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
Letter to Editor | I’m voting for our future
||| FROM LILY STOVALL ||| I am 21 years old, raised on Lopez. I moved back while pregnant and have been living here since with my fiancé and daughter who is now 9 months old.
Letter to Editor | Jennifer Swanson brings people together
||| FROM BRAD & NANCY ZAKES ||| We support Jennifer Swanson for San Juan County Council Position 3. Jennifer has shown great leadership and the ability to bring people together to create creative and workable
The Pacific Salmon Treaty isn’t working for salmon, orcas, or salmon-dependent communities, coastwide movement tells US and Canadian leaders
As the Pacific Salmon Commission discusses the treaty’s future behind closed doors, salmon advocates rally in Sequim and call on both countries to Let Our Salmon Come Home ||| FROM ADRIAN TUOHY for LET OUR SALMON
CWR Encounter #90 with Bigg’s Killer Whales
||| FROM CENTER FOR WHALE RESEARCH ||| Full Encounter Report ObservBegin: 11:18 AM ObservEnd: 12:50 PM Vessel: KCB III Staff: Dave Ellifrit, Michael Weiss Other Observers: Rachel John, Taylor Redmond, Rachel Carbary Pods: Bigg's killer
Letter to Editor | Katherine Bryant Ingman on environment, conservation
||| FROM KATHRINE BRYANT FOR SAN JUAN COUNTY COUNCIL ||| Protecting the environment is essential to preserving San Juan County's way of life, economy, and natural beauty. Clean water, healthy forests, productive farmland, thriving marine
LWVSJ Observer Corps | San Juan County Board of Health Oct 21, 2026
||| FROM BARBARA SHARP for LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS SAN JUAN ||| Community Collaboration Council: Approved funding for Safe San Juans ($20K); and San Juan Island Winter Shelter ($15K), with a full time shelter at
Larsen, Dexter introduce bill to stop Trump admin from rolling back veterans’ benefits
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF U.S. REP. RICK LARSEN ||| WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday, U.S. Representatives Rick Larsen (WA-02) and Maxine Dexter, M.D. (OR-03) introduced the Veteran Breast Cancer Fairness Act to restore male breast cancer as a presumptive illness under
CWR encounter #89 with Bigg’s Killer Whales T60D+T60E
||| FROM CENTER FOR WHALE RESEARCH ||| Full Encounter Report ObservBegin: 10:04 AM ObservEnd: 11:32 AM Vessel: Mike 1 Staff: Mark Malleson Pods: J IDsEncountered: All of J Pod LocationDescr: Otter Point EncSummary: Mark left Victoria
Washington, Denmark establish formal ties around maritime and industrial expertise
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF GOVERNOR BOB FERGUSON ||| SEATTLE — Governor Bob Ferguson and Ambassador Karen Eva Abrahamsen, Deputy Chief of Mission, Embassy of Denmark in the United States established a new era in
Guitar virtuosos Frank Vignola and Pasquale Grasso at Orcas Center
||| FROM COLLEEN SMITH-SUMMERS for ORCAS CENTER ||| Two of today's most acclaimed jazz guitarists will share the stage at Orcas Center on Sunday, Nov. 8, at 7 p.m. Frank Vignola has been the go-to
Help our community thrive. Volunteer at the Food Bank
||| BY THE ORCAS ISLAND FOOD BANK COMMUNICATIONS TEAM ||| In 2025, 40% of island households (1,160 households) relied on the Orcas Island Food Bank to help meet their nutritional needs, freeing up money for
Letter to Editor | Why I support Katherine Bryant Ingman for Council
||| FROM EMILIO SANTIAGO ||| This is a rallying cry to my fellow San Juan Islanders! I enthusiastically support Katherine Bryant Ingman for San Juan County Council, and I hope you will too. District 3
Coming home to community
||| FROM LINDSAY JENNINGS for ORCAS ISLAND COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ||| It's Homecoming season, and not just for Orcas Island High School, but for all of us who feel that familiar pull back toward the people
Neighbor to neighbor shelter seeking community volunteers
||| FROM ALICIA WIGFIELD for NEIGHBOR TO NEIGHBOR SHELTER ||| Neighbor to Neighbor Shelter opens November 8, and we’re looking for volunteers to help welcome and support our neighbors. There are lots of ways to
Notice of special meeting on land use
For elected and appointed officials ||| FROM JENNIFER M. KREMBS, TOWN CLERK ||| NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Town Council will hold a special meeting on October 26, 2026, from 12:00 p.m. – 3:00
Annual Halloween Dance coming to Odd Fellows Hall
||| FROM ORCAS ISLAND ODD FELLOWS ||| Get your costumes ready and join us for a Halloween night at Odd Fellows Hall! Our Annual Halloween Dance returns on October 31 from 8:30 PM to midnight,
