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
County recognizes Native American Heritage Month with proclamation, new tribal engagement framework
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| During the last October Council meeting, a proclamation was issued recognizing November 2024 as National Native American Heritage Month in San Juan County, and November 29 as National Native American
County seeks volunteers to fill vacant seats on multiple advisory boards and committees
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County is seeking volunteers to serve on various boards and committees that help shape daily life in the San Juan Islands. Are you interested in participating
Plan ahead for Thanksgiving holiday ferry travel
||| FROM WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| We’re expecting nearly 300,000 people to travel on our ferries this Thanksgiving holiday period. Customers traveling in vehicles should plan for long lines and wait times, and consider arriving early at terminals. Online
Larsen and Kim | U.S. involvement in NATO Innovation Fund will strengthen NATO defense and security
Bill authorizes U.S. to contribute up to $200 million to NIF over 10 years ||| FROM THE OFFICE OF REP. RICK LARSEN ||| WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Reps. Rick Larsen (WA-02) and Andy Kim (NJ-03) introduced a
High winds may impact ferry service Friday, Nov. 22
||| FROM WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| All ferry passengers should be prepared for possible service disruptions starting this afternoon through tomorrow morning due to weather. The National Weather Service is forecasting high winds throughout the
Letter to Editor | Thank you and congrats
||| FROM RICK HUGHES ||| Thank you, San Juan County, for providing me the opportunity to serve our great county and amazing residents from 2013-2020; it was truly one of the highlights of my life.
Holiday GiveOrcas starts December 3
Give Meaningful Gifts That Matter ||| FROM TARA ANDAYA for ORCAS ISLAND COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ||| The Orcas Island Community Foundation (OICF) Holiday GiveOrcas campaign kicks off on Tuesday, December 3 and runs through Thursday, December
Rotary | Feeding minds and bodies at home and abroad
||| FROM ROTARY FOUNDATION OF THE SAN JUAN ISLANDS || The Rotary Foundation of the San Juan Islands is pleased to announce a new initiative to help children at home and abroad. Feeding Minds and
Everyone knows it’s windy, right?
||| FROM THE ASSOCIATION (1967) |||
USDA shows interest in recent Garden Club presenter’s findings
||| FROM CYNTHIA BRAST-BORMANN, ORCAS GARDEN CLUB PRESENTER ||| The other day, I had an email pop up from someone over at the Orcas Island Garden Club that said someone from the USDA was
ATOI to present holiday radio show
||| FROM SUZANNE GROPPER for ACTORS THEATER OF ORCAS ISLAND ||| From the mouths of babes, is there a Santa Clause? "Yes Virginia, there is a Santa Claus," ATOI's holiday radio show, where you are
Community Holiday Spirit, Island Style
||| FROM SAN JUAN MAKERS GUILD ||| December is starting off with lots of festive fun on Orcas. The Village of Eastsound is launching its holiday season with the Tree Lighting on the Green and
‘Waiting for the ferry blues’
||| FROM JP AND THE OK RHYTHM BOYS |||
Orcas Christian School welcomes Kyler Morgan to high school faculty
||| FROM ORCAS CHRISTIAN SCHOOL ||| Orcas Christian School (OCS) is excited to welcome Kyler Morgan to its middle and high school faculty this school year. Morgan joins OCS after teaching in Chehalis, Washington, and
2025 Dog Licenses now on sale
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| The San Juan County Auditor’s office is ready for the 2025 dog licensing season! Each year, the department has the pleasure of recognizing a ‘Celebrity Dog’. This year,
Salmon return to lay eggs in habitat after largest dam removal project in US history
||| FROM ASSOCIATED PRESS ||| A giant female Chinook salmon flips on her side in the shallow water and wriggles wildly, using her tail to carve out a nest in the riverbed as her body
