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
Sheriff’s Report | July 2 – 8, 2025
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ||| WEDNESDAY, JULY 2 25-004112 Theft 16:14:57 07/02/25 A Lopez Island Deputy was dispatched to a theft call. The incident was documented, and the investigation is ongoing. 25-004125
Washington State Ferries launches largest hybrid-electric ferry in North America
||| FROM MY NORTHWEST.COM ||| Washington State Ferries took delivery of its first hybrid-electric ferry. The Wenatchee, already one of the largest boats in the fleet, is now the most technologically advanced ferry in the
Community Foundation | New LEAD grant program
||| FROM LINDSAY JENNINGS for ORCAS ISLAND COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ||| For 30 years, the Orcas Island Community Foundation has focused on encouraging and supporting local philanthropy and strengthening nonprofit organizations. Anniversaries are a good time
Nantucket’s workers are living on the margins
Teachers, police officers, firefighters and other workers live in overcrowded and substandard housing, or even in their cars on the beach. ||| FROM THE NEW YORK TIMES ||| The median home price in Nantucket is
Celebration of life, open mic
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WSF Weekly Report | Wenatchee soon to be in service; requesting feedback on fare changes; SR20 delays in Anacortes
||| FROM STEVE NEVEY for WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| A message from Steve We’re excited to share the Wenatchee will return to service next week as our first hybrid-electric ferry. It will run part-time in
Scotland’s Tidal Bet | Net zero, net loss
||| FROM WHAT'S. UP WITH THAT? ||| Let me invite you to consider the Scottish coast, where the tides are large and the headlines are gushing—much like the capital outflow—over the MeyGen tidal project, a
Orcas Island School District seeking applications for pro and con statement committees
||| FROM SUZANNE SMITH for ORCAS ISLAND SCHOOL DISTRICT ||| Orcas Island School District is seeking applications from persons interested in being appointed to a committee to write the “for” or “against” statements for the
Larsen: Local impacts of Republicans’ big ugly law
||| FROM U.S. REP. RICK LARSEN ||| This week, I have been traveling around Northwest Washington state to talk to local health care providers and food banks about how Republicans' Big Ugly Law will impact
Jean Cocteau documentary film at Orcas Center
||| FROM BETHANY MARIE for ORCAS CENTER ||| Orcas Center is proud to present a special public screening of the acclaimed feature documentary Jean Cocteau, directed by Lisa Immordino Vreeland. This captivating film, which explores the
Free Community Beach Walks | Learn about our unique shorelines
||| FROM KATHERINE DIETZMAN for FRIENDS OF THE SAN JUANS ||| Get outside and explore the incredible shorelines of San Juan County! Join Friends of the San Juans, coastal geologists, and local experts for a
Join peace rally Saturday, July 12 at 3 pm in Eastsound
||| FROM SHARON ABREU ||| Come be part of World Beyond War's 24-Hour International Peace Wave! 3:00-3:30 Peace rally with music outdoors at the Emmanuel Church Labyrinth - Please bring your peace/anti-war signs! (The rally will
Penalties undetermined for disturbed cultural site at Rosario
Owners installed glamping tent platforms without permits ||| FROM SALISH CURRENT ||| The soil beneath Rosario Resort in Eastsound is like a historical tome, each layer a chapter in the story of human life here.
West Sound wildland fire on July 8, 2025
||| FROM BEN LUNA for ORCAS ISLAND FIRE & RESCUE ||| The wildland fire which started midday on July 8 th in West Sound remains active and will be so for the next 48-72 hours.
Potential purchase by County of property on Decatur Island to support barge landing access
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County’s Public Works Department is seeking to purchase property on Decatur Island, adjacent to the only developed public marine facility on the island – the barge
Wildland fire still burning, but contained, on Orcas Island
||| FROM BRENDAN COWAN for SJC DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ||| Orcas Island Fire and Rescue has been responding the afternoon/evening of Tuesday July 8th to an active wildland fire in the vicinity of Melba
