July 2024 - theOrcasonian.com

San Juan County announces beginning of road striping

By Community|2024-07-30T15:21:19-07:00July 31st, 2024|Comments Off

Evening Vinyasa Yoga

By Community|2024-07-31T11:53:21-07:00July 31st, 2024|Comments Off

7th Annual Orcas Island Rotary Pickleball Tournament

By Community|2024-07-31T11:44:15-07:00July 31st, 2024|1 Comment

Author to recount her Iceland adventures at sea

By Community|2024-07-31T11:31:49-07:00July 31st, 2024|Comments Off

Selah Service Sunday evening at Community Church

By Community|2024-07-30T15:40:13-07:00July 31st, 2024|Comments Off

2024 San Juan County Fair is just around the corner

By Community|2024-07-30T15:30:57-07:00July 31st, 2024|Comments Off

Letter to Editor | Why I support Rick Hughes for Council

By Community|2024-07-30T14:48:06-07:00July 30th, 2024|4 Comments

Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival

By Community|2024-07-30T13:11:52-07:00July 30th, 2024|Comments Off

Shaw School teacher housing construction breaks ground

By Community|2024-07-30T12:48:16-07:00July 30th, 2024|Comments Off

Whale Museum’s summer lecture series continues

By Community|2024-08-10T16:02:51-07:00July 30th, 2024|Comments Off

Area of ‘disturbance’ in SE Alaska marks apparent crash site of plane carrying 3 people

By News Source|2024-07-30T11:17:49-07:00July 30th, 2024|Comments Off

Vessels in Strait of Gibraltar are being fitted with sharpened blades to rudders to ward off orcas

By News Source|2024-07-30T11:05:05-07:00July 30th, 2024|Comments Off

Letter to Editor | Justin Paulsen is simply the best candidate

By Community|2024-07-29T11:57:52-07:00July 30th, 2024|Comments Off

Letter to Editor | Hughes embodies competence, character, caring

By Community|2024-07-29T11:51:02-07:00July 30th, 2024|Comments Off

Letter to Editor | McVeigh’s deep commitment is what we need now

By Community|2024-07-29T18:28:52-07:00July 29th, 2024|Comments Off

In Memoriam | Kate Lee 1942-2024

By Community|2024-07-29T10:55:16-07:00July 29th, 2024|3 Comments

Petitions for recall of EWUA Directors submitted

By Community|2024-07-29T10:45:31-07:00July 29th, 2024|20 Comments

Local author pens new book of Orcas ghosts, legends

By Community|2024-07-29T10:20:53-07:00July 29th, 2024|Comments Off

Dr. Michael Copass, renowned Seattle emergency medical care figure, dies at 86

By Community|2024-07-29T10:09:46-07:00July 29th, 2024|1 Comment

Indigenous communities catch lamprey at Willamette Falls every summer. That tradition could be in danger

By News Source|2024-07-28T15:46:56-07:00July 29th, 2024|Comments Off

Welcome to WSF online open house

By News Source|2024-07-29T17:21:14-07:00July 29th, 2024|2 Comments

Songwriters in the Round

By Community|2024-07-24T13:27:55-07:00July 29th, 2024|1 Comment

Tai Ji Quan – Moving for better balance

By Community|2024-07-28T15:16:43-07:00July 28th, 2024|Comments Off

Letter to Editor | Kari McVeigh is a concerned problem solver

By Community|2024-07-28T15:04:00-07:00July 28th, 2024|Comments Off

42nd Annual Fly-In to honor Bill Anders

By Community|2024-07-28T14:49:06-07:00July 28th, 2024|Comments Off

Library Book Fair, where great book bargains await

By Community|2024-07-28T12:13:29-07:00July 28th, 2024|Comments Off

Washington is giving tax breaks to data centers that threaten the state’s green energy push

By News Source|2024-07-28T12:03:18-07:00July 28th, 2024|Comments Off

US promises $240M to improve fish hatcheries, protect tribal rights in Pacific Northwest

