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
NYT | How to fight a Zombie fire: What can burn will burn
||| FROM DAVID WALLACE-WELLS for NEW YORK TIMES ||| Just before midnight last New Year’s Eve, an Uber driver in his late 20s, the French-born son of Baptist missionaries, dropped a passenger in the Pacific
Jurors for October 20-24 to report
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| JURY DUTY: OCTOBER 20-24, 2025 All jurors summoned for the week of Monday, October 20th through Friday, October 24th must report for jury duty on Wednesday October 22nd
This is Actually Good | Big Fall Salad
||| THIS IS ACTUALLY GOOD by RACHEL FACTOR ||| Have you ever had one of those absolutely delicious big salads at some fancy restaurant but it cost you $25? You probably thought to yourself then
Health Care District special board meeting scheduled
||| FROM ORCAS ISLAND HEALTH CARE DISTRICT BOARD ||| The Orcas Island Health Care District Board will hold a Special Board Meeting on Thursday, October 16th, 2025 from 5:00 - 7:00 PM in the Orcas Island Community Foundation Meeting
News Brief | Whale with no tail swimming off Washington coast
||| FROM LIVE SCIENCE ||| Aerial drone footage shows the humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) missing its iconic lobed fluke, which is responsible for propulsion while swimming. ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED BY LIVE SCIENCE Read full article
Guest Opinion | I have great concern for our Democracy
||| FROM SAN OLSON ||| Our country is in an existential fight for our democracy. It is of utmost importance that elected leaders truly comprehend what is at risk and view all actions by the
Orcas Island Fire & Rescue | A busy year and preparing for the future
||| FROM FIRE CHIEF CHAD KIMPLE for ORCAS ISLAND FIRE & RESCUE ||| As we move into fall, I want to update the community we proudly serve. It has been a very busy year for
SJC Land Bank to meet October 17
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY LAND BANK ||| The San Juan County Conservation Land Bank Commission will hold a regular monthly meeting on October 17, 2025 from 8:45am – 11:10am via Zoom. Lopez Island
November 4, 2025, General Election | Vote! Sign! Send!
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| Mark your calendars for the exciting General Election on November 4! This is a fantastic opportunity to engage with our community, as we'll be voting on important positions
National NO KINGS continues to ripple across rural America
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What’s next for Public Works? Council reviews future projects
This six-year plan guides the Public Works Department as it manages new and ongoing projects. ||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County is once again reviewing the Public Works Department’s Transportation Improvement
County issues proclamation in recognition of National Disability Employment Awareness Month
The proclamation celebrates the valuable contributions of individuals with disabilities who strengthen our workforce and our communities. ||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| During the October 7 meeting, the Council issued a proclamation recognizing
Building the Team | SJC welcomes new DCD Director, Fire Marshal, Public Defender
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County is pleased to welcome a new Director for the Department of Community Development, a Fire Marshal, and Public Defender. These new additions will help strengthen
Help Rotary end polio
||| FROM BARBARA MERRETT ||| World Polio Day, October 24 is a time for all who want a world free from polio to come together in support of Rotary International’s over 35-year mission to eradicate the
Guest Opinion | The time to establish a Lopez Island Park and Recreation District is now
The time to establish a Lopez Island Park and Recreation District is now. ||| FROM JANE FULLER ||| To my fellow Lopez Islanders, As your San Juan County Council member and mother of a recent
Orca survey 2025 census update
||| FROM CENTER FOR WHALE RESEARCH ||| Fifty years ago, Orca Survey set out on a simple but ambitious mission: to track and understand more about the Southern Resident killer whales. In 2025, we are
