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
Larsen leads bill to expand access to flu vaccines
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF U.S. REP. RICK LARSEN ||| WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Representative Rick Larsen (WA-02) reintroduced legislation to strengthen the federal response to seasonal and pandemic influenza (“The Influenza Act”). "Catching the flu can mean long-term
What is San Juan Community Health Network?
||| SUBMITTED BY THE RESOURCE CENTER COMMUNICATIONS CENTER ||| There's something special about what happens when a community decides to show up for itself. That's exactly what is at the heart of the San Juan
Center for Whale Research celebrates Earth Day and 50 years
||| FROM CENTER FOR WHALE RESEARCH ||| This Earth Day, we're celebrating the Southern Residents and the beautiful, interconnected ecosystem in which we have been studying these extraordinary whales. Since 1976, the Center for Whale
WSF: Tour de Lopez is tomorrow
||| FROM WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| The annual Tour de Lopez bicycle ride on Lopez Island is this Saturday, April 25. Please plan for more traffic on our Anacortes to Lopez sailings as attendees make their way
Kwiaht finds urgent weed control measures on Indian Island
||| FROM RUSSEL BARSH for KWIAHT ||| Kwiaht’s Indian Island stewardship team made a disheartening discovery last week while checking nesting birds and trail conditions: a large lush patch of wild weedy and stinky Bur
A*OK exhibit is open at Orcas Center
||| FROM ART FOR ORCAS KIDS ||| Come enjoy the Annual Student Art Exhibit Opening Friday, April 24th 5:30pm - 7:00pm Orcas Center, Eastsound, WA Refreshments will be served Featuring Orcas Island Elementary, Middle and High School artwork created this school
WSF Weekly Report | Tour de Lopez; fair changes; rescue operation
||| FROM STEVE NEVEY for WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| A message from Steve Yesterday was Earth Day, which started in 1970 to raise environmental awareness and inspire action to protect our planet. This year’s theme,
County awards $384,000 in cultural access funding to local non-profit arts & culture organizations
This year, funding was awarded to 19 entities to finance public facilities serving economic development purposes ||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| This week, the County Council approved a series of Cultural Access funding awards
Orcas Senior Center | May highlights
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| Orcas Senior Center offers a variety of ongoing classes, social groups, wellness activities, and creative programs throughout the month. All programs are open to everyone, regardless
Community engagement continues for Odlin County Park facility upgrades
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| The San Juan County Parks, Recreation, & Fair Department is seeking to construct a new facility to serve as a visitor contact station, maintenance facility, and office for
Port Commissioners schedule regular meeting
||| FROM CHIP LONG for PORT OF ORCAS COMMISSIONERS ||| The Port of Orcas Board of Commissioners will hold a Regular Meeting on Monday, April 27th at 4:00 p.m. online via Zoom and in-person at the
Community dinner to bring food, music, connection
||| FROM ORCAS CHRISTIAN SCHOOL ||| The community is invited to gather for a warm and welcoming evening at a community dinner on Thursday, April 30, from 5 to 7 p.m. at Orcas Christian School,
Jennifer Krembs honored as Trailblazer Award recipient by Washington Municipal Clerks Association
||| FROM TOWN OF FRIDAY HARBOR ||| The Washington Municipal Clerks Association (WMCA) proudly announces that Jennifer Krembs, Town Clerk for the Town of Friday Harbor, has been named the recipient of a 2026 WMCA
Be ‘Plastic Free in the Salish Sea’ this boating season
A FREE boat shrink wrap recycling program kicks off this summer in the San Juans ||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| The San Juan County Department of Environmental Stewardship and Plastic Free Salish Sea
Come meet the new pastor of OICC
||| FROM ALICIA WIGFIELD for ORCAS COMMUNITY CHURCH ||| We are truly delighted to welcome Pastor Scott Harris and his wife, Sandi, to our church family. Scott and Sandi come to us with full hearts
Letter to Editor | OPALCO the elephant in the room
||| FROM RIKKI SWAN ||| OPALCO (YOU) purchased 2 million dollars worth of solar panels for the Bailer Hill microgrid. Those panels? Still sitting outside the Friday Harbor office under tarps, gathering moss and questions.
