Here’s a thought…
“Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.“
MARTIN LUTHER KING
Letter to Editor | Land Bank provides protection, restoration
||| FROM MAUREEN SEE ||| Preserving land helps keep our aquifers replenished and protects our lakes, streams, groundwater and shorelines from pollution. Who doesn’t want protection and restoration around lakes, streams, shoreline and wetlands? Healthy forests make our air and water cleaner, provide windbreaks and importantly helps protect us from
Letter to Editor | Open letter to nastygram sender
||| FROM RON WHALEN ||| To that person that mailed me a nasty gram without name or address of sender. It would appear your gripe is I haven’t been tough enough with what I post. I’m not some elected adversary of the Land Bank. Nothing prevents you from posting your own
ALERT Project and Friends of San Juans to co-host oil spill response public engagement event
||| FROM LOVEL PRATT for FRIENDS OF THE SAN JUANS ||| On Saturday, October 26, 4:00 PM at Brickworks, oil spill veteran and activist Dr. Riki Ott will present, “Oil Spill Response: An Opportunity for Change.” The in-person event will be livestreamed to SanJuans.Today (CNL2.com). Dr. Ott will discuss the
Letter to Editor | Today’s puzzlement
||| FROM BOB DISTLER ||| Today’s Riddle: What costs $3.50 in Anacortes, $4.50 in Friday Harbor, and $5.50 in Eastsound? Guess! It’s one gallon of regular gasoline; but why?
Letter to Editor | Paulsen is our path forward
||| FROM BRIAN EHRMANTRAUT ||| My name is Brian Ehrmantraut, and I have lived on Orcas Island with my family for 25 years. I've served as a San Juan County Planning Commissioner from 2006 to 2018, and I am currently an elected Fire Commissioner for Orcas Island Fire and Rescue.
Letter to Editor | It’s not just because he’s my husband
||| FROM AMBER PAULSEN ||| Of course I’m voting for my husband, Justin Paulsen-not because he’s my husband, but because I truly believe he’s the best person running for County Council District #2 to influence our County Government in ways that work for all islanders. Those who endorse him are
County sells, buys Orcas Island property
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County is taking steps to reorganize County staff on Orcas Island. With the Senior Center Nonprofit’s purchase of the Senior Center building, and the purchase of a new building on Fern Street, the County will be establishing new spaces for County
County seeks Orcas, Lopez members for Housing Advisory Committee
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| Are you a resident of Orcas or Lopez Island who is passionate and knowledgeable about affordable housing in San Juan County? San Juan County is seeking two new members for the Housing Advisory Committee to fill one Orcas Island and one Lopez Island
Letter to Editor | Paulsen is the right choice
||| FROM CHRISTINE MINNEY and CINDY WOLF ||| Thank you for trusting us to serve San Juan County in the capacity of County Council members these past four years. We have worked hard to build an organization with the values of good, sensible government. We are pleased to leave this
New partnership to increase access to reproductive health services
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| At today’s Board of Health Meeting, San Juan County Health & Community Services and Mt. Baker Planned Parenthood announced they are partnering to make reproductive health services easier to access in San Juan County. Starting in January 2025 Mt. Baker Planned Parenthood will
Hypertension Management Class
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| Join us at Orcas Senior Center on October 23 at 1 pm for an enlightening session with Maressa Chord, RN, BSN, CCRN. Maressa, a triage nurse at Island Primary Care - Orcas and a second-year Doctor of Nursing Practice candidate at
Blood Donations
||| FROM HANNAH MCNUTT for BLOODWORKS NW ||| When the leaves begin to change and the air turns crisp, it’s the perfect time to consider donating blood. With the holiday season fast approaching, hospitals need blood for patients more than ever. Donating blood is a quick and easy way to
Health Care District Special Meeting
||| FROM ORCAS ISLAND HEALTH CARE DISTRICT BOARD ||| The Orcas Island Health Care District Board will hold a Special Board Meeting on Thursday, October 17th from 5:00 - 7:00 PM in the Orcas Island Community Foundation meeting room, Suite 4 - 33 Urner Street, Eastsound.
Land Bank Meeting
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY CONSERVATION LAND BANK COMMISSION ||| The San Juan County Conservation Land Bank Commission will hold a regular monthly meeting on October 18, 2024 from 8:30am – 11:15am via Zoom. The meeting will also be available for in person public attendance at the Orcas Fire Hall at 45 Lavender Lane,
Poetry | Tomorrow
||| FROM NITA COUCHMAN ||| Tomorrow by Barbara Crooker there will be sun, scalloped by clouds, ushered in by a waterfall of birdsong. It will be a temperate seventy-five, low humidity. For twenty-four hours, all politicians will be silent. Reality programs will vanish from TV, replaced by the “snow” that
Letter to Editor | Clarifying O’Day’s position on key issues
||| FROM CAMPAIGN TEAM FOR STEPHANIE O'DAY ||| We’ve been made aware of some misinformation circulating recently. We would like to take a moment to address the rumors directly and clarify Stephanie O’Day’s positions on a few key issues. We welcome all questions and conversations if anyone would like further
