And that’s a big reason why the photographs of two Southern resident killer whales are likely tacked up on a wall somewhere in the White House by now, or perhaps on the refrigerator.
The San Juan Islands are known for orcas, pristine beaches and charming storefronts. Now dinosaurs are putting the islands on the map.
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.
The well-seasoned hands at the Center for Whale Research pretty much had written off J-19 for another go around at motherhood.
Deadlines are nothing new at the assessor’s office.
But the responsibility for ensuring those deadlines are met is now in the hands of someone new.
The largest labor union in the state’s smallest county will enter the new year without a binding contract unless 11th-hour negotiations unlock a stalemate at the bargaining table of San Juan County.
The largest labor union in the state’s smallest county will enter the new year without a binding contract unless 11th-hour negotiations unlock a stalemate at the bargaining table of San Juan County.
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.
An Orcas Island man, the target of a home-invasion about a year ago by a would-be armed robber, was dealt a 20-month prison term last week after pleading guilty to a series of felony drug and weapons crimes.
Only seven weeks after its celebrated arrival, the first newborn in nearly two years to join the population of endangered killer whales that makes their summer, seasonal home in the San Juans is now missing, and presumed dead.
An Orcas Island man who served a four-month jail term a year ago after brandishing a knife at a grocery store worker faces a new felony charge, possession of methamphetamine.
That’s the reality of the landscape in the San Juan Islands today and, according to a local animal advocacy group, it’s a combination that demands a greater level of awareness, training and dedication to the cause of animal protection than local law enforcement is presently equipped or inclined to provide.
Midterm elections rarely draw the big-time voter turnout typical of a presidential election year.
