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
Home from college, Crow Valley String Band to present Home for Holidays concert
||| FROM RACHEL BISHOP for CROW VALLEY STRING BAND ||| The Crow Valley String Band invite you to join us for a cozy evening of bluegrass, folk music and seasonal readings and tunes for our
Food System Plan for San Juan County | Public comment period Dec. 8-22
||| FROM CAITLIN LECK for SAN JUAN COUNTY FOOD SYSTEM TEAM ||| Four years in the making, the draft Food System Plan for San Juan County is now available for public comment from December 8th
Sheriff’s Report | November 28 – December 5, 2024
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ||| TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 28 23-009212 Vicious Animal 09:45:42 11/28/23 A Lopez Deputy responded to a report of two escaped dogs. The dogs entered a neighbor's coop and killed
“Lease to Locals” rental subsidy program goes live on Nantucket
||| FROM THE NANTUCKET INQUIRER & MIRROR ||| ACK•Now’s “Lease to Locals” program, which will pay property owners to rent to year-round residents instead of using their properties as short-term vacation rentals, officially went live
WoW! Thank you, Orcas
||| FROM HILARY CANTY ||| WOW! What a great Holiday GiveOrcas Campaign! 17 of the 19 proposals were fully funded and more than $150,000 was contributed from over 300 donors. Amazing! The generosity of this
We are the Community Water Taxi
||| FROM COMMUNITY WATER TAXI ||| We are the Community Water Taxi (CWT), a group of concerned island residents running an emergency and on-call inter island water taxi service within San Juan County (SJC) separate
WSF Weekly Report | Vessel repairs and visitors galore to see how WSF operates
||| FROM PATTY RUBSTELLO for WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| Update on unplanned vessel repairs Work on Walla Walla is going well, and we expect the ferry to be back in service in the next month. When it’s
Update regarding last month’s hunting accident on Lopez Island
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| The San Juan County Sheriff’s Office would like to acknowledge the community’s questions and continued interest in the November 18 hunting accident on Lopez Island. This is still
Orcas food, flavors and friends — tomorrow night
||| FROM SAN JUAN MAKERS GUILD ||| As winter rolls in, and many Island restaurants take a break, Friday night's dinner prepared by The Kitchen is a special chance to enjoy their nourishing plates of
Letter to Editor | Huge thanks to all who contributed to annual Library Holiday Tea
||| FROM FRIENDS OF ORCAS ISLAND LIBRARY BOARD ||| The Friends of the Orcas Island Library want to thank the community for coming out and celebrating the Orcas Library at our annual Holiday Tea on
County Council Member Jane Fuller and Senator Liz Lovelett to host public meeting on Lopez
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| On Monday, December 11, 2023, San Juan County Council Member Jane Fuller and fellow Lopezians are pleased to welcome Senator Liz Lovelett to Lopez Island. From 3:30 –
Washington State Ferries problem is a management problem
||| FROM ALEX MACLEOD for SALISH CURRENT ||| It was with certain bemusement that residents of the San Juan Islands greeted news last week that Congress was tossing $4.8 million to Washington State Ferries to upgrade the
Make your voice heard: Conservation Land Bank embarks on strategic planning efforts
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| The San Juan County Conservation Land Bank is pleased to invite the community to participate in shaping its emerging Strategic Plan. This document will guide the Land Bank in
Local post offices across the country vs. Amazon
||| FROM THE WASHINGTON POST ||| A rural post office was told to prioritize Amazon packages. Chaos ensued. BEMIDJI, Minn. — When Delbert Mikelson’s mail started showing up late — and sometimes not showing up
“Kelp Series” on display at Orcas Artworks for month of December
||| FROM B.J. ARNOLD for ORCAS ISLAND ARTWORKS ||| The Orcas Island Artworks features “THE KELP SERIES” by Shawna Marie Franklin through the month of December. Internally motivated by the rapid degradation of the planet
Eastsound Water board will be meeting tomorrow
||| FROM DAN BURKE for EASTSOUND WATER ||| Back by popular demand – our December 2023 Board Meeting will be held tomorrow, in person! That's right, you asked for it, now you get to attend
