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
OISD announces upcoming surplus sale
||| FROM ORCAS ISLAND SCHOOL DISTRICT ||| Come check out the surplus items for sale from Orcas Island School District on Friday, December 5th, 2025 from 1 pm- 3 pm. *Cash or check only* Address: 557
WSF Weekly Report | Thanksgiving travel; Suquamish crew honored; join FROG
||| FROM STEVE NEVEY for WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| A message from Steve With Thanksgiving just around the corner, I’ve been thinking about how much Washington State Ferries has to be thankful for this year.
OCS campus life class builds student leaders
||| FROM LILLI S. for ORCAS CHRISTIAN SCHOOL ||| Orcas Christian School has added a new class designed to develop student leaders through service to the school. The high school elective, titled Campus Life, allows
Larsen introduces legislation to reverse Big Ugly Law’s burdensome paperwork requirements
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF U.S. REP. RICK LARSEN ||| Today, Representative Rick Larsen (WA-02) introduced the Patients Over Paperwork Act to reverse burdensome paperwork requirements instituted in the Big Ugly Law (BUL) that will result
San Juan County Fair announces 2026 theme, calls on community for poster art
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| Fairs nationwide are rallying around the stars and stripes in 2026, tying their themes to America’s 250th birthday! In keeping with this celebration, the San Juan County Fair
Town of Friday Harbor issues proclamation for Small Business Saturday
||| FROM JENNIFER KREMBS for TOWN OF FRIDAY HARBOR |||
San Juan County beaches reopen for recreational shellfish harvesting
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| Recreational shellfish harvesting of all species is open again to all San Juan County beaches, except for East Sound. This ends the closure of all beaches announced in
Larsen secures $2,165,000 for community projects in Island and San Juan Counties
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF U.S. REP. RICK LARSEN ||| Today, Representative Rick Larsen (WA-02) secured a total of $2,165,000 in U.S. Department of Agriculture funding for three local projects in Island and San Juan
Handcrafted love awaits your arrival at Annual Winter Artisans Market
||| FROM SAN JUAN ISLANDS MAKERS GUILD and ODD FELLOWS HALL ||| Share the season with local creatives on Saturday, December 6th and Sunday, December 7th at Odd Fellows Hall. Presented by the San Juan
No jury duty for November 24-28
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| JURY DUTY: November 24-28, 2025 No Jurors were summonsed for the week beginning Monday, November 24th through Friday, November 28, 2025. Thank you.
In Memoriam | Robert Carl Santonocito February 9, 1948 – November 11, 2025
||| FROM TONY GIEFER ||| Robert Carl Santonocito Robert Carl Santonocito, 77, of Olga, Washington, passed away peacefully at home on November 11, 2025, surrounded by his beloved wife and family. Born in
County cuts budget deficit by more than half; still seeks $2M in strategic service & personnel cuts
San Juan County will continue to seek ways to balance the budget that prioritize mandatory and essential functions. ||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| Over the past two months, the County has reduced the
Food for Thought from Indivisible SJI
||| FROM INDIVISIBLE SAN JUAN. ISLAND ||| Dear Indivisible San Juan Island Community, As we near Thanksgiving, amid this administration’s cruelty, we wanted to reach out. We know it’s through community that we will weather
News Brief | Inside Economics | The reality of baby-bust economics
||| FROM THE ECONOMIST ||| When I was at the Jackson Hole gathering of the world’s central bankers this summer some simple arithmetic sent the jaws of many elite economists to the floor. Chad Jones
Center for Whale Research finds all three pods in Puget Sound
||| FROM CENTER FOR WHALE RESEARCH ||| Full Encounter Report ObservBegin: 09:22 AM ObservEnd: 03:05 PM Vessel: KCB III Staff: Dave Ellifrit Other Observers: Monika Wieland Shields, Jason Shields, Taylor Redmond, Florian Granier, Vanessa Pirtle
What is a Chief? How native values can teach resilience
||| FROM DIDIER GINCIG for ODD FELLOWS HALL ||| Artist and Muckleshoot tribal member, John Holliday, will speak about native values and resilience at the Odd Fellows Hall on Friday, November 21st at 6:00. The presentation is relevant to