By News Source|2024-07-27T15:30:14-07:00July 28th, 2024|Comments Off

Letter to Editor | My full support goes to Justin Paulsen

By Community|2024-07-27T15:53:31-07:00July 28th, 2024|1 Comment

Rotary Car Show is back — Bigger and better than ever

By Community|2024-07-27T15:46:57-07:00July 28th, 2024|Comments Off

Community Water Taxi releases interIsland survey results

By Community|2024-07-26T15:03:36-07:00July 27th, 2024|Comments Off

First weeks of new sailings, King County Water Taxi sees jump in ridership

By News Source|2024-07-26T18:54:47-07:00July 27th, 2024|Comments Off

Midnight Mutterings | Bird in the house, again

By Jackie Bates|2024-07-27T11:53:06-07:00July 27th, 2024|1 Comment

‘Something’s gotta give’ | Mukilteo ferry captain asks boaters to steer clear

By Community|2024-07-26T16:05:25-07:00July 27th, 2024|Comments Off

LWVSJ Observer Corps | County Council July 23, 2024

By Community|2024-07-26T16:04:32-07:00July 27th, 2024|Comments Off

Sheriff’s Report | July 17 – 23, 2024

By Community|2024-07-26T15:55:52-07:00July 27th, 2024|Comments Off

We have two newly appointed Fire Commissioners

By Community|2024-07-26T19:18:04-07:00July 26th, 2024|1 Comment

REET renewal

By Community|2024-07-26T14:50:40-07:00July 26th, 2024|2 Comments

OIFR responds to morning structure fire

By Community|2024-07-26T14:44:26-07:00July 26th, 2024|Comments Off

Letter to Editor | Wake up, Orcas Islanders

By Community|2024-07-26T14:27:33-07:00July 26th, 2024|14 Comments

Wildfire smoke safety tips

By Community|2024-07-26T12:16:59-07:00July 26th, 2024|Comments Off

Letter to Editor | Clarifying Farmers Market policy

By Community|2024-07-26T12:00:26-07:00July 26th, 2024|19 Comments

Letter to Editor | Bring Rick Hughes back to Council

By Community|2024-07-26T11:51:24-07:00July 26th, 2024|Comments Off

WSF Weekly Report | ADA anniversary; contract for new ferry propulsion; sailing stats

By News Source|2024-07-26T11:44:51-07:00July 26th, 2024|Comments Off

Is B.C.’s precarious resident orca population swimming a path to extinction?

By News Source|2024-07-26T13:57:44-07:00July 26th, 2024|Comments Off

Occam’s Razor | Our island, our world through the eyes, pen of S.C. Watson

By S. C. Watson|2024-07-25T14:29:02-07:00July 26th, 2024|Comments Off

Understanding the Washington Cares Fund and Initiative 2124

By Community|2024-07-25T16:21:26-07:00July 25th, 2024|Comments Off

County seeks pro & con committee members for Land Bank statements in Voter’s Guide

By Community|2024-07-25T15:05:24-07:00July 25th, 2024|1 Comment

Free Concert and Street Taco Pop up

By Community|2024-07-25T14:20:50-07:00July 25th, 2024|Comments Off

Guest Opinion | Tourism and us, Part II

By Community|2024-07-25T14:00:16-07:00July 25th, 2024|4 Comments

The 4 Lower Snake River Dams need to be removed

By News Source|2024-07-25T11:59:07-07:00July 25th, 2024|1 Comment

Life returns to Ukrainian reservoir drained by Russian strike on dam

By News Source|2024-07-25T11:37:17-07:00July 25th, 2024|Comments Off

Can B.C.’s southern resident orcas be taken off the path to extinction?

By News Source|2024-07-25T10:57:38-07:00July 25th, 2024|Comments Off

Washington secures $28M for salmon habitat restoration projects

By News Source|2024-07-24T15:41:11-07:00July 24th, 2024|1 Comment

To stay or not to stay

By Community|2024-07-24T15:33:59-07:00July 24th, 2024|Comments Off

Ferry system making a splash in upcoming WA governor election

By News Source|2024-07-24T15:57:37-07:00July 24th, 2024|Comments Off

Guest Opinion | Tourism and us

By Community|2024-07-24T21:06:42-07:00July 24th, 2024|2 Comments

August Bird Walk

By Community|2024-07-24T13:01:11-07:00July 24th, 2024|Comments Off

PeaceHealth Family Medicine offering back-to-school sports physicals

By Community|2024-07-24T12:54:53-07:00July 24th, 2024|Comments Off

County Compass | Navigating county communications

By Community|2024-07-24T12:42:25-07:00July 24th, 2024|Comments Off

Letter to Editor | No free speech on Orcas Island?

By Community|2024-07-23T14:45:17-07:00July 23rd, 2024|12 Comments

House passes Larsen-DelBene bill to add Mount Vernon court location to Western District of Washington

By News Source|2024-07-23T12:49:20-07:00July 23rd, 2024|2 Comments

All Islands Read event to unite San Juans through literature

By Community|2024-07-23T12:10:23-07:00July 23rd, 2024|Comments Off

August 6, 2024, Primary Election | Vote! Sign! Send!

