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Elections Office to hold logic/accuracy test of tabulating equipment
||| 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 February 13, 2024, Special election. The test
Letter to Editor | A cautionary tale of flying blind and low morale
||| FROM NICK NEGULESCU ||| On December 22, Toby Cooper of the Islands’ Sounder wrote of the December BOFC meeting: Chief Holly VanSchaick included in her report the announcement that three full-time employees — Finance
Fire Commission will meet on Tuesday afternoon
||| FROM KAT BARNARD for ORCAS FIRE & RESCUE ||| The SJC Fire Protection District #2 Board of Fire Commissioners invites you to a Regular Meeting on Tuesday, January 2nd, at 3:00 p.m. at the Eastsound Fire
Locals participate in weekly peace vigil in Eastsound
||| FROM DAVID TURNOY ||| If you have driven through the main intersection in town at Main Street and North Beach Road on Sunday between 11:30 and 12:30, you may have noticed a small group
Lions will be making $14,000 donation to fire department
||| FROM JIM BIDDICK for ORCAS LIONS CLUB ||| The. Orcas Island Lions Club is going to be making a $14,000 donation to OIFR at the next Commissioners meeting on January 2 at 3 p.m.
Sheriff’s Report | December 20 – 26, 2023
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ||| WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 20 23-009625 Vehicle Prowl 14:22:16 12/20/23 A San Juan Deputy took a report of a vehicle prowl. The investigation is ongoing. 23-009626 Death Investigation 15:08:15
Investigation of mid-November hunting accident on Lopez Island concludes
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| The San Juan County Sheriff’s Office is sharing an update regarding the completed investigation of the November 18 hunting accident on Lopez Island. The evidence gathered lead to
Sheriff’s Report | December 14 – 20, 2023
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ||| THURSDAY, DECEMBER 14 23-009500 Domestic Dispute or Assault 13:52:54 12/14/23 San Juan Deputies responded to a report of a domestic. An individual was arrested and booked for
Letter to Editor | Should we take the ferry situation into our own hands?
||| FROM THE SEATTLE TIMES ||| POSTED AT REQUEST OF THE COMMUNITY WATER TAXI ||| The sorry shape of the Washington State Ferries fleet increasingly leaves riders stranded. The crisis belongs to those state officials who
In case you didn’t know, holiday ferry travel will be busy; plan accordingly
||| FROM WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| Customers traveling for the two upcoming holidays should plan for busy sailings and stay up to date on the latest schedules online. Many routes will be operating holiday schedules on Christmas (Monday,
WSF Weekly Report | Time for a new chapter
||| FROM PATTY RUBSTELLO for WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| Time for a new chapter Following 33 years at WSDOT, I’ve decided to leave the agency and WSF to explore a new chapter in my life.
Welcome to our newly elected Health Commissioners
||| FROM ORCAS ISLAND HEALTH CARE DISTRICT ||| We are honored to welcome our newly elected commissioners, Mark Salierno and Chelsie Guilford, to the board of the Orcas Island Health Care District. You can read
WSF will be holding a new series of virtual community meetings next year
||| FROM WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| SAVE THE DATE! We’re hosting a series of virtual community meetings on 1/17 and 1/18. WSF staff will answer questions and give updates on what’s happening at the Washington
New Shark Reef sanctuary toilets open to the public
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County’s Parks, Recreation, and Fair Department is pleased to announce the opening of new restroom facilities at Shark Reef Sanctuary on Lopez Island. This upgrade provides
Public Works mobilizes response to stabilize MacKaye Harbor Rd on Lopez Island
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County’s Public Works Department is mobilizing a response to protect the traveling public and maintain access to homes threatened by coastal erosion near MacKaye Harbor Road
Rubstello stepping down as WSF Assistant Secretary
||| FROM PATTY RUBSTELLO for WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| Patty Rubstello As we bid farewell to 2023 and I reflect on a remarkable and challenge filled year, I'm filled with gratitude to be
