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What is happening with PlayFest?

By Community|2022-03-27T22:59:58-07:00March 28th, 2022|Comments Off

Poetry | Cherry Blossoms

By Community|2022-03-27T11:58:46-07:00March 28th, 2022|1 Comment

Shakespeare Society needs a few more roles filled for all-female ‘Hamlet’ production

By Community|2022-03-27T15:21:37-07:00March 27th, 2022|4 Comments

Prune Alley construction update for next week

By Community|2022-03-26T12:51:05-07:00March 27th, 2022|Comments Off

Upcoming Island Health classes

By Community|2022-03-24T14:15:53-07:00March 27th, 2022|Comments Off

Let’s celebrate our history this May

By Community|2022-03-26T13:02:35-07:00March 26th, 2022|Comments Off

Land Bank invites comments to objectives, policy document

By Community|2022-03-25T16:16:14-07:00March 26th, 2022|1 Comment

Rep. Lekanoff wraps up the legislative session

By Community|2022-03-26T12:21:59-07:00March 26th, 2022|Comments Off

Sheriff’s Report | March 16 – 22, 2022

By Community|2022-03-24T15:58:08-07:00March 26th, 2022|Comments Off

Sheriff’s Office alerts islanders to phone scam

By Community|2022-03-25T16:27:23-07:00March 25th, 2022|Comments Off

Health Care District releases statement on behavior within clinic

By Community|2022-03-25T15:33:13-07:00March 25th, 2022|4 Comments

Guest Opinion | Snake River dams and human nature

By Community|2022-03-25T14:44:56-07:00March 25th, 2022|3 Comments

San Juan County numbers reflect diminished case count

By Community|2022-03-25T13:46:15-07:00March 25th, 2022|Comments Off

Port’s regular monthly meeting is Monday

By Community|2022-03-24T15:20:52-07:00March 25th, 2022|Comments Off

Fire Department responds to a downed aircraft at the Port

By Community|2022-03-24T16:40:06-07:00March 24th, 2022|2 Comments

Hearing consults to be available at Senior Center

By Community|2022-03-25T18:47:48-07:00March 24th, 2022|Comments Off

Get $$ for college! Go to a fun camp! 2022 OPALCO College Scholarship and Youth Rally

By Community|2022-03-24T13:28:54-07:00March 24th, 2022|Comments Off

Guest Opinion | Lower Snake River dam removal has two sides

By Community|2022-03-24T12:11:21-07:00March 24th, 2022|14 Comments

Poetry | Let America Be America Again

By Community|2022-03-23T20:04:52-07:00March 24th, 2022|1 Comment

Poetry | Horses at Midnight Without a Moon

By Community|2022-03-23T16:22:25-07:00March 23rd, 2022|1 Comment

Call for high school age artists: 2022 Congressional Art Competition

By Community|2022-03-23T13:51:23-07:00March 23rd, 2022|Comments Off

Fire Commissioners to meet in special meeting to interview board candidates

By Community|2022-03-23T20:00:20-07:00March 22nd, 2022|3 Comments

County’s 2022 homeless count identifies 146 people with no place to live

By Community|2022-03-22T13:26:46-07:00March 22nd, 2022|Comments Off

Everyone’s invited to this observance of National Vietnam Veterans Day

By Community|2022-03-21T15:20:48-07:00March 22nd, 2022|Comments Off

Island Health welcomes internal medicine physician to staff

By Community|2022-03-21T14:25:12-07:00March 21st, 2022|1 Comment

‘In the middle of war, he is asking for more poems’

By Community|2022-03-21T14:06:57-07:00March 21st, 2022|3 Comments

Guest Opinion | Because we want wild salmon and orca, it’s time to tell OPALCO to support Snake River dam removal

By Community|2022-03-21T12:36:47-07:00March 21st, 2022|15 Comments

School Board meeting, in-person and Zoom, is coming up

By Community|2022-03-23T16:16:31-07:00March 21st, 2022|Comments Off

Coming up, Orcas Center will feature musician in honor of Ukraine

By Community|2022-03-21T09:50:39-07:00March 21st, 2022|Comments Off

Biarritz curbs holiday leases to make way for locals

By Community|2022-03-19T16:06:43-07:00March 20th, 2022|2 Comments

Lovelett bill to provide transitional food assistance signed into law

By Community|2022-03-19T16:10:13-07:00March 20th, 2022|Comments Off

Here’s what’s scheduled for Prune Alley roadwork this week

By Community|2022-03-19T14:31:12-07:00March 20th, 2022|1 Comment

Are you an early riser? Lahari is looking for early morning drivers to red-eye ferry

By Community|2022-03-19T14:59:10-07:00March 20th, 2022|Comments Off

Fire Commission to meet Monday, March 21

By Community|2022-03-19T17:19:55-07:00March 19th, 2022|1 Comment

Orcas Christian School introduces island’s first transitional kindergarten program

