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Update on Port of Orcas happenings
||| FROM ROBERT HAMILTON, PORT OF ORCAS COMMISSIONER ||| This is an update on happenings at the Orcas Airport. First, I am sad to announce that Kim Kimple is leaving her position as Port Manager
Geyman releases new book, Corporate Power and Oligarchy
How Our Democracy Can Prevail Over Authoritarianism and Fascism ||| FROM EMILY GEYMAN ||| Today's national politics are highly polarized, with one of our two major political parties dysfunctional with internal conflicts and public confidence
Upcoming training burns scheduled on San Juan Island
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County's Fire Marshal is pleased to share upcoming scheduled training burns as local fire and rescue teams prepare for the summer season. Sunday, March 31st, 2024: San
LWVSJ Observer Corps: County Council March 26, 2024
||| FROM THE LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OBSERVER CORPS ||| Council member Fuller was an excused absence being in Washington DC. During public access time Economic Development Council Director Victoria Compton thanked the council for their support
Public Works prepares for chip seal operations with Spring shoulder maintenance
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County Public Works is beginning spring road maintenance in preparation for summer chip seal operations on San Juan Island. This preparation includes cleaning debris and vegetation
Elections Logic / Accuracy Test
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County’s Elections office will be holding a “Logic and Accuracy” test of ballot tabulating equipment used for the County’s April 23, 2024, special election. The test
Port Meeting
||| FROM KIM KIMPLE for PORT OF ORCAS COMMISSION ||| The Port of Orcas Board of Commissioners will meet on Monday, March 25th, 2024 at 5:00 p.m. online via Zoom and in-person at the Orcas
Larsen secures key wins for NW Washington in fiscal year 2024 spending package
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF REP. RICK LARSEN ||| Today, Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02) supported House passage of a bipartisan spending package that funds the government through September 2024 and invests in Northwest Washington communities
Sheriff’s Report | March 13 – 19, 2024
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ||| WEDNESDAY, MARCH 13 24-001417 Agency Assistance 17:17:03 03/13/24 A Deputy took a report in which an off island hospital was requesting pickup of a sexual assault kit
Letter to Editor | Support letter for upcoming OIFR Levy
||| FROM CLARK CUNDY ||| We are past recipients of OIFR EMS services, and we have a few words of support for the newly proposed OIFR levy up for a Vote April 23,2024, in the
New lawsuit filed against Eastsound Water Users Association
||| FROM EASTSOUND WATER EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE ||| The Eastsound Water Users Association has been served today with a lawsuit related to our election this last fall. The lawsuit appears to be brought by Steve Smith and Mike Parnell on
WSF Weekly Update | New guy on board; Samish crew makes rescue; recent Gray notebook entries; Buoy on board
||| FROM STEVE NEVEY for WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| Honor of a lifetime I am delighted to share this WSF Weekly Update for the first time as the newly appointed assistant secretary of Washington State
Eastsound Water member review & comment of 2024 Bylaw update
||| FROM DAN BURKE for EASTSOUND WATER USERS ||| Your Eastsound Water Board just approved the sharing of the culminated work on our forthcoming bylaw update last night – and we can’t wait for you
Stephanie O’Day announces candidacy for San Juan County Council District 1
||| FROM COMMITTEE TO ELECT STEPHANIE O'DAY FOR SAN JUAN COUNCIL DISTRICT 1 ||| Attorney Stephanie O’Day Attorney Stephanie O’Day proudly announces her candidacy for San Juan County Council District 1. Stephanie moved
A tumultuous EWUA Board meeting
||| FROM MICHAEL RIORDAN ||| The March 2024 EWUA Board meeting proved to be even more contentious than the disorderly December 2023 one. Right at the outset, Secretary/Treasurer Carol Anderson read a petition she had
WSF to soon release FROG survey
||| FROM WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| Would you like to help us improve the Washington State Ferries (WSF)? We’re seeking our riders’ feedback on customer service, reservations, fares, and more. Our next survey is coming
