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
San Juan County Board of Health calls for restoration of public health funding
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| At its June meeting, San Juan County Board of Health moved to send a letter to state legislators urging action to restore funding for Foundational Public Health Services
Washington’s ferry system in the middle of one of the largest transitions in its history
Can today's boats last long enough for tomorrow's to arrive? ||| FROM KOMO-TV SEATTLE ||| The current WSF fleet reflects decades of underinvestment in vessel construction, according to ferry leaders. Construction recently began on the
San Juan County begins search for next local health officer
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County announced at the last Board of Health meeting that Dr. Amy Harley will conclude her service as the Local Health Officer for San Juan County
2026 Wooden Boat Rendezvous coming to Deer Harbor
||| FROM WARD FAY, JIM WAITE and BILL SYMES for WOODEN BOAT SOCIETY OF THE SAN JUAN ISLANDS ||| The Wooden Boat Society of the San Juan Islands will host this year’s Wooden Boat Rendezvous
CWR Encounter #55 | Bigg’s Killer Whales
||| FROM CENTER FOR WHALE RESEARCH ||| Full Encounter Report ObservBegin: 04:22 PM ObservEnd: 04:36 PM Vessel: Mike 1 Staff: Mark Malleson, Joe Zelwietro Pods: Bigg's killer whales IDsEncountered: T069E LocationDescr: Seabird Rocks EncSummary: Upon
Public Hearing continued on proposed Ordinance No. 1841 | New regulations for short term rentals
||| FROM DENICE KULSETH for TOWN OF FRIDAY HARBOR ||| The Friday Harbor Town Council is accepting public testimony on proposed Ordinance No. 1841, which would establish new regulations for accommodations of 30 days or
Compass Health to purchase county building in Friday Harbor, continuing long-term services locally
State funding and a decades-long county partnership secure the building's future ||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| Compass Health, a community-based healthcare agency supporting youths and adults, is purchasing the building it has been leasing
I’m not the church lady | Living inside a world that mistakes appearance for essence
||| I'M NOT THE CHURCH LADY by ROSIE KUHN ||| Can I continue being who I am when being who I am doesn’t produce the response I so hope for? Only once, that I can
CWR Encounter #54 | Bigg’s Killer Whales
||| FROM CENTER FOR WHALE RESEARCH ||| Full Encounter Report ObservBegin: 03:45 PM ObservEnd: 04:11 PM Vessel: Mike 1 Staff: Mark Malleson, Joe Zelwietro Pods: Bigg's killer whales IDsEncountered: T041,T041A,T041A2,T041A3,T041A4 LocationDescr: Pachena Point EncSummary: After
CWR encounter #53 • Northern Resident Killer Whales C and G Pod
||| FROM CENTER FOR WHALE RESEARCH ||| Full Encounter Report ObservBegin: 11:45 AM ObservEnd: 12:55 PM Vessel: Mike 1 Staff: Mark Malleson, Joe Zelwietro Pods: Northern Resident IDsEncountered: C6 matriline: C8, C22, C27 G31 matriline:
Be sure to visit County Fair’s Ag tent
||| FROM REBECCA MOORE for SAN JUAN COUNTY EXTENSION ||| Curious about where your food comes from? Wondering what organizations support local farms, gardens, and food security? Looking for fun, hands-on activities for the whole
Working together to feed our island communities
||| FROM THE RESOURCE CENTER COMMUNICATIONS TEAM ||| Island communities know that the best solutions happen when we work together. That spirit of collaboration was recognized this month as the Orcas Community Resource Center was
Celebrate Chinook Salmon’s homecoming at Glenwood Springs on Orcas Island
||| FROM KEVIN CODY for LONG LIVE THE KINGS ||| On Saturday, September 12, Long Live the Kings (LLTK) is hosting our annual Return of the Kings Celebration to welcome our iconic Chinook salmon back
Midnight Mutterings | Mooney
||| MIDNIGHT MUTTERINGS by JACKIE BATES ||| At the end of June this summer, I was sitting on the beach with my new friends from India (and their lovely 1.5 (as they said) year old
Guest Opinion | Open letter to State Board of Education
||| FROM DR. KARI LYNN SCHUH ||| Dear Chair Fertakis and Members of the Washington State Board of Education, I am unable to attend your August 12 meeting in person, but as you consider adopting
4H members talk with livestock market auctioneer
||| FROM KATHLEEN MORRIS for SAN JUAN COUNTY 4H ||| Recently members of San Juan County 4H interviewed long time auctioneer for the 4H Livestock Market Auction, Tom Pasma. Aurora Miller (club reporter), Louie Averna