By Community|2022-03-19T15:05:41-07:00March 19th, 2022|Comments Off

Funhouse mentors, mentees create something unique together

By Community|2022-03-19T14:47:32-07:00March 19th, 2022|Comments Off

Orcas Island Farmers Market is hiring

By Community|2022-03-19T22:41:14-07:00March 19th, 2022|Comments Off

Islanders want to dump the name of a notorious general, rename a Salish Sea channel for 20th century Native leader from Orcas

By Community|2022-03-18T16:10:35-07:00March 19th, 2022|9 Comments

Get your state boating education card with online Coast Guard Auxiliary boating safety classes

By Community|2022-03-17T15:50:53-07:00March 19th, 2022|Comments Off

Sheriff’s Report | March 9 – 15, 2022

By Community|2022-03-18T17:20:04-07:00March 19th, 2022|Comments Off

State Health Dept. rolls out its long-term ForWArd plan for next pandemic phase

By Community|2022-03-18T16:52:16-07:00March 18th, 2022|Comments Off

This week’s Washington State ferry report

By Community|2022-03-18T16:39:13-07:00March 18th, 2022|Comments Off

Our local nonprofit boards are in search of new members

By Community|2022-03-18T16:24:15-07:00March 18th, 2022|Comments Off

Pacific Herring are now spawning in East Sound

By Community|2022-03-18T15:37:12-07:00March 18th, 2022|5 Comments

Join the EDC to learn about careers on the water

By Community|2022-03-18T15:23:48-07:00March 18th, 2022|Comments Off

Weekly case update from County Emergency Management

By Community|2022-03-18T15:13:15-07:00March 18th, 2022|Comments Off

How did early explorers find Orcas without a map? Find out at this Senior Center Zoom presentation

By Community|2022-03-16T15:34:05-07:00March 18th, 2022|Comments Off

Sheriff Krebs announces his candidacy for re-election for third-term

By Community|2022-03-17T14:48:47-07:00March 17th, 2022|5 Comments

Coming up on Friday, presentation with LIVE plankton at our Library

By Community|2022-03-16T15:22:02-07:00March 17th, 2022|Comments Off

San Juan Makers survey: Let’s identify & quantify our actual housing challenges

By Community|2022-03-16T15:58:13-07:00March 17th, 2022|Comments Off

Orcas Library is recruiting for a new Library Director

By Community|2022-03-16T14:47:34-07:00March 17th, 2022|Comments Off

Abreu, new 40th Legislative District chair, invites your participation in upcoming process

By Community|2022-03-16T14:42:24-07:00March 16th, 2022|3 Comments

Here are the newest numbers from State Health Dept.

