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
Interactive program guide online for Friday Harbor Film Festival
||| FROM ELLEN ROBERTS for FRIDAY HARBOR FILM FESTIVAL ||| The new 2025 FHFF program guide is now ready for viewing at fhff.org/programguides. Each year they publish a comprehensive 60-page guide that brings you closer
Letter to Editor | Justin Paulsen is right leader for SJC future
||| FROM ED ANDREWS ||| I believe that Justin Paulsen is the right person with the right experience to represent us— our friends and neighbors of this little group of islands in the Salish. Governance
‘Thank you’ from Woman in the Woods
||| FROM MICHELL ("MITCH") MARSHALL for WOMAN IN THE WOODS ||| Sadly, Woman in the Woods Productions has decided to end our operations, after seven years of bringing first rate artistic productions to the Orcas
Letter to Editor | SJI Grange says ‘yes’ to Land Bank renewal
||| FROM ROGER ELLISON for SAN JUAN ISLAND GRANGE ||| San Juan Island Grange enthusiastically endorses a yes vote to renew the Land Bank. Starting our own farm has been a dream of the Grange
Reminder: Ferry Riders Opinion Group survey still open
||| FROM WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| Customers are encouraged to participate in the current Ferry Riders Opinion Group survey to share your thoughts on all things Washington State Ferries. The survey is hosted by the
Medicare open enrollment begins October 15
What You Need to Know for 2025 ||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| Starting October 15, Medicare beneficiaries can select new Medicare Advantage or Part D prescription drug plans for 2025. Notices
Letter to Editor | Paulsen perceives the call, and answers
||| FROM THOMAS BRIDGE ||| The story of Community Water Taxi Group (CWT) is intertwined with Justin Paulsen. Simply put, without Justin, CWT would never have happened. The recent success of a $1,500,000 emergency transportation
The Whale Museum’s Virtual Gear Down Workshop for Marine Naturalists
||| FROM TATE THOMSON for THE WHALE MUSEUM ||| Register now for The Whale Museum’s Virtual Gear Down Workshop on November 15 from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. This year’s theme is: All Rivers Lead to Whales.
Update | Pegi Groundwater being honored
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| The Orcas Senior Center is deeply moved by the outpouring of appreciation for Pegi Groundwater and her many years of dedicated service as the volunteer coordinator
Great WA ShakeOut
Test your earthquake preparedness on October 17 ||| FROM BRENDAN COWAN for DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ||| While earthquakes in the islands are rare, San Juan County is smack in the middle of some of
Call for Artisans: Handmade Craft Market
||| FROM BETHANY MARIE for ORCAS CENTER ||| The Visual Arts Committee (VAC) of Orcas Center is excited to host a Handmade Craft Market on November 30 (Small Business Saturday) from 11am-4pm. This market is
Letter to Editor | Consider a No vote for the Land Bank
San Juan County: The Next Nantucket? ||| FROM LISA CROSBY GUARD ||| I’ve long been drawn to Nantucket, often compared to Friday Harbor, where I’ve lived as a native islander and farmer. My family has
Letter to Editor | Reauthorize SJC Land Bank
||| FROM TODD KADEN ||| I am writing in support of reauthorization of the San Juan County Conservation Area REET. As most know, the local County Conservation Land Bank provides stewardship for a select number
Workshop: Grant Writing for Farmers
October 23 helps San Juan County farmers learn tools for effective grant writing ||| FROM REBECCA MOORE for WSU EXTENSION ||| Join a free virtual farm grant writing workshop hosted by WSU San Juan Extension
Community Wildfire Protection Plan needs your input
||| FROM PAUL ANDERSSON for SAN JUAN ISLANDS CONSERVATION DISTRICT ||| A diverse group of local emergency responders, land managers, and forestry experts from over a dozen agencies and tribes are updating the San Juan
5th Annual Funhouse/Island Market Gingerbread House Contest approaches
||| FROM NICOLE SPINOGATTI for FUNHOUSE COMMONS ||| Get ready for the Fifth Annual Gingerbread House contest sponsored by The Funhouse & Island Market! A holiday Gingerbread House Contest for ALL AGES with cash
