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LWVSJ Observer Corps | County Council January 14, 2025

By Community|2025-01-16T11:40:57-08:00January 16th, 2025|Comments Off

Land Bank to meet

By Community|2025-01-16T11:36:38-08:00January 16th, 2025|Comments Off

Council reviews major initiatives and priorities for 2025 at two-day retreat

By Community|2025-01-15T14:15:33-08:00January 15th, 2025|Comments Off

Local Power Generation | Why the Bailer Hill Microgrid: Part 2 of 3

By Community|2025-01-16T12:09:46-08:00January 15th, 2025|7 Comments

Celebrate the life, legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

By Community|2025-01-15T11:58:09-08:00January 15th, 2025|Comments Off

JURY DUTY: JANUARY 21-24, 2025

By Community|2025-01-15T11:11:14-08:00January 15th, 2025|Comments Off

Suspect successfully extradited for residential burglary charges

By Community|2025-01-18T14:10:59-08:00January 15th, 2025|Comments Off

Final Leaping Fool

By Nik Schulz|2025-01-15T11:20:07-08:00January 14th, 2025|Comments Off

FH Film Festival | Free Best of the Fest Documentary series

By Community|2025-01-14T12:06:02-08:00January 14th, 2025|Comments Off

LWVSJ Observer Corps | County Council January 13, 2025

By Community|2025-01-14T11:52:33-08:00January 14th, 2025|Comments Off

Reservations recommended on Anacortes/San Juan Islands route

By News Source|2025-01-14T11:46:19-08:00January 14th, 2025|Comments Off

Washington State Ferries 2024 Year in Review

By News Source|2025-01-13T15:42:30-08:00January 13th, 2025|Comments Off

Reflecting on wildfire risk in the islands in wake of devastating So. California fires

By Community|2025-01-13T15:28:32-08:00January 13th, 2025|7 Comments

County School Districts join together in advocacy efforts

By Community|2025-01-09T13:40:55-08:00January 13th, 2025|Comments Off

Orcas HS Chess Team – Champions!

By Community|2025-01-13T12:54:06-08:00January 13th, 2025|1 Comment

The ‘new’ OCS teacher you may already have met: Anna Vedder

By Community|2025-01-13T11:43:43-08:00January 13th, 2025|Comments Off

A rare alignment of planets is about to take place in the sky

By Community|2025-01-11T12:59:05-08:00January 12th, 2025|Comments Off

Southern Resident orcas face uncertain future despite groundbreaking research efforts

By News Source|2025-01-12T11:08:59-08:00January 12th, 2025|Comments Off

Barcelona uses its tourist tax to tackle the effects of climate change

By News Source|2025-01-11T13:39:03-08:00January 12th, 2025|1 Comment

La Niña has officially arrived. Here’s what that means for western Washington

By News Source|2025-01-11T15:55:10-08:00January 11th, 2025|Comments Off

Port Commissioners special meeting

By Community|2025-01-15T11:46:18-08:00January 11th, 2025|1 Comment

2025 Marine Naturalist Training Program Opens Registration

By Community|2025-01-11T13:07:08-08:00January 11th, 2025|Comments Off

It’s tick time again

By Community|2025-01-11T12:38:41-08:00January 11th, 2025|Comments Off

Midnight Mutterings | The right to rewrite

By Jackie Bates|2025-01-11T12:00:56-08:00January 11th, 2025|Comments Off

The one-page calendar that changes how you view the year

By News Source|2025-01-11T12:58:54-08:00January 11th, 2025|Comments Off

Sheriff’s Report | January 1 – 7, 2025

By Community|2025-01-08T11:29:37-08:00January 11th, 2025|Comments Off

Ferguson may delay converting ferries to electric power

By News Source|2025-01-10T16:08:12-08:00January 10th, 2025|Comments Off

Health experts rally for ‘call to arms’ to protect children from toxic chemicals

By News Source|2025-01-10T15:15:40-08:00January 10th, 2025|3 Comments

OICF | A New Beginning

By Community|2025-01-10T14:30:52-08:00January 10th, 2025|Comments Off

‘The Santa Anas’ by Joan Didion

By News Source|2025-01-10T12:49:31-08:00January 10th, 2025|4 Comments

WSF Weekly Report | 61,000 passengers in one day

By News Source|2025-01-09T15:37:20-08:00January 10th, 2025|1 Comment

Art Opening: Visual Arts Committee

By Community|2025-01-09T13:30:39-08:00January 9th, 2025|Comments Off

San Juan County Jury Duty: January 13-17, 2025

By Community|2025-01-09T12:00:50-08:00January 9th, 2025|Comments Off

Bob Ferguson vows to make fixing Washington’s ferry system a ‘top priority’

