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Guest Opinion | Resilience or overreach?

By Community|2025-09-12T17:33:33-07:00September 13th, 2025|25 Comments

Orcas Christian teachers return inspired from conference

By Community|2025-09-12T17:32:28-07:00September 13th, 2025|Comments Off

Sheriff’s Report | September 3 – 9, 2025

By Community|2025-09-12T17:31:08-07:00September 13th, 2025|Comments Off

Oriental rugs now on sale at Odd Fellows Hall

By Community|2025-09-12T13:40:22-07:00September 12th, 2025|Comments Off

WSF Weekly Report | Checking in with Maritime HS; Wenatchee update

By Community|2025-09-11T15:23:07-07:00September 12th, 2025|Comments Off

Encounter #54 • Bigg’s Killer Whales

By Community|2025-09-11T15:12:03-07:00September 12th, 2025|Comments Off

County to test vote counting equipment in September

By Community|2025-09-11T13:46:45-07:00September 12th, 2025|Comments Off

Getting ready for Medicare

By Community|2025-09-11T13:40:11-07:00September 11th, 2025|Comments Off

Notice | Request for art submissions for library

By Community|2025-09-11T12:46:18-07:00September 11th, 2025|1 Comment

Land managers convene for shoreline resiliency

By Community|2025-09-11T11:46:35-07:00September 11th, 2025|Comments Off

2025 Comp Plan Update | Eastsound UGA map amendments meeting & Planning Commission public hearing

By Community|2025-09-11T11:25:46-07:00September 11th, 2025|1 Comment

Learn about this infamous Northwest UFO sighting at Orcas Library

By Community|2025-09-10T17:11:06-07:00September 10th, 2025|1 Comment

Vacation Rental Permits now required in Eastsound & Lopez Village commercial designations

By Community|2025-09-10T15:46:36-07:00September 10th, 2025|Comments Off

County to host ribbon cutting at new county offices on Fern Street

By Community|2025-09-10T15:36:15-07:00September 10th, 2025|Comments Off

Jurors for Sept. 15 – 19 are excused

By Community|2025-09-10T15:01:55-07:00September 10th, 2025|Comments Off

Live cello concert coming to Orcas Library

By Community|2025-09-09T13:38:39-07:00September 9th, 2025|Comments Off

Rain didn’t stop 2025 San Juan County Fair from shining

By Community|2025-09-09T13:31:07-07:00September 9th, 2025|Comments Off

Thursday Sept. 11th – One Million Rising Event

By Community|2025-09-08T21:30:45-07:00September 9th, 2025|1 Comment

Have a garden question? Ask an Orcas Master Gardener

By Community|2025-09-08T16:54:43-07:00September 8th, 2025|Comments Off

In Memoriam | James A. Seeley, 1935 – 2025

By Community|2025-09-08T18:25:40-07:00September 8th, 2025|Comments Off

Guest Opinion | Human intelligence research lab, amid LLMs?

By Community|2025-09-08T16:13:26-07:00September 8th, 2025|8 Comments

Event | Island water at risk?

By Community|2025-09-07T12:04:38-07:00September 7th, 2025|Comments Off

FH Film Fest | Hvaldimir screening, story of a Beluga Whale

By Community|2025-09-06T23:25:28-07:00September 7th, 2025|1 Comment

There is something especially for you at Senior Center

By Community|2025-09-06T23:24:54-07:00September 7th, 2025|Comments Off

Auditions for ‘Kids Got Talent’ coming up at Orcas Center

By Community|2025-09-06T15:36:35-07:00September 6th, 2025|Comments Off

Common questions about Mammograms

By Community|2025-09-05T16:26:51-07:00September 6th, 2025|Comments Off

Helping student athletes stay in the game

By Community|2025-09-06T13:23:13-07:00September 6th, 2025|Comments Off

Sheriff’s Report | August 27 – September 2, 2025

By Community|2025-09-05T19:14:37-07:00September 6th, 2025|Comments Off

Public Health Hot Topic | COVID-19, Influenza, and RSV immunizations in 2025

By Community|2025-09-07T13:02:31-07:00September 5th, 2025|Comments Off

Sharpen your pencils

By Community|2025-09-05T15:53:46-07:00September 5th, 2025|Comments Off

Soroptimists offer their yearly $4000 award to woman who is primary family support

By Community|2025-09-05T14:48:45-07:00September 5th, 2025|1 Comment

Buy it, move it | This home on port property could be yours

By Community|2025-09-05T15:58:08-07:00September 5th, 2025|Comments Off

Food Bank needs your help supporting vital Orcas youth feeding programs

By Community|2025-09-04T15:05:52-07:00September 4th, 2025|Comments Off

Island Stewards launches Common Ground transit talks

By Community|2025-09-04T14:38:14-07:00September 4th, 2025|6 Comments

Letter to Editor | How about some solar-operated speed signs?

