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PeaceHealth, San Juan EMS collaborate to continue community paramedicine program

By Community|2022-04-21T11:53:18-07:00April 21st, 2022|1 Comment

Larsen announces nearly $110 million in new transportation, climate investments for state

By Community|2022-04-21T11:43:53-07:00April 21st, 2022|Comments Off

Poetry | Poetry by Chun Yu

By Community|2022-04-20T14:14:46-07:00April 20th, 2022|Comments Off

Funhouse kids learn about making boats that will actually float

By Community|2022-04-20T13:50:29-07:00April 20th, 2022|Comments Off

Science & spirit of seaweed author to visit our Library

By Community|2022-04-20T12:06:07-07:00April 20th, 2022|Comments Off

Secure your load for safer roads campaign to begin this week

By Community|2022-04-19T14:22:08-07:00April 20th, 2022|1 Comment

Rawson to add some of his tunes to Iris Graville’s Library book launch

By Community|2022-04-19T14:10:07-07:00April 19th, 2022|Comments Off

Reminder: Land Bank’s Spring Community Conversation series is in the offing

By Community|2022-04-19T14:02:24-07:00April 19th, 2022|Comments Off

Island Marble Butterfly habitat tour is on the horizon

By Community|2022-04-19T13:45:51-07:00April 19th, 2022|1 Comment

Washington Clean Vessel Act program expands options for boaters

By Community|2022-04-19T13:28:35-07:00April 19th, 2022|Comments Off

Oil spill response training coming up on San Juan Island

By Community|2022-04-19T13:07:42-07:00April 19th, 2022|Comments Off

Letter to Editor | The existing moratorium is a sham

By Community|2022-04-18T15:59:01-07:00April 18th, 2022|14 Comments

Letter to Editor | I support Jane Fuller for County Council position

By Community|2022-04-18T12:17:19-07:00April 18th, 2022|Comments Off

Orcas Food Bank receives high praise in national publication

By Community|2022-04-17T16:00:13-07:00April 18th, 2022|Comments Off

OPALCO’s membership meeting is on the horizon

By Community|2022-04-17T14:28:07-07:00April 17th, 2022|Comments Off

Fire Commission will meet on Monday

By Community|2022-04-17T14:15:48-07:00April 17th, 2022|Comments Off

Upcoming class offerings from Island Health

By Community|2022-04-16T22:46:16-07:00April 17th, 2022|Comments Off

Special native canoe journey coming to Orcas in May

By Community|2022-04-17T12:03:03-07:00April 17th, 2022|1 Comment

Ongoing Prune Alley work continues, but with a four-day work week

By Community|2022-04-16T22:45:43-07:00April 17th, 2022|Comments Off

UPDATE: Friday Harbor arson suspect taken into custody in Island County

By Community|2022-04-18T12:00:53-07:00April 16th, 2022|1 Comment

Long Live the Kings hatchery receives Robin DiGeorgio Endowment Fund grant from Madrona Club

By Community|2022-04-15T15:03:01-07:00April 16th, 2022|Comments Off

Island Primary Care-Orcas welcomes new doc on board

By Community|2022-04-16T13:25:43-07:00April 16th, 2022|Comments Off

Warrant issued for arson suspect, potentially armed and dangerous

By Community|2022-04-16T17:26:45-07:00April 16th, 2022|Comments Off

OIHCD Commissioners to meet April 19 at 5 pm

By Community|2022-04-15T14:43:14-07:00April 16th, 2022|Comments Off

Sheriff’s Report | April 6 – April 12, 2022

By Community|2022-04-15T15:59:51-07:00April 16th, 2022|Comments Off

Friday Harbor Film Festival Director Series will be available online

By Community|2022-04-15T14:06:28-07:00April 15th, 2022|Comments Off

Joint release on Spring Street fire on April 7, 2022 pinpoints the frightening cause

By Community|2022-04-14T17:11:54-07:00April 14th, 2022|2 Comments

Guest Opinion | An open letter to the OIFR Board triumvirate

By Community|2022-04-14T16:09:36-07:00April 14th, 2022|12 Comments

Explore the meeting place of water and land at upcoming Meeting of the Minds

By Community|2022-04-14T13:19:10-07:00April 14th, 2022|Comments Off

Poetry | Offering Compassion to Ukraine and All Afflicted by War

By Community|2022-04-14T13:08:25-07:00April 14th, 2022|Comments Off

Letter to Editor | Early COVID treatment (lack of) availability

By Community|2022-04-14T12:37:07-07:00April 14th, 2022|Comments Off

Local author Iris Graville coming to Orcas Library with her new book, Writer in a Life Vest

