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    Articles by Scott Rasmussen
    President’s daughters ‘adopt’ orca
    President’s daughters ‘adopt’ orca
    By Scott Rasmussen • June 10, 2015 7:00 am

    Gary Weiss has witnessed first-hand how having friends in high places can help further an important cause.

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    A cleanup crew relies on a sheriff's boat to remove a mass of tires dumped on the waterfront of the Land Bank's Deadman Bay preserve in mid-March
    San Juan man cleared of dumping mass amount...
    By Scott Rasmussen • May 18, 2015 12:32 pm

    A San Juan Island man accused of dumping 66 automobile tires over an embankment and onto the shoreline of a publicly owned nature preserve is off the hook.

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    Orcas man accused of sexual assault
    Orcas man accused of sexual assault
    By Scott Rasmussen • April 7, 2015 4:54 pm

    An Orcas Island man accused of sexually assaulting a teenage girl three years ago, and of threatening the then 15-year-old with a handgun on one occasion, is slated to stand trial on a pair of felonies in mid-August.

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    San Juan County crime briefs
    San Juan County crime briefs
    By Scott Rasmussen • March 9, 2015 1:24 pm

    An Orcas Island man who two weeks ago began serving a six-year prison term for felony assault could face additional penalties for failing to appear at a sentencing hearing in late October.

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    Building official on administrative leave
    Building official on administrative leave
    By Scott Rasmussen • March 3, 2015 12:27 pm

    San Juan County’s chief building official remains on paid administrative leave and his employment with the county in doubt.

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    Newborn J-51 swims alongside its presumed mother
    Another baby for J Pod
    By Scott Rasmussen • February 13, 2015 2:15 pm

    The Center believes J-19 is the mother of new calf sighted off the west side of San Juan Island in mid-morning of Feb. 12. Center biologist and photographer David Ellifrit said the calf appeared to about a week old and seemingly healthy as it traveled north, snugly tucked between J-19, AKA Shuchi, the name of a Hindu goddess of wrath and jealousy, and its first-born, J-41, a female also known as Eclipse.

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    San Juan County continues to examine local marijuana production regulations
    San Juan County continues to examine local marijuana...
    By Scott Rasmussen • January 19, 2015 12:25 pm

    While the looming specter of a moratorium may have vanished, the tug-of-war over marijuana production and whether impacts of the newly created industry warrant a new regimen of local land-use rules remains anything but resolved.

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    Pot producer on San Juan closes down
    Pot producer on San Juan closes down
    By Scott Rasmussen • January 14, 2015 11:59 am

    At the height of production, San Juan Sun Grown had as many as 16 employees.

    Now, it has none.

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    A crop of cannabis plants flourish and grow inside a greenhouse on a state-licensed San Juan Island marijuana farm.
    Hearing examiner rejects pot permit
    By Scott Rasmussen • December 22, 2014 4:40 pm

    While the County Council wrestles over whether – or what – rules should apply to marijuana cultivation, the county hearing examiner drew a line in the regulatory sand Dec. 10, sending a determination of non-significance back for another round of review and revoking a building permit for a marijuana grow operation on San Juan Island’s west side.

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    One of the boats that was demolished at the Deer Harbor Boatworks.
    Derelict vessel removal is in full swing
    By Scott Rasmussen • December 17, 2014 4:46 pm

    Tearing apart a boat that’s past its prime is nothing new for Michael Durland.

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    Former postal employee gets four months for jewelry theft
    Former postal employee gets four months for jewelry...
    By Scott Rasmussen • December 12, 2014 9:15 pm

    A Lopez Island woman that kept a set of keys after losing a job at the post office, and later used them in the theft of several pieces of jewelry – including a diamond ring – will spend four months in jail or on work crew for felony theft.

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    San Juan County faces lawsuit
    San Juan County faces lawsuit
    By Scott Rasmussen • December 3, 2014 12:43 pm

    Every so often, Washington state’s smallest county ends up under the gaze of its highest court: jet skis, recorded telephone conversations, identity of political campaign donors.

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    Questions remain as ferry reservation program nears launch date
    Questions remain as ferry reservation program nears launch...
    By Scott Rasmussen • November 18, 2014 12:18 pm

    The big payoff isn’t expected until the summer sailing season, when demand is at its peak, lines are long and it’s pretty much anyone’s guess how early one should show up to catch a ferry headed to or leaving the San Juan Islands.

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