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Resolve common Medicare concerns with SHIBA assistance from January through March
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| January through March is your opportunity to correct many common Medicare problems. Your local Statewide Health Insurance Benefit Advisors (SHIBA) volunteers can help you with the
Port Commission will meet on Monday
||| FROM KIM KIMPLE for PORT OF ORCAS ||| MEETING AGENDA February 26, 2024, 5:00 P.M. This Meeting will be on Zoom and in-person at the airport terminal conference room Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82950040879?pwd=VkhBWVI5QUt6NTNGMWRkVzVuUDhsQT09 Dial-in:
Rep. Alex Ramel | Week 7 Update: Proposed budgets & the Boldt decision
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF REP. ALEX RAMEL ||| As we close out week seven of the 2024 legislative session, there is a lot of exciting news to share. The House Appropriations, Capital Budget, and
Sheriff’s Report | February 14 – 20, 2024
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ||| WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 14 24-000916 Court Order Violation 13:28:21 02/14/24 A Lopez Island Deputy was dispatched to a trespassing call in the village. The incident was documented. 24-000919
WSF Weekly Report | Fleet reliability awards, and more
||| FROM PATTY RUBSTELLO for WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| 2023 Fleet Achievement and Vessel Reliability Awards Each year, our port engineers honor the vessel engine crews and Eagle Harbor Maintenance Facility personnel who achieve the
LWVSJ Observer Corps | Board of Health February 2024
||| FROM LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS ||| The Board introduced new member Richard Geffen of the Friday Harbor Town Council. The current chair and vice chair Cindy Wolf and Christine Minney were re-elected for 2024.
Bring riders’ voices back on board to sustain WA ferries’ future
||| FROM THE SEATTLE TIMES ||| Success of any business relies on listening to customers. The same holds true for Washington’s state-run but beleaguered ferry system, the sole provider of 10 marine highways across the inland
EPRC special meeting tomorrow on Eastsound exterior lighting
||| FROM EASTSOUND PLANNING REVIEW COMMITTEE ||| In case you didn’t see it on the County calendar, the Eastsound Planning Review Committee will host a special meeting with discussion of updating Exterior Lighting regulations in
Fire Commission to meet on Tuesday
||| FROM KAT BARNARD for ORCAS BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS ||| The SJC Fire Protection District #2 Board of Fire Commissioners 2nd Regular Monthly Meeting on Tuesday, February 20th, at 3:00 p.m. at the Eastsound
Community health assessment presentation at upcoming Board of Health meeting
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County Health & Community Services will present on the 2023 Community Health Assessment (CHA) findings to the Board of Health in anticipation of the report’s publication
Your input requested for this Community Water Taxi survey
||| FROM ED ANDREWS, ET. AL for COMMUNITY WATER TAXI ||| The Community Water Taxi has developed a survey for folks to share information about their use of theSan Juan County inter-island ferry. The survey
Sheriff’s Report | February 7 – 13, 2024
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ||| WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 7 24-000768 Missing Person 09:27:04 02/07/24 A Lopez Deputy responded when an individual reported that they have not had contact with an adult family member
Lawmakers urge Inslee to declare state of emergency for Washington State Ferries
||| FROM KOMO NEWS ||| OLYMPIA, Wash. — More than a dozen Washington state lawmakers are pushing Gov. Jay Inslee to declare a state of emergency for Washington State Ferries (WSF). The end goal of the
San Juan County thanks County Manager Mike Thomas for 10 years of public service in the islands
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County’s Manager, Mike Thomas, steps down this month after 10 years of public service in the islands. Thomas’ leadership helped the County navigate the COVID-19 pandemic,
Latest from Lekanoff | Town hall invite, rent stabilization, & honoring John McCoy
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF REP. DEBRA LEKANOFF ||| Happy Fantastic Friday! We’re delighted to invite you to a telephone town hall with us Wednesday, February 21st beginning at 6:30. We will discuss issues still in
WSF Weekly Report | Tours, awards, advisory meetings, bridge delays
||| FROM PATTY RUBSTELLO for WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| ASCE young professionals tour Colman Dock, Suquamish A group of young professionals attending the American Society of Civil Engineers Western Regional Younger Member Council Conference visited our Seattle Multimodal
