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
Report of downed aircraft in San Juan Channel
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ||| The San Juan County Sheriff’s Office, along with personnel from the US Coast Guard and the WA Department of Fish & Wildlife (DWFW), are responding to a
William Anders, Apollo 8 astronaut, ID’d as pilot in San Juan Islands plane crash
||| FROM FOX13SEATTLE ||| Retired American astronaut William Anders, who was a member of the Apollo 8 crew, has been identified as the pilot inside the plane that crashed in the waters off the San Juan
Meet Orcas County Council candidates
||| FROM CINDY CARTER ||| There will be a Townhall Meeting to meet the County Council Candidates on Orcas Island at the Eastsound Firestation on Wednesday, June 26th at 6:30 pm. Candidates will introduce themselves
San Juan County now accepting 2024 Home Fund applications
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County Health & Community Services released a Notice of Funds Available (NOFA) for the Home Fund program’s 2024 funding round. Responses will be accepted through July
OICF announces new Executive Director
||| FROM HILARY CANTY for ORCAS ISLAND COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ||| The Orcas Island Community Foundation Board of Trustees is delighted to announce the selection of Lindsay Jennings as the next Executive Director of OICF, following
Island Ways | SSA crews: Staffing levels a “recipe for disaster”
||| FROM NANTUCKET INQUIRER AND MIRROR ||| Orcas and Nantucket Islands are each roughly the same size and the same distance off their respective coasts. We share the same concerns about the high cost of
Ukulele Kanikipila
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| Experience the joy of making music at Ukulele Kanikipila, Hawaiian for "play music," every Monday from 1 to 3 pm at Orcas Senior Center. This gathering
WSF Weekly Report | Things are looking electric
||| FROM STEVE NEVEY for WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| We’ve hit an exciting milestone in our electrification efforts with the launch of a national contracting process to build five new hybrid-electric ferries. Aside from greatly lowering our
Seed to Sprout Program
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| If you’re looking for a fun activity for your youngster this summer, look no further than our Seed to Sprout program! This program is for children ages 3
Meditation Session
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| Julia Summers leads a weekly meditation group at Orcas Senior Center every Tuesday at 1 pm. Regardless of prior experience, Julia extends a warm invitation to
Nature journaling expedition
||| FROM SAM GAILEY for ORCAS ISLAND LIBRARY ||| Robin Lee Carlson (Biologist & Naturalist) will be leading a nature journaling expedition along the shores of Cascade Lake, documenting the richness of the lake and the
Stan Moldoff’s legacy inspires Sunday event
||| FROM AYN GAILEY for ART FOR ORCAS KIDS ||| Art is one way islanders can be remembered long after they have left us. Stan Moldoff's (1925-2020) passion for painting and JoEllen Moldoff's generosity have
School’s Out Party
||| FROM NICOLE SPINOGATTI for THE FUNHOUSE ||| Summer is right around the corner and we're so excited! The Funhouse will be throwing a SCHOOL'S OUT party on Friday, June 21st from 12-4pm at the
Heart of San Juan Island opens for public access June 15
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| Saturday, June 15, the heart of San Juan Island officially opens for day-use public access. Over nearly 20 years, the Land Bank has endeavored to conserve portions of
LWVSJ Observer Corps Notes | San Juan County Council June 4, 2024
||| FROM LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS ||| A member of the public expressed concern about a construction activity taking place in a rural residential area on Orcas Island. The Council held a public hearing and adopted changes to the
Giant 4.5 metre shark eats dolphin in four bites before an even bigger beast rips it apart
||| FROM NEWS.COM.AU ||| Spine-chilling photos reveal how a giant 4.5 metre great white shark was mauled to death by an even bigger beast. The largest predatory fish in the world had just devoured a
