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Jurors excused for May 19 – 23
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| JURY DUTY: MAY 19-23, 2025 All jurors summonsed for jury duty beginning Monday, May 19th through Friday May 23rd, are excused. Thank you.
Madrona Club awards Robin DiGeorgio Grant to severe weather shelter
||| FROM BRIAN MOSS for ORCAS ISLAND COMMUNITY CHURCH ||| Orcas Island Community Church is grateful to announce a $4,000 grant from the Robin DiGeorgio Endowment Fund, stewarded by the Madrona Club of Orcas Island.
County Council approves internal solution to coroner services
The County explored two options – contracted services via an interlocal agreement and in-house staffing – before appointing a staff member to the role. ||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| Over the past few
Systemwide community ferry meetings coming up
||| FROM WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| On Wednesday, May 21 and Thursday, May 22, we will host two virtual community meetings. At the meetings, we'll outline plans for summer service, provide project updates, and invite public
Wildfire Awareness Month in the San Juans held community event Saturday
Island Readiness event with DNR, Fire Depts., Conservation Dist., and more ||| FROM ANGIE REQUENA for WILDFIRE READY ||| Saturday, Orcas Island Fire & Rescue (OIFR), Washington Department of Natural Resources (WA DNR), and other
OIFR responds to structure fire on Buckhorn Road
||| FROM BEN LUNA for ORCAS ISLAND FIRE & RESCUE ||| At 10:45 AM on Friday, May 9 Orcas Fire responded to reports of a fire in the Buckhorn Road area. The initial fire report
Larsen releases report on his work in Congress this year
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF REP. RICK LARSEN ||| WASHINGTON – Today, Rep. Larsen released the following report on his work in Congress so far this year: "I have been working hard in the 119th
Sheriff’s Report | April 30 – May 6, 2024
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT ||| WEDNESDAY, APRIL 30 25-002448 Theft 10:04:42 04/30/25 A Friday Harbor resident reported a package that may have been stolen from her mailbox sometime around the 16th of
Updates for Douglas/Bailer Hill Rd improvement project on SJI
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| The Douglas/Bailer Hill Road Improvements Project is well underway, and San Juan County’s Public Works Department is pleased to share progress updates and safety reminders. Project Updates The
Larsen statement on firing of Librarian of Congress
||| FROM. U.S. REP. RICK LARSEN ||| WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02) released the following statement after President Trump fired the Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden: “Carla Hayden is the People’s Librarian of Congress
Federal cuts cripple local workforce training program
||| FROM PAUL ANDERSSON for SAN JUAN ISLANDS CONSERVATION DISTRICT ||| Federal funding cuts to the AmeriCorps program had an immediate impact on nearly twenty local community members serving on the Islands Conservation Corps (ICC),
WSF Weekly Update
||| FROM STEVE NEVEY for WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| A message from Steve It’s an exciting time at Washington State Ferries as we gear up for our busy summer season. This week, we released our
Guest Opinion | Terminal chaos
||| FROM MICHAEL RIORDAN ||| Chaos erupted yesterday at the Orcas Island ferry terminal — a harbinger of what may occur in July after the management transition there. The Issaquah ferry from Anacortes had been
County announces resurfacing of nearly 11 miles of roads this summer
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County’s Public Works Department is announcing its annual summer road resurfacing schedule to chip seal nearly 11 miles of roads on San Juan and Orcas Islands.
Fire protection classifications | Impact on Orcas Island
||| FROM BEN LUNA for ORCAS ISLAND FIRE & RESCUE ||| In October of 2024 the Community Protection Class (PC) rating for Deer Harbor (Fire Station 24) and Orcas Landing (Fire Station 26) areas increased
Jurors excused, May 12 – 23
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| For the two week jury period beginning Monday, May 12th through Friday May 23rd, all jurors are excused. For the one week jury period beginning Monday, May
