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A strayed stroller and a tipped truck | SJC sheriff’s log

The San Juan County Sheriff’s Office responded to the following calls.

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Orcas Senior Center happenings

Submitted by the Orcas Senior Center.

Contributed photo. In 1951, Bonneville Power Administration engineers completed the installation of a 7.5-mile, 25,000-volt submarine power cable connecting Anacortes to Decatur Island, which was the world’s longest underwater power line at that time. Approximately 500 spectators gathered along the shoreline, and boats paused their travel to observe the final five miles of high-voltage cable being laid across the bottom of Rosario Strait. Photo courtesy of Bonneville Power Administration.

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Decatur Island solar expansion exposes tensions over energy future | Residents cite fire risks and environmental concerns; OPALCO says project essential for regional power security

By Darrell Kirk

Contributed photo. OCRC closed on its building on Jan. 29.

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Orcas Community Resource Center closes on building purchase, strengthening future on Orcas

Submitted by the Orcas Community Resource Center Communications Team.

Liam Voorhees photo/Atworks Photography. Owner Audrey Benedict’s vision is to make Murrelet more versatile, including for research.

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After a ‘green’ retrofit, 38-foot vessel Murrelet will relaunch as platform for Salish Sea research

By Annie Means

Darrell Kirk photo. Above: Rep. Debra Lekanoff and OPAL director Lisa Byers. Darrell Kirk photo. Above: Rep. Debra Lekanoff and OPAL director Lisa Byers.

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Historic ground turning marks new era for Orcas Island’s Pea Patch Community Campus | Children, community leaders celebrate milestone moment that will transform housing and food security for generations

By Darrell Kirk

Cassie Diamond photo. Sen. Steve Conway, D-South Tacoma, speaks in support of Senate Bill 6147 during a public hearing on Jan. 27. Conway is the prime sponsor of the bill.

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Senate bill addresses grocery closures in food deserts

By Cassie Diamond

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Take it easy — Eagles tribute band to play at Orcas Center

Submitted by the Orcas Center.

Cassie Diamond photo. Gov. Bob Ferguson answers a question during a joint press conference with Attorney General Nick Brown on Jan. 26.

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Ferguson denounces recent actions by ICE as ‘un-American’

By Cassie Diamond

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Castaway crab pot; a pretend pastor and trash theft | SJC sheriff’s log

The San Juan County Sheriff’s Office responded to the following calls.

Hamid Ali and Denny Sternstein photos. Aysenur Ezgi Eygi (left) and Rachel Corrie were both killed while protesting in Palestine. Eygi was killed in 2024, and Corrie in 2003.

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Legislators call for investigation of UW alum’s death in Israel | Husband calls it repetition of call since day one

By Annika Hauer

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Found fugitive; bygone bags and a sale sham | SJC sheriff’s log

The San Juan County Sheriff’s Office responded to the following calls.

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Orcas Senior Center happenings

Submitted by the Orcas Senior Center.