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
Get your Washington State boating education card
On-Line U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary Boating Safety Classes ||| FROM PAMELA CHELGREN-KOTERBA for U.S. COAST GUARD AUXILIARY ||| Bellingham, Wash. – The U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary Bellingham and San Juan Islands Flotilla offers boaters four
Non-stop nonprofits
||| FROM LINDSAY JENNINGS for ORCAS ISLAND COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ||| We’re in the midst of reviewing Spring GiveOrcas applications, and I’m again astounded by the innovation, care, and grit demonstrated by dozens of nonprofits that
Letter to Editor | Renewing drivers licenses at the Senior Center
||| FROM ANTHONY SURUDA ||| Kudos to the Orcas Island Senior Center and the Washington State Division of Licensing for arranging issue and renewal of drivers licenses at the Senior Center on March 12. This
WSF Weekly Report | Visiting Staten Island crew; developing future leaders
||| FROM STEVE NEVEY for WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| A message from Steve Two years ago this week I stepped into the role of leading Washington State Ferries. It has been one of the most
Guest Opinion | Another Eastsound Water essay
||| FROM THOMAS OWENS ||| A Path Forward Eastsound Water’s ongoing turmoil is multi-faceted involving both tense Board-Membership interactions and instability in internal operation. While these two elements of the Association’s crisis are certainly intertwined,
Larsen invites students to participate in 2026 Congressional Art Competition
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF U.S. REP. RICK LARSEN ||| Representative Rick Larsen (WA-02) is inviting high school students who live or attend school in Washington’s Second Congressional District to showcase their artistic talents in the 2026 Congressional Art Competition.
County Council travels to Orcas Island for upcoming March 24 meeting
The meeting will be held at the Orcas Island Fire Station meeting room ||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County Council will hold its regularly scheduled March 24 meeting on Orcas Island.
Ladies of Laughter coming to Orcas Center
||| FROM COLLEEN SMITH SUMMERS for ORCAS CENTER ||| Ladies of Laughter® is an organization and national competition dedicated to providing a platform for female comedians to showcase their unique humor, jumpstart their careers, and
March Turtleback march returns on March 21
Celebrate the Equinox and 20 years of conservation hiking up and over Turtleback Mountain ||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| Turtleback Mountain Preserve turns 20 this year and we're celebrating with an “Up and
In Memoriam | Janet McBride Wells, 1930 – 2025
||| FROM ROBERT HERRUP ||| Jan Wells ended her earthly journey in her Eastsound home of nearly 44 years at the age of 95. Janet McBride Wells, April 7, 1930 - July 9, 2025
CWR logs encounter with inbound J Pod
||| FROM CENTER FOR WHALE RESEARCH ||| Full Encounter Report ObservBegin: 10:55 AM ObservEnd: 03:00 PM Vessel: KCB III Staff: Dave Ellifrit, Michael Weiss, Katie Jones Pods: J IDsEncountered: J16, J19, J22, J26, J27, J31,
Did you know? San Juan County processes passport applications at the Courthouse
Weekly appointments and online tools make it easy to update your information here in San Juan County ||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| The San Juan County Clerk’s Office is a sub-agent for the
Jurors excused March 16-20
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| JURY DUTY: MARCH 16-20, 2026 All jurors summonsed for the jury term beginning Monday, March 16th through Friday, March 20th, 2026, are excused. Thank you!
Kwiaht: Preparing for the next avian flu outbreak
||| FROM RUSSEL BARSH for KWIAHT ||| The San Juan Islands experienced an outbreak of highly-pathogenic avian flu (H5N1) from mid-November to mid-January. It probably began in lower San Juan Channel, between Cape San Juan
Rock Island Communications reaches nearly 7,000 subscribers and secures $16.5 Million grant for broadband expansion
||| FROM KRISTA BOUCHEY for OPALCO ||| Rock Island Communications (RIC), OPALCO’s locally owned internet subsidiary, is celebrating a decade of remarkable growth. Rock Island now has almost 7,000 subscribers across San Juan County. Now
As Alaskan Chinook crisis deepens, Federal Court imposes deadline on overdue endangered species act decision
||| FROM EMMA HELVERSON for WILD FISH CONSERVANCY ||| Today we’re sharing an update on Wild Fish Conservancy’s effort to secure a timely federal decision on the status of Gulf of Alaska Chinook salmon under
