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
Open letter to 2023 graduates
||| FROM CINDY WOLF ||| Dear Graduates, Congratulations on earning your Highschool diplomas! Along the way you have learned facts, gained skills and given service to your community. Please continue to do all these things.
Sheriff’s Report | June 7 – 13, 2023
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ||| WEDNESDAY, JUNE 7 23-004206 Boating Problem 10:51:44 06/07/23 A Friday Harbor resident reported missing her 10' Walker Bay dinghy from the Port of Friday Harbor. The dinghy
Turtleback Mountain Preserve temporary trail closures
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County's Conservation Land Bank will implement temporary trail closures on Turtleback Mountain Preserve during June and July to accommodate the installation of nineteen road culverts. In
Hawaii lends a helping hand In Pacific Northwest
The clam garden built by the Swinomish Indians with the help of people from Hawaii and elsewhere provides lessons for our own cultural practices. ||| FROM HONOLULU CIVIL BEAT ||| forwarded by SJ Makers Guild
County Council announces special meeting to discuss Bayhead Creek culvert replacement
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| Previously, the Council was scheduled to address this project at the June 27 meeting. Due to project time constraints, the Council felt it necessary to discuss the project
Love wins
||| FROM HILARY CANTY for ORCAS ISLAND COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ||| Hank and I celebrate our 40th wedding anniversary this week which also marks our 30th on Orcas. Amazing! I am so very grateful. It has
WSF weekly check-in | Service restoration update, Summer schedule kicks in Sunday, medical preferential loading update
||| FROM PATTY RUBSTELLO for WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| Service restoration update Recent unexpected retirements, resignations and protected leaves of absence have caused attrition to outpace our recruiting and training efforts, especially among licensed vessel
New state building codes delayed until October
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County’s Department of Community Development is alerting the public of a revised timeline for the implementation of new state building codes. The Washington State Building Code
Orcas Senior Center recognizes Global Elder Abuse Awareness Day
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| Elder abuse is more widespread than many of us believe, and we see it here on Orcas Island. Not always physical abuse, it can be financial,
Take a moment to ponder Global Elder Abuse Awareness Day
||| FROM TOM EVERSOLE for ORCAS ISLAND SENIOR CENTER ||| Elder abuse is more widespread than many of us believe, and we see it here on Orcas Island. Not always physical abuse: it can be
Open letter to Councilperson Cindy Wolf
||| FROM MIKE CARLSON ||| Dear Cindy, As you know, I spoke at the 3 minute Citizen Access time at the Orcas Center Council meeting yesterday. I was not as prepared to speak as I
UPDATE – OPALCO to review recording board meetings
||| FROM HEATHER NICHOLSON ||| This Thursday June 15, at 8:30 AM, the board meeting of our member-owned and controlled co-op utility OPALCO, is moving to rewrite policy on video recordings of meetings. They say
Northern Heights renovation is complete; rentals now available
||| FROM JUDY WHITING for OPAL COMMUNITY LAND TRUST ||| The Northern Heights Apartments, across from the library, are renovated and ready! Almost a year ago, OPAL Community Land Trust purchased the building with twelve
Food hub expands availability for online orders
||| FROM KATHRYN WHEELER for SAN JUAN ISLANDS FOOD HUB ||| The San Juan Islands Food Hub, launched in 2020 by a group of passionate local agrarians, is a place of connection. The Food Hub
Sending graduates off with music in their hearts
||| FROM MUSIC ADVOCACY GROUP ||| The Music Advocacy Group wishes to congratulate the OIHS class of 2023. While each graduate has benefitted from school music education in elementary and middle school, seven musicians continued
Larsen: Bipartisan Infrastructure Law delivers broadband to Rural Snohomish County
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF RICK LARSEN ||| Today, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced $714 million in ReConnect Loan and Grant Program funding to connect rural residents, farms and businesses to reliable, high-speed internet. This includes a
