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
Jurors for Jan. 12-16 are excused
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| JURY DUTY: JANUARY 12-16, 2026 All jurors summonsed for jury service beginning Monday January 12th, through Friday January 16th, are excused.
County to test vote counting equipment in January
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County’s Elections Office will conduct a “Logic and Accuracy” test of ballot tabulating equipment used for the County’s February 10, 2026, Special election. The test is
Visual Arts group art show to start 2026 at Orcas Center
||| FROM COLLEEN SMITH SUMMERS for ORCAS CENTER ||| To start the new year, Orcas Center is pleased to announce an exhibit featuring the artwork of Orcas Center’s Visual Arts Committee members. This committee is
Experience the joy of drumming at Senior Center
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| Discover the joy of drumming with the Spirit of Drumming Group at Orcas Senior Center Thursdays at 1:30 p.m.! This beginner-friendly group focuses on exploring the
My Favorite Trees of Orcas | Artwork by Sally Walker at Orcas Senior Center
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| The Orcas Senior Center will showcase the vivid artwork of Sally Walker throughout January and February, inviting visitors to stop by Monday through Friday between 9
Early bird registration now open for 2026 San Juans Agricultural Summit
||| FROM REBECCA MOORE for SAN JUAN COUNTY EXTENSION ||| Early Bird Registration is now open for the 14th Annual San Juan Islands Agricultural Summit, taking place on Friday, February 27 and Saturday, February 28,
Orcas Islanders Wanted | County seeks volunteers for Orcas Island-specific committee seats
There are currently vacant positions on the County’s Planning Commission, EPRC, Parks and Recreation Commission, and Noxious Weed Control Board. ||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| Do you live on Orcas Island? Are you
Planning for success in your home vegetable garden
||| FROM PERRI GIBBONS for ORCAS ISLAND GARDEN CLUB ||| Please join the Orcas Island Garden Club on Wednesday, January 21st, 2026, as we welcome Professor, Carol Miles. We are excited and grateful to have
‘On Screen’ series from The Met, Live in HD, and National Theatre Live
||| FROM COLLEEN SMITH SUMMERS for ORCAS CENTER ||| Running from now until June, you can view a diverse sampling of the world’s best performers at the height of their careers in productions from The
Big wins for Orcas Senior Center | USDA roof funding and GiveOrcas success
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| We’re thrilled to announce that Orcas Senior Center will receive $165,000 in USDA funding in 2026 to help replace our aging roof! This incredible support is
Wingspan game day coming to Odd Fellows Hall
||| FROM WOODY CISKOWSKI for ORCAS PUBLIC LIBRARY || Are you a birder, a board gamer, or (ideally) both? The Orcas Public Library, in collaboration with the Odd Fellows Hall, is excited to present Wingspan
As the Paradigm Shifts | A gentle dismantling of poor them, lucky me
Seeing the courage, not the victim ||| AS THE PARADIGM SHIFTS by ROSIE KUHN ||| I’ve been listening lately—really listening—to how I talk about those who are struggling. People who lost their jobs. People standing
Etch A Sketch Circle
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR ||| Starting January 8, shake the cobwebs off your creativity at the Senior Center! Join the Etch A Sketch Circle with Anita Orne of AnitASketch every Thursday at
Midnight Mutterings | Thinking about Japan: Part 3
||| MIDNIGHT MUTTERINGS by JACKIE BATES ||| Kyoko and her family moved to a less expensive house after a year or so, and as a result, we saw less of each other, without the convenience
OPAL purchases Crosswind Apartments
Another eight rentals affordable for households of moderate and middle incomes ||| FROM QASIM ALI DINO for OPAL COMMUNITY LAND TRUST ||| Eight more apartments on Orcas Island will become permanently affordable rentals with OPAL
Free America Walkout
||| FROM INDIVISIBLE SAN JUAN ISLANDS ||| Indivisible San Juan Islands rallies residents to join the national mass-mobilization walkout, Free America, Tuesday, January 20, 2026, organized by the Women’s March. We will walk out of
