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Fire Commission requests your input in upcoming townhall meeting
||| FROM KAT BARNARD for BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS ||| The Board of Fire Commissioners requests your input on renewing the levy lid lift for Orcas Island Fire and Rescue (OIFR). The Commissioners request public
Alex Ramel | Decarbonizing holistically
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF REP. ALEX RAMEL ||| We are now three weeks into this year’s 60-day legislative session, and I am excited to share some updates on projects I’m working on and resources
Sheriff’s Report | January 17 – 23, 2024
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ||| WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 17 24-000334 Traffic Violation 10:31:13 01/17/24 A traffic stop on San Juan Island was made on a car with 4 juveniles. 2 of the juveniles
Washington State Ferries | Student tour, Spring schedule vehicle reservations open soon
||| FROM PATTY RUBSTELLO for WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| North Kitsap High School students tour Spokane, Kingston terminal Students from North Kitsap High School got a behind-the-scenes look last week at how we operate our
Larsen releases report to combat opioid epidemic in Northwest Washington
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF REP. RICK LARSEN ||| Today, Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02) released a district opioid report that analyzes the ongoing opioid epidemic in Northwest Washington and offers federal policy recommendations to address
Ballots are in the mail for Orcas, San Juan school districts
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| The San Juan County Elections Office has mailed ballots to all voters living in the San Juan Island School District No. 149 and Orcas Island School District No.
Petition: Ban Assault Weapons
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF REP. RICK LARSEN ||| In every corner of the United States, including here at home, gun violence is a fact of life. With each tragedy we are served a stark
Liz’s Loveletter | The 2024 legislative session is underway
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF SENATOR LIZ LOVELETT ||| We are already a few weeks into the 2024 legislative session, and I am thrilled to be back at the capitol tackling the challenges that face
Spring schedule for vehicle reservations will be available on Valentine’s Day
||| FROM WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| Vehicle reservations for the spring schedule (March 24, 2024 through June 15, 2024) on our Anacortes/San Juan Islands and Port Townsend/Coupeville routes will be available at 10 a.m. Wednesday, February
Port Commission slated to meet on Monday
||| FROM KIM KIMPLE for PORT OF ORCAS ||| The Port of Orcas Board of Commissioners will hold a regular meeting on Monday, January 22nd at 5:00 p.m. in the airport terminal conference room and
Guest Opinion | Open letter to Fire Commission announcing no confidence
||| FROM THE VOLUNTEER LIEUTENANTS OF ORCAS ISLAND FIRE & RESCUE ||| Commissioners, We are sending this letter on behalf of the volunteer lieutenants of OIFR. This is a difficult letter to send but it
Sheriff’s Report | January 10 – 16, 2024
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ||| WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 10 24-000182 Accident-NonInj 09:24:25 01/10/24 A Lopez Deputy responded when a driver attempting to park at the school crashed into a retaining wall. The driver
Weekly Washington State Ferry report
||| FROM NICOLE MCINTOSH for WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| Virtual community meetings: one down, one to go More than 225 people joined us yesterday for the first of two virtual community meetings. Following a brief
Latest from Lekanoff | How to support bills you care about
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF REP. DEBRA LEKANOFF ||| We’re off to a busy start to the 2024 legislative session. Please read on for some updates about a new statue on the Capitol, the current
Letter to Editor | New Orcas fire commissioners and the art of due diligence
||| FROM CLARK CUNDY ||| Let’s recap back to August 2023 just after the Primary Vote, Levy Defeat, and one appointed Board of Fire Commissioner (BOFC) member defeated at the August election. Overwhelmingly failed levy
There is only an active boil notice within Olga Water Users system and top of Buck Mountain
||| FROM DAN BURKE for EASTSOUND WATER ||| It has been too many days to count now that the Eastsound Water staff has been in emergency response mode – 24-hours a day. All-in-all, this set
