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
A message from Peggy Bill, SJC Conservation Land Bank Commission Chair
SJC Conservation Land Bank Commission Chair, Peggy Bill, issues letter to the community to address questions regarding the Talking Horse Farm Acquisition and sale project located at 652 Halvorson Rd. on San Juan Island |||
OCS students explore ‘Love in Action’ through service
||| FROM ORCAS ISLAND CHRISTIAN SCHOOL ||| Middle and high school students at Orcas Christian School recently heard from guest speakers about serving others and putting their faith into action. Lauren Lombard, who coordinates service
Local boy makes good
||| FROM DAN GOTTLIEB for CANOPY JAPAN ||| In 1989, I moved to Orcas because it was, and still is, a climate change refuge. I now live on Okinawa, in Japan for the exact opposite
School District strategic planning | Building our future together
||| FROM SUZANNA SMITH for ORCAS ISLAND SCHOOL DISTRICT ||| The Orcas Island School District is beginning a new Strategic Planning process to help shape the future of our schools. The goal is to celebrate what’s working,
Fifth annual Family Tides Farm and Northwest Indian College Fall Festival coming soon
||| FROM EMILIE ROBINSON for FAMILY TIDES FARM ||| Family Tides Farm & Northwest Indian College invite you to the fifth annual Fall Festival on Sunday, September 20, from 11am-4:00pm, at 6389 Deer Harbor Road.
Eth-No-Tec brings more storytellers to Orcas
||| FROM ROBERT KIKUCHI-YNGOJO for ETH-NOH-TEC ||| “An Asian OccAsian” is a Family Fun and FREE concert of dramatic Asian American storytellers coming to Orcas! Mark your calendars for Sept 13, 2:00-3:00 pm. Folk
Midnight Mutterings | Kudzu: The plant that ate the south
||| MIDNIGHT MUTTERINGS by JACKIE BATES ||| Not quite sure what made me start thinking about Kudzu lately. Maybe it’s all the new bad news about plastic. Kudzu might be the plastic of the plant
Celebrating the labor of love on Orcas
||| FROM LINDSAY JENNINGS for ORCAS ISLAND COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ||| Labor Day began in the 1880s as a tribute to the American labor movement, honoring the contributions of working people to our shared prosperity. That
9-11 memorial ceremony for fallen firefighters at OIFR Station 21
||| FROM BEN LUNA for ORCAS ISLAND FIRE & RESCUE ||| Orcas Island Fire & Rescue (OIFR) will hold a ceremony on September 11, 2026, to honor the victims of the September 11th attacks and
Skip the ferry. Get your mammogram right here on Orcas
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| Leaving the island for a mammogram means a ferry, a long day, and a lot of hassle. Now you don't have to. Assured Imaging is bringing
German magician to present comedy magic show on Orcas Center Main Stage
||| FROM COLLEEN SMITH SUMMERS for ORCAS CENTER ||| After a string of full houses across the San Juan Islands, professional magician Henry 'Oz brings his comedy magic show to the Orcas Center Main Stage
Free farm and ranch succession workshop offered Oct. 29 in Friday Harbor
The workshop will offer practical information and resources for navigating farm and ranch succession, land transfer and business transition ||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| Farmers, ranchers and agricultural landowners thinking about the future
Coffee with Kari McVeigh event coming up
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| District 1 Council representative Kari McVeigh is hosting another ‘Coffee with Kari’ event during the month of September – an opportunity to ask questions, hear the latest County
Jury duty beginning Sept. 8? You’re excused
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| JURY DUTY: SEPTEMBER 8-11, 2026 All jurors summonsed for Jury Duty beginning September 8th, 2026 are excused. Thank you.
Town Hall meeting with Orcas Healthcare Advocates
||| FROM VICTORIA SMITH for ORCAS HEALTHCARE ADVOCATES ||| Are you feeling helpless, abandoned, and lost navigating the healthcare system on Orcas Island? If so, you are not alone. We are with you. And we
2026 Rotary Car Show kicked into high gear with record attendance
||| FROM BARBARA MARRETT for SAN JUAN ROTARY ||| Chrome, camaraderie, and community spirit were all in overdrive as August’s 18th Annual Rotary Car Show rolled into San Juan Vineyard. More than 500 spectators from
