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SJC Monthly News Digest | June 2025

By Community|2025-06-30T16:06:25-07:00June 30th, 2025|Comments Off

San Juan Islands Sculpture Park bird walk

By Community|2025-06-30T13:54:46-07:00June 30th, 2025|Comments Off

Litch Brothers and more to play at Village Green on July 6

By Community|2025-06-30T13:25:48-07:00June 30th, 2025|1 Comment

County investment in affordable housing on Orcas Island is coming to fruition

By Community|2025-06-30T13:15:20-07:00June 30th, 2025|3 Comments

Sheriff’s Office statement on incident involving a joint patrol with Coast Guard, Customs & Border Patrol

By Community|2025-06-30T13:04:36-07:00June 30th, 2025|7 Comments

Orcas ask humans to lunch, share massages

By News Source|2025-06-30T12:29:25-07:00June 30th, 2025|Comments Off

The first rule in Trump’s Washington: Don’t write anything down

By News Source|2025-06-29T16:23:54-07:00June 29th, 2025|Comments Off

Deaths, fines, and legal drama | End of Florida theme parks with captive animals may be nigh

By News Source|2025-06-29T19:21:22-07:00June 29th, 2025|Comments Off

What we’ll lose if bird banding ends

By News Source|2025-06-29T15:10:55-07:00June 29th, 2025|Comments Off

Upcoming, continuing classes at Orcas Senior Center

By Community|2025-06-29T14:42:29-07:00June 29th, 2025|Comments Off

Airport to close Monday night for house move

By Community|2025-06-29T14:05:57-07:00June 29th, 2025|1 Comment

Cascade Job Corps Center will remain open

By News Source|2025-06-28T16:48:04-07:00June 29th, 2025|Comments Off

Friends welcomes new legal director, Magali Cota

By Community|2025-06-28T16:44:18-07:00June 28th, 2025|Comments Off

Letter to Editor | New terminal agent to receive $725,000 annual fee

By Community|2025-06-28T15:09:38-07:00June 28th, 2025|Comments Off

Midnight Mutterings | Near misses

By Jackie Bates|2025-06-28T13:08:20-07:00June 28th, 2025|Comments Off

Sheriff’s Report | June 18 – 24, 2025

By Community|2025-06-28T14:57:54-07:00June 28th, 2025|Comments Off

Join Orcas Island Chamber of Commerce for a festive Fourth of July celebration

By Community|2025-06-27T16:42:35-07:00June 27th, 2025|2 Comments

Comings and goings at Community Foundation

By Community|2025-06-27T13:55:15-07:00June 27th, 2025|Comments Off

Letter to Editor | Dear jury manager

By Community|2025-06-27T12:38:27-07:00June 27th, 2025|Comments Off

Update | Olga Daze big, beautiful yard sale needs your donations

By Community|2025-06-27T12:30:56-07:00June 27th, 2025|1 Comment

Larsen: 1,500 people are currently detained in Tacoma ICE facility

By News Source|2025-06-27T12:02:49-07:00June 27th, 2025|Comments Off

Letter to Editor | How can this be, WSF?

By Community|2025-06-27T11:48:06-07:00June 27th, 2025|Comments Off

WSF Weekly Report | Launch of Congressional Ferry Caucus; water rescue

By Lin McNulty|2025-06-26T15:36:15-07:00June 27th, 2025|Comments Off

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

By S. C. Watson|2025-06-26T12:39:55-07:00June 27th, 2025|Comments Off

New subspecies of killer whales in the Pacific Northwest

By News Source|2025-06-26T17:15:56-07:00June 26th, 2025|Comments Off

Introducing Orcas Talks Money

By Community|2025-06-26T13:36:50-07:00June 26th, 2025|1 Comment

New parking regulations at Orcas Island Park and Ride

By Community|2025-06-26T12:52:12-07:00June 26th, 2025|Comments Off

Reminder | Last week to utilize county’s marine transportation services

By Community|2025-06-25T16:27:32-07:00June 25th, 2025|Comments Off

Anatomy of a scam | How Medicare fraud works and how to spot it

By Community|2025-06-25T14:56:42-07:00June 25th, 2025|Comments Off

Orcas Island Garden Club | Garlic scape salt anyone?

