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||| FROM AYN GAILEY for OUTLOOK INN ||| Chef Andrew Martin and his wife, executive pastry chef Amy Nack, have been visiting Orcas Island for the last fifteen years. While their son attended Camp Orkila every summer, Andrew and Amy explored the island, falling more in love with it year after year. “As we started
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF GOVERNOR JAY INSLEE ||| The Legislature adjourned “sine die” Thursday night, ending a short session that realized many of the governor’s budget goals, headlined by a once-in-a-generation transportation revenue package that will reduce emissions and our dependence on fossil fuels. The Legislature also closed on important investments in housing and
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF REP. DEBRA LEKANOFF ||| Introducing Move Ahead Washington, a transportation package for a sustainable future I’m excited to announce that House Democrats have unveiled Move Ahead Washington, our transportation package that creates a sustainable, achievable future for our transportation sector. It delivers historic investments to preserve our roads, reduce carbon emissions, and
Vacation rentals reducing availability of housing for local workers ||| FROM THE BULLETIN ||| Reprint at request of Orcasonian reader DEPOE BAY — Postcards with big promises began showing up in mailboxes in Oregon coastal communities in 2019: “Rent your home short term, use it when you want to, guaranteed $5,000 more monthly income than
||| FROM SALISH CURRENT ||| Bundled up in the cold, about 60 people gathered at Maritime Heritage Park on Saturday night (Nov. 20) in Bellingham for a vigil in support of endangered salmon in the Pacific Northwest. Speakers included environmental advocates and members of the Lummi Nation and Nooksack Indian Tribe. The vigil coincided with
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF GOVERNOR JAY INSLEE ||| Today, Gov. Jay Inslee declared a severe weather state of emergency in Clallam, Grays Harbor, Island, Jefferson, Lewis, King, Kitsap, Pierce, Mason, San Juan, Skagit, Snohomish, Thurston, and Whatcom counties. Events leading up to this emergency include a severe wind and rainstorm system that began on
Retirement celebration has been postponed due to COVID concerns ||| BY LIN MCNULTY, theORCASONIAN EDITOR ||| Although I attended high school with David Shinstrom, I didn't know him. It was a large enrollment back in the 60s; he was a sophomore and I a senior, and probably neither of us was interested in the least
||| CLIMATE EYES BY STEVE BERNHEIM, theORCASONIAN REPORTER ||| Washington wildfires emerged as a substantial consequence of the climate emergency in July, following on the heat dome that brought record high temperatures to the region in June. Though San Juan County experienced none of the fires, it suffered the smoke; and though local temperatures
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF REP. DEBRA LEKANOFF ||| The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) is concerned about a rise in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations being seen in every county across the state due to the spread of the delta variant. The highly contagious delta variant, which is a more transmissible strain of the
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ||| WEDNESDAY, JULY 7 21-005866 Domestic Dispute or Assault 05:55:29 07/07/21 San Juan Deputies responded to a report of a domestic. One person was arrested for assault 4 - DV and was booked into jail. 21-005869 Agency Assistance 10:13:01 07/07/21 Deputies responded to an agency assist call in