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
2026 Wooden Boat Rendezvous coming to Deer Harbor
||| FROM WARD FAY, JIM WAITE and BILL SYMES for WOODEN BOAT SOCIETY OF THE SAN JUAN ISLANDS ||| The Wooden Boat Society of the San Juan Islands will host this year’s Wooden Boat Rendezvous
CWR Encounter #55 | Bigg’s Killer Whales
||| FROM CENTER FOR WHALE RESEARCH ||| Full Encounter Report ObservBegin: 04:22 PM ObservEnd: 04:36 PM Vessel: Mike 1 Staff: Mark Malleson, Joe Zelwietro Pods: Bigg's killer whales IDsEncountered: T069E LocationDescr: Seabird Rocks EncSummary: Upon
Public Hearing continued on proposed Ordinance No. 1841 | New regulations for short term rentals
||| FROM DENICE KULSETH for TOWN OF FRIDAY HARBOR ||| The Friday Harbor Town Council is accepting public testimony on proposed Ordinance No. 1841, which would establish new regulations for accommodations of 30 days or
Compass Health to purchase county building in Friday Harbor, continuing long-term services locally
State funding and a decades-long county partnership secure the building's future ||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| Compass Health, a community-based healthcare agency supporting youths and adults, is purchasing the building it has been leasing
I’m not the church lady | Living inside a world that mistakes appearance for essence
||| I'M NOT THE CHURCH LADY by ROSIE KUHN ||| Can I continue being who I am when being who I am doesn’t produce the response I so hope for? Only once, that I can
CWR Encounter #54 | Bigg’s Killer Whales
||| FROM CENTER FOR WHALE RESEARCH ||| Full Encounter Report ObservBegin: 03:45 PM ObservEnd: 04:11 PM Vessel: Mike 1 Staff: Mark Malleson, Joe Zelwietro Pods: Bigg's killer whales IDsEncountered: T041,T041A,T041A2,T041A3,T041A4 LocationDescr: Pachena Point EncSummary: After
CWR encounter #53 • Northern Resident Killer Whales C and G Pod
||| FROM CENTER FOR WHALE RESEARCH ||| Full Encounter Report ObservBegin: 11:45 AM ObservEnd: 12:55 PM Vessel: Mike 1 Staff: Mark Malleson, Joe Zelwietro Pods: Northern Resident IDsEncountered: C6 matriline: C8, C22, C27 G31 matriline:
Be sure to visit County Fair’s Ag tent
||| FROM REBECCA MOORE for SAN JUAN COUNTY EXTENSION ||| Curious about where your food comes from? Wondering what organizations support local farms, gardens, and food security? Looking for fun, hands-on activities for the whole
Working together to feed our island communities
||| FROM THE RESOURCE CENTER COMMUNICATIONS TEAM ||| Island communities know that the best solutions happen when we work together. That spirit of collaboration was recognized this month as the Orcas Community Resource Center was
Celebrate Chinook Salmon’s homecoming at Glenwood Springs on Orcas Island
||| FROM KEVIN CODY for LONG LIVE THE KINGS ||| On Saturday, September 12, Long Live the Kings (LLTK) is hosting our annual Return of the Kings Celebration to welcome our iconic Chinook salmon back
Midnight Mutterings | Mooney
||| MIDNIGHT MUTTERINGS by JACKIE BATES ||| At the end of June this summer, I was sitting on the beach with my new friends from India (and their lovely 1.5 (as they said) year old
Guest Opinion | Open letter to State Board of Education
||| FROM DR. KARI LYNN SCHUH ||| Dear Chair Fertakis and Members of the Washington State Board of Education, I am unable to attend your August 12 meeting in person, but as you consider adopting
4H members talk with livestock market auctioneer
||| FROM KATHLEEN MORRIS for SAN JUAN COUNTY 4H ||| Recently members of San Juan County 4H interviewed long time auctioneer for the 4H Livestock Market Auction, Tom Pasma. Aurora Miller (club reporter), Louie Averna
WSF Weekly Report | Construction underway for new boats
||| FROM STEVE NEVEY for WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| A message from Steve Yesterday in Florida, we celebrated the start of construction on our newest vessel, Wishkah. The steel cutting ceremony is an exciting milestone.
These preventive services are free under Medicare
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| Many Medicare beneficiaries don't realize Medicare covers a range of free preventive services. When received from a Medicare-enrolled provider, there's no deductible or copay. Covered services
Actors Theater creating ongoing old-time radio shows
Wanna write one!? ||| FROM MELINDA MILLIGAN for ACTORS THEATER OF ORCAS ISLAND ||| Local radio station KIXP and Actors Theater of Orcas Island are working together to create a live radio show that features local musical talent
