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
Letter to Editor | Partisanship of SJC County Council is wrong
||| FROM MIKE CARLSON, et. al* ||| Kari McVeigh has sought and received the endorsement of the San Juan County Democratic Party. In doing so, she has demonstrated her newness to San Juan County and
Fall Fest Sunday on the Farm
See it made - Make it yourself ||| FROM SAN JUAN MAKERS GUILD ||| Fall Festival in Deer Harbor is this Sunday, Sept. 22nd, 12-4:30 pm at the Family Tides Farm. Join local artists and artisans and
Don’t forget Great Islands Clean-Up this weekend
||| FROM ORCAS RECYCLING/THE EXCHANGE ||| Fall GICU This Saturday, September 21st! Pick-up bags, vests and grabbers tomorrow at the event (9/21) starting at 10am at the Village Green. Collected trash can be dropped off the
WSF releases fall sailing schedule
||| FROM WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| Our fall sailing schedule starts this Sunday, Sept. 22 and lasts through Dec. 28. The biggest change is on our Fauntleroy/Vashon/Southworth route. The unscheduled third boat will now run on the
Letter to Editor | Paulsen displays exemplary leadership, commitment to community
||| FROM CHELSIE GUILFORD ||| I am writing to express my wholehearted support for Justin Paulsen’s candidacy for County Council. I have had the privilege of knowing Justin for the past seven years, and during
Monthly Hearing Services
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| Stacie Nordrum, Au.D., CCC-A, from Island Hearing Healthcare, provides hearing care at Orcas Senior Center every first Thursday of the month. To secure your slot, it
WSF Weekly Report | Gov. Inslee meeting; upcoming virtual meetings; Fall schedule begins Sunday; motorcycle Oyster Run Sunday
||| FROM STEVE NEVEY for WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| A message from Steve I had the privilege of joining Gov. Jay Inslee in Friday Harbor on Tuesday to announce a significant addition to our San
San Juan County calls for public input on Uniform Development Code revisions
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| The San Juan County Council is conducting a comprehensive review and revision of the County's Uniform Development Code (UDC), also known as Title 18. This update is intended
Letter to Editor | We should always stick up for our friends, right?
||| FROM ROBERT AUSTIN ||| My wife and I bought our home here in 1998, and we’ve long come to enjoy the charms of living in a small community, with all the unexpected but welcome
Audition Notice | Kids Got Talent – A show for kids by kids
||| FROM ORCAS CENTER ||| Auditions for Orcas Center’s youth talent show will take place on Wednesday, October 2 and Thursday, October 3 from 4-6pm on both days on Center Stage. Bring your talent and
Letter to Editor | Kari McVeigh is the leader we need
||| FROM WILLIAM SEVERSON ||| In conversations with Kari McVeigh, I know that she understands the unique challenges that our island communities face. We are a group of islands in the middle of the Salish
County issues Hispanic Heritage Month Proclamation in recognition of local Hispanic community
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| During this week's Council meeting, the Council issued a proclamation recognizing Hispanic Heritage Month from September 15-October 15. The proclamation (in both English and Spanish) celebrates the valuable contributions of the
Letter to Editor | Justin demonstrates the epitome of what an Islander is
Islanders Registered to vote can vote for any Council Candidate County wide ||| FROM CLARK CUNDY ||| As islanders we all are attempting to put the pandemic behind us and take a look around our
Reminder: WSF virtual public meetings
||| FROM WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| As summer comes to an end, we’re hosting virtual systemwide public meetings to look ahead to fall service and recap our busiest season. Join us on September 24-25 as
Get help with Medicare costs
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| Are you having trouble affording the medical care you need? If you are on Medicare, three programs can help: Medicaid, the Medicare Savings Program, and the
County receives $1.5M from WA Governor to support local transportation infrastructure
Funding from the Governor’s Office will support three pilot initiatives to address ongoing ferry service disruptions, as well as a third set of crew for the interisland ferry. ||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS |||
