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
Weekly Meditation Sessions
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| Julia Summers leads a weekly meditation group at Orcas Senior Center every Tuesday at 1 pm. Regardless of prior experience, Julia extends a warm invitation
Mammograms at Orcas Senior Center
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| Assured Imaging will return to Orcas Senior Center this year for mammograms from September 18-20. Early detection is crucial, as one in eight women will be
Letter to Editor | O’Day clarifies position on 32-hour work week
||| FROM STEPHANIE O'DAY ||| I am writing to clarify my stance on the 32-hour work week for our county. While I believe the County entered into this decision hastily, due to management’s effort to
Midnight Mutterings | Have a nice day
||| MIDNIGHT MUTTERINGS by JACKIE BATES ||| I’m feeling curmudgeonly tonight about something that isn’t very important on the big scale. Just something that annoys me more than it should, and has for some years.
Sheriff’s Report | July 31 – August 7, 2024
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ||| WEDNESDAY, JULY 31 24-004873 Accident-NonInj 12:48:49 07/31/24 A Lopez Island Deputy was dispatched to an Accident Non-Injury. The incident was documented. 24-004874 Agency Assistance 13:17:26 07/31/24 A
Letter to Editor | Join me in supporting Stephanie O’Day for council
||| FROM JESSICA CHAFFEE ||| I write to you today not just as a concerned resident of San Juan Island, but as one voice among many grappling with a pressing issue threatening our community’s future:
Call for Artists: Abstract Art
||| FROM BETHANY MARIE for ORCAS CENTER ||| Orcas Center’s Visual Arts Committee (VAC) is calling all Orcas artists to showcase your creativity and passion for abstract art! Let’s explore and celebrate art that does
Ongoing dueling Eastsound Water recalls
||| FROM CAROL ANN ANDERSON, RON CLAUS, and JIM COOK ||| On Wednesday of this week, the "leadership" of Eastsound Water Users Association, calling itself the "Eastsound Water Team," sent an email to EWUA members
Senior Center Match has been met
||| FROM HILARY CANTY ||| Plenty of good news this week. The Senior Center Match was beyond successful! The Community ended up contributing $65,212- a full $15,000 beyond the goal. Fantastic news for the Senior
County approves lease for Argyle lots
||| FROM LARISSA NASH for SAN JUAN COUNTY HOME TRUST ||| After a half decade long process of working towards expanding affordable housing on San Juan Island, there has been a stamp of approval for
Update on WSF crew negotiations with the state
Poor management and low pay are hobbling engine room workforce, resulting in canceled sailings, backlog of repairs and maintenance ||| FROM KRISTIN HYDE for MARINE ENGINEERS BENEFICIAL ASSOCIATION ||| Seattle, WA – Members of the
WSF Weekly Report | New baby on board, customer kudo, recruiting veterans, a look at new ferries
||| FROM STEVE NEVEY for WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| A message from Steve When I started at Washington State Ferries it was clear we had a major challenge with workforce development. It took years to
In Memoriam | Tanya Leigh Hutchins, July 3, 1970 – July 20, 2024
||| FROM ANDREW YOUNGREN ||| Tanya Leigh Hutchins July 3, 1970 - July 20, 2024 Tanya Hutchins, born and raised on Orcas Island, was tragically killed in an airplane accident just north of
Free cognition and swallow screenings
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| Speech-Language Pathologist, Libby Lewis, will offer free cognition and swallow screenings at Orcas Senior Center Friday, August 16. Screenings involve a review of concerns and a
LWVSJ Observer Corps: County Council August 6, 2024
||| FROM NECIA QUAST for LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS ||| Three new county employees were introduced, a new dispatcher and a new deputy in the Sheriff’s Office and a new public health social worker. During public
Larsen introduces bipartisan PROTECT Act to give tribes more tools to combat opioid crisis
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF REP. RICK LARSEN ||| WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02) introduced the Protection for Reservation Occupants against Trafficking and Evasive Communications Today (PROTECT) Act, bipartisan legislation to give Tribal courts and