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
Cozy up to the upcoming Winter Night Market on Orcas
Dozens of Island artisans, music, dinner and drink options, make a great evening opening for the Winter Artisans Market weekend on Orcas. ||| FROM SAN JUAN ISLANDS MAKERS GUILD ||| Opening night for the Winter
San Juan County to move to .gov domain for enhanced cybersecurity
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| To enhance the County’s cybersecurity systems, the County’s website domain will be transitioning to .gov along with an updated name. The County will be trading ‘www.sanjuanco.com’ for the
Safety tips: OIFR wants you to stay safe during winter weather
||| FROM KAT BARNARD for ORCAS FIRE & RESCUE ||| Winter storms create a higher risk of car accidents, hypothermia, frostbite, carbon monoxide poisoning, and heart attacks from overexertion. Winter storms, including blizzards, can bring
Rekindling adventure: Climbing adventures with Orcas Senior Center
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| “I feel alive again” were the first words said by Karen as she left Climb San Juan, a climbing gym in Friday Harbor. Four climbers, including
Made in the San Juans winter holiday online market and auction coming up
||| FROM RIVER WYLDE for SAN JUAN MAKERS GUILD ||| Enjoy the island lifestyle wherever you live through beautiful and evocative works of creative Makers featured in the online “Made in the San Juans” marketplace.
Art for Orcas Kids art classes selected to make Governor’s Mansion holiday ornaments
||| FROM ART FOR ORCAS KIDS ||| Art for Orcas Kids (A*OK), a program of the Orcas Island Education Foundation, is thrilled to announce its Orcas Island School District Middle School art classes' selection to
Orcas Island School District music program inspires local youth
||| FROM MUSIC ADVOCACY GROUP ||| The Orcas Island School District music program is moving to a quick beat. A schedule adjustment has meant that high school band and strings groups are meeting at 8:30
The day federal agents busted PNW’s prolific bootlegger
||| FROM SAM GAILEY for ORCAS LIBRARY ||| On Thanksgiving Day, 1925, Roy Olmstead was trapped by federal prohibition agents and their Tommy guns on a lonely Puget Sound dock. His reign as the Northwest’s
Larsen: Extreme GOP bill restricts reproductive health care, hurts Northwest Washington families
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF REP. RICK LARSEN ||| WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02) released the below statement in response to House Republicans’ extreme health spending bill (H.R. 5894), which includes several anti-choice provisions: “MAGA
Health Care District Board to hold public budget, levy hearing tomorrow
||| FROM ORCAS ISLAND HEALTH CARE DISTRICT ||| The Orcas Island Health Care District will hold a Public Budget and Levy Hearing on Wednesday, November 15 at 4:30 p.m. in the Community Room at the Orcas Island Library, 500
Island Health Emergency Department renovations underway
||| FROM LAURA MORONEY for ISLAND HEALTH ||| The multi-faceted Emergency Services Project at Island Health is progressing, with construction beginning within the Emergency Department (ED) this week. The ED work includes new flooring, paint
Odd Fellows delivers a cord of firewood to raffle winner
||| FROM DIDIER GINCIG for ODD FELLOWS ||| The Odd Fellows Wood Raffle ticket winner this year is Don Marcum. A cord of wood was delivered by the Odd Fellows and will keep a young
Flotsam & Jetsam | To my dearest ferry Yakima
||| FLOTSAM & JETSAM by MAURICE AUSTIN ||| I getcha—hope the break does you good! We’re all dealing with the effects of budget cuts--fewer sailings, larger class sizes. But you’re looking great, despite the paint.
Most recent election results
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY AUDITOR ||| November 7, 2023 General Election Last updated on 11/13/2023 3:21 PM Number of Precincts 23 Number of Registered Voters 14,725 Total Ballots Counted 7,154 Estimated Ballots Left to
County Manager Mike Thomas stepping down after 10 years of public service in the islands
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| County Manager Mike Thomas recently announced that he is stepping down from his position after 10 years with San Juan County. He has worked in local government in
Letter to Editor | I intend to vote ‘Yes’ on this budget
||| FROM ORCAS FIRE COMMISSIONER NICK NEGULESCU ||| Some people in the community have characterized this action and this budget as "vindictive". I want to speak directly to those people. I don't live in a
