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
Katherine Bryant Ingman on San Juan County budget
||| KATHERINE BRYANT INGMAN for SAN JUAN COUNTY COUNCIL ||| San Juan County is set to spend more than it takes in for 2027. To legally balance the budget, it needs to cut $3.7 million.
Letter to Editor | Civic engagement beyond ballot box
||| FROM JENNIFER SWANSON, CANDIDATE FOR COUNTY COUNCIL ||| This week, I had the pleasure of experiencing community engagement, up close on both Waldron and Lopez Islands. Last Sunday, I visited the Waldron community and
Letter to Editor | Why I support Swanson for Council
||| FROM SHEILA GAQUIN ||| I’m voting for Jennifer Swanson for County Council, District 3 position, and I hope you will too. I have known Jennifer for more than 20 years and have seen her
Fall sailing schedule starts this Sunday, September 20
||| FROM WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| Our fall sailing schedule starts Sunday, Sept. 20 and lasts through Dec. 26. Port Townsend/Coupeville: The route will continue two-boat service until Oct. 5, when it returns to one-boat service until next spring. This is
Midnight Mutterings | About lying
||| MIDNIGHT MUTTERINGS by JACKIE BATES ||| Have been thinking about lying lately and why it’s so disturbing. My conclusion is that part of why it is so confusing to me is that it makes
Preparing for a resilient future
||| FROM LINDSAY JENNINGS for ORCAS ISLAND COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ||| As Orcas Islanders prepare for fall, shorter days, harvesting buckets upon buckets of apples, and unpredictable weather, many nonprofit organizations are launching fall programs and
Call to Artists | Community show: Six X Six
Art intake on October 22; Art Opening on October 23 ||| FROM MARJORIE TAYLOR for ORCAS CENTER VISUAL ARTS COMMITTEE ||| The Visual Arts Committee of Orcas Center announces a new community show -- “Six
Community budget with county council chair Justin Paulsen scheduled Sept. 23 on San Juan
The San Juan County Council Chair and District 2 Representative will hold a meeting with the community to discuss the County budget and related fiscal challenges at the San Juan Island Library Meeting Room from
Build Financial Confidence | Space still available in Orcas Money Smart
||| FROM THE RESOURCE CENTER COMMUNICATIONS TEAM ||| There is still time to register for Orcas Money Smart, a practical 7-month financial education program from Orcas Community Resource Center that helps community members build financial
Kwiaht launches arsenic testing and action project
||| FROM RUSSEL BARSH for KWIAHT ||| Islands conservation laboratory Kwiaht is seeking participants in a study of the extent of arsenic contamination in island wells, and actions to reduce adverse health effects Islanders may
Call to artists | ‘Of the Water’ community show at Orcas Center
Art intake on September 23; Art Opening on September 25 ||| FROM MARJORIE TAYLOR for ORCAS CENTER ||| The Visual Arts Committee of Orcas Center announces a new community show -- “Of the Water” –
Letter to Editor | Jennifer Swanson is most qualified candidate
||| FROM CAROLE DAVIS ||| I was very pleased to learn that Jennifer Swanson was running for our county council. I cannot imagine a more qualified candidate. I have known Jennifer for more than 20
WSF Weekly Report | Classroom on the water; fall schedule starts Sunday
||| FROM STEVE NEVEY for WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| A message from Steve As our ferries age, I’m consistently impressed by the work of our chief engineers, assistant engineers, oilers and wipers. They work closely
The Clinic and Beyond | How OIHCD supports care across Orcas Island
||| FROM ORCAS ISLAND HEALTH CARE DISTRICT ||| The Health Care District's financial support of Island Primary Care – Orcas ensures that more than 3,800 residents access primary, same-day, after-hours, and visiting specialty care right
Portraits in Pencil | An exhibition by Mick Stevens at Senior Center
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| Every pencil stroke tells a story. This September and October, Orcas Senior Center hosts Portraits in Pencil, a captivating exhibition featuring the work of longtime Orcas
No jury duty for you, Sept. 21-25
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| JURY DUTY: SEPTEMBER 21-25, 2026 All jurors summonsed for Jury Duty beginning September 21st, 2026 are excused. Thank you.
