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
Spring schedule reservations to be available February 10
||| FROM WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| Vehicle reservations for the spring 2026 schedule (March 22 through June 13) will be available at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 10. We’ve moved out the reservations release by two
Experience the soulful sounds of Stephanie Anne Johnson coming to Orcas Center
||| FROM COLLEEN SMITH SUMMERS for ORCAS CENTER ||| Pacific Northwest Americana songwriter and performer Stephanie Anne Johnson’s (they/them) voice is like a prayer. It’s the kind of sound that makes you feel renewed, refreshed,
Free Friday Harbor Film Fest Best of the Fest Documentary series starts
||| FROM ELLEN ROBERTS for FRIDAY HARBOR FILM FESTIVAL ||| Join us for a powerful evening of documentary film and conversation! Friday Harbor Film Festival’s 2026 Best of the Fest Series kicks off with a
OPALCO survey results are In
||| FROM KRISTA BOUCHEY for ORCAS POWER & LIGHT COOPERATIVE ||| OPALCO has been engaging the co-op membership in the realities facing the energy world. Things are changing due to climate impacts, carbon reduction legislation,
Island Primary Care-Orcas hiring for two positions
||| FROM ISLAND PRIMARY CARE - ORCAS ||| Island Health is currently recruiting for two positions at Island Primary Care - Orcas. The two positions being hired for are one Medical Assistant position and one Patient
Get your Washington State Boating Education Card
||| FROM U .S. COAST GUARD AUXILIARY ||| The U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary Bellingham and San Juan Islands Flotilla offers boaters four opportunities to take an online, Washington State Basic Boater Education Course. The course
February 10, 2026, Special Election | Vote! Sign! Send!
The February Special includes a ballot measure for the San Juan Island School District No. 149. The measure is concerning a replacement enrichment levy. ||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| The San Juan County
Eastsound Free America Walkout January 20 at 2pm
||| FROM BARBARA NESBET || One year into Trump’s second regime, we face an escalating fascist threat: raids on our communities, troops occupying our cities, attacks on immigrants, families torn apart, mass surveillance, and terror
Larsen releases statement on Trump’s Greenland comments
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF U.S. REP. RICK LARSEN ||| WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Representative Rick Larsen (WA-02) released the following statement on Presidents Trump's comments about taking over Greenland: “The Arctic has always been
Tomorrow! Tuesday! Free America Walkout
||| FROM INDIVISIBLE SAN JUANS ||| We are feeling determined and resilient as our resistance grows! Tomorrow, the Free America Walkout starts at 2:00 pm local time. Our Indivisible San Juan Islands Community, YOU, have been showing up,
No Place Like Loam | Landscape as orientation
||| NO PLACE LIKE LOAM by ALEX TAMAYO WOLF ||| We live in a world optimized for movement and starving for position. Everything urges us forward—optimize, scale, accelerate—yet very little helps us answer the first
Guest Opinion | EWUA Board to consider road maintenance contribution without policy framework
||| FROM ELISABETH BRITT ||| The Eastsound Water Users Association (EWUA) board is preparing to vote on a proposal that would commit the association to a $30,000 initial payment and $10,000 annually toward the maintenance
Education Foundation invites you to Annual Grilled Cheese Showdown
||| FROM JANET BROWNELL for ORCAS ISLAND EDUCATION FOUNDATION ||| This family-friendly fundraiser takes place on Thursday, February 11 starting at 5:00pm in the public-school cafeteria. Your admittance entitles you to soup and six grilled
Winter Spirit week brings fun, school pride to Orcas Christian School
||| FROM ORCAS CHRISTIAN SCHOOL STAFF ||| Orcas Christian School (OCS) wrapped up its winter season with a lively, laughter-filled Winter Spirit Week, giving students five days of creative fun and friendly competition. Throughout the
Letter to Editor | And now the end is near and so we face the final curtain…
||| FROM DOUG & MICHELL "MITCH" MARSHALL ||| Dear Friends and Neighbors, The Office Cupboard was always more than a place to buy your office, school, and art supplies, or to get your print work
I don’t want you to miss this…
||| FROM YOUTUBE ||| Across a divided nation, a simple journey is drawing Americans together — without speeches, signs, or slogans. Nineteen Buddhist monks are walking 2,300 miles across the United States, moving steadily from