By Community|2022-04-13T14:55:28-07:00April 14th, 2022|Comments Off

WAFD will display Thom Carnevale photos

By Community|2022-04-13T14:54:09-07:00April 14th, 2022|Comments Off

Help shape a sustainable future for tourism in the San Juan Islands

By Community|2022-04-13T14:02:45-07:00April 13th, 2022|Comments Off

Health Care District appoints a new commissioner to complete Fralick’s term

By Community|2022-04-13T13:33:28-07:00April 13th, 2022|2 Comments

Library is hosting a poetry event on the South Lawn

By Community|2022-04-13T13:00:55-07:00April 13th, 2022|Comments Off

EDC steps in to help with recovery from Friday Harbor fire

By Community|2022-04-13T14:53:39-07:00April 13th, 2022|Comments Off

EDC to offer fire recovery sessions for business owners and employees

By Community|2022-04-12T16:04:41-07:00April 12th, 2022|Comments Off

Property damage by fire may qualify for property tax relief

By Community|2022-04-12T15:04:08-07:00April 12th, 2022|Comments Off

Jane Fuller is running for County Council, District 3

By Community|2022-04-11T11:16:48-07:00April 11th, 2022|1 Comment

Development Director wants government offices in rural areas

By Community|2022-04-11T12:38:25-07:00April 11th, 2022|Comments Off

Notice of a special School Board meeting

By Community|2022-04-10T14:49:06-07:00April 10th, 2022|3 Comments

Community Church plans services, events for Holy Week

By Community|2022-04-09T17:48:36-07:00April 10th, 2022|Comments Off

Coming up: A four-season cottage garden presentation in the San Juan Islands

By Community|2022-04-13T16:14:29-07:00April 10th, 2022|2 Comments

EMS student shares the experience of being on scene at Friday Harbor fire

By Community|2022-04-09T19:26:12-07:00April 9th, 2022|6 Comments

Senior Services Council to meet April 21

By Community|2022-04-09T13:46:35-07:00April 9th, 2022|Comments Off

Guest Opinion | Slow down for speeders

By Community|2022-04-09T13:08:21-07:00April 9th, 2022|7 Comments

Local Earth Day Climate Committee to launch on Earth Day eve

By Community|2022-04-09T12:07:43-07:00April 9th, 2022|1 Comment

Sheriff’s Report | March 30 – April 5, 2022

By Community|2022-04-09T13:15:22-07:00April 9th, 2022|Comments Off

ATF arrival in Friday Harbor standard procedure. Streets to remain closed

By Community|2022-04-08T23:00:13-07:00April 8th, 2022|Comments Off

Upcoming ‘hire local’ job fair to be hosted by Economic Development Council

By Community|2022-04-08T14:53:40-07:00April 8th, 2022|Comments Off

Quack, quack, the County Fair is coming back

By Community|2022-04-08T14:48:51-07:00April 8th, 2022|Comments Off

Newest COVID numbers from State Health Dept.

By Community|2022-04-08T13:56:48-07:00April 8th, 2022|Comments Off

Orcas Socrates Café continues at Senior Center

By Community|2022-04-07T12:43:05-07:00April 8th, 2022|Comments Off

Evening update on Friday Harbor fire

By Community|2022-04-08T16:44:15-07:00April 7th, 2022|1 Comment

Health District Commissioner resigns; replacement to be named from former applicants

By Community|2022-04-07T13:01:40-07:00April 7th, 2022|4 Comments

EDC sets up a donation page for Friday Harbor fire victims

By Community|2022-04-07T12:55:29-07:00April 7th, 2022|Comments Off

Orcas Senior Center pilots a home repair project

By Community|2022-04-07T12:36:37-07:00April 7th, 2022|Comments Off

Lit Fest returns to Orcas Island following a two-year pandemic hiatus

By Community|2022-04-08T10:39:06-07:00April 7th, 2022|Comments Off

This Third Coast Percussion concert co-presented by OICMF, Orcas Center

By Community|2022-04-06T16:31:01-07:00April 7th, 2022|Comments Off

School bus driver flown off following yesterday’s accident on Orcas Road

By Community|2022-04-06T13:20:26-07:00April 6th, 2022|1 Comment

SJIMA exhibition INTO THE BREACH runs until May 30

By Community|2022-04-06T12:59:30-07:00April 6th, 2022|Comments Off

Classic Film Series closes out with ‘A Matter of Life and Death’

By Community|2022-04-06T12:32:44-07:00April 6th, 2022|Comments Off

San Juan County Treasurer Rhonda Pederson running for re-election

By Community|2022-04-05T22:51:49-07:00April 6th, 2022|Comments Off

Orcas Island Community Foundation ranks #1 in national survey

By Community|2022-04-05T13:56:45-07:00April 5th, 2022|Comments Off

Hop on over to Lions Club Easter egg hunt at Cascade Lake

By Community|2022-04-05T12:40:15-07:00April 5th, 2022|Comments Off

Orcas Food Bank highlights the guy who brings the food on-island

By Community|2022-04-04T16:31:31-07:00April 4th, 2022|2 Comments

Stephanie’s Tai Chi classes are resuming after a two-year hiatus

By Community|2022-04-04T14:47:28-07:00April 4th, 2022|1 Comment

Middle Schoolers are putting on a couple of plays this weekend

By Community|2022-04-04T12:35:03-07:00April 4th, 2022|1 Comment

High Wind Warning arrives on the scene for tonight, tomorrow

By Community|2022-04-03T15:37:29-07:00April 3rd, 2022|Comments Off

Health Care District will meet via ZOOM on Tuesday

By Community|2022-04-02T15:59:31-07:00April 3rd, 2022|Comments Off

Kathy Collister’s Ukulele Kanikipila musical gatherings continue at Senior Center

