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
In Memoriam | Preston Augustin Lang, June 18 2025 -September 24, 2026
Our Little Nugget, forever loved ||| FROM SUZIE LANG ||| Born: June 18, 2025 - Anacortes, WA Passed: September 24, 2026 - Bellingham, WA Resided: Deer Harbor, WA Survived by: Suzie I.M. Lang (mother) and
An uncontested election—and another choice for EWUA members
||| FROM CORY HARRINGTON ||| EWUA is asking members to vote in an election with two unopposed incumbents and no alternative candidates. This lack of choice was not inevitable. The Board adopted a policy disqualifying
What is future of assisted living on Orcas Island?
Friday November 6, 1:30pm, in the Community Room ||| FROM INGRID MATTSON for ORCAS ISLAND LIBRARY ||| Join Dementia Friendly Orcas and the Orcas Island Library as we gather to learn from our island neighbors
Replacement float to be installed at Orcas Landing public dock – area closed Nov. 18 & 19
The replacement float was fabricated by the Port of Friday Harbor and will help ensure marine access is provided at this essential public facility while the County continues to seek additional funding for capital replacement
‘Prom Night Gone Bad’ | An ’80s murder mystery dinner at New Leaf Cafe
Winter fundraiser for Orcas Center ||| FROM COLLEEN SMITH SUMMERS for ORCAS CENTER ||| Break out the hairspray and leg warmers. New Leaf Cafe is turning back the clock for "Totally Rad '80s Prom Gone
Little Book of Change book tour coming to Orcas
||| FROM LINDSIE GREY ||| Storyteller Leah Lamb brings her illustrated book with artist Mark Smith, The Little Book of Change, and the community-hosted Gatherings of Change Tour to Orcas Island with an evening of
All jurors excused November 9-13
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| JURY DUTY: NOVEMBER 9-13, 2026 All jurors summonsed for Jury Duty beginning November 9th, are excused. Thank you.
San Juan County election results
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY ELECTIONS ||| https://results.votewa.gov/results/public/san-juan-county-wa/elections/20261103
Rick Larsen secures resounding victory
Larsen to push for affordability and accountability ||| FROM THE OFFICE OF U.S. REP. RICK LARSEN ||| EVERETT, Wash. – Today, Representative Rick Larsen (WA-02) released the following statement: “I am honored that my friends
San Juan County now hiring Chief Deputy Clerk
This position performs complex administrative, technical, and supervisory work supporting the Office of the County Clerk and the Clerk of the Superior Court ||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County is excited
Orcas Community Resource Center and Puget Sound Cooperative Credit Union partner for holiday giving drive
||| SUBMITTED BY RESOURCE CENTER COMMUNICATIONS TEAM ||| The Orcas Community Resource Center (OCRC) and Puget Sound Cooperative Credit Union (PSCCU) are partnering during the months of November and December to collect essential household supplies,
Think before you shrink wrap your boat
For better or for worse… we’re saying “I DON’T” to more plastic in landfills ||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County’s Department of Environmental Stewardship and Plastic Free Salish Sea piloted a
Letter to the Editor | Odd Fellows Halloween Dance
||| FROM ORCAS ISLAND ODD FELLOWS ||| The Halloween Dance was a big success! Fun costumes, people dancing, connecting, and having a great time! Such a fun evening with dance music provided by The Studs! Song
Odd Fellows firewood raffle result
||| FROM ORCAS ISLAND ODD FELLOWS ||| The annual Odd Fellows Firewood Raffle fundraiser for graduating high school student scholarships was a big success yet again thanks to our community generosity. Thanks to everyone who
My journey with these mirrors began as a wonderful happenstance
||| FROM TINA BROWN ||| After completing a bookbinding class, I found myself with a beautiful abundance of decorative paper scraps. Around the same time, I rediscovered a mirror from my childhood that was badly
Community Show | ‘Mix Your Media’ at Orcas Center
Art intake on November 19; Art Opening on November 20 ||| FROM MARJORIE TAYLOR for ORCAS CENTER ||| The Visual Arts Committee of Orcas Center announces a new community show -- “Mix Your Media” –
