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
Take the plunge on New Years Day
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Proposed ferry speed limits to protect whales ‘devastating’ to Nantucket economy
||| FROM MASS LIVE ||| Strict vessel speed restrictions proposed to protect right whales in Nantucket Sound would be devastating to the island’s economy and way of life if implemented, Steamship Authority board member Rob
Two newly elected county officials sworn in today
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County is pleased to announce the swearing-in of two newly elected officials today. The County welcomes incoming County Council members Kari McVeigh and Justin Paulsen who
Guest Opinion | A wish for my community in 2025
||| BY ELISABETH ROBSON ||| Growth and Overshoot Growth, the basis of our local and the global economy, will not continue much longer. There are many intersecting reasons for this, but all can be described
Art with Carla at Orcas Senior Center
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| Unleash your creativity at "Art with Carla" every Friday, 1-3 pm at Orcas Senior Center. Led by experienced artist Carla Stanley, this lighthearted class focuses on
New 2025 WA laws include minimum wage increase, expanded paid sick leave
||| FROM FOX 13 NEWS ||| WASHINGTON - Several new laws in Washington state will go into effect in 2025, impacting general workers and health care. Key changes include stronger protection for health care workers, such as a ban on mandatory
Midnight Mutterings | Wet Christmas
||| MIDNIGHT MUTTERINGS by JACKIE BATES ||| Not sure there’s a song about that. I know there is a White Christmas, a Blue Christmas, but I don’t recall a Wet Christmas song. Wet and Windy,
Sheriff’s Report | December 18 – 23, 2024
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ||| WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 18 24-008039 Fraud 12:38:39 12/18/24 A Lopez Island Deputy was dispatched to a Fraud call. The incident was documented. 24-008043 Unconscious ALS 15:27:34 12/18/24 Deputies
LWVSJ Observer Corps | County Council December 23, 2024
||| FROM NECIA QUAST for LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS ||| The Council approved the revised Lodging Tax Advisory Committee recommendation for 2025 destination marketing services agreement for one year with the San Juan Islands Visitors Bureau
WSF winter sailing schedule starts Sunday, Dec. 29
||| FROM WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| Our winter sailing schedule starts Sunday, Dec. 29 and lasts through March 22, 2025. The Anacortes/San Juan Islands route will run on a new winter sailing schedule this year. This marks the first update in more
Monthly Hearing Services at Orcas Senior Center
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| Stacie Nordrum, Au.D., CCC-A, from Island Hearing Healthcare, provides hearing care at Orcas Senior Center monthly (Thursday, January 9). To secure your slot, it is advisable
Third entangled endangered whale spotted in span of a week off East Coast
||| FROM THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ||| A third endangered whale has been spotted entangled in fishing gear off the East Coast, marking an alarming end to the year for a species threatened with extinction. The
As the Paradigm Shifts | Am I doing Christmas, or being Christmas?
||| AS THE PARADIGM SHIFTS by ROSIE KUHN ||| I find myself in a dilemma. I love when Christmas rolls around. I watch countless Christmas movies and look forward to dinners with friends. I’ve been
NORAD Track Santa 2024 – Live Tracker
||| FROM THE LAUNCH PAD ||| Welcome to The Launch Pad's 2024 Santa Tracker! Join us LIVE as we track Santa from the North Pole as he delivers billions of presents across the globe! Merry
High wind watch for Christmas
||| FROM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ||| = URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Seattle WA 345 AM PST Tue Dec 24 2024 San Juan County-Western Whatcom County-Western Skagit County- Admiralty Inlet Area- Including the
Orcas Island Health Care District: Relationships are the cornerstone of community health
||| FROM CHRIS CHORD for ORCAS ISLAND HEALTH CARE DISTRICT ||| Orcas Island Health Care District (OIHCD), formally known as San Juan County Public Hospital District #3, was established in 2018 to ensure access to
