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
Public Health Hot Topic | Child and adolescent immunization schedule recommendations
West Coast Health Alliance, WA Department of Health, and San Juan County Health & Community Services continue to recommend the American Academy Pediatrics (AAP) Recommended Child and Adolescent Immunization Schedule ||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY
Rep. Ramel | Facts Over Fear: Strengthening communities, advancing solutions, upcoming town halls
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF REP. ALEX RAMEL ||| With four weeks remaining in this 60-day legislative session, I want to share an update on several priorities I’ve been working on at the Capitol –
Port will meet on Monday
||| FROM CHIP LONG for PORT OF ORCAS ||| The Port of Orcas Board of Commissioners will hold a Regular Meeting on Monday, February 23rd at 4:00 p.m. online via Zoom and in-person at the
Red foxes on San Juan Island test positive for avian influenza
Please do not handle wildlife, especially if it looks sick. There are no reported human cases of avian influenza in San Juan County. ||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| Two red foxes on San
WSF Weekly Report | John Vezina stands in for Steve Nevey
||| FROM JOHN VEZINA for WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| A message from John Steve’s out this week, delegating his authority, including the WSF Weekly Update, to me. I appreciate his trust and his modeling good leadership
Letter to Editor | Open letter to Legislature about WSF card surcharge
||| FROM BOB DISTLER ||| Washington State Ferries has announced that, beginning March 1, it will add a 3% surcharge to “all card transactions.” The so-called Durbin amendment to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and
Open letter to community from Sheriff Eric Peter
||| FROM SHERIFF ERIC PETER ||| Fellow community members, It is with a heavy heart that I share this message. Throughout my career and life, I have faced numerous injuries and health challenges that have
Letter to Editor | Compare: OPALCO General Manager compensation is huge
||| FROM RIKKI SWIN |||
Guest Opinion | Root cause of struggles at EWUA
||| FROM FRED KLEIN ||| Perhaps a bit of history from the point of view of a long time member and former board member of EWUA would be helpful for the membership to understand, confront
Beaverton Marsh Trail open house March 4
Stop by for an in-person update on the grant-funded project to develop a boardwalk across the marsh ||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| Join Conservation Land Bank staff and commissioners at the Mullis Community
“Grease” is rolling into Orcas Center this spring
||| FROM COLLEEN SMITH SUMMERS for ORCAS CENTER ||| We’ve got chills — and they’re multiplying. It’s not just the word, it’s happening! That’s right, “Grease” is rolling into Orcas Center this spring. An all-local
Land Bank Commission to meet Friday
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY LAND BANK ||| The San Juan County Conservation Land Bank Commission will hold its monthly meeting Friday, February 20. The meeting is scheduled from 8:45am – 11:10am via Zoom. The
Canoe Island Music Camp with JP and the OK Rhythm Boys
||| FROM ANITA ORNE for JP AND OK RHYTHM BOYS ||| Registration is now open for Canoe Island Music Camp 2026! Join JP and the OK Rhythm Boys for a weekend of music and fun
New calf reported in L Pod | Welcome L129
||| FROM CENTER FOR WHALE RESEARCH ||| We’re happy to report that Center for Whale Research biologists documented a brand new calf with L pod on February 16, 2026 near Race Rocks, in the Strait
News Brief | High severity blazes influence bee species
||| FROM THE WILDLIFE NEWS ||| To the degree that wildfires are seen as somehow non-destructive, it is usually couched in phrases like the fire was low intensity and most trees “survived” the blaze, as
Orcas Island Garden Club newsletter
||| FROM ROBIN SULLIVAN for ORCAS GARDEN CLUB ||| From my rainy-day window, the garden looks calm and peacefully at rest. As daylight slowly lengthens and rain settles into the soil, this quieter season invites
