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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Council discusses budget priorities, planning for 2027 budget amidst funding challenges
Current estimates for revenues and expenses in 2027 show that the County is facing a $4 million budget deficit. Council gears up for ongoing discussions on anticipated cuts to staffing and service levels. ||| FROM
No jury duty June 15-18
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| JURY DUTY: JUNE 15-18, 2026 All jurors summonsed for the Jury Period beginning Monday June 15 through Thursday June 18, 2026 are excused. Thank you.
Summer sailing schedule starts Sunday, June 14
||| FROM WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| Our summer sailing schedule starts Sunday, June 14, and runs through Sept. 19. Anacortes/San Juan Islands: We’ve made schedule adjustments to improve on-time performance. Fauntleroy/Vashon/Southworth: The #3 vessel will operate a full-day schedule on Saturdays and Sundays this summer. Last year, it operated half days on weekends due to
Larsen statement on bill reforming Library of Congress
||| 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 Librarian of Congress is the People’s Librarian, not the President’s Librarian.
Land Bank Commission monthly meeting scheduled
||| FROM SJC CONSERVATION LAND BANK COMMISSION ||| The San Juan County Conservation Land Bank Commission will hold its monthly meeting Friday, June 12. The meeting is scheduled from 8am – 11:15am via Zoom. The meeting will also be
Letter to Editor | Bring back our family physician
||| FROM MARTHA KRAMER ||| Orcas Island Primary Care has chosen to terminate a very well loved family practice physician, Dr. Jennifer Simpson-Manske at a time when there are NO other family practice physicians on-island
Art Talk event coming up at Crow Valley Gallery
||| FROM AYN GAILEY for CROW VALLEY GALLERY ||| Please join us for a creative conversation at Crow Valley Gallery with artist David Densmore and Ayn Gailey exploring his painting process, techniques, sources of inspiration, and
Existing vacation rentals in Eastsound & Lopez Village need a provisional use permit by June 25
If you operate a vacation rental in Eastsound Village or Lopez Village, it is a requirement to apply for a provisional use permit to remain compliant with the County code. ||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY
Tickets now available for 2026 Orcas Island Garden Tour
||| FROM ORCAS ISLAND GARDEN CLUB ||| Mark your calendar for the annual 2026 Orcas Island Garden Tour on Saturday, June 27 & Sunday, June 28 from 11 am to 5 pm each day. Tickets
Free workshop for writers at Orcas Library
||| FROM SAM GAILEY for ORCAS ISLAND PUBLIC LIBRARY ||| In this evening workshop hosted by the Orcas Island Library, authors Veronica Kornberg and Jill McCabe Johnson use objects and mapping to create fresh writing
Help us celebrate the Class of 2026 at Baccalaureate
||| FROM ALICIA WIGFIELD for ORCAS ISLAND COMMUNITY CHURCH ||| On Wednesday, June 10, 2026, at 6:00 PM, Orcas Island Community Church will be hosting the Baccalaureate Service for the Class of 2026 at the Moran State Park
Seven Sisters: Return of the Matriarchy coming to Orcas Center
||| FROM COLLEEN SMITH SUMMERS for ORCAS CENTER ||| Indigenous women have played an outsized role in major environmental justice campaigns in the Pacific Northwest. Se’Si’Le, an Indigenous-led nonprofit, is bringing to Orcas Island an
School music rings in summer on a high note
||| FROM SHARON HO for MUSIC ADVOCACY GROUP ||| Family and community members filled the Orcas Center on Thursday, May 28, to celebrate another successful year for the Orcas public school strings program. Mrs. Pamela
I’m not the Church Lady | What’s really between psychology and spirituality?
What if the most sane and sacred thing I can do is trust what I know? ||| I'M NOT THE CHURCH LADY by ROSIE KUHN ||| Psychology, at its best, says: What happened to you
Happy Pride from Orcas Island Pride
Are you ready to Dance? ||| FROM ORCAS ISLAND PRiDE ||| Happy Pride We are so excited to celebrate this month with you all! In this time where queer people are being villanized, it is
Strengthening civic culture on Orcas Island
||| FROM LINDSAY JENNINGS for ORCAS ISLAND COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ||| Earlier this week, 52 nonprofit board members and staff gathered to bring fundraising into focus on Orcas Island. What may have been surprising to some,
