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
No jury duty for July 20-31
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| JURY DUTY: JULY 20-31, 2026 All jurors summonsed for the Jury Period beginning Monday July 20th through Friday July 17, 2026 are excused. Thank you.
Early Bird Passes available for Friday Harbor Film Festival
||| FROM FRIDAY HARBOR FILM FESTIVAL ||| Mark your calendars — Friday Harbor Film Festival returns to San Juan Island this October, opening the evening of October 22 and running through October 25 with powerful
Thor Hanson book signing scheduled for Market Garden
||| FROM ORCAS ISLAND GARDEN CLUB ||| Join award-winning conservation biologist and local author, Thor Hanson for an engaging talk and signing of his most recent bestselling book, Close to Home, The Wonders of Nature Just
Leadership San Juan Islands recruiting for next class
||| FROM LEADERSHIP SAN JAN ISLANDS ||| Leadership San Juan Islands (LSJI) has begun recruiting for Class XVIII, running from December 2026 through May 2027. Information and the application are available on the website. https://lsji.org/
Olga Daze announces musical lineup
Olga Daze kicks off this Saturday, July 18, at 10:00 am ||| FROM SUSAN GORDON BENTLEY for OLGA DAZE ||| We’re pleased to announce a fantastic musical lineup arranged by Clint McCune. Starting with Speeces
Poetry Gardens contest deadline July 31, 2026
||| FROM DENICE KULSETH for TOWN OF FRIDAY HARBOR ||| Poems must be submitted by Friday July 31, 2026, to be entered in the Friday Harbor Poetry Gardens Contest sponsored by the Town of Friday
Land Bank July 2026 meeting and agenda
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| The San Juan County Conservation Land Bank Commission will hold its monthly meeting Friday, June 17. The meeting is scheduled from 8:45am – 11:10am via Zoom. The meeting will also be available
Welcome to Orcas Island Health Care District monthly newsletter
||| FROM ORCAS ISLAND HEALTH CARE DISTRICT ||| One of the most important things a health district can do is make sure the people it serves have access to clear, reliable information about their health
Ready for Medicare?
||| FROM PEGI GROUNDWATER ||| Will you be turning 65, retiring or qualified for Social Security Disability Benefits for 24 months in the next year? Then you will be eligible to join Medicare. Enrollment in
‘You Can’t Hide’ show for two nights at Orcas Center
Comedian Casey Skinner performs and leads workshop ||| FROM COLLEEN SMITH SUMMERS for ORCAS CENTER ||| Orcas Center's summer of comedy continues with another hilarious show for two nights of laughs. You Can't Hide follows
Thunderpussy to play next Orcas Center summer concert
||| FROM COLLEEN SMITH SUMMERS for ORCAS CENTER ||| Orcas Center is proud to present its annual Summer Concert Series on the Village Green, bringing free, live music to the heart of Eastsound. This vibrant
NY Times bestselling and award-winning author coming to Darvill’s
||| FROM DARVILL'S BOOKSTORE & ORCAS ISLAND LIBRARY ||| Please join Darvill's Bookstore & the Orcas Library in welcoming NY Times bestselling and award-winning author Stacey Lee. Stacey will discuss her new historical YA novel “HEIRESS OF
Acting classes this summer at Orcas Center
||| FROM COLLEEN SMITH SUMMERS for ORCAS CENTER ||| Acting class with Paula Russell begins Sunday, July 19, from 1 to 3:30 at Orcas Center. It runs every Sunday through Aug. 30, and is for
I’m Not the Church Lady | Recovering my willingness to not already know
The invitation to wonder is where real conversation begins ||| I'M NOT THE CHURCH LADY by ROSIE KUHN ||| A friend called the other day. He said, “Rosie, you are so brilliant. You could charge
Letter to Editor | Thank you from Orcas Island Garden Club
||| FROM EVANGELINE O'SULLIVAN for ORCAS ISLAND GARDEN CLUB ||| Our hearts are joyful after another wonderful Garden Tour event this past June, 2026. On behalf of the Orcas Island Garden Club, we are delivering a
Sister island ukulele jam at Doe Bay
||| FROM MARCY MONTGOMERY ||| Hawaiian guest musician Maka Gallinger is featured on Tuesday, July 21st, for a fun class and jam at Doe Bay Resort on Orcas Island. This island-to-island music exchange brings a
