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How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world.”

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Local Indivisible island groups to host June 14th events

June 11th, 2025|

||| FROM PAM HOKE and SUSAN WEST for INDIVISIBLE SAN JUAN ISLANDS ||| SAN JUAN ISLANDS, WA - On June 14th, 2025, Indivisible San Juan Islands, local groups with national Indivisible.org, will be hosting several No Kings events throughout the islands, many have become fun island-style community picnic themes while

Trump cancels landmark Columbia River agreement with tribes, WA, OR

June 12th, 2025|

||| FROM THE SEATTLE TIMES ||| A sweeping Biden-era initiative to restore Columbia Basin salmon runs, boost tribal energy development and provide a pathway for dam removal on the Lower Snake River has been canceled by President Donald Trump. A presidential memorandum issued Thursday revoked the 2023 Resilient Columbia Basin

Spirit of Peace Celebration

June 12th, 2025|

|||  FROM NIK SCHULZ ||| The Orcas community and guests are invited to join in witnessing a historic celebration of peace between Lummi and Haida tribal leaders. The community will witness song, dance, celebration and culture in an embodiment of what it means to move forward from historical atrocities and

OPAL pursues purchase of rental housing on Crosswind Lane

June 12th, 2025|

||| FROM QASIM ALI DINO for OPAL |||    OPAL recently entered into a purchase and sale agreement to acquire eight two-bedroom rental homes on Crosswind Lane in Eastsound. The current owners of the property, Tom Keel, his son Luke Keel and Tom’s partner Tina Leavitt, approached OPAL because they

Update from The Exchange

June 12th, 2025|

||| FROM ORCAS RECYCLING/THE EXCHANGE ||| This Saturday: Hazardous Waste Roundup Clean Harbors professionals will be on site at The Exchange this Saturday, June 14th from 10am - 2pm for the summer Hazardous Waste Roundup. Learn what you can and cannot bring to the event. Businesses must register in advance.

Jurors for Jun 16-20 are excused

June 12th, 2025|

||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| JURY DUTY: JUNE 16-20, 2025 All jurors summonsed for jury duty beginning Monday June 16th through Friday June 20th, are excused.   Thank you.

Medicare Fraud Awareness Month | Fight back against fraud

June 12th, 2025|

||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| When 73-year-old Eleanor Simmons received a call from someone claiming to be from Medicare offering "free" genetic testing kits, something didn't feel right. The caller knew her name and address and just wanted to “verify” her Medicare number. He insisted that

Canadian warship enters Orcas Island waters

June 11th, 2025|

||| BY LIN MCNULTY, theORCASONIAN EDITOR ||| A suspicious vessel was spotted in West Sound earlier today by an alert and concerned Orcasonian reader, who forwarded photos to theOrcasonian. Shortly after receiving the photos, what appears to be this same vessel was observed at the mouth of East Sound. According

LWVSJ Observer Corps Notes | San Juan County Council June 10, 2025

June 11th, 2025|

||| FROM NECIA QUAST for LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS ||| State legislators Lekanoff, Ramel and Lovelett reported on what was accomplished in the legislative session, including work on increasing housing supply, securing health insurance in the face of Medicaid cuts, progress on salmon recovery, more support for schools, maintaining improvements

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