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.”
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Orcas Island Fire & Rescue provides corrected property tax impact for November bond measure
OIFR Capital Bond Measure - Updated Financial Information ||| FROM BEN LUNA for ORCAS ISLAND FIRE & RESCUE ||| Orcas Island Fire & Rescue is providing updated financial information for Proposition 1, the $18.5 million
Good news for permit review times & director recruitment | DCD leadership provides summer update
During the August 19 Council meeting, DCD leadership provided an update in key areas: recruitment of open positions, review of permit timelines, and the status of large projects. ||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS |||
Call for featured artists at Orcas Center
||| FROM BETHANY MARIE for ORCAS CENTER ||| Orcas Center’s Visual Arts Committee is now accepting applications for Featured Artists for the upcoming season. Selected artists will have the opportunity to showcase their work in
News Brief | New WSF ferries to be built in Florida
||| FROM WORK BOAT ||| "Eastern to build as many as three new ferries for WSF" Originally reported by WorkBoat Eastern Shipbuilding Group, Panama City, Fla., announced it has received the Notice to Proceed from
San Juan County awards $815,000 in public facilities assistance funding to local organizations
This year, funding was awarded to four entities to finance public facilities serving economic development purposes. ||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| During today’s meeting, the County Council approved a series of Public Facilities
News Briefs | NPR takes a look at data centers
||| FROM NPR ||| "Washington's hydropower has created a data center boom. Some are concerned about its future." Originally reported by NPR The first thing visitors approaching Quincy, Washington see is dry rolling hills, cleaved
Return of the Kings comes to Orcas Island this September
Celebrate the Salmon’s Journey ||| FROM LISA TERRY for LONG LIVE THE KINGS ||| Join Long Live the Kings for Return of the Kings, a free community celebration welcoming Chinook salmon home to Glenwood Springs on
Duende Libre and Sabu open Jazz Festival with free concerts on The Green
||| FROM BETHANY MARIE for ORCAS CENTER ||| Orcas Center proudly kicks off this year’s Orcas Island Jazz Festival with a vibrant, free outdoor concert featuring Duende Libre and Sabu on the Village Green, Sunday,
Council approves $800,000 in affordable housing funds to support OPAL’s Pea Patch Project
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| During the July 15 meeting, the Council approved supplemental funding for OPAL Community Land Trust's new rental housing on the Pea Patch Community Campus. This property is on
Reminder: Construction begins Sept. 2nd for Bayhead Creek culvert project on Killebrew Lake Rd
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| Construction on the Bayhead Creek Culvert Repair Project on Killebrew Lake Rd on Orcas Island will begin on Tuesday, September 2, 2025 and is expected to last until
Orca who carried her dead newborn 1,000 miles gives birth to another new calf
Orca who carried her dead newborn 1,000 miles gives birth to another new calf ||| FROM NBC NEWS ||| The killer whale who captured hearts across the world in 2018 for refusing to let go
ATOI to present Deathtrap, a black comedy
||| FROM LYNDA SANDERS for ACTORS THEATER OF ORCAS ISLAND ||| Actors Theater of Orcas Island presents Deathtrap, a 1978 black comedy written by Ira Levin. It holds the record for the longest-running comedy-thriller on
Fire danger level remains downgraded to ‘HIGH’
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| The San Juan County Fire Marshal, in coordination with local fire districts and the Washington State Department of Natural Resources, has announced that fire danger will be downgraded
UPDATED | Meet with Councilmember McVeigh on Sep. 20
||| FROM ERIN ANDREWS for SAN JUAN COUNTY MANAGERS OFFICE ||| County Council Chair and District 1 representative Kari McVeigh is hosting ‘Coffee With Kari’ – an opportunity to ask questions, hear the latest County
FOIL Wins 2025 Up And Running Grant
||| FROM FRIENDS OF THE ORCAS LIBRARY ||| The Friends of the Orcas Island Library (FOIL) is excited to announce its organization is one of 50 winners selected nationwide for the 2025 eBay Up &
Jury Duty August 25-29? You’re excused
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| JURY DUTY: AUGUST 25-29, 2025 All jurors summonsed for jury duty beginning Monday August 25th through Friday August 29th, are excused. Jurors summonsed for the week of
