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
Butterflies Event at Odd Fellows Hall
Sunday, February 22nd, 2:00-3:30pm at Odd Fellows Hall ||| FROM DIDIER GINCIG for ODD FELLOWS HALL ||| Everyone seems to have heard about the Island Marble; but what about the Ochre Ringlet and Propertius Duskywing? Discover
Larsen joins entire WA delegation in supporting governor’s request for major disaster declaration to unlock individual assistance for WA flooding victims
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF U.S. REP. RICK LARSEN ||| WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Representative Rick Larsen (WA-02) joined Washington state’s entire congressional delegation in a letter to President Donald Trump urging him to approve Governor Bob Ferguson’s request for
Morris Plumbing & Heating announces new ownership
||| FROM SUSAN ANDERSON for MORRIS PLUMBING & HEATING ||| If you’ve ever built or remodeled a house on Orcas, replaced a failed water heater or had new kitchen/bath fixtures installed, chances are Morris Plumbing
Letter to Editor | Decatur (who paid?) It’s not outright DECEPTION, but…..
||| FROM RIKKI SWIN |||
Salish Current | Contagious cancer poses possible threat to Salish Sea clams
Researchers monitor rare transmissible cancers spreading through two local species. ||| FROM THE SALISH CURRENT ||| What if cancer, already one of the deadliest diseases known to the animal kingdom, suddenly became contagious? The
Latest from Lekanoff | How your stories shape my work
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF REP. DEBRA LEKANOFF ||| I want to be clear and transparent with you. At House Policy Cutoff, every Tribal-focused bill I sponsored or led has died. These bills addressed public
Public Health Hot Topic | Child and adolescent immunization schedule recommendations
West Coast Health Alliance, WA Department of Health, and San Juan County Health & Community Services continue to recommend the American Academy Pediatrics (AAP) Recommended Child and Adolescent Immunization Schedule ||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY
Rep. Ramel | Facts Over Fear: Strengthening communities, advancing solutions, upcoming town halls
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF REP. ALEX RAMEL ||| With four weeks remaining in this 60-day legislative session, I want to share an update on several priorities I’ve been working on at the Capitol –
Port will meet on Monday
||| FROM CHIP LONG for PORT OF ORCAS ||| The Port of Orcas Board of Commissioners will hold a Regular Meeting on Monday, February 23rd at 4:00 p.m. online via Zoom and in-person at the
Red foxes on San Juan Island test positive for avian influenza
Please do not handle wildlife, especially if it looks sick. There are no reported human cases of avian influenza in San Juan County. ||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| Two red foxes on San
WSF Weekly Report | John Vezina stands in for Steve Nevey
||| FROM JOHN VEZINA for WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| A message from John Steve’s out this week, delegating his authority, including the WSF Weekly Update, to me. I appreciate his trust and his modeling good leadership
Letter to Editor | Open letter to Legislature about WSF card surcharge
||| FROM BOB DISTLER ||| Washington State Ferries has announced that, beginning March 1, it will add a 3% surcharge to “all card transactions.” The so-called Durbin amendment to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and
Open letter to community from Sheriff Eric Peter
||| FROM SHERIFF ERIC PETER ||| Fellow community members, It is with a heavy heart that I share this message. Throughout my career and life, I have faced numerous injuries and health challenges that have
Letter to Editor | Compare: OPALCO General Manager compensation is huge
||| FROM RIKKI SWIN |||
Guest Opinion | Root cause of struggles at EWUA
||| FROM FRED KLEIN ||| Perhaps a bit of history from the point of view of a long time member and former board member of EWUA would be helpful for the membership to understand, confront
Beaverton Marsh Trail open house March 4
Stop by for an in-person update on the grant-funded project to develop a boardwalk across the marsh ||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| Join Conservation Land Bank staff and commissioners at the Mullis Community
