Here’s a thought…
“If you put fences around people, you get sheep. Give people the room they need.”
WILLIAM L. MCKNIGHT
Last call for Leadership SJI applicants
||| FROM GRETCHEN KRAMPF for LEADERSHIP SAN JUAN ISLANDS ||| Leadership San Juan Islands (LSJI) Class XVII begins on Friday, November 7 and runs through April 2026. We have fourteen (14) outstanding participants from Lopez, Shaw, Orcas and San Juan Islands. We do have room for 2-3 more members, if
News Brief | Alaska receives disaster help from Western Washington
||| FROM KING-TV SEATTLE ||| The remnants of a typhoon slammed into western Alaska last week, leaving thousands with nowhere to live. ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED BY KING-TV SEATTLE Back in Alaska, people are expected to be displaced for up to a year and a half. The message from western Washington: we're
Wind Advisory in effect thru 5am Sunday
||| FROM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ||| URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Seattle WA 1105 AM PDT Sat Oct 25 2025 San Juan County-Foothills and Valleys of the North Cascades- Foothills and Valleys of Snohomish and Northern King Counties- Foothills and Valleys of Central King County-Foothills and Valleys of
LWVSJ Observer Corps | County Council October 21, 2025
||| FROM NECIA QUAST for LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS ||| The Council appointed DCD Director Seb Jones as the certifying officer for HUD Environmental documents. During public comment Friends of the San Juans proposed steps to reduce flood risk and to monitor seater intrusion into the aquifer to the Climate
As the Paradigm Shifts | To be or not to be woo-woo
What’s been dismissed as “woo-woo” is actually the threshold ||| AS THE PARADIGM SHIFTS by ROSIE KUHN ||| What’s long been waved off as “woo-woo” is, in truth, the threshold humanity is crossing right now—where old paradigms of science, religion, and politics—all focused on materialism, give way to direct personal
Sheriff’s Report | October 15 – 21, 2025
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ||| WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 15 25-007088 Fraud 10:03:17 10/15/25 An Orcas Island Deputy responded to a fraud attempt. The savvy citizen received a phone call that appeared to be from a nearby law enforcement agency. The citizen screened the phone call and notified the
Expect the unexpected
||| FROM LINDSAY JENNINGS for ORCAS ISLAND COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ||| Last week, I found out we had a big leak in the water line buried in our office building’s foundation, with no easy fix. Contractors, excavation crews, and plumbers mobilized quickly to trench a new water line. Despite the cost
A study out of Cornell suggests a happiness hack for our chaotic times
||| FROM THE WASHINGTON POST ||| Evidence that the most efficient route to human flourishing may be a lot simpler than we’ve been making it. ORIGINALLY POSTED BY WASHINGTON POST Of all the depressed and anxious Americans, nobody is by reputation more depressed and anxious than Gen Z. Read full
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, October 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.
German magician to bring comedy and wonder to Sea View
||| FROM HENRY 'OZ ||| After a magical summer of private performances across Orcas Island, professional magician Henry 'Oz is bringing his unique blend of comedy and illusion to the Sea View Theater stage on Sunday, November 2 at 6 p.m. Known locally as "The German Magician," Henry has been
OICC Fall Carnival is coming | Celebrate together on October 31
||| FROM ALICIA WIGFIELD for ORCAS ISLAND COMMUNITY CHURCH ||| We’re so excited to celebrate together on October 31 from 5–7pm with games, prizes, food, and music! But we can’t do it without YOU! We need volunteers to help make this event a success. Please reach out to OICC office
WSF Weekly Report | Crew rescues kayakers; winter reservations start 10-28; new policy for transporting damaged EVs
||| FROM STEVE NEVEY for WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| A message from Steve One of the things that makes me proudest to lead Washington State Ferries is the extraordinary dedication and swift response of our employees when lives are at stake. Time and again, they go above and beyond, whether
LWVSJ Observer Corps | County Council October 20, 2025
||| FROM NECIA QUAST for LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS ||| Friends of the San Juans made public comment on the Transportation Element of the Comprehensive Plan asking for clarifications on multimodal corridors and for revisions of service level map designations to better reflect actual width and safety. The council heard
Wind advisory posted this morning
||| FROM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ||| URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Seattle WA 158 AM PDT Fri Oct 24 2025 San Juan County-Lowlands of Western Whatcom County-Port Townsend Area-Island County- Including Friday Harbor, Langley, Port Townsend, Bellingham, and Freeland 158 AM PDT Fri Oct 24 2025 ...WIND ADVISORY
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.
Garden Club, Master Gardeners Program | Sow & grow native wildflowers
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