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 | I am happy to be on this beautiful island
||| FROM FRAN HOLT ||| As a new part-time resident, I want to express my appreciation for this community. On Tuesday my fiance and I miscommunicated on where he would pick me up after I
Guest Opinion | So what happens to Home Fund after election? You sure?
||| FROM RON WHALEN ||| The Voters Pamphlet will be mailed out the first week in October. A copy can be accessed here: https://www.sanjuancountywa.gov/DocumentCenter/View/30770/2024-Genral-VP-San-Juan-County-Final?bidId= Page 12 explains Proposition No. 1 – Extending Conservation Area Real
Conversion of Washington ferry to hybrid-electric power is delayed
||| FROM WASHINGTON STATE STANDARD ||| When Washington State Ferries took its Jumbo Mark II vessel, the Wenatchee, out of service last September to convert it from diesel to hybrid-electric power, the plan was for the
Life Line Screening
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| Life Line Screening will be at Orcas Senior Center on Thursday, October 10 to offer non-invasive and painless health screenings. The screenings will help identify dangerous
Orcas Food Heroes Celebration
Orcas Island Winery, 4:30-8pm, Fri. Oct 4 ||| FROM SAN JUAN MAKERS GUILD ||| Join local Farmers and island film makers in celebrating Orcas Island Food Heroes for a dinner and preview of the fun
New Southern Resident orca calf seen in stunning NOAA drone video
||| FROM KOMO TV ||| A team of scientists captured a new orca whale calf alongside its mother in a stunning drone video, according to National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Fisheries. The footage was captured on
Letter to Editor | Locally, regionally, Rick Hughes is ready on day one
||| FROM STEVE ULVI ||| San Juan County is an unusual place alright. Some think a paradise. Others a paradise lost, depending on how biocentric your beliefs. In any case, these distinctive islands and eclectic
Letter to Editor | Paulsen advocates for all of us
||| FROM BRIAN WRIGHT ||| One of the many reasons I feel Justin Paulsen is the right choice for our community is his efforts with the Ferry System. As a commercial driver who uses the
Letter to Editor | It’s time for Justin Paulsen on Council
||| FROM SANDY PLAYA ||| I am voting for Justin Paulsen for San Juan County Council because he walks the talk. I work with Justin in the Community Water Taxi Group. He not only listens
Exploding legal expenses at Eastsound Water
||| FROM MICHAEL RIORDAN, FRED KLEIN, and ROBERT AUSTIN ||| This morning brought yet another in a misleading series of emails from Eastsound Water Users Association, this time about all the legal expenses it has
Shadows & Secrets live stream
||| FROM NANCY WANG for ETH-NOH-TEC ||| There are just days left to purchase tickets to Shadows & Secrets! September 27 will be here before we all know it, and we have a special event
Help Orcas Center thrive in 2025
||| FROM ORCAS CENTER ||| As we wrap up a dynamic season overflowing with activity, preparation for 2025 is already well underway! Orcas Center is proud to be the home for the creative community on
Candidate Forum
||| FROM LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF THE SAN JUANS ||| The League of Women Voters of the San Juans, a non-partisan, non-profit organization, is sponsoring voter forums on San Juan, Orcas, and Lopez Islands
North Shore Preserve opening
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| Don't forget to mark your calendars for the much-anticipated opening of North Shore Preserve on Saturday, September 28th! Located near the northwest corner of Orcas Island, the 58-acre
Letter to Editor | O’Day exhibits good planning, common sense
||| FROM JOHN and MARILYN GRESSETH ||| We are writing in support of Stephanie O'Day for San Juan County Council District 1 Commissioner. Stephanie has the right background to address the difficult challenges of permitting,
County hosts community meeting to discuss public safety during hunting season
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County Council Chair Jane Fuller is hosting a community meeting on Lopez Island to discuss public safety measures during the hunting season with Federal, State, and