By Community|2022-03-16T14:25:45-07:00March 16th, 2022|Comments Off

Big day planned by the Whale Museum

By Community|2022-03-14T16:33:32-07:00March 16th, 2022|Comments Off

U.S. Senate unanimously approves bill to make daylight saving time permanent

By Community|2022-03-15T19:20:37-07:00March 16th, 2022|2 Comments

Library to host Outdoor Talk: Staying active, at any age or stage

By Community|2022-03-16T11:19:45-07:00March 16th, 2022|Comments Off

In Memoriam | Theodore Francis (Ted) Driggers, 1936-2022

By Community|2022-03-15T14:03:55-07:00March 15th, 2022|Comments Off

Friends of the San Juans scores a win for orca protection

By Community|2022-03-15T13:20:06-07:00March 15th, 2022|2 Comments

A Spring poetry discovery while passing through Warm Valley

By Community|2022-03-14T16:12:34-07:00March 15th, 2022|Comments Off

It’s finally time to celebrate history again, in person

By Community|2022-03-13T15:08:20-07:00March 15th, 2022|Comments Off

Join Katy Bowman for Nutritious Movement talk at The Funhouse

By Community|2022-03-12T15:18:33-08:00March 15th, 2022|Comments Off

SJIMA’s spring shows are like nothing you’ve seen before

By Community|2022-03-14T16:07:40-07:00March 15th, 2022|Comments Off

Airhawks Flying Club has a ribbon cutting ceremony coming up on Saturday

By Community|2022-03-14T18:36:58-07:00March 14th, 2022|1 Comment

SJC Deputies take suspected drug dealer into custody

By Community|2022-03-14T13:46:07-07:00March 14th, 2022|Comments Off

Board? OICF has support and training available for nonprofit board members

By Community|2022-03-14T14:44:27-07:00March 14th, 2022|Comments Off

Bored? You just might be game to play with this monthly group

By Community|2022-03-14T12:06:13-07:00March 14th, 2022|Comments Off

Food Co-op outlines strategy to cope with parking interruptions

By Community|2022-03-14T11:21:40-07:00March 14th, 2022|Comments Off

Orcas Island Health Care District posts upcoming meeting agenda

By Community|2022-03-12T14:37:26-08:00March 14th, 2022|Comments Off

County building staff training means no inspections March 20-24

By Community|2022-03-14T14:42:35-07:00March 14th, 2022|Comments Off

Our SHIBA folks are ready to welcome you to Medicare

By Community|2022-03-13T13:16:43-07:00March 14th, 2022|Comments Off

Getting ready for upcoming season, boaters education course offered

By Community|2022-03-12T15:16:57-08:00March 13th, 2022|Comments Off

Back by popular demand, EDC again offers basic class in masonry

By Community|2022-03-12T15:23:16-08:00March 13th, 2022|Comments Off

In Prune Alley construction area, there will be no parking

By Community|2022-03-12T14:10:34-08:00March 13th, 2022|8 Comments

Rep. Lekanoff: Legislative session wrap-up

By Community|2022-03-12T12:56:25-08:00March 12th, 2022|Comments Off

Sheriff’s Report | March 2 – 8, 2022

By Community|2022-03-11T14:05:53-08:00March 12th, 2022|Comments Off

This just in from San Juan County: Mask requirements update

By Community|2022-03-13T13:40:34-07:00March 11th, 2022|Comments Off

Legislative session concludes with 300 bills sent to Inslee for signature

By Community|2022-03-11T14:23:06-08:00March 11th, 2022|Comments Off

Letter to Editor | Our school staff members are heroes, role models

By Community|2022-03-11T13:41:33-08:00March 11th, 2022|Comments Off

Land Bank’s, Preservation Trust’s offer on Glenwood Inn property was not the top bid

By Community|2022-03-11T13:19:59-08:00March 11th, 2022|4 Comments

Choose carefully | Going maskless is now possible starting tomorrow

By Community|2022-03-11T12:13:08-08:00March 11th, 2022|3 Comments

In Memoriam | Rose Ann Schreiber, May 5, 1929 – March 1, 2022

By Community|2022-03-11T10:48:59-08:00March 11th, 2022|1 Comment

School Board acknowledges devotion of teachers, staff with unexpected gift

By Community|2022-03-11T10:31:20-08:00March 11th, 2022|4 Comments

Weekly WSF report indicates they are ‘working on it’

By Community|2022-03-10T19:29:13-08:00March 11th, 2022|Comments Off

WSF shares their road map to pre-pandemic ferry service

By Community|2022-03-10T15:55:13-08:00March 10th, 2022|Comments Off

Dolphin Bay Road project underway: Expect traffic delays

By Community|2022-03-10T15:21:14-08:00March 10th, 2022|1 Comment

Island Primary Care – M Avenue welcomes pediatrician Valerie Horn, D.O.

By Community|2022-03-10T12:57:49-08:00March 10th, 2022|Comments Off

Amy Vira announces candidacy for San Juan County Prosecutor

By Community|2022-03-10T12:45:36-08:00March 10th, 2022|1 Comment

Senior Center welcomes Carson Sprenger in talk about forest health, resiliency

By Community|2022-03-11T14:43:57-08:00March 10th, 2022|Comments Off

School Board to meet in special session tomorrow

By Community|2022-03-09T15:52:41-08:00March 9th, 2022|Comments Off

Another COVID update from the State

By Community|2022-03-09T15:48:42-08:00March 9th, 2022|Comments Off

From our County Auditor | A surprising 2021 comes with hope for 2022

By Community|2022-03-09T15:24:53-08:00March 9th, 2022|3 Comments

To feed people, to build community, join Orcas Food Project

By Community|2022-03-09T14:24:48-08:00March 9th, 2022|Comments Off

Health Care District is on the hunt for an Administrative Assistant

By Community|2022-03-08T16:18:14-08:00March 9th, 2022|Comments Off

Gardening in San Juan County for healthier and happier people, plants, and land

By Community|2022-03-07T13:53:23-08:00March 9th, 2022|1 Comment

From San Juan Makers Guild: Food news for the San Juans

By Community|2022-03-08T14:20:35-08:00March 8th, 2022|Comments Off

Poetry | We lived happily during the war by Ilya Kaminsky

By Community|2022-03-08T13:29:43-08:00March 8th, 2022|1 Comment

Evidence of Orcas Island explosions has been recovered

By Community|2022-03-08T12:32:12-08:00March 8th, 2022|Comments Off

Latest CWR encounter included the newest addition to J Pod (J59)

By Community|2022-03-08T11:18:23-08:00March 8th, 2022|Comments Off

Classes, workshops, taxes: EDC has it all coming up

By Community|2022-03-06T14:52:13-08:00March 7th, 2022|Comments Off

Sheriff asks for community help as they investigate yet another explosion

By Community|2022-03-07T11:08:41-08:00March 7th, 2022|5 Comments

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