By Community|2025-06-25T14:39:56-07:00June 25th, 2025|Comments Off

Orcas Senior Center fundraiser | Brunch, bids, and a bird

By Community|2025-06-25T14:22:23-07:00June 25th, 2025|Comments Off

Cultivate your passion with WSU Extension Master Gardener Program

By Community|2025-06-25T13:46:03-07:00June 25th, 2025|Comments Off

Orcas Library Presentation | Snake studies and sharp-tails on San Juan Islands

By Community|2025-06-25T13:25:19-07:00June 25th, 2025|Comments Off

Jurors excused for June 30 – July 3

By Community|2025-06-25T13:12:09-07:00June 25th, 2025|Comments Off

Health Care District Board to meet on Wednesday

By Community|2025-06-24T15:17:39-07:00June 24th, 2025|Comments Off

Bruce Langford choral workshop June 28

By Community|2025-06-24T14:24:23-07:00June 24th, 2025|Comments Off

County Council to travel to Waldron Island for July 1 meeting

By Community|2025-06-24T14:15:28-07:00June 24th, 2025|Comments Off

Trump’s federal land sell-off proposal includes 5M acres in Washington

By News Source|2025-06-24T14:10:30-07:00June 24th, 2025|Comments Off

Orcas Island Garden Tour 2025 is just around the corner

By Community|2025-06-23T14:48:58-07:00June 23rd, 2025|2 Comments

Killer whales ‘massage’ each other using kelp

By News Source|2025-06-23T13:28:34-07:00June 23rd, 2025|Comments Off

A Soulful Summer Tribute | Kaylee Cole performs Carole King’s classics

By Community|2025-06-23T13:16:02-07:00June 23rd, 2025|Comments Off

Larsen releases statement on U.S. strikes against Iran

By News Source|2025-06-22T17:45:30-07:00June 22nd, 2025|Comments Off

In Memoriam | Ruth McBride 1948 – 2025

By Community|2025-06-22T15:04:09-07:00June 22nd, 2025|2 Comments

Island Stewards | Ferries, foundations, transportation, taxes, and taking care

By Community|2025-06-22T13:06:04-07:00June 22nd, 2025|Comments Off

Empty The Tanks! | Heartbreaking news as young orca Kamea dies at SeaWorld San Antonio

By News Source|2025-06-22T11:58:25-07:00June 22nd, 2025|Comments Off

Art Opening at Orcas Center | Zoe Osenbach

By Community|2025-06-21T12:46:50-07:00June 22nd, 2025|Comments Off

Senior Center offers hearing services, grief support, Feldenkrais, and Art

By Community|2025-06-20T15:21:43-07:00June 22nd, 2025|Comments Off

Earth’s Secret Hydrogen Jackpot | Enough clean power for 170,000 years

By News Source|2025-06-20T15:09:27-07:00June 22nd, 2025|Comments Off

Crescent Beach Preserve forest work on Orcas Island to begin in July

By Community|2025-06-21T13:34:06-07:00June 21st, 2025|2 Comments

Larsen tours Tacoma ICE facility and meets with Lelo Juarez

By News Source|2025-06-21T12:57:34-07:00June 21st, 2025|Comments Off

Higher fares on the horizon for Washington State Ferries

By News Source|2025-06-21T12:29:14-07:00June 21st, 2025|4 Comments

Port Commission will meet on Monday

By Community|2025-06-20T14:01:51-07:00June 21st, 2025|Comments Off

As the Paradigm Shifts | I did all the right spiritual stuff and still feel like crap: WTF?!

By Rosie Kuhn|2025-06-20T13:56:48-07:00June 21st, 2025|Comments Off

Sheriff’s Report | June 11 – 17, 2025

By Community|2025-06-20T12:49:37-07:00June 21st, 2025|Comments Off

Whatcom County announces significant rise in ferry fares to Lummi Island

By News Source|2025-06-20T14:15:23-07:00June 20th, 2025|Comments Off

LWVSJ Observer Corps | Board of Health April 18, 2025

By Community|2025-06-20T13:13:27-07:00June 20th, 2025|Comments Off

No jury duty for June 23-27

By Community|2025-06-20T14:02:31-07:00June 20th, 2025|Comments Off

Whale Museum announces new junior marine scientist camp for kids

By Community|2025-06-19T18:02:44-07:00June 20th, 2025|Comments Off

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

By S. C. Watson|2025-06-19T16:51:06-07:00June 20th, 2025|Comments Off

End-of-year reflections and gratitude from OISD superintendent

By Community|2025-06-19T14:51:20-07:00June 19th, 2025|Comments Off

Trump is undermining U.S. science. Here’s why that’s dangerous

By News Source|2025-06-19T12:23:38-07:00June 19th, 2025|1 Comment

Actors Theater offering free lights & sound workshop

By Community|2025-06-19T11:52:15-07:00June 19th, 2025|Comments Off

Iran has been at war with us for 46 years

By News Source|2025-06-19T10:32:16-07:00June 19th, 2025|10 Comments

June 19, 1865

By News Source|2025-06-19T10:23:37-07:00June 19th, 2025|Comments Off

The ‘3.5% rule’ | How a small minority can change the world

By News Source|2025-06-21T12:35:22-07:00June 19th, 2025|Comments Off

How does the new state budget impact San Juan County funding & programs?

