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
County to test vote counting equipment in October
Testing will take place on October 6, 2026, at 4:00 p.m. ||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County’s Elections Office will be holding a “Logic and Accuracy” test of ballot tabulating equipment used
Our first wind advisory of the season
||| FROM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ||| Wind Advisory Tue 2:00 AM - Tue 2:00 PM WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 2 PM PDT TUESDAY WHAT South wind 20 to 30 mph
OISD Strategic Planning | Building our future together
||| FROM 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, identify opportunities
David B. Williams comes to Orcas Library for ‘In the Range of Fire and Ice’
What stories can a mountain range tell? ||| FROM SAM GAILEY for ORCAS ISLAND LIBRARY ||| On Wednesday, October 7 at 6:00 p.m., the Orcas Island Public Library welcomes award-winning author and naturalist David B.
LWV interviews WA Supreme Court candidates
All 10 Supreme Courts candidates, provide vital — nonpartisan — information for voters ||| FROM AMY PELOFF for LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS ||| With a majority of state Supreme Court seats in play on the
Guest Opinion | San Juan County has a spending problem…
and it’s got nothing to do with the Department of Environmental Stewardship ||| FROM KEVIN RANKER ||| The County Council is considering a budget that eliminates the Department of Environmental Stewardship as an independent department
Friday Harbor Poetry Gardens contest winners announced
||| FROM JULIE GREENE for TOWN OF FRIDAY HARBOR ||| The Town of Friday Harbor and Friday Harbor Arts Commission have announced the winners of their third Poetry Gardens Contest. A blind judging process was
OCS students develop leadership skills at Sunset Lake Camp
||| FROM ORCAS CHRISTIAN SCHOOL ||| Orcas Christian School high school and middle school students returned Thursday from a week at Sunset Lake Camp in Wilkeson, Washington, where they joined students from several small Adventist
Orcas Center presents “No Time To Waste” + Jaeger & Reid
Friday, October 2 at 7 p.m. | Center Stage, Orcas Center ||| FROM PATRICIA BENNETT for ORCAS CENTER ||| Orcas Center will present an evening of documentary film and live music on Friday, October 2
Larsen | What we accomplished this September
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF U.S. REP. RICK LARSEN ||| September has been another busy month working on the issues that matter to people across Northwest Washington. Here are a few highlights from the month:
Soroptimists launch Live Your Dream award
||| FROM HEATHER SPAULDING for SOROPTIMISTS INTERNATIONAL OF FRIDAY HARBOR ||| Soroptimists International of Friday Harbor is now accepting applications for its annual Live Your Dream Award. The deadline is Nov. 15. This award of
Your 2026 Friday Harbor Film Festival experience starts now
Plan your festival, reserve your seats ||| FROM FRIDAY HARBOR FILM FESTIVAL ||| The 2026 Film Guide and Festival Schedule are live, and passholders can now start building their Festival experience! With 34 feature documentaries
I’m Not the Church Lady | I’m really tired of this
||| I'M NOT THE CHURCH LADY by ROSIE KUHN ||| The other night, I was lying in bed ruminating about a conflict with a friend. You know how that goes—the conversation that isn’t actually happening
Community budget with Council Chair Justin Paulsen event scheduled Sept. 30 on Lopez
The San Juan County Council Chair and District 2 Representative will hold a meeting with the community to discuss the County budget and related fiscal challenges at the Lopez Island Library Community Room from 5:30-7:00
CWR encounter with Biggs Killer Whales
||| FROM CENTER FOR WHALE RESEARCH ||| Full Encounter Report ObservBegin: 07:48 AM ObservEnd: 08:40 AM Vessel: Mike 1 Staff: Mark Malleson Other Observers: Gary Sutton, Tasli Shaw, Mollie Alexandra Pods: Bigg's killer whales IDsEncountered:
LWVSJ Observer Corps | San Juan County Council 9/22/26
||| FROM BARBARA SHARP for LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS ||| The County Council approved a Joint Letter to Washington State Ferries supporting the System’s long-range planning. The council appointed applicants to the Solid Waste Advisory
