Here’s a thought…
“No protracted war can fail to endanger the freedom of a democratic country.”
ALEXIS DE TOCQUEVILLE
Reposado to play next Orcas Center summer concert
||| FROM COLLEEN SMITH SUMMERS ||| Orcas Center is proud to present its annual Summer Concert Series on the Village Green, bringing free, live music to the heart of Eastsound. This vibrant outdoor series, supported in part by Joe Brotherton and the Doe Bay team, celebrates community, creativity, and the
Updated | Annual Orcas Fly-In will be here soon
||| FROM CHARLIE CATHEY for ORCAS ISLAND FLY-IN ||| Get ready for the annual Orcas Island Fly-In, happening from Friday to Sunday, August 7 through 9, 2026, at Eastsound Airport! This event is brought to you by Chapter 937 of the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA). Pilots from all over the
Letter to Editor | Every San Juan County voter has a say in District 3 council race
||| FROM KATHERINE BRYANT INGMAN CAMPAIGN||| As the August 4th primary approaches, Katherine Bryant Ingman's campaign wants to clear up a common misunderstanding about how San Juan County Council elections work. Many residents believe they can only vote for the Council candidate running in their district. That's not the case.
Dirt Jam | Dr. Dirty reunion concert this weekend at Captain’s Taproom
||| FROM LIV NEWKIRK for CAPTAIN'S TAPROOM ||| Join us Sunday, August 2nd for a walk down memory lane as Terry Anderson returns to the islands with a concert at Captain's Taproom on Shaw Island from 6-8:30 PM. Terry Anderson, "Dr. Dirty," came to the islands in 1978 and became
Get immunized before the school year with your local public health department
Sign up or stop by for one our clinics this summer to make sure you’re caught up before school starts ||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County Health & Community Services (HCS) is making it easier for families to get their children up to date on required
Washington | Today is the last day to register to vote online
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF U.S. REP. RICK LARSEN ||| (Today) is the last day to register to vote online: please take a moment today to ensure you are ready to cast your vote! Check My Status Your voter registration may become out of date for a variety of reasons,
I’m Not the Church Lady | Build your own rehab center
Having an agenda of no agenda requires me to simply show up and see what shows up ||| What if recovery isn't some place we have to get to? What if it isn't another project to manage, another self to improve, or another part of myself that needs fixing? What
San Juan County Sheriff’s Office statement on plane crash on Sucia Island
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| On Thursday, July 23, around 5:30 pm, the San Juan County Sheriff's Office started receiving 911 calls reporting a plane crash at Shallow Bay/Sucia Island. It was reported that a pilot and 10 passengers were on board at the time of the crash.
Letter to Editor | Why we support Jennifer Swanson
||| FROM TERRI GUDGELL MASON, KERWIN JOHNSON, ANITA ORNE, RICK HUGHES, RHEA MILLER, GORDON KOENIG, BILL WATSON, TRISH LEHMAN, RON ZEE ||| Some of us have had the pleasure and opportunity to learn about Jennifer Swanson just recently, through the course of her campaign, while others of us have watched
Sucia Island plane crash up close shows bystanders’ heroics
||| FROM CBS NEWS |||
OPALCO students earn scholarships and leadership recognition through Nourdine Jensen Youth Scholarship Program
||| FROM JO LANGE for ORCAS POWER & LIGHT COOPERATIVE ||| In early July, six San Juan County students proudly represented Orcas Power and Light Cooperative (OPALCO) at the 2026 Idaho Consumer-Owned Utilities Association (ICUA) Youth Rally as part of the Nourdine Jensen Cooperative Youth Scholarship Program. The Nourdine Jensen
Construction on the Pea Patch Community Campus has begun
Summer update on site work and fundraising success ||| FROM SUZANNE OLSON for PEA PATCH COMMUNITY ||| Summer is in full swing and so is the site work to prepare the Pea Patch Community Campus for construction! You may have noticed some big piles of dirt: the current work effort
Midnight Mutterings | Lindsey
||| MIDNIGHT MUTTERINGS by JACKIE BATES ||| Tonight I’m muttering about Lindsey Graham. But not about his politics. Nor about his fickle bromance with Donald Trump. I’m muttering about his death on July 11, 2026 and the cause of his death. That is: aortic dissection. Aortic dissection, particularly Type A,
Orcas Center Visual Arts Committee announces new community show
“Light and Shadow" to open on August 28 ||| FROM MARJORIE TAYLOR for ORCAS CENTER ||| For this show, the VAC welcomes artists to contribute pieces that reflect their own interpretation of the light and shadow theme. Space permitting, up to three pieces per artist will be accepted and all
Urgent | Final chance to donate blood this summer on San Juan & Orcas
||| FROM HANNAH MCNUTT for BLOODWORKS NORTHWEST ||| Right now, Bloodworks Northwest remains in Code Red emergency shortage, meaning we have less than a one-to-two-day supply of blood available for patients in our region. More than 60,000 appointments are still available before Labor Day. This shortage comes during the 100
Port commission will meet on Monday
||| FROM CHIP LONG for PORT OF ORCAS ||| The Port of Orcas Board of Commissioners will hold a Regular Meeting on Monday, July 27th at 4:00 p.m. online via Zoom and in-person at the airport terminal conference room. Access and agenda information can be found at portoforcas.com.
