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.”
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News Brief | Canada’s Marineland ‘threatens to euthanise 30 beluga whales’
||| FROM SKY NEWS||| "The park wants to send them to Chimelong Ocean Kingdom, which it says would be a "humane relocation" and is the "only viable option.” ORIGINALLY FROM SKY NEWS "All whales belong
Vehicle reservations for winter sailing season open Tuesday, Oct. 28 at 10am
||| FROM WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| Vehicle reservations for the winter 2025 schedule (Dec. 28, 2025 through March 21, 2026) will be available at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 28. To ensure a smooth and
Upcoming at Orcas Center: Community art show ‘The Art of Recycling’
||| FROM COLLEEN SMITH for ORCAS CENTER ||| The Visual Arts Committee of Orcas Center welcomes wall art, 3-dimensional work, and wearable fashion made from discarded or found materials for the community show "The Art
Federal shutdown impacts on local public health
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| The federal government shutdown is affecting the public health services San Juan County can provide. At the Department of Health & Community Services (HCS), we’re doing everything we
Project updates from San Juan County Conservation Land Bank
Join us In-Person or on Zoom, October 28, for a County-wide Community Conversation! ||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| Got questions for Your Conservation Land Bank? We want to hear from you! We will
We can streamline energy projects with San Juan County policy change
||| FROM SALISH CURRENT ||| A change in San Juan County’s comprehensive plan would ease one of the biggest barriers for new energy projects in the county: siting issues. ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED ON SALISH CURRENT The county is
Fall 2025 Great Islands Clean-Up collects over 1,300 pounds of litter across San Juan County
137 community volunteers unite to clean 92.5 miles of county roads and beaches. ||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| Islanders once again showed up in force to keep our shorelines and roadsides beautiful during
Islanders help shape county climate resilience plan
Grassroots project guides updates to San Juan County’s comprehensive plan by creating space for neighbors to share lived experiences, priorities and ideas. ||| FROM SOPHIE CADRAN for SALISH CURRENT ||| The idea was born around
Free Immunization Clinics | Protect your child against influenza, COVID
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| Protect your families this fall and winter by bringing your child to one of our upcoming school-based immunization clinics. We will have influenza and COVID-19 vaccines available for
Lopez family returns home from SJI to find house burned
||| FROM JEFF PLATT for GOFUNDME.COM ||| The Lopez Island community is rallying to help a young family that lost their home the other day to a fire. Grace and Wolf Armstrong took their baby
Burn permits now open in San Juan County
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| Effective October 6, 2025, the San Juan County fire danger level has been downgraded to the LOW level. As such, residential burn permits are now open and available
No jurors needed for October 13-17
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| JURY DUTY: OCTOBER 13-17, 2025 All jurors summonsed for the week beginning Monday, October 13th through Friday, October 17th are excused. Thank you.
Assessor sends 2025 ‘Change of Value’ notices
‘Change of Value Notice’ is Not a Tax Bill ||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| The Assessor’s Office is mailing the 2025 Change of Value Notices today - October 6, 2025. Changes reflect market
In Memoriam | D. D. Glaze, 1935 – 2025
||| FROM MICHEL VEKVED ||| Please take a moment to celebrate the life of Dorothy Davis “DD” Glaze, March 16, 1935 - September 15, 2025 D D Glaze Bill Glaze 1934-1999 Gwendolyn Glaze
Orcas Island Education Foundation announces annual fundraiser
'An Evening at the Lodge' ||| FROM JANET BROWNELL for ORCAS ISLAND EDUCATION FOUNDATION ||| The Orcas Island Education Foundation (OIEF) invites the community to its highly anticipated annual fundraiser, “An Evening at the Lodge,”
Tumble playgroup at Odd Fellows Hall
||| FROM DIDIER GINCIG for ODD FELLOWS HALL ||| Weekly Tuesday Tumble Playgroup begins October 7 at the Odd Fellows Hall from 4:00-6:00. This is an open space experiential group for young children and parents