By News Source|2024-07-23T11:13:16-07:00July 23rd, 2024|Comments Off

LWVSJ Observer Corps: County Council July 22, 2024

By Community|2024-07-23T11:00:30-07:00July 23rd, 2024|Comments Off

Island Rec, Conservation Land Bank announce new trail partnership

By Community|2024-07-23T10:54:28-07:00July 23rd, 2024|Comments Off

Occam’s Razor | Our island, our world through the eyes, pen of S.C. Watson

By S. C. Watson|2024-07-23T14:46:13-07:00July 22nd, 2024|1 Comment

Master Gardeners answer plant questions

By Community|2024-07-22T11:51:08-07:00July 22nd, 2024|Comments Off

Alice di Micele – In Concert on the Village Green

By Community|2024-07-18T10:32:15-07:00July 22nd, 2024|1 Comment

Monthly Hearing Services

By Community|2024-07-21T15:11:09-07:00July 22nd, 2024|4 Comments

Medicare enrollment session

By Community|2024-07-20T14:05:17-07:00July 21st, 2024|Comments Off

Ferry captains ask fishermen to give them space on the water

By News Source|2024-07-19T15:01:03-07:00July 21st, 2024|Comments Off

Rep. Rick Larsen statement on Biden election withdrawal

By News Source|2024-07-21T13:48:57-07:00July 21st, 2024|13 Comments

Yoga with Sam

By Community|2024-07-20T14:26:30-07:00July 21st, 2024|Comments Off

Abbreviated return time of extreme events

By News Source|2024-07-19T16:02:42-07:00July 21st, 2024|Comments Off

Art with Carla at Orcas Senior Center

By Community|2024-08-10T14:37:55-07:00July 20th, 2024|Comments Off

Council to meet on Shaw Island

By Community|2024-07-22T15:16:29-07:00July 20th, 2024|Comments Off

Nourishing Neighbor goes bi-monthly

By Community|2024-07-19T14:21:31-07:00July 20th, 2024|1 Comment

Port Meeting

By Community|2024-07-20T13:58:33-07:00July 20th, 2024|Comments Off

Dental clinic brings smiles to the community

By Community|2024-08-10T16:33:06-07:00July 20th, 2024|Comments Off

County releases public comment analysis report for Draft Destination Management Plan

By Community|2024-07-20T11:05:38-07:00July 20th, 2024|9 Comments

Sheriff’s Report | July 10 – 17, 2024

By Community|2024-07-18T13:29:14-07:00July 20th, 2024|Comments Off

County Council conducts mid-year review of priorities

By Community|2024-07-19T13:30:02-07:00July 19th, 2024|1 Comment

Here we GO

By Community|2024-07-19T12:38:00-07:00July 19th, 2024|Comments Off

Author Visit | Family secrets revealed in ‘Legacy Lost’

By Community|2024-07-18T14:35:34-07:00July 19th, 2024|Comments Off

Rating Bureau classification for Orcas Fire protection class reduced

By Community|2024-07-19T13:21:02-07:00July 19th, 2024|2 Comments

WSF Weekly Report | Fall reservations; Congresswoman tours; lost dog adopted

By News Source|2024-07-18T15:32:33-07:00July 19th, 2024|Comments Off

Letter to Editor | McVeigh is most qualified, prepared

By Community|2024-07-18T16:05:18-07:00July 18th, 2024|1 Comment

Vehicle reservations for Fall season available 10 a.m. Tuesday, July 23

By News Source|2024-07-18T11:31:26-07:00July 18th, 2024|5 Comments

Letter to Editor | McVeigh is skilled collaborator

By Community|2024-07-18T11:16:24-07:00July 18th, 2024|Comments Off

Unified Fix Our Ferries citizen movement sets sail

By Community|2024-07-18T11:10:00-07:00July 18th, 2024|Comments Off

Volunteer drivers needed for Orcas Senior Center

By Community|2024-07-18T10:49:16-07:00July 18th, 2024|Comments Off

This will be the biggest and best Olga Daze ever

By Community|2024-07-18T12:53:39-07:00July 18th, 2024|Comments Off

White caps in the Salish Sea

By Community|2024-07-18T10:14:29-07:00July 18th, 2024|Comments Off

Letter to Editor | O’Day is knowledgeable and skilled

By Lin McNulty|2024-07-17T16:30:40-07:00July 17th, 2024|Comments Off

VOTE411 Candidate Guide available to voters ahead of August primary

By Lin McNulty|2024-07-17T14:03:52-07:00July 17th, 2024|Comments Off

County Democrats release primary endorsements

By Community|2024-07-17T13:55:41-07:00July 17th, 2024|Comments Off

Calling local businesses and community members for Monthly Beach Cleanups at Jackson’s Beach

By Lin McNulty|2024-07-17T12:42:19-07:00July 17th, 2024|Comments Off

Land Bank monthly meeting

By Community|2024-07-22T14:14:59-07:00July 17th, 2024|Comments Off

Art Opening: Celebrating the Orcas Artist Studio Tour

By Community|2024-07-22T15:19:03-07:00July 16th, 2024|Comments Off