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
Check out this unique blend of literature and lore about the San Juan Islands
||| FROM SAM GAILEY for ORCAS ISLAND LIBRARY ||| Immerse yourself in a unique blend of literature and lore about the San Juan Islands this Saturday, September 27, at 6 pm at the Orcas Island
Meeting Recap | Community discusses sheriff substation move on Lopez with officials, staff
The County will utilize a surplus building from Island County and extra space at the County’s existing Public Works property along Fisherman Bay Road to site the new substation. ||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS
County issues Hispanic Heritage Month proclamation, supported by new language access plan
Hispanic Heritage Month spans from September 15-October 15 to coincide with national independence days in several Latin American countries. ||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| The County Council issued a proclamation recognizing Hispanic Heritage
Sounding ferry horns to salute Seattle Mariners, 5 p.m. today
||| FROM WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| At 5 p.m. today, all ferries underway will sound their horns to salute the Seattle Mariners on winning the American League West title — their first in 24 years!
News Brief | Could Daylight Saving Time be harming our health?
||| FROM SCIENCE ALERT ||| "Previous studies have found that the "spring ahead" shift in DST can immediately increase the risk of heart attacks and car accidents, as well as cause temporary sleep disturbances. Meanwhile, the
Southern residents return to the Salish Sea
||| FROM CENTER FOR WHALE RESEARCH ||| Full Encounter Report ObservBegin: 09:40 AM ObservEnd: 03:14 PM Vessel: KCB III Staff: Dave Ellifrit, Michael Weiss, Darren Croft Other Observers: Taylor Redmond, Rachel John Pods: L Pod
Keynote speaker Thor Hansen leads 2025 Annual Garden Workshop Series
||| PRESENTED BY SAN JUAN COUNTY MASTER GARDENERS ||| Celebrated local author Thor Hanson invites us to step outside into our ordinary and often overlooked back yards to discover extraordinary hidden wonders, contribute to science
PeaceHealth Family Medicine hosting flu shot clinics in October
||| FROM ANNE WILLIAMS for PEACEHEALTH PEACE ISLAND FAMILY PRACTICE ||| The PeaceHealth Peace Island Family Practice clinic has scheduled the first in a series of flu shot clinics this fall for individuals aged six
No Place Like Loam | Growing olives in the Pacific Northwest
History, Survival, Struggle, and the Long Bet ||| NO PLACE LIKE LOAM by ALEX TAMAYO-WOLF ||| What it means to wager on olives in the cold edge of the Pacific. On the Greek island of
Free noxious weed disposal program ends Sept. 30
||| FROM ORCAS RECYCLING / THE EXCHANGE ||| La Eliminación Gratuita de Malezas Nocivas Termina el 30 de septiembre El condado de San Juan anunció recientemente que elúltimo día del Programa de Eliminación de Malezas
LWVSJ Observer Corps | County Council September 23, 2025
||| FROM NECIA QUAST for LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS ||| The new director of the Department of Community Development, Sev Jones, introduced himself. A graduate of WWU he has worked in Alaska, Idaho and Eastern
Tickets now available for Empty Bowls Sunday Supper
||| FROM ORCAS ISLAND FOOD BANK ||| Dear Friends of the Orcas Island Food Bank, We’re thrilled to announce that tickets are now live for our first Empty Bowls Sunday Supper, happening Sunday, October 12th
Have a garden question? Ask an Orcas Master Gardener
Now at the Market Garden Nursery ||| FROM JULIA TURNEY for ORCAS MASTER GARDENERS ||| Do you have a question about your soil, have a problem with your fruit tree, or are thinking about starting
Health Care District schedules upcoming board meeting
||| FROM ORCAS ISLAND HEALTH CARE DISTRICT ||| The Orcas Island Health Care District Board will hold a regularly scheduled board meeting on Wednesday, September 24th from 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. in the Community Room at the Orcas Island
Jurors for 9/29 – 10/3 are excused
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| JURY DUTY: SEPTEMBER 29 - OCTOBER 3, 2025 All jurors summonsed for the week beginning Monday, September 29th through Friday, October 3rd are excused. Thank you.
Memorial service for Judy Turksel
||| FROM MARTA BRANCH ||| Judy Turksel Please join us at a memorial service and interment of ashes for Judy Turksel at 11:30 AM on Saturday, October 4th at Emmanuel Episcopal Parish, with
