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Reservations recommended on Anacortes/San Juan Islands route
||| FROM WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| With the new winter schedule, we’ve noticed vehicle capacity can be limited on westbound sailings out of Anacortes in the afternoons and evenings, Monday through Friday. To make sure
Washington State Ferries 2024 Year in Review
||| FROM WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| In 2024, Washington State Ferries worked to sail together in our first year under Assistant Secretary Steve Nevey. Join us in a look back at our year in workforce
Reflecting on wildfire risk in the islands in wake of devastating So. California fires
||| FROM BRENDAN COWAN for DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ||| Lea este documento en español: https://www.sanjuancountywa.gov/DocumentCenter/View/31654/250109-Wildland-Fire-Awareness-ESP Fellow Islanders, The news of the catastrophic fires near Los Angeles is heart-wrenching. As we witness from afar the magnitude
Port Commissioners special meeting
||| FROM CHIP LONG for PORT OF ORCAS ||| The Port of Orcas Board of Commissioners will hold a Special Meeting on Monday, January 13 at 5:00 p.m. online via Zoom and in-person at the
Sheriff’s Report | January 1 – 7, 2025
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ||| WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 1 25-000010 Citizen Dispute 12:01:40 01/01/25 Lopez Deputies responded to a welfare check. An adult child took their parent's vehicle for a ride without asking
Ferguson may delay converting ferries to electric power
||| FROM THE SEATTLE TIMES ||| CLINTON, WHIDBEY ISLAND — Describing the Washington State Ferries system as “in crisis,” Gov.-elect Bob Ferguson said he may postpone the ongoing work to convert the fleet’s largest ferries
WSF Weekly Report | 61,000 passengers in one day
||| FROM STEVE NEVEY for WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| A message from Steve Yesterday, I joined Governor-elect Ferguson, Senate Transportation Committee Chair Marko Liias, House Transportation Committee (HTC) Chair Jake Fey, and HTC members Representatives
San Juan County Jury Duty: January 13-17, 2025
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| JURY DUTY: JANUARY 13-17, 2025 All Jurors summonsed for jury duty the week of January 13 - 17th are excused. Thank you.
Bob Ferguson vows to make fixing Washington’s ferry system a ‘top priority’
||| FROM KING-5TV ||| MUKILTEO, Wash. — Governor-elect Bob Ferguson boarded a state ferry Wednesday and sailed into uncharted waters on Wednesday. The state ferry system is sinking, with a budget deficit of at least
Attention San Juan County businesses: Sales tax increase effective April 1, 2025
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County’s Treasurer’s Office is providing notice to local businesses of an upcoming increase to sales tax in San Jaun County. A 1/10th of 1% sales tax will be
Here’s how annexing Canada would change American politics
We took Trump literally, not seriously, about the push to make Canada the 51st state ||| FROM POLITICO.COM ||| Donald Trump says Canada should become the 51st state. He should be careful what he wishes
Deadline extended for vacation rental compliance certification process
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County’s Department of Community Development (DCD) is extending the deadline for filing the 2024 Vacation Rental (VR) Certificate of Compliance to January 31, 2025. Certificate of
Gas pains
||| BY LIN MCNULTY, theORCASONIAN EDITOR ||| As of Aug. 10, 2023, it cost $4.056 for regular gasoline in Idaho, according to AAA. In Washington, regular gasoline cost is $5.017. That’s a price difference of
San Juan County publishes 2024 Year-In-Review
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County is proud to present the organization’s 2024 Year-In-Review, highlighting accomplishments, notable projects, and the breadth of programs and services provided to island communities. The public
Community Meeting Reminder: Bayhead Creek culvert repair project on Killebrew Lake Rd.
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County is hosting a community meeting on Thursday, January 9, at the Orcas Landing to discuss the replacement of the culvert on Bayhead Creek under Killebrew Lake
Sheriff’s Report | December 24 – 31, 2024
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ||| TUESDAY, DECEMBER 24 24-008168 Lost Property 11:49:24 12/24/24 A Detective responded to a report of lost property on Orcas Island. The item was retrieved and entered into
