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
How has extreme weather impacted you?
Participate in the County’s Climate Resilience Planning Effort ||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County is conducting a Climate Vulnerability Assessment to better understand how and to what extent our community –
Updated election results from SJC Elections
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY ELECTIONS ||| November 5, 2024 General Election Last updated on 11/06/2024 4:13 PM Number of Precincts 23 Number of Registered Voters 15,123 Total Ballots Counted 10,601 Estimated Ballots Left to
Help keep Orcas seniors safe at home
Join Our Contractor Recruitment BBQ and Beer Event ||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| Orcas Senior Center is expanding its Home Maintenance and Repair program and seeks licensed contractors who work on
Election night statement from Congressman Larsen
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF CONGRESSMAN RICK LARSEN ||| Congressman Larsen closed out the 2024 campaign this weekend doorbelling and sign-waving in Lynnwood, Marysville, Bellingham, Everett, Ferndale, Lynden, Edmonds, Mukilteo, Stanwood, and Mount Vernon (some pictures
LWVSJ Observer Corps: County Council November 5, 2024
||| FROM LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS ||| The Council reviewed the third set of 2024 proposed budget amendments and set a public hearing for December 3. The amendments appropriate additional revenues and expenses as well as changes to
Penn Cove Orcas make their first return to the site of brutal 1970 killings
Their historic return is a sad reminder of what happened to the rest of their pod ||| FROM GREEN MATTERS ||| Animal lovers may recognize the name Penn Cove thanks to a gruesome incident in
San Juan County local election results
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY ELECTIONS ||| November 5, 2024 General Election Last updated on 11/05/2024 8:02 PM Number of Precincts 23 Number of Registered Voters 15,123 Total Ballots Counted 9,792 Estimated Ballots Left to
State Court databases experiencing extended system-wide outage
This outage affects all counties statewide, resulting in a temporary loss of access to state-provided systems. ||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| During the week of November 4, Washington State courts are experiencing a
Playlist for a long election line from Michael Moore
||| FROM MICHAEL MOORE ||| Voting day is here! While we wait in line and help these Swing States swing — let's dance! Well folks, we are finally here! Election Day! At least 77 million
Annual Orcas Center membership meeting
||| FROM BETHANY MARIE for ORCAS CENTER ||| Orcas Center members and the general public are invited to attend Orcas Center’s annual meeting on Sunday, November 10 from 3pm – 5pm in the Madrona Room
Annual Turkey Shoot
||| FROM PAT MUFFETT for ORCAS ISLAND SPORTSMEN CLUB ||| The Orcas Island Sportsmen Club invites the public to come and win a Thanksgiving Turkey at the 69th annual fall Turkey-Time Family Fun Shooting Contests.
Works of Tina Brown at Artworks during November
||| FROM BJ ARNOLD for ARTWORKS ||| Tina Brown shares her new Dècoupage Creation "Lost" and "Found" which she had dedicated to her father, Tony Brown, whose love of the wilderness continues to inspire her
Vibrant Watercolors Art Show
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| Join us at Orcas Senior Center for the colorful Watercolors Art Show, running through November and December. This joint exhibition features works from Robbie Walker’s watercolors
The Olga Symphony Plays Again
||| FROM ANITA ORNE for THE OLGA SYMPHONY ||| The Olga Symphony is pleased to announce they will be carrying on a favorite holiday tradition, their Thanksgiving weekend concert, on November 29 and 30 at
Tai Ji Quan fall prevention
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| Join Karol Wilson, DPT, for a three month fall prevention Tai Ji Quan: Moving for Better Balance® class at Orcas Senior Center. Karol, a Doctor of
High winds forecast for 4am to 2pm Monday
||| FROM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ||| URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Seattle WA 836 AM PST Sun Nov 3 2024 San Juan County-Western Whatcom County-Western Skagit County- Western Strait of Juan De Fuca-North
