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
Legal tools for farm succession: Securing your farm’s future
Free Virtual Workshop – April 9, 2025, 12:00–1:00 PM ||| FROM REBECCA MOORE for WSU EXTENSION | SAN JUAN COUNTY ||| San Juan County farmers can gain essential legal insights for farm succession planning by
The Whale Museum opens registration for its 2025 Gear Up Workshop
||| FROM CONOR AGNEW for THE WHALE MUSEUM ||| The Whale Museum has opened public registration for its 2025 Gear Up workshop! This year’s virtual workshop will take place on April 17 from 10:00 AM
Orcas Island athletes shine at Mt. Vernon meet despite weather forecast surprise
||| FROM DARRELL KIRK for ORCAS ISLAND HIGH SCHOOL ||| Orcas Island High School's track and field team competed in their second meet of the season on Wednesday at Mt. Vernon High School, where athletes
Rep. Ramel | Keeping Washington strong. Proposed budgets are live
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF REP. ALEX RAMEL ||| Thank you to everyone who joined our telephone town hall and our community town hall earlier this month! I appreciate you taking the time to attend,
OPALCO files draft license application with Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
||| FROM KRISTA BOUCHEY for ORCAS POWER & LIGHT COOPERATIVE ||| OPALCO filed a Draft License Application with the Federal Regulatory Commission (FERC) today for a 10-year pilot project license for OPALCO’s proposed Rosario Strait
Sheriff’s Report | March 19 – 25, 2025
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT ||| WEDNESDAY, MARCH 19 25-001515 Fraud 12:16:50 03/19/25 An Orcas Island Deputy authored a report to help a local citizen with bank fraud. The citizen was a victim
County 4-H teen delegates excel at Know Your Government Conference
||| SAN JUAN COUNTY 4-H PROGRAM ||| San Juan County 4-H teen delegates spent Presidents Day weekend in Olympia, WA, at the annual 4-H Know Your Government (KYG) Conference. KYG is a comprehensive civic education
Fun, free Rotary Spelling Bee is back
||| FROM BARBARA MARRETT for SJI ROTARY CLUB ||| The Rotary Club of the San Juan Islands invites the community to attend its 19th Annual Spelling Bee at 3 PM, April 3, at the Friday
What is the price of eggs at the Food Bank?
Eggs are always available at the Food Bank ||| FROM ORCAS ISLAND FOOD BANK COMMUNICATIONS COMMITTEE ||| According to the USDA, the national average price of a dozen large eggs was $8.15 on March 4,
Library exhibit | Remembering a talented photographer
||| FROM ANDREA COHEN for ORCAS ISLAND LIBRARY ||| Derk Jager was known to many photographers on the island through his participation in the Orcas Camera Club, photographing performances at the Orcas Center and working
Spring conditions
||| FROM LINDSAY JENNINGS for ORCAS ISLAND COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ||| The Orcas Island Community Foundation’s primary goal is to build and strengthen our community by encouraging and supporting local philanthropy. We strive to simplify charitable
WSF Weekly Report | Career day; new ferry bid openings; puzzles
||| FROM STEVE NEVEY for WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| A message from Steve As more of our employees reach retirement age, we must make maritime jobs easier to access for our next generation of workers.
League of Women Voters of Washington opposes Trump’s anti-voter executive order
||| FROM LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF WASHINGTON ||| On Tuesday, President Trump issued an executive order on elections, which includes the following actions: Requires the Election Assistance Commission to add documentary proof of citizenship to
LWVSJ Observer Corps | San Juan County Council, March 25, 2025
||| FROM NECIA QUAST for LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS ||| Council members held a public hearing as the governing body of the Lopez Solid Waste Disposal District. A resident of Lopez, who was on the
Health Care District public levy lift informational town hall
||| FROM ORCAS ISLAND HEALTH CARE DISTRICT ||| San Juan County Public Hospital District #3 dba Orcas Island Health Care District (OIHCD) is proposing a Levy Lift Ballot Measure in the April 22nd, 2025 Special
County moves through essential public facility siting process on Shaw
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| During this week’s Council meeting, staff briefed Council on a formal request to site an Essential Public Facility (EPF) for the Department of Public Works on Shaw Island.
