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 | Stephanie O’Day has experience necessary for County Council
||| FROM MERRI ANN SIMONSON ||| Stephanie O’Day would make an excellent County Council member due to her experience and knowledge gained from working with the County’s planning, permitting, and development departments over the last
SJC Democrats 2024 primary endorsements
||| FROM DAVID TURNOY for SAN JUAN COUNTY DEMOCRATS ||| After hosting most of the candidates for office this year over the last nine months at our meetings plus receiving detailed questionnaires back from the
Earthrise | We need your help!
||| EARTHRISE BY JAY KIMBALL ||| Want to be part of something big? Looking for ways to help the planet? Thinking globally but wanting to act locally? Good news: The county has an online climate
FDA: Shellfish from Oregon, Washington may have paralytic toxin
||| FROM UPI NEWS ||| Seafood lovers should steer clear of shellfish from Oregon and Washington state because of possible contamination with a paralyzing toxin, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has warned. In an advisory,
THANK YOU, Orcas Island! GiveOrcas fully funded
||| FROM TERA ANDAYA for ORCAS ISLAND COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ||| The 2024 Spring GiveOrcas Campaign was fully funded! Every record was broken! More donors, more donations, more participation in game days - all accomplished during
OPALCO members may be eligible for a $200 bill credit from Washington State
||| FROM KRISTA BOUCHEY for ORCAS POWER & LIGHT ||| Through the Washington Families Clean Energy Credits Grant program, OPALCO residential customers could be eligible for a $200 Bill Credit. This program is supported with
Summer Concert Series on Village Green
||| FROM BETHANY MARIE for ORCAS CENTER ||| Get ready for the FREE Summer Concert Series on the Village Green beginning this Sunday, June 16 at 5pm sponsored by Orcas Center, Country Corner, OrcaSong Farm,
Port Meeting
||| FROM CHIP LONG for PORT OF ORCAS ||| The Port of Orcas Board of Commissioners will hold a Special Meeting at 5:00 p.m. on Monday, June 10th, 2024 at the Orcas Island Airport conference
EWUA meetings
||| FROM DAN BURKE for EASTSOUND WATER USERS ASSOCIATION ||| Eastsound Water Users Association is a service-oriented association whose goal is to utilize all available resources to ensure that an adequate and consistent supply of
Letter to Editor | Kari McVeigh gets my vote
||| FROM SCOTT BOYE ||| Kari McVeigh has decades of experience working as a public servant for a variety of school districts. She will hit the ground running with expertise in budget and finance, personnel,
Shawna Franklin featured artist at Artworks
||| FROM B.J. ARNOLD for ORCAS ISLAND ARTWORKS ||| Orcas Island Artworks is pleased to announce Shawna Franklin as the Featured Artist for the Month of June. “My intention is to capture an idea or
Public Notice | Orcas Island School District #137
||| FROM SUZANNA SMITH for ORCAS ISLAND SCHOOL DISTRICT ||| As required by RCW 28A.505.050 and RCW 28A.505.060, notice is hereby given that the Orcas Island School District No. 137 will be completing the 2024-25
GO FUND ME | Support Brian’s road to recovery
||| FROM JENNIFER LEHR ||| In a moment, life can turn from Healthy…to HELL, and that's precisely what happened to Islander Brian Milligan on May 4th. Brian was visiting Poland when he was involved in a horrific motorcycle
4th July Events
||| FROM CAREY ESKRIDGE for CHAMBER OF COMMERCE ||| The Orcas Island Chamber of Commerce is thrilled to announce this year’s Fourth of July Weekend schedule of events. This year’s theme is "All Together Now"
Shaw Island community meeting recap
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County held a community meeting on Shaw Island June 3, 2024 to discuss a possible property purchase for the Public Works Department. The meeting was attended
Sheriff’s Report | May 29 – June 4, 2024
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ||| WEDNESDAY, MAY 29 24-003096 DUI 13:25:32 05/29/24 The Sheriff's Office responded to a single vehicle collision. The driver was possibly having a medical issue and was released
