Here’s a thought…
“Old age is no joke, but it can feel like one.”
TAD TOMPKINS
Time to plan ahead for Winter Artisans Market at Odd Fellows
||| FROM PARKER PAVITT for WINTER ARTISANS MARKET ||| The annual Winter Artisans Market at the Odd Fellows Hall invites applications from artists and artisans for this traditional gathering of island creatives and community supporters. This year's Market will be held on Saturday, December 6th and Sunday, December 7th at
Grannie’s Holiday Sale returns to Orcas Senior Center
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| Get ready to shop, mingle, and celebrate the season at Grannie’s Holiday Sale on Saturday, November 15 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Orcas Senior Center! Discover festive décor, holiday treasures, handcrafted goods, and one-of-a-kind gifts created by local artisans.
Letter to Editor | We need to strengthen our local outreach regarding Corona vaccines
||| FROM KIM SECUNDA ||| Today I was at the clinic and a woman thought she needed a referral to get her shot from Rays. It takes a month to get a Dr. appointment and the Rays vaccine waitlist is deep into November . This sets vaccination back to average 2
Momentum builds for NO KINGS peaceful protest on Saturday
||| FROM INDIVISIBLE SAN JUAN ISLAND TEAM |||
NYT | How to fight a Zombie fire: What can burn will burn
||| FROM DAVID WALLACE-WELLS for NEW YORK TIMES ||| Just before midnight last New Year’s Eve, an Uber driver in his late 20s, the French-born son of Baptist missionaries, dropped a passenger in the Pacific Palisades on the west side of Los Angeles. Then he took a short hike up
Jurors for October 20-24 to report
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| JURY DUTY: OCTOBER 20-24, 2025 All jurors summoned for the week of Monday, October 20th through Friday, October 24th must report for jury duty on Wednesday October 22nd at 8:30 am. Jurors report to the lobby of the San Juan County Courthouse in
This is Actually Good | Big Fall Salad
||| THIS IS ACTUALLY GOOD by RACHEL FACTOR ||| Have you ever had one of those absolutely delicious big salads at some fancy restaurant but it cost you $25? You probably thought to yourself then that you could recreate this at home, but weren't sure where to start. Well kids,
Health Care District special board meeting scheduled
||| FROM ORCAS ISLAND HEALTH CARE DISTRICT BOARD ||| The Orcas Island Health Care District Board will hold a Special Board Meeting on Thursday, October 16th, 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. To attend virtually,
News Brief | Whale with no tail swimming off Washington coast
||| FROM LIVE SCIENCE ||| Aerial drone footage shows the humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) missing its iconic lobed fluke, which is responsible for propulsion while swimming. ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED BY LIVE SCIENCE Read full article
Guest Opinion | I have great concern for our Democracy
||| FROM SAN OLSON ||| Our country is in an existential fight for our democracy. It is of utmost importance that elected leaders truly comprehend what is at risk and view all actions by the administration through the lens of the authoritarian playbook. History does repeat itself, although not with
Orcas Island Fire & Rescue | A busy year and preparing for the future
||| FROM FIRE CHIEF CHAD KIMPLE for ORCAS ISLAND FIRE & RESCUE ||| As we move into fall, I want to update the community we proudly serve. It has been a very busy year for our responders, with 1,010 calls as of October 14, 2025. From medical emergencies to structure
SJC Land Bank to meet October 17
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY LAND BANK ||| The San Juan County Conservation Land Bank Commission will hold a regular monthly meeting on October 17, 2025 from 8:45am – 11:10am via Zoom. Lopez Island Field Assistant, Claire Waterman, transports plants from the Salish Seeds Project sale to Lopez Island
November 4, 2025, General Election | Vote! Sign! Send!
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| Mark your calendars for the exciting General Election on November 4! This is a fantastic opportunity to engage with our community, as we'll be voting on important positions for commissioners and directors in Junior Taxing Districts related to schools, hospitals, fire districts, and
News Brief | Researchers discover remote lake could hold the key to understanding elusive threat of microplastics
||| FROM THE COOL DOWN ||| "There's no point knowing all about microplastics in a lake without using it to make change. Research shouldn't happen in a vacuum." ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED BY THE COOL DOWN "There isn't another research station like this anywhere else in the world," Read full article
News Brief | ‘We love Hitler’ say young Republicans in a racist chat
Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape. ||| FROM POLITICO ||| The chat offers an unfiltered look at how a new generation of GOP activists talk when they think no one is listening. ORIGINALLY REPORTED BY POLITICO “I'm going to create some
National NO KINGS continues to ripple across rural America
||| FROM DEBBI FINCHER |||
