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
Encounter #54 • Bigg’s Killer Whales
||| FROM THE CENTER FOR WHALE RESEARCH ||| Full Encounter Report ObservBegin: 02:20 PM ObservEnd: 03:55 PM Vessel: KCB III Staff: Michael Weiss Other Observers: Taylor Redmond Pods: Bigg's killer whales IDsEncountered: T75B, T75B2, T75B3,
County to test vote counting equipment in September
Testing will take place on September 23, 2025, at 11:00 a.m. ||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County’s Elections office will be holding a “Logic and Accuracy” test of ballot tabulating equipment
Getting ready for Medicare
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| Is 2025 your year for joining Medicare? Medicare enrollment is not automatic for most people, so you’ll probably need to enroll with Social Security. Then you’ll
Notice | Request for art submissions for library
||| FROM INGRID MATTSON for ORCAS ISLAND LIBRARY ||| The Orcas Island Public Library seeks to include exhibits of visual arts in its mission to support all learners. Art will be shown for a month,
Land managers convene for shoreline resiliency
||| FROM ELISE COPE for FRIENDS OF THE SAN JUANS ||| With more miles of marine shoreline than any other county in the lower 48, San Juan County’s land managers are well-positioned to lead in
2025 Comp Plan Update | Eastsound UGA map amendments meeting & Planning Commission public hearing
There will be an informational meeting regarding proposed Official Map Amendments in Eastsound on September 16 from 5-6pm at the Orcas Island Library prior to the September 19 Planning Commission Public Hearing on the 2025
Learn about this infamous Northwest UFO sighting at Orcas Library
||| FROM SAM GAILEY for ORCAS ISLAND LIBRARY ||| On August 1, 1947, the tragic crash of a B-25 bomber in Washington State triggered an FBI investigation of “The Maury Island Incident”—an infamous Northwest UFO
Killer whales make their own tools
||| FROM INTERESTING FACTS ||| When they aren’t busy attacking yachts or starring in beloved children’s movies, killer whales have an even more impressive hobby: making their own tools. Scientists were initially unfazed by footage
Vacation Rental Permits now required in Eastsound & Lopez Village commercial designations
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| Property owners within Eastsound Village Commercial and Lopez Village Commercial land use designations must now obtain a provisional use permit through the Department of Community Development (DCD) to
County to host ribbon cutting at new county offices on Fern Street
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County is pleased to open the new Fern Street building on September 16 in Eastsound that will expand the County’s ability to serve residents of Orcas
Let’s work together to protect and improve air quality
||| FROM SETH PRESTON for NORTHWEST CLEAN AIR AGENCY ||| Hi! We’re the Northwest Clean Air Agency, and we can’t wait to meet you and get to know you. You’re going to start seeing some
Jurors for Sept. 15 – 19 are excused
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| JURY DUTY: SEPTEMBER 15-19, 2025 All jurors summonsed for jury duty beginning September 15th through Friday September 19th, are excused. Thank you.
Protecting our homes, roads, and habitat | Sea level rise workshops this fall
The County is planning a series of community workshops to share information about sea level rise and solicit thoughts, concerns, and feedback from community members about how to address these challenges together. ||| FROM SAN
Live cello concert coming to Orcas Library
||| FROM SAM GAILEY for ORCAS ISLAND LIBRARY ||| For nearly 40 years, Gretchen Nicole Yanover has dedicated herself to the art of the cello, composing ambient music for her solo work and playing in
Rain didn’t stop 2025 San Juan County Fair from shining
Thanks in large part to the inter-island pick-up and drop-off option, the number of exhibitor entries increased from last year and the Fairgrounds welcomed approximately 8,012 people over four days (for a total of 16,468
Thursday Sept. 11th – One Million Rising Event
Thursday, September 11th • 5:30 to 7:30 pm • SJI Grange ||| FROM INDIVISIBLE SJI TEAM ||| Join your fellow Indivisible members and others to learn how we can resist the Trump Administration’s authoritarian takeover