By Community|2025-09-04T13:25:19-07:00September 4th, 2025|3 Comments

Fire safety preparation as heating season approaches

By Community|2025-09-04T13:06:40-07:00September 4th, 2025|Comments Off

San Juan County announces beginning of road striping

By Community|2025-09-04T12:29:12-07:00September 4th, 2025|1 Comment

County seeks volunteers to review new cultural access material

By Community|2025-09-04T12:21:42-07:00September 4th, 2025|Comments Off

Letter to Editor | As I bid farewell…

By Community|2025-09-03T15:03:29-07:00September 3rd, 2025|3 Comments

Our Shared Lands Rally September 6

By Community|2025-09-03T13:40:59-07:00September 3rd, 2025|Comments Off

September art show at Orcas Library

By Community|2025-09-03T13:10:48-07:00September 3rd, 2025|Comments Off

‘Battle of the Bands’ coming to Orcas Center

By Community|2025-09-03T12:26:01-07:00September 3rd, 2025|Comments Off

Longstanding Orcas businesses sponsor $15,000 community match

By Community|2025-09-02T14:20:16-07:00September 2nd, 2025|Comments Off

Fall Festival afoot at Family Tides Farm

By Community|2025-09-02T13:49:27-07:00September 2nd, 2025|Comments Off

Learn how Washington became the Apple State

By Community|2025-09-02T13:33:36-07:00September 2nd, 2025|Comments Off

Introducing Salmonberry Community School

By Community|2025-09-02T13:07:29-07:00September 2nd, 2025|Comments Off

Hedrick Smith to present ‘The Outlook for American Democracy’ at Orcas Center

By Community|2025-09-02T12:27:23-07:00September 2nd, 2025|Comments Off

Artwork featured artist for September | Shawna Franklin

By Community|2025-09-01T15:12:12-07:00September 2nd, 2025|1 Comment

See what’s germinating this Fall at the Garden Clunb

By Community|2025-09-01T15:51:05-07:00September 2nd, 2025|Comments Off

Needlework Circle, Watercolor class at Orcas Senior Circle

By Community|2025-08-31T17:28:42-07:00September 1st, 2025|Comments Off

Orcas Island Garden Club | The forgotten diversity of island apples

By Community|2025-08-31T14:40:45-07:00September 1st, 2025|Comments Off

Letter to Editor | Data Centers invalidate AI rights, AI welfare, AI morality

By Community|2025-08-31T13:40:56-07:00September 1st, 2025|1 Comment

CWR | Biggs along the coast

By Community|2025-08-31T13:53:13-07:00September 1st, 2025|Comments Off

Threads of Inspiration | A quilting exhibition at Orcas Senior Center

By Community|2025-08-31T13:10:32-07:00August 31st, 2025|Comments Off

Letter to Editor | Don’t let the Trump administration open the deep sea to mining

By Community|2025-08-31T13:03:45-07:00August 31st, 2025|4 Comments

Cultivating Success, Growing Future Farmers | Learn how to develop a sustainable small farm

By Community|2025-08-31T12:55:37-07:00August 31st, 2025|Comments Off

Call for Designers | Recycled material fashion show

By Community|2025-08-29T15:33:51-07:00August 31st, 2025|Comments Off

Music of Bob Dylan coming to Odd Fellows Hall

By Community|2025-08-30T13:52:39-07:00August 30th, 2025|Comments Off

Free lecture & seminar | Growing old growth: Relationships that define the future of our forests

By Community|2025-08-29T16:01:34-07:00August 30th, 2025|Comments Off

New islander launches book

By Community|2025-08-29T22:12:11-07:00August 30th, 2025|1 Comment

Sheriff’s Report | August 20 – 26, 2025

By Community|2025-08-28T16:19:31-07:00August 30th, 2025|Comments Off

County partners with WA Dept. of Fish and Wildlife to address unconfirmed cougar sightings

By Community|2025-08-29T15:17:06-07:00August 29th, 2025|Comments Off

SJC Monthly News Digest – August 2025

By Community|2025-08-29T14:35:23-07:00August 29th, 2025|Comments Off

OPALCO to host community meetings

By Community|2025-08-28T16:18:54-07:00August 29th, 2025|Comments Off

Let’s grow something new together

By Community|2025-08-28T14:34:42-07:00August 28th, 2025|1 Comment

San Juan County Conservation Land Bank Orcas Island project updates

By Community|2025-08-28T14:04:15-07:00August 28th, 2025|Comments Off

County & agency partners work to develop tools to manage human/wildlife interactions

