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
Governor’s San Juan visit focuses on climate change, Climate Commitment Act
Tour of kelp beds, eelgrass meadows illustrates research, underscores climate issues around health of the Salish Sea ||| FROM NANCY DEVAUX for SALISH CURRENT ||| Gov. Jay Inslee visited San Juan Island last weekend, where
Yoga Movement Class
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| Join Tara Plank's active vinyasa-style yoga sessions on Mondays and Wednesdays at 5:30 pm at Orcas Senior Center. Classes emphasize the science of yoga, with attention
The Green Economy is hungry for copper—and people are stealing, fighting, and dying to feed it
With the possible exception of gold, no other metal has caused as much destruction as copper. In the coming years, we’ll need more of it than ever. ||| FROM WIRED.COM ||| Moqadi Mokoena had been
LWVSJ Observer Corps: County Council August 27, 2024
||| FROM NECIA QUAST for LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS ||| The Council approved 2024-2025 budget amendments for supplemental and emergency spending that included updated numbers in accounts. They did not approve added hours for the Land Bank
Sheriff’s Report | August 21 – 27, 2024
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ||| WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 21 24-005434 Injury 11:49:05 08/21/24 A Deputy on Orcas responded to an animal bite. The victim was fine and did not need stitches from a
Letter to Editor | Landscaper for O’Day
||| FROM STEVE SCHRAMM ||| As a professional environmental landscaper for many years, I have represented numerous clients who are thrilled to live here and wish to enhance the natural beauty of their lands.
What a great ride
||| FROM HILARY CANTY for ORCAS ISLAND COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ||| Today is my last day as the Executive Director of the Orcas Island Community Foundation. After 18 years, I am stepping down to enjoy retirement
State officials scramble after discovering highly invasive species capable of wiping out major West Coast industry
'Threatens our environment and coastal economies' ||| FROM THE COOL DOWN ||| An invasive crab species is spreading in Washington, and officials are urging residents to help control the dangerous population. What's happening? The European
WSF Weekly Update | Converting depts. to 5 teams; Labor Day traffic, of course; Crew rescue; more Colman Dock awards
||| FROM STEVE NEVEY for WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| A message from Steve As I enter my sixth month as assistant secretary and we evolve and position Washington State Ferries for future success, we’ll be
Friday Night Writes
||| FROM SAM GAILEY for ORCAS ISLAND LIBRARY ||| Not just another Friday, but a Friday Night Writes! Working on a novel, short story, poem, or song? Need a little encouragement and guidance? Please join
Where are you going, Orcas Senior Center?
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| You probably know that Orcas Senior Center (OSC) is raising money to purchase San Juan County’s 49% interest of the building. In 1999, OSC undertook construction
Resiliency planning for San Juan Islands included in transformational $73.6MM-Federal Climate Award
||| FROM ELISE COPE for FRIENDS OF THE SAN JUANS ||| In a groundbreaking step towards protecting the future of the San Juan Islands, the Samish Indian Nation and Friends of the San Juans are
Farm Funding Workshop
Farm Funding Workshop September 10th helps San Juan County farmers find grant funding to support their farming enterprises ||| FROM REBECCA MOORE for WSU EXTENSION ||| Join a free farm funding grant workshop hosted by
Letter to Editor | McVeigh checks all the boxes
||| FROM MAUREEN SEE ||| Kari McVeigh brings all the right characteristics to the table: integrity, intelligence, compassion, the art of collaboration, and leadership. She is the right person, at the right time to bring
SJC diversity, equity, inclusion, & belonging survey sets baseline for ongoing change
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| During a special Council meeting on August 28, County staff and councilmembers reviewed findings from the Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging (DEIB) Survey and related focus groups. With
Letter to Editor | Time for Teri to resign
||| FROM MICHAEL RIORDAN, FRED KLEIN, AND ROBERT AUSTIN ||| We hereby call for the resignation of Teri Nigretto from the Board of Directors of the Eastsound Water Users Association. Her almost-daily drumbeat of letters
