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
Land Bank Meeting
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY CONSERVATION LAND BANK COMMISSION ||| The San Juan County Conservation Land Bank Commission will hold a regular monthly meeting on October 18, 2024 from 8:30am – 11:15am via Zoom. The meeting will also be
Poetry | Tomorrow
||| FROM NITA COUCHMAN ||| Tomorrow by Barbara Crooker there will be sun, scalloped by clouds, ushered in by a waterfall of birdsong. It will be a temperate seventy-five, low humidity. For twenty-four hours, all
Letter to Editor | Clarifying O’Day’s position on key issues
||| FROM CAMPAIGN TEAM FOR STEPHANIE O'DAY ||| We’ve been made aware of some misinformation circulating recently. We would like to take a moment to address the rumors directly and clarify Stephanie O’Day’s positions on
A La Niña winter is coming. Here’s what that could mean for the US
||| FROM CNN ||| Fall is in full swing, but it’s not too soon to look ahead to winter, especially one that could feel considerably different than last year’s dominated by El Niño. A weak La Niña is
San Juan County is preparing for rain – and you should be, too
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County is preparing for high intensity rainfall this October and November and encourages the public to take extra precautions to protect property and loved ones. This
Suspected northern giant hornet spotted near Port Orchard
||| FROM MY BELLINGHAM NOW.COM ||| A potential northern giant hornet sighting is being investigated in Washington. The Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA) says that a sighting of the insect was reported south of
Rotary Club of the San Juan Islands is chasing polio
||| FROM BARBARA MARRETT for ROTARY CLUB OF SAN JUANS ||| October 24 is World Polio Day, a time for awareness and information on how you can help end this crippling disease’s effect on the
Island Stewards receives grant to invite all voices to the table
||| FROM RIVER SKY for ISLAND STEWARDS ||| What is it you love about living in the islands? What do you want to protect? What does the future hold for island residents? A new public
Adult Spelling Bee
||| FROM SAM GAILEY for ORCAS ISLAND LIBRARY ||| Let the games begin! Neighbor versus neighbor...family against family...friend challenging friend...all fair game. The Orcas Island Library is presenting the 2nd Annual Adult Spelling Bee Friday,
Letter to Editor | Public lands are precious. So are private lands
||| FROM MIKE CARLSON ||| 34 years ago the Land Bank presented a creative solution to the problems facing San Juan County at that time. Land development and the passing of a generation of legacy
Islands Oil Spill Assoc. Community Forum
||| FROM BILL SYMES for ISLANDS' OIL SPILL ASSOCIATION ||| IOSA staff, volunteers, and board members welcome the Orcas community to an IOSA Community Forum for an evening of facts, fun, and refreshments. Find out
Emmanuel shares Market Day proceeds with local nonprofits
||| FROM BERTO GANDARA for EMMANUEL EPISCOPAL PARISH ||| Emmanuel Episcopal Parish has given $1,500 each in proceeds from the church’s Market Day rummage sale to Safe San Juans, OPALCO’s Project Pal and KWIAHT’s environmental
Letter to Editor | Baney endorses Stephanie
||| FROM BRANDON BANEY ||| I am happy to endorse Stephanie O’day for County Council from the perspective of a builder on San Juan that sees the real struggle new families have trying to make
Pardon our dust: Upcoming construction along Pear Point Road
||| FROM KRISTA BOUCHEY for ORCAS POWER & LIGHT COOPERATIVE San Juan County has a recovery strategy for protection of salmon populations which includes the Jackson Beach Restoration Project. As part of the plan, OPALCO
Trees and land absorbed almost no CO2 last year. Is nature’s carbon sink failing?
The sudden collapse of carbon sinks was not factored into climate models – and could rapidly accelerate global heating ||| FROM THE GUARDIAN ||| It begins each day at nightfall. As the light disappears, billions
Letter to Editor | Paulsen for Council
||| FROM JULIE BRUNNER ||| I have had the pleasure of knowing and working with Justin since he moved to Orcas Island in 2003 and partnered with OPAL to build the OPAL office campus and
