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
WSF Weekly Report | Visit to Orcas with Gov.; Fall reservations release delayed; Kaleeetan assists in rescue
||| FROM STEVE NEVEY for WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| A message from Steve On Monday, I joined Gov. Bob Ferguson, Secretary of Transportation Julie Meredith, our Deputy Assistant Secretary John Vezina, Rep. Debra Lekanoff and
Land Bank July 2025 meeting & agenda
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY LAND BANK ||| The San Juan County Conservation Land Bank Commission will hold a regular monthly meeting on July 18 , 2025 from 8:45am – 11:10am via Zoom. The meeting will also be available for
County Council discusses ferry service with Gov. Ferguson at Orcas community meeting
The strong relationship between state and local officials was on display as San Juan County’s Council, along with other community leaders, joined in an honest discussion of islanders’ transportation needs. ||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY
Upcoming blood drives
||| FROM HANNAH MCNUTT for BLOODWORKS ||| What amazing weather we are having! I hope you all can get on a boat (or at least watch the boats) and enjoy what our lovely community has
San Juan County responds to recent ICE actions in the islands
During the July 15 Council meeting, Council addressed recent ICE raids in the Islands and reaffirmed that local government does not participate in immigration enforcement. ||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| The San Juan
Find treats and treasures on July 26 at Market Day
||| FROM HOLLY KING for EMMANUEL EPISCOPAL CHURCH ||| Jewelry galore! Great pies! Treasures you never knew you needed and tools you absolutely have to have. Come for the fun, take home great finds at
It’s time for Good Trouble tomorrow in the San Juans
||| FROM INDIVISIBLE SAN JUANS TEAM ||| Let's pay tribute to John Lewis together, and to all who stand for civil and human rights. Yes, Good Trouble is happening throughout our islands tomorrow. Please try
Letter to Editor | Let’s Brunch raises nearly $30,000 for Senior Center
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| Let’s Brunch! was a huge success, raising almost $30,000 to support Orcas Senior Center. Guests enjoyed a festive afternoon of delicious food, lively music, exciting auction
Join Leadership San Juans to learn about their upcoming Cohort
||| FROM GRETCHEN KRAMPF for LEADERSHIP SAN JUANS ||| Monday, July 21 5:00 – 6:00 PM Registration Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/p0HOT9ksQoG4BrFtO5yCFQ Thursday, August 21 Noon – 1:00 PM Registration Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/JxOuwQ6aSKOiS066KZJ_mA
The Exchange update | July 2025
||| FROM THE EXCHANGE ||| Art Scholarship Winner: Sintia Cruz Hernandez Congratulations to Sintia Cruz Hernandez - the winner of this year’s Exchange
Letter to Editor | When public service meets public fury
A call for compassion at the ferry terminal ||| FROM ELISABETH BRITT, FIRE COMMISSIONER & ORCAS FERRY LANDING TERMINAL STAFF ||| On the morning of July 14th, I was assigned to manage vehicle boarding at
An important update to OIGC Member’s Book Club
Please note: article released on Tuesday, July 15 about the OIGC Member's Book Club should have included reference to partnership with the Orcas Island Public Library for the Light Eaters event. ||| FROM ORCAS ISLAND
Jurors for July 21-25 duty are excused
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| JURY DUTY: JULY 21-25, 2025 All jurors summonsed for jury duty beginning Monday July 21st through Friday July 25th, are excused. Thank you.
Flotsam & Jetsam | Purses
||| FLOTSAM & JETSAM by MAURICE AUSTIN ||| Some three weeks ago, I watched my mother transfer the contents of her “small” purse into the depths of her “large” purse, a process which left me
A new era of hunger has begun
||| FROM NEW YORK TIMES ||| Parts of Easthampton, an old mill town in western Massachusetts, look like relics of industrial New England — the old workers’ rowhouses, for instance. In other parts, it seems
Port of Orcas to hold public meeting
||| FROM CHIP LONG for PORT OF ORCAS ||| PORT OF ORCAS NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING The Port of Orcas Board of Commissioners will conduct a public hearing on Monday, July 28, 2025 at 4:00