By Community|2025-08-28T13:59:13-07:00August 28th, 2025|1 Comment

County Council passes on purchase of Decatur Island property

By Community|2025-08-28T13:18:02-07:00August 28th, 2025|Comments Off

Orcas Island Community Band | A history of community

By Community|2025-08-29T15:52:32-07:00August 28th, 2025|Comments Off

Orcas Center Audition Notice | Grease

By Community|2025-08-28T12:16:33-07:00August 28th, 2025|Comments Off

Jurors for 9/2 – 9/12 are excused. Jurors for 9/8 – 9/12 need to call in

By Community|2025-08-27T15:14:42-07:00August 27th, 2025|Comments Off

Music of Woody Guthrie coming to Odd Fellows Hall

By Community|2025-08-27T12:58:11-07:00August 27th, 2025|1 Comment

County seeks provider to administer Opioid Addiction Recovery Supports Program

By Community|2025-08-27T12:41:24-07:00August 27th, 2025|Comments Off

County announces 2025 hazardous waste round-up on Stuart Island

By Community|2025-08-26T14:19:55-07:00August 26th, 2025|Comments Off

SJC Land Bank purchases Dolphin Bay Rd property on Orcas for salmon recovery, public access

By Community|2025-08-26T13:11:02-07:00August 26th, 2025|3 Comments

Lessons from Decatur | Building trust for countywide energy security

By Community|2025-08-26T13:02:07-07:00August 26th, 2025|3 Comments

Center for Whale Research | Encounter #51 • Bigg’s Killer Whales, August 10, 2025

By Community|2025-08-25T14:34:34-07:00August 25th, 2025|Comments Off

Opening Soon | Opportunity to apply for lodging tax annual grant program this September

By Community|2025-08-25T13:57:22-07:00August 25th, 2025|1 Comment

Health Care District Board meeting on Wednesday

By Community|2025-08-25T13:45:15-07:00August 25th, 2025|Comments Off

San Juan County 4-H celebrates record-breaking community support at 2025 Fair

By Community|2025-08-25T13:17:36-07:00August 25th, 2025|Comments Off

Here’s what Senior Center is drumming up

By Community|2025-08-24T13:15:21-07:00August 24th, 2025|Comments Off

Letter to Editor | Will Orcasonians lose our fitness center?

By Community|2025-08-24T12:50:42-07:00August 24th, 2025|4 Comments

Whale Museum participates in humpback whale disentanglement

By Community|2025-08-23T12:14:50-07:00August 23rd, 2025|Comments Off

Sheriff’s Report | August 13 – 19, 2025

By Community|2025-08-22T15:17:29-07:00August 23rd, 2025|Comments Off

How was your summer?

By Community|2025-08-22T13:55:57-07:00August 22nd, 2025|Comments Off

Last chance to apply for this Marine Resources youth position

By Community|2025-08-22T13:31:51-07:00August 22nd, 2025|Comments Off

A Review | Deathtrap, a comedy thriller, opens tonight at the Grange

By Community|2025-08-22T12:46:40-07:00August 22nd, 2025|Comments Off

Orcas sings Broadway | Coming to the Grange October 25, 2025

By Community|2025-08-21T14:34:13-07:00August 21st, 2025|Comments Off

Orcas Island Jazz Festival celebrates 10 years this Labor Day weekend

By Community|2025-08-21T14:22:03-07:00August 21st, 2025|Comments Off

School District readies for new school year

By Community|2025-08-21T14:12:56-07:00August 21st, 2025|Comments Off

2025 Fall Native Wildflower Sale

By Community|2025-08-21T13:47:44-07:00August 21st, 2025|Comments Off

Meeting Recap | Community members discuss County’s potential purchase of Decatur Island property

By Community|2025-08-21T13:19:49-07:00August 21st, 2025|Comments Off

Port of Orcas Monday meeting cancelled; no quorum

By Community|2025-08-21T13:05:34-07:00August 21st, 2025|Comments Off

Revitalize your body and mind with Tara Plank’s yoga workshop

By Community|2025-08-20T16:28:03-07:00August 20th, 2025|Comments Off

Center for Whale Research reports encounters with Bigg’s Killer Whales

By Community|2025-08-20T14:22:02-07:00August 20th, 2025|Comments Off

2025 Rotary Car Show sets records for funds, attendance, and fun

By Community|2025-08-20T13:14:45-07:00August 20th, 2025|Comments Off

Orcas Island Fire & Rescue provides corrected property tax impact for November bond measure

By Community|2025-08-20T12:34:45-07:00August 20th, 2025|4 Comments

Good news for permit review times & director recruitment | DCD leadership provides summer update

By Community|2025-08-20T12:21:21-07:00August 20th, 2025|Comments Off

Call for featured artists at Orcas Center

By Community|2025-08-20T12:09:44-07:00August 20th, 2025|Comments Off

San Juan County awards $815,000 in public facilities assistance funding to local organizations

By Community|2025-08-19T16:36:31-07:00August 19th, 2025|Comments Off

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