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WSF Weekly Report | Prospective students tour, Walla Walla out for 4 weeks, SJI task force, and a Troll
||| FROM PATTY RUBSTELLO for WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| Staff and students from Seattle Jobs Initiative tour Tacoma, Eagle Harbor A group from Seattle Jobs Initiative toured a vessel on our Seattle/Bainbridge route Tuesday as part of our
Chief vanSchaick interview: ‘You can’t outwork bad leadership’
Setting the tone and driving organizational change from the chief’s seat ||| FROM EMS1.COM ||| The spark: What put you on the path to becoming a Chief? Holly vanSchaick, fire chief of Orcas Island
Upcoming special Fire Commission meeting to discuss lid lift ballot measure
||| FROM KAT BARNARD for BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS ||| The San Juan County Fire Protection District #2 Board of Fire Commissioners will hold a Special Meeting on Tuesday, September 26, 2023, at 6:00 p.m.
San Juan County to observe Indigenous People’s Day, offices will close Oct. 9
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| The San Juan County administrative offices will be closed on Monday, October 9, in observance of Indigenous Peoples’ Day. This holiday is celebrated on the second Monday of
Yo, San Juan County! Join us in the world’s largest earthquake drill
||| FROM BRENDAN COWAN for DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ||| The Great WA ShakeOut (https://www.shakeout.org/washington/) earthquake drill is at 10:19 a.m on Thursday, October 19th. Signing up AND participating is super easy and only takes
Fire Commission to meet on Monday
||| FROM KAT BARNARD for BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS ||| The Board of Fire Commissioners invites you to the Regular Meeting on Monday, September 18th, at 3 p.m. at the Eastsound Fire Hall or on Zoom (link
Rep. Ramel: The road to ferry reliability
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF REP. ALEX RAMEL ||| As summer comes to an end, I have been out in our community listening to you on issues such as ferry reliability, rent stabilization, and addressing
Sheriff’s Report | September 6 – 12, 2023
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ||| WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6 23-007245 Domestic Dispute or Assault 17:09:43 09/06/23 A Lopez Deputy responded to a domestic call. An individual was arrested for assault. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 7
WSF Weekly Report | Lawmakers tour Chimacum; New overhead walkway at Bainbridge
||| FROM PATTY RUBSTELLO for WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| State lawmakers in Maritime Caucus tour Chimacum We hosted the state Legislature’s Maritime Caucus and a couple of their staff members aboard Chimacum on Friday. While sailing from Seattle
Elections office will be testing election tabulation equipment in October
||| 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 November 7, 2023, General election. The test
Land Bank Commission to meet tomorrow
||| FROM SJC LAND BANK COMMISSION ||| The San Juan County Conservation Land Bank Commission will hold a regular monthly meeting on Friday, September 15, 2023 from 8:30am – 11:15am via Zoom. The meeting will also be available
Larsen encourages NW students to compete in 2023 Congressional App Challenge
Challenge Open To All Middle and High School Students Who Live or Attend School in Washington’s Second District ||| FROM THE OFFICE OF REP. RICK LARSEN ||| Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02) is encouraging all middle
SJC Destination Management Plan seeks “balance”
||| BY MATTHEW GILBERT, theORCASONIAN OP-ED REPORTER ||| At long last, the county has put the finishing touches on the “San Juan Islands Destination Management Plan” (DMP), an ambitious effort to make “sustainable tourism” a
Sheriff’s Report | August 30 – September 5, 2023
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ||| WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 30 23-007045 Fraud 07:59:03 08/30/23 A San Juan Deputy took a report of Fraud. The reporting party noticed suspicious charges on their account and provided
WSF Weekly Report | Busy Labor Day weekend ridership numbers
||| FROM PATTY RUBSTELLO for WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| Merchant Mariner Credential required to apply for any of our vessel crew positions Our recruiter, Renee Mason, recently got a Merchant Mariner Credential. To better understand the
Fentanyl use is on the increase in San Juan County
||| FROM ERIC PETER, SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF ||| Opioid Emergencies can happen anywhere, anytime. Having Narcan available during these emergencies has saved many lives. While San Juan County Sheriff’s Office does not condone the
