Here’s a thought…
“No one, I mean no one, has the right to sit in judgment of who’s American enough.”
MICHELLE OBAMA
Emilio Alejandro Santiago wants to serve as your next Mayor of the Town of Friday Harbor
||| FROM EMILIO ALEJANDRO SANTIAGO ||| Emilio is an energetic and sociable archaeologist and cartographer that fell in love with the Friday Harbor community when he first washed ashore in 2017. His eleven years of work in cultural resource protection and historic preservation for government land management agencies such as
Weekly WSF Report | Tour de Lopez; Earth Day; summer reservations
||| FROM STEVE NEVEY for WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| A message from Steve Tuesday marked the 55th anniversary of Earth Day – a time to spotlight environmental issues and reflect on our shared responsibility to protect the planet. This year’s call to action urged us all to unite around renewable
Orcas to welcome Native American Canoe Journey May 21
||| FROM GERI & DAVID TURNOY ||| For the last three years, we have had the honor of hosting a Native American Canoe Journey on Orcas, and we have this special opportunity again this year. There will be a welcoming ceremony when several Native American canoes arrive at the Olga dock
Occam’s Razor | Our island, our world through the eyes, pen of S.C. Watson
Welcome to our weekly feature, Occam's Razor, from local artist S.C. Watson.
Report of person missing from Lopez
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| The San Juan County Sheriff's is looking for any information on the whereabouts of the missing Lopez community member. One of our detectives is working this case and has sent out a law enforcement bulletin to our neighboring agencies on the mainland. We
The greening of transportation on Orcas Island
||| FROM BRUCE BENTON ||| When my wife, Patricia, and I moved from Maryland to Orcas in 2020, I was struck by the extent to which vehicle emissions were the major source of pollution on the island. There was a solution. But it required finding some way to incentivize Islanders
Student Art Exhibit opening Friday, April 25
||| FROM THE A-OK TEAM ||| You are invited! Come enjoy the Annual Student Art Exhibit Opening Friday, April 25th 4:30 - 6:00pm Orcas Center Featuring Orcas Island Elementary, Middle and High School artwork. High School presentations start at 5:30pm. Check out this amazing all school event on the Orcas Center events page. Refreshments and Our
LWVSJ Observer Corps Notes | San Juan County Council April 22, 2025
||| FROM NECIA QUAST for LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS ||| The council proclaimed May 1 Law Day and the month of May as Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month. A new parks and fair employee, the new Human Resources Director, two new assessors and a new superior
World Central Kitchen adapts as Gaza cut off from aid and supplies
||| FROM WORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN ||| In Gaza, World Central Kitchen is among the last organizations still able to cook meals. The IDF has shut all crossings to shipments, including humanitarian relief. We are now nearing the end of our supplies—and the limits of what’s possible. The humanitarian crisis grows
Jurors excused Monday, April 28 through Friday, May 2
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| For the jury period beginning Monday, April 28th through Friday, May 2nd, all jurors are excused. Thank you.
Wildfire smoke continues to impact local air quality
Skagit, Whatcom counties, Bellingham among cleanest areas for ozone ||| FROM NORTHWEST CLEAN AIR AGENCY ||| Wildfire smoke that smothered Washington communities at times with harmful fine particles in recent summers also impacted local air quality, according to the yearly national “State of the Air” report. The American Lung Association’s
The best protection against measles
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| Measles cases continue to increase throughout the United States. But there is a way to protect yourself, your family, and your community. The measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine is the strongest protection against measles. It has a long history of providing safe
Notice of upcoming special meeting of Fire Commission
||| FROM KEITH LIGHT for ORCAS FIRE & RESCUE ||| San Juan County Fire Protection District #2, Board of Fire Commissioners Special Meeting | Friday, 04/25/2025, 5:30PM In person: 45 Lavender Lane, Eastsound, WA By phone via ZOOM: 253-215-8782 / Meeting ID: 816 8906 8095 / Passcode: 853560 Online: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81689068095?pwd=1xQchsF7YEmdi7aFOJ9UBxFdeZyBwr.1
An Evening with David Roth
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Let’s honor and celebrate our home planet
Special Upcoming Events are Friday the 25th and Saturday the 26th ||| FROM SAN JUAN MAKERS GUILD ||| Voice of the Earth, Fri. 25th Native flute and folk music, Poetry, and Coast Salish Storytelling at Odd Fellows Hall on the waterfront Join Orcas Island Poet, Jill McCabe Johnson, for our
Health Care District Board to meet tomorrow
||| FROM ORCAS ISLAND HEALTH CARE DISTRICT BOARD ||| The Orcas Island Health Care District Board will hold a Special Board Meeting on Thursday, April 24th, 2025 from 5:00 - 7:00 PM in the Orcas Island Community Foundation Meeting Room, 33 Urner Street, Eastsound. The Agenda and Board Packet are posted below. Agenda
