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
Eastsound business seeks new owner
||| FROM DOUG MARSHALL for THE OFFICE CUPBOARD ||| Michell and Doug Marshall hope to find a new owner for The Office Cupboard, which they bought in 2007. Today, the longtime Eastsound business has a
Orcas Island Garden Club presents Growing Anemones, Ranunculus, and Peonies by Anne Long
||| FROM ORCAS ISLAND GARDEN CLUB ||| LEARN FROM FLOWER FARMER, EDUCATOR, AND OWNER! Wednesday, October 15th, 10 am (at the Fire Station in Orcas) NEW! Join us for coffee and social time at 9:30
The Kitchen is coming back to Odd Fellows
||| FROM DIDIER GINCIG for ODD FELLOWS HALL ||| The Kitchen Café is back in the Odd Fellows kitchen for weekly take-out beginning Friday, October 3rd. Featuring fresh, farm-to-table, and Asian-inspired with a Pacific Northwest twist. Call 206.581.1913
County seeks proposals for behavioral health peer support program
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County Department of Health & Community Services invites local agencies or organizations who utilize peer support in their programs to review our Request for Proposal (RFP).
Islands’ Oil Spill Association to celebrate 40th Anniversary on October 23
||| FROM ISLANDS' OIL SPILL ASSOCIATION ||| For 40 years the Islands' Oil Spill Association (IOSA) has been responding to oil spills large and small across the islands. Help celebrate four decades of local spill response! Join
Rosario Strait tidal energy project update from OPALCO
||| FROM KRISTA BOUCHEY for ORCAS POWER & LIGHT COOPERATIVE ||| September 30, 2025 was the last day to make public comments on the Rosario Tidal Energy Project as part of the public process with
Test your earthquake preparedness on October 16
||| FROM BRENDAN COWAN for SAN JUAN COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ||| While earthquakes in the islands are rare, San Juan County is smack in the middle of some of the highest risk quake
ALL ROUTES | Fare changes begin Wednesday, Oct. 1
||| FROM WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| Fare changes begin today, Wednesday, Oct. 1 Starting tomorrow Wednesday, Oct. 1, there will be new passenger and vehicle ticket prices. The Washington State Transportation Commission recently approved these
Fall is Here | Let’s check your heat sources and smoke & CO detectors
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| With the changing of the seasons comes an opportunity to check in on our household heating units, wood stoves, and fireplaces. This is a great time to check
All beaches in San Juan County closed to recreational shellfish harvesting
DOH has closed recreational shellfish harvesting at all beaches due to unsafe levels of Paralytic Shellfish Poison (PSP) ||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| The Washington State Department of Health has closed recreational shellfish
Letter to Editor | Will County Council stand by its proclamation on rights of southern residents?
||| FROM ELISABETH ROBSON ||| Dear Council Members, In 2023, this body took a forward-thinking step by passing the Proclamation of the Rights of the Southern Resident Orcas. In it, you recognized that these beings have
News Brief | Marine experts save sea lion from plastic strap around neck
||| FROM KING-5 TV||| "A collaborative effort by marine experts saved this sea lion, but they say this is just one example of a big problem.” ORIGINALLY FROM KING-5 TV "The sea lion was spotted
Ladies of Airhawks Series | Mindy Nunez
||| FROM AIRHAWKS FLYING CLUB ||| As a youngster, Mindy Nunez initially thought of joining the Forest Service as a firefighter in Search and Rescue. She was inspired by her father who worked as a
CWR encounters J and L Pod off San Juan Island
||| FROM CENTER FOR WHALE RESEARCH ||| Full Encounter Report ObservBegin: 09:43 AM ObservEnd: 04:01 PM Vessel: KCB III Staff: Dave Ellifrit, Michael Weiss, Other Observers: Rachel John, Taylor Redmond, Alex Smit Pods: Southern Resident:
Two Orcas Island Land Bank preserves are now re-open
Thank you for your patience during our temporary closures! ||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| The Conservation Land Bank is glad to announce that Crescent Beach and Turtleback Mountain preserves are once again open
Time to Batten Down the Hatches | Preparing your vessel for fall and winter
Have you prepared your boat for fall? ||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| “We all want hold onto the last boating days of summer, but in doing so we get caught off guard when
