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Poetry | Advice from a raindrop

February 4th, 2026|

||| FROM ANITA COUCHMAN  || ADVICE FROM A RAINDROP Kim Stafford You think you're too small to make a difference? Tell me about it. You think you're helpless, at the mercy of forces beyond your control? Been there. Think you're doomed to disappear, just one small voice among millions? That's

Town Council to hold special meeting

February 4th, 2026|

||| FROM JENNIFER KREMBS for TOWN OF FRIDAY HARB0R ||| NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Town Council will hold a special meeting after the regular business meeting on February 5, 2026, to participate in the first portion of the AWC/RMSA mandatory training for elected and appointed officials regarding the

Jurors for February 9-13 excused

February 4th, 2026|

||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| JURY DUTY: FEBRUARY 9-13, 2026 All jurors summonsed for the jury term beginning Monday, February 9th through Friday, February 13th, 2026, are excused.    Thank you!  

Larsen rejects Trump’s agenda; demands ICE accountability

February 3rd, 2026|

||| FROM THE OFFICE OF U.S. REP. RICK LARSEN ||| WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Representative Rick Larsen (WA-02) released the following statement on the Fiscal Year 2026 funding package, which provides full-year funding for jobs, education, health care and national security priorities along with two weeks of funding for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS): “These funding bills are a rejection of Trump administration’s agenda. “Eliminating

Larsen releases statement on government funding package

February 3rd, 2026|

||| FROM THE OFFICE OF U.S. REP. RICK LARSEN ||| WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Representative Rick Larsen (WA-02) released the following statement on the Fiscal Year 2026 funding package before the House of Representatives: “These bills provide full-year funding for jobs, education, health care and national security priorities along with

Unscripted and Unleashed | Improv with Brian James O’Connell

February 2nd, 2026|

||| FROM COLLEEN SMITH SUMMERS for ORCAS CENTER ||| Improv isn’t just for the stage, it’s for every facet of your artistic life! Join Brian James O’Connell — actor, writer, director, producer, and creator of the ALL IMPROV guidebook and curriculum — as he guides you through a three-day workshop

Jennifer Swanson announces County Council candidacy

February 2nd, 2026|

||| FROM DICK GROUT ||| Jennifer Swanson is excited to announce her candidacy for the San Juan County Council, District 3. A longtime resident of Shaw Island, Jennifer lives in District 3 with her husband and is the mother of two college-aged children. Public service has been at the heart

Guest Opinion | OPALCO and the double entendre

February 2nd, 2026|

||| FROM RIKKI SWIN ||| I'd like to respond to the OPALCO criticism of my column regarding our high rates:   Quoting OPALCO: " Krista from OPALCO here. This article is so rife with misinformation it’s hard to know where to start. You can disagree with OPALCO and some of our methodology,

Library display | See what Dave Kosiur has snapped around Orcas

February 1st, 2026|

||| FROM ANDREA COHEN for ORCAS ISLAND LIBRARY ||| Photographer Dave Kosiur’s work will be on display at the Orcas Island Library during the month of February. Dave’s exhibit, entitled The Little Things, is a departure from his usual landscape photography. In this work, he has focused, with a touch

Salish Sea Early Music returns in concert

February 1st, 2026|

||| FROM JEFFREY COHAN FOR SALISH SEA EARLY MUSIC FESTIVAL ||| Very special guests Ukrainian Olena Zhukova, coming directly from Kyiv. Canadian viola da gambist Susie Napper, and Canadian player of pardessus de viole Mélisande Corriveau, both coming from Montreal, will join baroque flutist Jeffrey Cohan in presenting France and

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