By News Source|2025-01-09T11:48:33-08:00January 9th, 2025|Comments Off

Attention San Juan County businesses: Sales tax increase effective April 1, 2025

By Community|2025-01-09T11:40:25-08:00January 9th, 2025|3 Comments

Washington State bans net-pen aquaculture

By News Source|2025-01-08T18:39:29-08:00January 9th, 2025|Comments Off

Here’s how annexing Canada would change American politics

By News Source|2025-01-08T16:43:55-08:00January 8th, 2025|Comments Off

Why local power generation is important | Part 1 of 3

By Community|2025-01-08T14:02:04-08:00January 8th, 2025|13 Comments

Deadline extended for vacation rental compliance certification process

By Community|2025-01-08T10:41:36-08:00January 8th, 2025|1 Comment

Gas pains

By Lin McNulty|2025-01-07T14:25:02-08:00January 7th, 2025|4 Comments

Les Contes d’Hoffman – Met Opera at Orcas Center

By Community|2025-01-07T12:25:54-08:00January 7th, 2025|Comments Off

San Juan County publishes 2024 Year-In-Review

By Community|2025-01-07T11:31:07-08:00January 7th, 2025|2 Comments

New year brings new vessel distance regulations for Southern Resident Killer Whales

By Community|2025-01-07T11:20:37-08:00January 7th, 2025|Comments Off

New public zone map aims to enhance accuracy of weather warnings in western Washington

By News Source|2025-01-07T11:10:15-08:00January 7th, 2025|Comments Off

Uncertain future for orcas as Marineland Antibes prepares for closure

By News Source|2025-01-06T13:15:33-08:00January 6th, 2025|Comments Off

Celebration of Life for Artha Kass

By Community|2025-01-06T13:00:01-08:00January 6th, 2025|1 Comment

Announcing: Orcas Island Cheese Club

By Community|2025-01-06T12:51:02-08:00January 6th, 2025|Comments Off

Community Meeting Reminder: Bayhead Creek culvert repair project on Killebrew Lake Rd.

By Community|2025-01-06T12:36:54-08:00January 6th, 2025|3 Comments

Renewables won’t save us from climate catastrophe, experts warn; what will?

By News Source|2025-01-05T15:38:13-08:00January 5th, 2025|3 Comments

OCS alum embraces role in college basketball

By Community|2025-01-05T14:13:30-08:00January 5th, 2025|Comments Off

San Juans Vision Source has moved to Prune Alley

By Community|2025-01-03T15:26:18-08:00January 4th, 2025|1 Comment

Sheriff’s Report | December 24 – 31, 2024

By Community|2025-01-03T14:47:30-08:00January 4th, 2025|Comments Off

2025 Comp Plan Update | Land use element available for review

By Community|2025-01-03T13:27:48-08:00January 3rd, 2025|Comments Off

Early bird registration now open for 2025 San Juan Islands Agricultural Summit

By Community|2025-01-03T11:27:08-08:00January 3rd, 2025|Comments Off

Fall Prevention Tai Ji Quan

By Lin McNulty|2025-01-03T11:15:17-08:00January 3rd, 2025|Comments Off

Back In Session: Sheriff’s Office reminds drivers of school bus safety

By Community|2025-01-03T11:08:32-08:00January 3rd, 2025|Comments Off

2025 Art Exhibit Schedule at Orcas Center

By Community|2025-01-02T15:37:11-08:00January 2nd, 2025|Comments Off

Prescription drugs just got cheaper for seniors

By News Source|2025-01-02T15:14:03-08:00January 2nd, 2025|Comments Off

Tahlequah mourns loss of another calf as Center for Whale Research confirms death of J61

By News Source|2025-01-02T14:32:56-08:00January 2nd, 2025|Comments Off

Happy New Year from Friday Harbor Film Festival

By Community|2025-01-02T14:24:18-08:00January 2nd, 2025|Comments Off

Garden Club to present ‘Where Have All the Insects Gone?’

By Community|2025-01-02T14:07:51-08:00January 2nd, 2025|Comments Off

Explore Evening Vinyasa Yoga

By Community|2025-01-02T13:44:35-08:00January 2nd, 2025|Comments Off

County awards $1.9M in lodging tax grant funds to local organizations

By Community|2025-01-02T13:40:08-08:00January 2nd, 2025|7 Comments

Needlework Circle at Senior Center

By Community|2025-01-01T12:01:40-08:00January 1st, 2025|Comments Off

Guest Opinion | A modest proposal

By Community|2025-01-01T11:35:32-08:00January 1st, 2025|5 Comments

Researchers believe mother orca known for grieving 2018 newborn’s death has lost another calf

By News Source|2025-01-01T11:28:42-08:00January 1st, 2025|1 Comment

Joy of Middle Eastern Dance

By Community|2024-12-31T12:28:33-08:00December 31st, 2024|Comments Off

Millions sing it each year on New Year’s. What are the lyrics and meaning to ‘Auld Lang Syne’?

