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.”
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WSF Engine room union, negotiators reach an impasse in bargaining
||| FROM KRISTIN HYDE for MARINE ENGINEERS BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION ||| Washington State Ferries’ engine room crew represented by their union, the Marine Engineers’ Beneficial Association, and state negotiators reached an impasse in bargaining over terms and conditions
Guest Opinion | What will it take?
||| FROM ELISABETH ROBSON ||| We are told there are five stages of grief: denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance. In my own journey coming to terms with and accepting the reality of ecological overshoot,
Leaning into leadership
||| FROM HILARY CANTY ||| Recently, several organizations have reached out to the Orcas Island Community Foundation requesting help finding skilled Board members. With over 100 local nonprofits, the community needs to have a willing group
LWVSJ Observer Corps: Board of Health August 21, 2024
||| FROM NECIA QUAST for LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS ||| For the Accountable Communities of Health (ACH), Kristen Rezabek represented the county at a conference in Everett this month. Mark Tompkins will represent ACH at
In Memoriam | Nick Karras, September 2, 1944 – March 9, 2024
||| FROM DENNIS KARRAS ||| Nick Karras Nick Karras passed away March 9, 2024 in Sedro Woolley, Washington. Nick was born to Spiro and Demetra Karras in Seattle on September 2nd, 1944, exactly
Near-extinct bird exhibit at SJ Sculpture Park
||| FROM KRISTEN ARNIM for SAN JUAN SCULPTURE PARK ||| Last year the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service removed 21 species from the list of species protected under the Endangered Species Act because of extinction.
County Compass | Navigating the Civil Service Commission
San Juan County is pleased to present the monthly series County Compass: Navigating Civic Participation that shares ways to understand County systems, get involved with local government, and be an informed resident. ||| FROM SAN
Apache Stronghold heads east on prayer journey to Supreme Court
||| FROM INDYBAY.ORG ||| Apache Stronghold shares their journey through the west, from the Lummi Nation to California, and in gatherings with Quechan and Hopi, and in the cities of Tucson, Phoenix and Flagstaff, Arizona.
Sheriff’s Report | August 14 – 20, 2024
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ||| WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 14 24-005217 Burglary,NonRes 06:45:53 08/14/24 Orcas Island Deputies were dispatched to a Vandalism. Probable Cause was found an individual was arrested for Malicious Mischief 2nd
Are you using your Medicare preventive benefits?
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| Many Medicare beneficiaries don’t realize that Medicare offers a number of free services to help keep people healthy. When you get these services from a provider
A new season begins for Orcas Island Garden Club
||| FROM ORCAS ISLAND GARDEN CLUB ||| SIGN UP or RENEW YOUR MEMBERSHIP HERE Warm greetings fellow garden club members and friends of the garden club! We hope you are enjoying a bountiful growing season, abundant
Seniors, emergency preparedness, and response
||| FROM TOM EVERSOLE for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| Vulnerable populations, including island seniors, are at increased risk in an emergency or disaster. An ordinary inconvenience (e.g., power outage) can constitute an emergency for a
County Council’s request to governor for relief from ferry service disruptions not fulfilled
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County Council issued a request to the Washington State Governor’s Office for a ‘State of Emergency’ and ‘executive relief’ from ferry service disruptions. The 180-day interim
Free Concert
||| FROM CAROL KULMINSKI for ORCAS COMMUNITY CHURCH ||| Free Summer Concert hosted at the Community Church with Stephen Baker, Emy and Lisa Carter and friends this Saturday at 6:30 pm.
Fire risk and climate change in the San Juan Islands
||| FROM ISARA GREACEN, INTERN, LOPEZ COMMUNITY LAND TRUST ||| Climate change can significantly heighten the risk of natural disasters, particularly wildfires which pose a concern to the San Juan Islands. The State of Washington’s
Guest Opinion | Can they really sell Eastsound Water Users Association out from under us?
||| FROM ELISABETH BRITT ||| Introduction A 501(c)(12) organization, as defined by the Internal Revenue Code (I.R.C.) includes benevolent life insurance associations, mutual ditch or irrigation companies, mutual or cooperative telephone companies, electric companies, or
