Here’s a thought…
“Old age is no joke, but it can feel like one.”
TAD TOMPKINS
Cultivating Success | Growing future farmers
Learn how to develop a sustainable small farm ||| FROM REBECCA MOORE for WSU EXTENSION | SAN JUAN COUNTY ||| Interested in farming? Not sure how to begin? Do you dream of beginning or expanding your own small farm? The Cultivating Success™ series of courses combines workshop and farmer-direct learning
County takes multi-step approach to improve Dept. of Community Development services
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| The San Juan County Council has approved a series of steps in an effort to improve services from the Department of Community Development (DCD). The County will begin contracting out services in the land use division, and hire an additional code enforcement officer,
Thank you Gala goers and art lovers
||| FROM ART FOR ORCAS KIDS ||| Your unwavering support and commitment have been instrumental in making our first Gala & Art Auction possible. Thanks to you, Art for Orcas Kids (A*OK) gathered an impressive group of art lovers, supporters and bidders, and everyone walked away with a unique, one-of-a-kind
Master Gardener Clinic
||| FROM DIANNE MACONDRAY for SJC MASTER GARDENERS ||| The Master Gardeners of San Juan County are here to help with science based answers to your plant questions. There will be another Plant Answer Clinic outside the entrance to the Orcas Island Library on Wednesday, July 10th from noon to
Letter to Editor | Awaiting an apology from EWUA’s Nigretto
||| FROM CAROL ANN ANDERSON ||| Recently, Teri Nigretto falsely accused me and Ron Claus of violating the law in an email to all EWUA members, on the EWUA website, in the Islands Sounder, and in the Orcasonian. Publishing and falsely accusing someone of a crime opens Teri Nigretto and
Islanders launch campaign to renew Land Bank’s funding
||| FROM SANDI FRIEL for RENEW OUR LAND BANK COMMITTEE ||| Left to right: Former Land Bank Commissioners Christa Campbell and Sandi Friel are co-leading the campaign to “Renew Our Land Bank.” Photo taken at the Land Bank’s Deer Harbor Waterfront Preserve. A team of 50 islanders is
Wash Fed Bank Summer Art Show
||| FROM DEBRA BABCOCK ||| The Muse Speaks, Debra Lee Babcock, 2024 WaFd Bank in Eastsound is pleased to announce that the featured artist for July and August this year is Orcas Island writer & painter Debra Lee Babcock of Art and Word Studio. Debra received a BFA
Whale Museum’s summer lecture series continues
||| FROM TATE THOMSON for THE WHALE MUSEUM ||| The Whale Museum is continuing its Summer Lecture Series with Everybody Loves a Pooping Whale: what poop can tell us about the health of the Southern Resident killer whales. Join us on July 24 at 7 p.m. at The Whale Museum
Letter to Editor | O’Day is a great mediator
||| FROM NANCY FUSARE ||| I am writing in support of my friend Stephanie O’Day. I have known her for 30+ years, as both a friend, fellow volunteer and as an employee. Stephanie is very reasonable and fair and always tries to find the middle ground in any dispute. She
Letter to Editor | O’Day has specific experience for tasks ahead
||| FROM LISA DES JARDINS ||| I have known and been friends with Stephanie O’Day since she moved to the island 33 years ago. She has been immersed in living, working, and volunteering on San Juan Island the entire time and, in my estimation, is a true Islander. As an
Letter to Editor | We support O’Day for County Council
||| FROM JIM & MINNIE KNYCH ||| We support Stephanie O'Day for County Council. This decision comes after attending the candidate forum on June 29, and watching the interviews with Stephanie and other candidates at CNL2 Stephanie O'Day has demonstrated knowledge of the issues facing our county. She also shows
Olga Daze returns
Festivities begin in front of the Community Center at 10 am on Saturday, July 20. ||| FROM SUSAN GORDON for OLGA DAZE ||| Come for breakfast at the bake sale, featuring our world famous maple bars made on the spot. Stay for lunch then come back to the bake sale
Letter to Editor | Thanks to attendees, supporters for Salmon BBQ
||| FROM STEVE SCHAEFER for ORCAS LIONS CLUB ||| On Saturday, July 6 the Orcas Island Lions Club held its 47th annual Salmon BBQ event. The club would like to thank all who attended in making this event very successful for the club and for the community. As you know, the
Shaw School teacher housing construction breaks ground
Ground breaking ceremony celebrates historic milestone ||| FROM DEANNA SHANNON for SHAW ISLAND SCHOOL DISTRICT ||| After purchasing land over twenty years ago, the Shaw Island School District Board of Directors and Superintendent Kari McVeigh, along with the Teacher Housing Finance Committee, will break ground for construction of two new
Why ‘deadbeat dam’ removals are so difficult in WA, PNW
||| FROM THE SEATTLE TIMES ||| WILDBOY CREEK, Washougal — Kwoneesum Dam once had a purpose. It created a lake for girls attending a summer camp to swim, canoe and sail. But just two decades after the dam was built in the mid-1960s, the camp closed, and the land was
After 4 years of reduced ferry service, Bremerton businesses near the dock are struggling to stay afloat
||| FROM KING-TV SEATTLE ||| Thursday [was] the first day of summer, but [it was] also the last day for one Starbucks location along the Bremerton Ferry Terminal. One small business owner nearby told us that Starbucks is one of many businesses that have closed near the Bremerton dock in