By Community|2022-04-02T17:17:58-07:00April 3rd, 2022|Comments Off

This week’s Prune Alley update, a look at week ahead

By Community|2022-04-01T15:17:10-07:00April 3rd, 2022|Comments Off

Turning the Wheel will be bringing creativity, play to Orcas community

By Community|2022-04-02T14:30:35-07:00April 2nd, 2022|Comments Off

Orcas Island residents can dispose of prescription drugs at upcoming Take-Back Event

By Community|2022-04-02T14:06:26-07:00April 2nd, 2022|1 Comment

What Was: unmarked, showing now at San Juan Islands Museum of Art

By Community|2022-04-02T13:44:07-07:00April 2nd, 2022|Comments Off

The Great Islands Clean-up is back in person

By Community|2022-04-02T12:07:15-07:00April 2nd, 2022|Comments Off

Sheriff’s Report | March 23 – 29, 2022

By Community|2022-04-01T14:45:24-07:00April 2nd, 2022|Comments Off

DOH issues health advisory for norovirus-like illnesses linked to raw oysters

By Community|2022-04-02T11:09:29-07:00April 1st, 2022|Comments Off

Senior Center offers Silver Swans for basic, gentle ballet

By Community|2022-04-01T16:48:05-07:00April 1st, 2022|Comments Off

Local group forms to lure, entice more tourists on Orcas with new activities

By Community|2022-03-31T20:35:32-07:00April 1st, 2022|4 Comments

New approaches to housing and behavioral health top Inslee’s budget takeaways list

By Community|2022-04-01T15:22:16-07:00April 1st, 2022|1 Comment

Developer group seeks major overhaul of downtown Eastsound

By Community|2022-03-30T17:22:33-07:00April 1st, 2022|9 Comments

Final (so far) weekly COVID update from San Juan County

By Community|2022-04-01T12:24:14-07:00April 1st, 2022|1 Comment

Council still on deck for climate change

By Community|2022-03-30T17:20:12-07:00April 1st, 2022|2 Comments

Roulac’s Qigong series returns to Senior Center

By Community|2022-03-31T16:13:47-07:00March 31st, 2022|Comments Off

You’re invited to IT Basics for Business workshop

By Community|2022-03-31T16:36:58-07:00March 31st, 2022|Comments Off

Springtime brings new works to Friday Harbor Atelier

By Community|2022-03-31T15:34:13-07:00March 31st, 2022|Comments Off

Inside OCRC are food access programs for Orcas Islanders

By Community|2022-03-31T15:28:57-07:00March 31st, 2022|Comments Off

Local author captures essence of Orcas Island life in her new book

By Community|2022-03-31T16:34:27-07:00March 31st, 2022|Comments Off

Guest Opinion | Discussing whether OPALCO should pay dues to Lower Snake River dam lobbyists

By Community|2022-03-31T14:28:44-07:00March 31st, 2022|9 Comments

‘Two Little Ducks; Quack Quack’ the Fair is back!

By Community|2022-03-31T12:18:35-07:00March 31st, 2022|Comments Off

Be sure to catch this April art exhibit at Orcas Island Library

By Community|2022-03-30T13:38:58-07:00March 31st, 2022|Comments Off

John Geyman, M.D. has written a new book on transformation of health care since 1960

By Community|2022-03-29T16:16:41-07:00March 30th, 2022|Comments Off

Poetry | Glory to Ukraine

By Community|2022-03-30T12:20:41-07:00March 30th, 2022|2 Comments

Save now! Pay later! OPALCO’s Switch It Up program expands

By Community|2022-03-29T16:32:17-07:00March 30th, 2022|11 Comments

New Leaf Cafe welcomes new executive chef

By Community|2022-03-29T13:45:08-07:00March 29th, 2022|3 Comments

Local musicians do us proud in recent contest performances

By Community|2022-03-29T13:26:51-07:00March 29th, 2022|1 Comment

Register now for upcoming Community Car Show at fairgrounds

By Community|2022-03-29T13:11:05-07:00March 29th, 2022|Comments Off

Deputy Eric Peter announces candidacy for county sheriff

By Community|2022-03-29T12:29:30-07:00March 29th, 2022|1 Comment

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