Darrell Kirk
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Ferry Advisory Committee members push for clearer public guidance on ferry medical loading policy - The Journal of the San Juan Islands (opens the original)
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Published 1:30 am Friday, September 18, 2026 By Darrell Kirk darrell.kirk@islandssounder.com At its Sept. 14 meeting, the San Juan County Ferry Advisory Committee pressed Washington State Ferries for clearer, plain-language public guidance on medical priority boarding — two distinct programs that riders, and sometimes even first responders, confuse in the middle of a crisis. State rule WAC 468-300-700 lays out multiple categories of preferential loading, from ambulances and their accompanying “f
“Just play a note”: An Orcas musician’s lesson in letting go and listening - The Journal of the San Juan Islands (opens the original)
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Published 1:30 am Tuesday, September 8, 2026 By Darrell Kirk darrell.kirk@islandssounder.com Barb Brunius doesn’t remember the exact moment the violin clicked for her — but she remembers the woods. Camping on BLM land in her RV, with no one else around, she’d pull out her violin and play into the trees, the notes echoing back at her. It wasn’t a concert hall or a lesson. It was just her, an instrument she’d picked up shortly before COVID hit, and the quiet certainty that there’s no wrong way to
SJC grapples with single-insurer risk, pushes regional fix - The Journal of the San Juan Islands (opens the original)
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Published 1:30 am Tuesday, September 8, 2026 By Darrell Kirk darrell.kirk@islandssounder.com San Juan County officials are sounding the alarm over the county’s precarious position with a single health insurance carrier, warning that losing that carrier in a future bidding cycle could leave residents with no marketplace coverage at all. The issue was raised during a County Council work session by Council Chair Justin Paulsen, who sits on a subcommittee examining insurance gaps. Paulsen distribute
County Council sets October hearing on revised Wildlife Protection Ordinance - The Journal of the San Juan Islands (opens the original)
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Published 1:30 am Monday, September 7, 2026 By Darrell Kirk darrell.kirk@islandssounder.com County Council met to discuss the Wildlife Protection Ordinance on Tuesday, Aug. 25 The San Juan County Council took a step toward adopting a countywide Wildlife Protection Ordinance on Tuesday, Aug. 25, voting unanimously to set a public hearing for Oct. 6 after reviewing a significantly revised draft of the law during its regular session. Deputy County Manager Tillery Williams and Deputy Prosecuting Att
Islanders rally to defend parks at Friday Harbor protest - The Journal of the San Juan Islands (opens the original)
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Published 1:30 am Friday, September 4, 2026 By Darrell Kirk darrell.kirk@islandssounder.com A group of San Juan Island residents gathered near the courthouse on August 25 for a United Parks Day of Action protest, voicing concern that the nation’s public parks are under growing threat. Longtime resident Jill Acheson, who has called San Juan Island home for 53 years, said the island’s two treasured green spaces — one state park and one county park — represent exactly what is at stake nationwide. “
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