Here’s a thought…
“Don’t ask me who’s influenced me. A lion is made up of the lambs he’s digested, and I’ve been reading all my life.”
GIORGOS SEFERIS
Larsen reintroduces bill to fight discriminatory voter ID laws
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF U.S. REP. RICK LARSEN ||| WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday, U.S. Representatives Rick Larsen (WA-02) and Mark Veasey (TX-33) reintroduced the America Votes Act to protect U.S. citizens who face disenfranchisement because of
Letter to Editor | Protecting your vote
||| FROM HEATHER LEE FOR COUNTY AUDITOR ||| Many people have shared their concerns about election security with me and how election officials can address those concerns. I believe the biggest issues are cybersecurity, ballot
Forester’s Notes | Times are tough
||| FROM KEVIN W. ZOBRIST, WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY FORESTRY PROFESSOR ||| The excellent adventure of the Extension Forestry Program has become a bit of a bogus journey of late. We have been hit with significant
OCS students learn from Orcas Island musician Jim Bredouw
||| FROM ORCAS CHRISTIAN SCHOOL ||| Students at Orcas Christian School had an opportunity to learn from one of Orcas Island’s longtime musicians and sound engineers when Jim Bredouw visited the school to share stories
Library to feature art of Shawna Marie Franklin
||| FROM ANDREA COHEN for ORCAS ISLAND LIBRARY ||| Shawna Marie Franklin will be October’s featured artist at the Orcas Island Library. Her monoprints and paintings will be displayed in a show entitled Being with
Emmanuel’s summer Market Day helps Orcas islanders all year
||| FROM LYNN BAKER for EMMANUEL EPISCOPAL CHURCH ||| Warm homes. Good food. Help in need. Services for seniors. And, for students, a chance to learn to fly. These are the gifts to Orcas islanders
Artworks featured artist for October is Maria Papademetriou
||| FROM B.J. ARNOLD for ORCAS ARTWORKS ||| Orcas artist Maria Papademetriou describes her work is a kind of visual storytelling used to create a narrative, mood,, or message. "My creative process is multilayered and
Midnight Mutterings | Hand II
||| MIDNIGHT MUTTERINGS by JACKIE BATES ||| I’m calling this ‘Hand II because I think I wrote a column years earlier called ‘Hand’ about my brother’s serious injury to his right hand when he was
Plain talk on the budget
||| FROM JENNIFER SWANSON, CANDIDATE FOR COUNTY COUNCIL DISTRICT 3 ||| During the course of my campaign for County Council, I have had countless conversations with people across the islands and have learned a great
Town of Friday Harbor Proclamation | Hope to live free of abuse
||| FROM TOWN OF FRIDAY HARBOR ||| PROCLAMATION WHEREAS, October is recognized nationally as Domestic Violence Awareness Month; and WHEREAS, domestic violence is a complex and pervasive public health crisis that affects individuals without regard
Supporting our strong community
||| FROM LINDSAY JENNINGS for ORCAS ISLAND COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ||| Strong communities are built by people who choose to engage, learn, and lead, and this fall we have several ways to support that work on
Getting to Know Katherine | People-first leadership & proven results
||| FROM KATHERINE BRYANT INGMAN FOR SAN JUAN COUNTY COUNCIL ||| Excellent council members bring neighbors together, build on community strengths, identify solutions by focusing on shared goals, and lead through change and crisis with
Joint statement of Governor Bob Ferguson and Ecology Director Casey Sixkiller on west coast oil pipeline
||| FROM WASHINGTON GOVERNOR BOB FERGUSON ||| OLYMPIA — Governor Bob Ferguson and Washington Department of Ecology Director Casey Sixkiller offer the folllowing joint statement regarding the Oct. 1 decision by the Canadian Major Projects
November 3, 2026, General Election Ballots | Vote! Sign! Ballot Box it!
All registered San Juan County voters will receive a ballot for the 2026 General Election. Ballots will be mailed on October 9 ||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| Mark your calendars for the upcoming
In Memoriam | Doug Marshall
||| FROM MICHELL (MITCH) MARSHALL ||| It is difficult to find the words to say goodbye to someone who has been an important part of my life. My beloved husband, Doug Marshall, passed away on
WSF Weekly Report | Reducing fleet age; week without driving challenge; Nevey’s 5-year anniversary
||| FROM STEVE NEVEY for WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| A message from Steve Today marks my five-year anniversary at Washington State Ferries. I joined WSF in 2021 as operations director and stepped into my current