By Community|2025-06-18T15:37:03-07:00June 18th, 2025|Comments Off

Guest Opinion | A muddle of disharmony

By Community|2025-06-18T14:00:08-07:00June 18th, 2025|12 Comments

Understanding your Medicare Summary Notices

By Community|2025-06-18T12:52:09-07:00June 18th, 2025|Comments Off

Land Bank June 2025 meeting & agenda

By Community|2025-06-18T11:34:06-07:00June 18th, 2025|Comments Off

Project Reminder | Bayhead Creek culvert project on Killebrew Lake Rd begins in September

By Community|2025-06-18T11:25:36-07:00June 18th, 2025|1 Comment

Let’s protest Wednesday at noon | No war on Iran

By Community|2025-06-17T16:36:14-07:00June 17th, 2025|1 Comment

California’s massive dam removal hit a key milestone. Now, there’s a problem

By News Source|2025-06-17T14:04:42-07:00June 17th, 2025|Comments Off

County Council approves siting of an essential public facility on Shaw Island

By Community|2025-06-16T15:53:43-07:00June 17th, 2025|Comments Off

Call for Artists at Orcas Center

By Community|2025-06-15T14:36:12-07:00June 17th, 2025|Comments Off

Deer Harbor wildland fire | Follow-up

By Community|2025-06-16T15:33:11-07:00June 16th, 2025|1 Comment

The world’s most-visited museum shuts down with staff sounding the alarm on mass tourism

By News Source|2025-06-16T15:17:58-07:00June 16th, 2025|Comments Off

Through the Garden Gate, treasures you will find

By Community|2025-06-16T15:07:30-07:00June 16th, 2025|Comments Off

Larsen releases statement on World Cup 2026 travel

By News Source|2025-06-16T15:34:42-07:00June 16th, 2025|Comments Off

Vacation Bible School at Orcas Island Community Church

By Community|2025-06-16T11:29:19-07:00June 16th, 2025|Comments Off

Date Updated | Brasil in Motion brings Afro-Brazilian dance and music to Village Green

By Community|2025-06-16T23:45:36-07:00June 16th, 2025|1 Comment

Justice Department says Trump can cancel national monuments that protect landscapes

By News Source|2025-06-15T15:09:10-07:00June 16th, 2025|Comments Off

New Report | Biofuels policy, a mainstay of American agriculture, has been a failure for the climate

By News Source|2025-06-15T14:53:59-07:00June 15th, 2025|Comments Off

No Kings Day on Lopez

By Community|2025-06-15T14:13:51-07:00June 15th, 2025|Comments Off

Campaigners mount coordinated protests across Europe against ‘touristification’

By News Source|2025-06-15T13:14:47-07:00June 15th, 2025|Comments Off

Humpback whale bubble rings may be an attempt to communicate with us

By News Source|2025-06-14T12:36:05-07:00June 15th, 2025|Comments Off

Larsen introduces bipartisan ESTUARIES Act to reauthorize EPA’s national estuary program

By Community|2025-06-13T13:29:53-07:00June 15th, 2025|Comments Off

Larsen releases statement on today’s peaceful demonstrations against the Trump administration

By News Source|2025-06-14T12:46:33-07:00June 14th, 2025|1 Comment

Washington State ferry sways back and forth in large wake from Navy ship

By News Source|2025-06-13T13:42:50-07:00June 14th, 2025|Comments Off

Midnight Mutterings | Breaking up?

By Jackie Bates|2025-06-07T09:01:17-07:00June 14th, 2025|Comments Off

Sheriff’s Report | June 4 – 10, 2025

By Community|2025-06-13T13:10:11-07:00June 14th, 2025|Comments Off

Focus on the good stuff

By Community|2025-06-13T16:35:37-07:00June 13th, 2025|Comments Off

Larsen releases statement on Israel striking Iran

By News Source|2025-06-13T16:05:30-07:00June 13th, 2025|5 Comments

Washington ferries to restore full domestic service by July

By News Source|2025-06-13T11:45:10-07:00June 13th, 2025|Comments Off

Larsen releases statement on Republican rescission package

By News Source|2025-06-13T11:32:10-07:00June 13th, 2025|Comments Off

Recycling Reform Act passes—with big impacts for San Juan County

By Community|2025-06-13T11:15:23-07:00June 13th, 2025|Comments Off

WSF Weekly Update | Summer schedule starts Sunday; meeting on fare changes

By News Source|2025-06-12T16:32:01-07:00June 13th, 2025|Comments Off

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

By S. C. Watson|2025-06-12T10:17:02-07:00June 13th, 2025|Comments Off

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

By News Source|2025-06-12T16:12:58-07:00June 12th, 2025|1 Comment

Spirit of Peace Celebration

By Nik Schulz|2025-06-12T16:16:05-07:00June 12th, 2025|Comments Off

OPAL pursues purchase of rental housing on Crosswind Lane

By Community|2025-06-12T13:38:47-07:00June 12th, 2025|Comments Off