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‘Burning’ issues remain after 2013 Exchange fire
||| BY JOHN TITUS, SPECIAL TO theORCASONIAN ||| People who have lived in San Juan County long enough are familiar with the original “Exchange,” a recycle/re-use operation, designed to take useful items out of the
Fire Commissioners Meeting
||| FROM KAT BARNARD for ORCAS FIRE & RESCUE ||| San Juan County Fire Protection District #2 Board of Fire Commissioners 2nd Regular Meeting of April Agenda Monday – 4/15/2024, 3PM In person: 45 Lavender
Sheriff’s Report | April 3 – 9, 2024
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ||| WEDNESDAY, APRIL 3 24-001870 Theft 09:26:50 04/03/24 A Deputy on San Juan Island took a report of theft of a Pride Foundation sign out of a yard.
Disaster Preparedness Community Forum
||| FROM BRENDAN COWAN for DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ||| The San Juan County Department of Emergency Management is teaming up with Orcas Center, OPALCO, and Orcas Island Fire & Rescue to host a community
WSF Weekly Report | Recruiting HS students; first aid training; summer reservations; public meeting
A message from Steve I joined Washington State Ferries two-and-a-half years ago as operations director, overseeing the dedicated employees who tirelessly serve at our terminals and aboard our vessels. One aspect that truly struck me
Summer vehicle reservations open up April 16
||| FROM WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| Vehicle reservations for the summer schedule (June 16 through September 21) on our Anacortes/San Juan Islands and Port Townsend/Coupeville routes will be available at 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, April 16. Our
WSF Public Meeting
||| FROM WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| We’re hosting virtual public meetings on April 23 and 24. WSF staff will share details on the schedule rewrite process. New schedules will begin with the winter 2025 season.
Letter to Editor | Vote YES on fire levy
...But stay engaged to ensure strong fiscal management ||| FROM PATTY MILLER ||| Vote Yes on the Orcas Fire Levy OIFR serves one of the most essential roles in our community and we as voters
Sheriff’s Report | March 27 – April 2, 2024
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ||| WEDNESDAY, MARCH 27 24-001708 Citizen Assist 11:07:11 03/27/24 A Friday Harbor man was trespassed from a private residence. A trespass letter was served in person. 24-001718 Court
Letter to Editor | Necessity of proposed levy is why I support it
||| FROM MILLY VETTERLEIN ||| In my 20 years on island I have used OIFD services twice and with a firm intention to stay put for my last decade I am voting enthusiastically for THIS
WSF Weekly Report | Waste management; Colman Dock; WSDOT Worker Memorial; Kudo
||| FROM STEVE NEVEY for WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| A message from Steve At Washington State Ferries, we are privileged to sail daily through the picturesque waters of the Salish Sea, enveloped by its breathtaking
Ballots for OIFR levy will arrive soon
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| Only registered voters in the Orcas Island Fire District will receive a ballot for the 2024 April Special Election. Voters may return their ballots to the drop box
Letter to Editor | The Fire/EMS levy deserves your support
||| FROM ROBERT DISTLER ||| All of us here on Orcas expect and need a well-functioning fire and rescue department, with capable and compassionate staff and volunteers at the ready 24/7. Whether it’s EMTs or
League of Women Voters announces high school video contest
||| FROM NECIA QUAST for LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS ||| The League of Women Voters of Washington has launched a video creation contest that is now open to all high school students in Washington. The
Letter to Editor | In support of the fire levy
||| FROM DAVID TURNOY ||| I write in support of the current proposed Orcas Island Fire and Rescue Levy. After listening to voters at the Orcas Center town hall and BOFC meetings, the new Fire Commission has
Rep. Larsen extends deadline for HS art contest
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF REP. RICK LARSEN ||| Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02) is extending the deadline for high school-aged students who live or attend school in Washington’s Second Congressional District to submit their art
