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
Town seeking applicants for open position on Friday Harbor Planning Commission
||| FROM JENNIFER KREMBS for TOWN OF FRIDAY HARBOR ||| The Town of Friday Harbor is accepting applications for open positions on the Planning Commission. Commissioners are volunteers who consider the policies of the Town
Cultivating Success | Growing future farmers
Learn how to develop a sustainable small farm ||| FROM REBECCA MOORE for WSU EXTENSION | SAN JUAN COUNTY ||| Interested in farming? Not sure how to begin? Do you dream of beginning or expanding
County takes multi-step approach to improve Dept. of Community Development services
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| The San Juan County Council has approved a series of steps in an effort to improve services from the Department of Community Development (DCD). The County will begin
Thank you Gala goers and art lovers
||| FROM ART FOR ORCAS KIDS ||| Your unwavering support and commitment have been instrumental in making our first Gala & Art Auction possible. Thanks to you, Art for Orcas Kids (A*OK) gathered an impressive
Master Gardener Clinic
||| FROM DIANNE MACONDRAY for SJC MASTER GARDENERS ||| The Master Gardeners of San Juan County are here to help with science based answers to your plant questions. There will be another Plant Answer Clinic
Letter to Editor | Awaiting an apology from EWUA’s Nigretto
||| FROM CAROL ANN ANDERSON ||| Recently, Teri Nigretto falsely accused me and Ron Claus of violating the law in an email to all EWUA members, on the EWUA website, in the Islands Sounder, and
Islanders launch campaign to renew Land Bank’s funding
||| FROM SANDI FRIEL for RENEW OUR LAND BANK COMMITTEE ||| Left to right: Former Land Bank Commissioners Christa Campbell and Sandi Friel are co-leading the campaign to “Renew Our Land Bank.” Photo taken
Wash Fed Bank Summer Art Show
||| FROM DEBRA BABCOCK ||| The Muse Speaks, Debra Lee Babcock, 2024 WaFd Bank in Eastsound is pleased to announce that the featured artist for July and August this year is Orcas Island
Letter to Editor | O’Day is a great mediator
||| FROM NANCY FUSARE ||| I am writing in support of my friend Stephanie O’Day. I have known her for 30+ years, as both a friend, fellow volunteer and as an employee. Stephanie is very
Letter to Editor | O’Day has specific experience for tasks ahead
||| FROM LISA DES JARDINS ||| I have known and been friends with Stephanie O’Day since she moved to the island 33 years ago. She has been immersed in living, working, and volunteering on San
Letter to Editor | We support O’Day for County Council
||| FROM JIM & MINNIE KNYCH ||| We support Stephanie O'Day for County Council. This decision comes after attending the candidate forum on June 29, and watching the interviews with Stephanie and other candidates at
Olga Daze returns
Festivities begin in front of the Community Center at 10 am on Saturday, July 20. ||| FROM SUSAN GORDON for OLGA DAZE ||| Come for breakfast at the bake sale, featuring our world famous maple
Letter to Editor | Thanks to attendees, supporters for Salmon BBQ
||| FROM STEVE SCHAEFER for ORCAS LIONS CLUB ||| On Saturday, July 6 the Orcas Island Lions Club held its 47th annual Salmon BBQ event. The club would like to thank all who attended in making
Shaw School teacher housing construction breaks ground
Ground breaking ceremony celebrates historic milestone ||| FROM DEANNA SHANNON for SHAW ISLAND SCHOOL DISTRICT ||| After purchasing land over twenty years ago, the Shaw Island School District Board of Directors and Superintendent Kari McVeigh,
Why ‘deadbeat dam’ removals are so difficult in WA, PNW
||| FROM THE SEATTLE TIMES ||| WILDBOY CREEK, Washougal — Kwoneesum Dam once had a purpose. It created a lake for girls attending a summer camp to swim, canoe and sail. But just two decades
After 4 years of reduced ferry service, Bremerton businesses near the dock are struggling to stay afloat
||| FROM KING-TV SEATTLE ||| Thursday [was] the first day of summer, but [it was] also the last day for one Starbucks location along the Bremerton Ferry Terminal. One small business owner nearby told us
