular School Board Meeting held on Thursday, July 27 covered diverse ground to help school staff prepare for the upcoming school year and pass an Orcas Island School District
Immigration Initiative Set to Go to Ballot – Maybe
-- from San Juan County Communications -- A San Juan County citizen’s initiative concerning immigration has been approved to go to the November general election ballot. Initiative 2017-7 required 1,635 signatures (which represents 15% of
Letter to the Editor: Rental Housing at Risk Due to Legislature’s Failure to Adopt Capital Budget
-- from Lisa Byers, Executive Director, OPAL Community Land Trust -- The Washington State legislature adjourned last week without adopting a capital budget. There is no timeline for the legislature to reconvene. That means there
Sheriff’s Report | July 19 -26, 2017
-- from San Juan County Sheriff's Office -- July 19, 2017 17-004549 Agency Assistance 07:25:43 07/19/17 SJ EMS requested a Friday Harbor Deputy to respond to a residence for assistance. The Deputy responded and assisted
Orcas Women’s Coalition Moves Immigration Initiative Forward
-- from the Orcas Women's Coalition -- The OWC-IRG Immigration Initiative qualified for the November ballot with overwhelming numbers because you wanted to make a difference and it worked. A small but mighty coalition of
WSF Adds a Ferry to San Juans Route
-- from Washington State Ferries -- Beginning Saturday, July 29, M/V Chelan will join the Anacortes/San Juan Islands/Sidney route as the international vessel. M/V Hyak, M/V Samish, M/V Elwha, and M/V Tillikum will serve the
Four Rescued by Navy in Two Calls to Whatcom County
-- from Mike Welding for NAS Whidbey -- Search and Rescue (SAR) teams from Naval Air Station (NAS) Whidbey Island conducted two rescues Monday, July 24, 2017, both of which were in Whatcom County. The
Inslee Releases Statement on Trump Transgender Edict
-- from Tara Lee for Governor Inslee's Office -- "Washington is home to one of the nation’s largest active duty military populations with more than 100,000 active duty men, women and civilians working at our
Lecture Preview: The Future of Journalism with Hedrick Smith
Friday, July 28 at p.m. at 7 p.m. at Orcas Center -- by Margie Doyle -- Hedirck Smith, NY Times reporter, Frontline producer and founder of Reclaim the American Dream (reclaimtheamericandream.org) Hedrick Smith,
Whidbey Rescues Two from Olympics and Cascades
-- from Mike Welding for NAS Whidbey -- Search and Rescue (SAR) teams from Naval Air Station (NAS) Whidbey Island conducted two rescues this past weekend, one on Saturday evening, July 22 and another on
Gov. Inslee Comments on Historic Health Care Vote
-- from Washington State Governor Jay Inslee -- “It’s inconceivable that any of our nation’s leaders think our health care system will be improved by ripping away health care from 22 million Americans and vastly
Letter to the Editor: Planning an Afterthought to County Leaders?
-- by Walt Corbin -- There appears to be little concern on the part of County leadership in addressing the matter of future planning for the County, as required under the Growth Management Act. Unfortunately
