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
Better, not bigger | Airport runway rehabilitation update, construction schedule
||| FROM CHIP LONG for PORT OF ORCAS ||| Last Fall we announced our "Better, Not Bigger" airport pavement rehabilitation project — a partnership between the FAA, WSDOT, and the Port to resurface and reseal
Larsen statement on birthright citizenship ruling
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF U.S. REP. RICK LARSEN ||| WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Representative Rick Larsen (WA-02) released the following statement: “The Supreme Court today has affirmed what anyone who has read the Constitution knows: people born in
Sally O’Brien’s Living by Principal workshop comes to Parish Hall
Sally O’Brien’s transformative Seven Living Principles workshop will take place Saturday, July, 18 from 9a–12p at the Parish Hall ||| FROM NIK SCHULZ ||| What if you could walk with Gandhi, Jesus, or Chief Seattle
Get immunized this summer with your local public health department
Sign up or stop by for one our clinics this summer to make sure you’re caught up before school starts ||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County Health & Community Services (HCS)
Town to have potential quorum for America 250 special events
||| FROM JENNIFER KREMBS for TOWN OF FRIDAY HARBOR ||| NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Town Council will potentially have a quorum for America 250 Special Events taking place on July 2, 2026. Council
Donations needed for Olga Daze yard sale
||| FROM SUSAN GORDON for OLGA DAZE ||| Olga Daze returns on Saturday, July 18th and in addition to the fun and games, the tradition of the Island’s biggest and best yard sale continues. The
CWR encounter #43-2 • Js and Ls
||| FROM CENTER FOR WHALE RESEARCH ||| Full Encounter Report ObservBegin: 06:47 PM ObservEnd: 08:50 PM Vessel: KCB III Staff: Dave Ellifrit, Michael Weiss Other Observers: Rachel John, Taylor Redmond Pods: Southern Residents IDsEncountered: J16,
Center for Whale Research shares a full day with Js and Ls
||| FROM THE CENTER FOR WHALE RESEARCH ||| Full Encounter Report ObservBegin: 02:48 PM ObservEnd: 05:07 PM Vessel: Mike 1 Staff: Mark Malleson, Joe Zelwietro Pods: J, L IDsEncountered: All Js All Ls less L54s
Coming to Orcas Center | Comedy show ‘The Ocean Hates You’
||| FROM COLLEEN SMITH SUMMERS for ORCAS CENTER ||| A former marine biologist turned comedian gives a voice to the ocean — and it’s not happy. “The Ocean Hates You” is a comedic and interactive
I’m Not the Church Lady | Let go and let God? Hell, no
How can I let go and let God when I believe I was forsaken by him? ||| I'M NOT THE CHURCH LADY from ROSIE KUHN ||| Not everyone experiences firsthand the ravages of war, earthquakes,
Encounter #42 • Bigg’s killer whales T46Bs + T100s
||| FROM CENTER FOR WHALE RESEARCH ||| Full Encounter Report ObservBegin: 02:30 PM ObservEnd: 04:58 PM Vessel: KCB III Staff: Dave Ellifrit, Michael Weiss Other Observers: Rachel John Pods: Bigg's killer whales IDsEncountered: T46B, T46B2,
News Brief | Royal Caribbean ship arrives in Alaska with dead endangered fin whale on bow
||| FROM TRAVEL PULSE ||| A Royal Caribbean Group cruise ship arrived in Seward, Alaska, with a dead fin whale on its bow. A necropsy later revealed blunt force trauma consistent with a ship strike
Sheriff’s Report | June 17 – 23, 2026
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ||| WEDNESDAY, JUNE 17 26-003564 Found Property 09:19:26 06/17/26 A Deputy on San Juan Island received a report of found property. The Deputy was given a bag of
Library Youth Program | How about a free chess workshop?
||| FROM SAM GAILEY for ORCAS ISLAND PUBLIC LIBRARY ||| Please join local teen Lamai Hons for a free chess workshop at the Orcas Island Public Library. This chess workshop is an incredible opportunity to develop
Orcas Christian School summer carnival set for community celebration
||| FROM ORCAS CHRISTIAN SCHOOL ||| Orcas Christian School will host its inaugural Summer Carnival on the school campus, inviting families from across the community for a day centered on faith, fun and family activities.
Actors Theater to bring ‘Moon Over Buffalo’ to Grange stage
||| FROM ACTORS THEATER OF ORCAS ISLAND ||| In "Moon Over Buffalo," a delightful and hilarious backstage farce by Ken Ludwig, we meet Charlotte and George Hay, a struggling acting duo on tour in Buffalo
