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
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
Orcas Community Resource Center to host lecture on building a stable community
||| FROM MEGAN METCALF for COMMUNITY RESOURCE CENTER ||| The Orcas Community Resource Center (OCRC) invites you to join them for an educational lecture, Building a Stable Community, at the Orcas Island Public Library. This
School Board vacancies announced
||| FROM SUZANNA SMITH for ORCAS ISLAND SCHOOL DISTRICT ||| Orcas Island School District - School Board Vacancy Announcement-Position # 3 The Orcas Island School District Board of Education is accepting applications for a School
Mayor declares National Domestic Violence Awareness Month
||| FROM TOWN OF FRIDAY HARBOR ||| PROCLAMATION Heal, Hold & Center WHEREAS, October is annually recognized as National Domestic Violence Awareness Month and this year’s theme: “Heal, Hold & Center” invites the community to
Letter to Editor | McVeigh is best candidate
||| FROM DARLA JUNGMEYER ||| Kari McVeigh is the best candidate for County Council District 1. Her combination of common sense, strong ethics, and extensive experience positions her as an effective leader. Kari’s practical approach
Letter to Editor | O’Day’s County Charter expertise gets my vote
||| FROM ALAN MIZUTA ||| I support Stephanie O’Day for San Juan County Council, Position 1, because of her responsiveness and commitment to addressing life and safety concerns for residents and visitors of the outer
Orca tally ‘frustrating’ for those trying to save J, K and L pods
||| FROM PHYS.ORG ||| There are only 73 southern resident orcas left in Puget Sound, according to the most recent count released by the Center for Whale Research. It is one of the lowest tallies
County’s restoration work in Zylstra Lake corridor continues
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| The False Bay watershed on San Juan Island, with its wetland habitats, agricultural uses, and impact on water quality, has been a high priority watershed for the County