By News Source|2024-12-31T16:25:23-08:00December 31st, 2024|Comments Off

Take the plunge on New Years Day

By Community|2024-12-30T14:57:36-08:00December 30th, 2024|Comments Off

Proposed ferry speed limits to protect whales ‘devastating’ to Nantucket economy

By News Source|2024-12-30T13:36:06-08:00December 30th, 2024|2 Comments

Two newly elected county officials sworn in today

By News Source|2024-12-30T13:09:45-08:00December 30th, 2024|2 Comments

Guest Opinion | A wish for my community in 2025

By Community|2024-12-29T13:49:28-08:00December 29th, 2024|37 Comments

Art with Carla at Orcas Senior Center

By Community|2024-12-28T15:11:43-08:00December 28th, 2024|Comments Off

New 2025 WA laws include minimum wage increase, expanded paid sick leave

By News Source|2024-12-28T13:12:28-08:00December 28th, 2024|Comments Off

Midnight Mutterings | Wet Christmas

By Jackie Bates|2024-12-28T10:15:49-08:00December 28th, 2024|3 Comments

Sheriff’s Report | December 18 – 23, 2024

By Community|2024-12-27T15:35:11-08:00December 28th, 2024|Comments Off

LWVSJ Observer Corps | County Council December 23, 2024

By Community|2024-12-27T11:40:34-08:00December 27th, 2024|1 Comment

These undersea tunnels connect remote islands halfway between Iceland and Scotland

By News Source|2024-12-27T11:28:35-08:00December 27th, 2024|12 Comments

WSF winter sailing schedule starts Sunday, Dec. 29

By News Source|2024-12-27T11:18:23-08:00December 27th, 2024|Comments Off

Monthly Hearing Services at Orcas Senior Center

By Community|2024-12-27T11:34:53-08:00December 27th, 2024|Comments Off

Third entangled endangered whale spotted in span of a week off East Coast

By News Source|2024-12-25T20:43:07-08:00December 26th, 2024|Comments Off

As the Paradigm Shifts | Am I doing Christmas, or being Christmas?

By Rosie Kuhn|2024-12-21T11:37:03-08:00December 25th, 2024|Comments Off

NORAD Track Santa 2024 – Live Tracker

By News Source|2024-12-23T14:18:38-08:00December 24th, 2024|Comments Off

High wind watch for Christmas

By News Source|2024-12-26T10:40:00-08:00December 24th, 2024|Comments Off

J Pod brings us tidings of great joy for Christmas

By News Source|2024-12-23T20:27:29-08:00December 24th, 2024|1 Comment

Orcas Island Health Care District: Relationships are the cornerstone of community health

By Community|2024-12-23T13:12:44-08:00December 23rd, 2024|2 Comments

Soroptimist Education Awards for San Juan County women

By Community|2024-12-23T12:55:49-08:00December 23rd, 2024|Comments Off

Some whales may live nearly twice as long as believed—if we let them

By News Source|2024-12-23T11:34:26-08:00December 23rd, 2024|Comments Off

Out-of-control invasive species has met its match: Cute and hungry otters

By News Source|2024-12-22T13:12:42-08:00December 22nd, 2024|3 Comments

Peace and Light is seasonal message from White House

By News Source|2024-12-22T12:56:49-08:00December 22nd, 2024|1 Comment

OCS guitar class strikes a chord with community

By Community|2024-12-22T16:21:22-08:00December 22nd, 2024|1 Comment

Yoga with Sam at Orcas Senior Center

By Community|2024-12-21T14:08:12-08:00December 21st, 2024|Comments Off

2025 Airhawks scholarship recipients

By Community|2024-12-21T11:57:25-08:00December 21st, 2024|Comments Off

Sheriff’s Report | December 11 – 17, 2024

By Community|2024-12-20T15:36:19-08:00December 21st, 2024|Comments Off

Be the light

By Community|2024-12-20T15:43:06-08:00December 20th, 2024|Comments Off

Bird flu kills Olympic Peninsula cougars in WA

By News Source|2024-12-20T14:04:52-08:00December 20th, 2024|Comments Off

Orcas neighborhood concerned after suspicious male armed with a knife shows up on porch

By Lin McNulty|2024-12-20T13:49:20-08:00December 20th, 2024|Comments Off

Explore vibrant watercolors art show at Orcas Senior Center

By Community|2024-12-20T11:46:17-08:00December 20th, 2024|Comments Off

Local partnership promotes safe hunting on Lopez Island

By Community|2024-12-20T11:22:49-08:00December 20th, 2024|6 Comments

China overtakes US in captive orca numbers

By News Source|2024-12-19T18:07:46-08:00December 20th, 2024|1 Comment

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