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“Even under the best circumstances, the transition to this new AI era will be one of the most turbulent times in human history.”
BILL GATES
News Brief | Scientists explain mysterious Orca boat attacks
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Works of Barbara Evans at Library for September
||| FROM INGRID MATTSON for ORCAS ISLAND LIBRARY ||| The Orcas Island Library’s exhibiting artist for the month of September is Barbara Evans, whose show is entitled Through the Prism of Water. Barbara has used oils, watercolors, pastels and drawing to convey her connection to the element of water
No jurors required Aug. 31 – Sept. 4
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| JURY DUTY: AUGUST 31 - SEPTEMBER 4, 2026 All jurors summonsed for Jury Duty beginning Monday August 31st through Friday September 4th 2026 are excused. Thank you.
Yogalele returns to Madrona Room
||| FROM ANITA ORNE for YOGALELE ||| Summer may be winding down but not Yogalele! Starting Thursday, Aug. 27 from 8:30 to 9:15am we’ll be back in the Madrona Room strumming, plucking, smiling, stretching, and possibly learning a few new chords and moves – all levels (yoga and ukulele) welcome,
Larsen | Guaranteed care, no matter your zip code
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF U.S. REP. RICK LARSEN ||| Today is Women's Equality Day, an opportunity to celebrate the achievements of women's suffrage fighters and modern-day advocates for gender equality alike. As we celebrate the many victories this day stands to commemorate, including movements toward pay equality, the advancement
Crow Valley School Museum | Last day of the season Sept. 5
||| FROM PARKER PAVITT for CROW VALLEY SCHOOL MUSEUM ||| Where would you find the “Crow Valley cheer,” Little Plant People, and a collection of vintage lunch pails? The Crow Valley School Museum, that’s where! Discover these and many more fascinating items from Orcas Island history at our restored schoolhouse
Beaverton Marsh Trail Update II | Open House September 2
Plans for the grant-funded project to develop a structure across the marsh are complete ||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| Conservation Land Bank staff and Commissioners are ready to share the *final* design for the Beaverton Marsh Trail! Please join us on Wednesday, September 2, from 5pm to 6:30pm,
News Brief | ‘Roadless Rule’ repeal would affect 2M acres of Washington forest land
||| FROM KING-TV SEATTLE ||| The Trump Administration is paving the way to increase logging and road construction in national forests, including two million acres of land in Washington alone, in a move that would strip away a 25-year-old rule aimed at keeping those forests pristine. Tom Uniack, executive director
2026 Fall Native Wildflower Sale
Don’t miss this opportunity to purchase locally grown wildflowers native to San Juan County ||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| Mark your calendar for the San Juan County Conservation Land Bank’s Fall Native Wildflower Sale. Buyers can reserve plants online September 13 - 19 and pick them up on
Library seeks input from caregivers, seniors with disabilities
||| FROM SAM GAILEY for ORCAS ISLAND LIBRARY ||| The Orcas Island Public Library is inviting community members age 60 and older who live with a disability—as well as caregivers of older adults with disabilities—to a free community forum this Thursday, August 27, at 6 p.m. The library recently received grant funding to
K Pod back in the Salish Sea
||| FROM CENTER FOR WHALE RESEARCH ||| Full Encounter Report ObservBegin: 09:48 AM ObservEnd: 11:30 AM Vessel: KCB III Staff: Dave Ellifrit Other Observers: Charli Grimes, Navi Zwart, Aspen Kendrick-Cisneros, Henry Moreau-Smith Pods: K IDsEncountered: K12, K14, K16, K20, K22, K27, K33, K35, K36, K37, K38, K42, K43, K45, and
Orcas Clinic new providers meet & greet September 22, 2026
||| FROM ORCAS ISLAND HEALTH CARE DISTRICT ||| Island Primary Care - Orcas clinic has welcomed two new Providers over the past six months, Cameron Fralick, PA-C, and Paula Whitmire, MD. In order for community members to meet these new providers outside of clinic appointments, Orcas Island Health Care District
2027 preliminary budget to be presented to Council at August 25th meeting
San Juan County Auditor’s Office will present the 2027 preliminary budget which includes $3.7 million in potential modifications identified ||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| The San Juan County Auditor will present a preliminary balanced budget for fiscal year 2027 to the County Council on August 25. This is
General Mojo’s to play final Orcas Center summer concert on Aug. 30
||| FROM COLLEEN SMITH SUMMERS for ORCAS CENTER ||| Orcas Center has presented its annual Summer Concert Series on the Village Green, bringing free, live music to the heart of Eastsound, all summer long. This vibrant outdoor series, supported in part by Joe Brotherton and the Doe Bay team, celebrates
Larsen releases statement on collapse of U.S.-Canada talks to prevent Trump’s pointless new tariffs
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF U.S. REP. RICK LARSEN ||| WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Representative Rick Larsen (WA-02) released the following statement: "These new tariffs aren't leverage over Canada. They're yet another way that the Trump administration is raising your prices and sabotaging the American economy. “Across over a hundred
