Here’s a thought…
“It is the set of the sails, not the direction of the wind that determines which way we will go.”
JIM ROHN
It’s all connected
||| FROM LINDSAY JENNINGS for ORCAS ISLAND COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ||| It struck me how interconnected we are this week, and how much progress – and joy – can come from these connections. The many nonprofits on Orcas exist because a few neighbors got together at some point to find solutions
Orcas Island Farm Tours begin on October 4
||| FROM JULIE CURTIS for SJI CONSERVATION DISTRICT ||| The 2024 Farm Tours of the San Juans have begun and promise to be the most impressive yet! After a successful kickoff on San Juan Island, the festivities are heading to Orcas Island from October 4-6. The Orcas Farm Tour Launch
Needlework Circle
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| Are you passionate about knitting, crocheting, needlepoint, or embroidery? Join Orcas Senior Center’s Needlework Circle on Tuesdays at 2 pm. Grab your ongoing project and be part of a wonderful gathering filled with camaraderie, engaging conversations, and the exchange of tips
Letter to Editor | Strong support for Kari McVeigh
||| FROM MARNI ZIMLIN ||| I am proud to endorse and strongly recommend a vote for Kari McVeigh for County Council. She has held many positions of significant responsibility prior to coming to the island and has continued that here as Superintendent of the SJI School District and the Shaw
Joint statement on Columbia R. hatchery settlement with WA Dept. Fish and Wildlife
||| FROM EMMA HELVERSON for WILD FISH CONSERVANCY||| Wild Fish Conservancy, The Conservation Angler, and the Department of Fish and Wildlife filed a consent decree last week to settle claims in an Endangered Species Act lawsuit over lower Columbia River hatcheries and their impact on threatened wild salmon, steelhead, and endangered Southern
Letter to Editor | Open letter to Mr. Hughes
||| FROM ED SUIJ ||| Dear Mr.Hughes, In a time of sound bites and short attention spans this letter might seem a bit long to you. You may quit reading it after a couple paragraphs. That is fine with me. The voters will read it. We all know your qualities
WSF Weekly Report | Summer is over; off-season rates to kick in; lifesaving award for Samish crew; kudo for SJs inter-island crew
||| FROM STEVE NEVEY for WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| A message from Steve Our busy summer season ended Saturday, and I send my deepest gratitude to my colleagues for their hard work in getting millions of people to their destinations safely. I also thank our customers for their continued patience
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.
You’re Invited! Join the County at Open Houses this fall to lend your voice to 2025 Comp Plan
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County is pleased to host a series of grocery store information booths and open house events on three islands where the community can learn more about the Comprehensive Plan (Comp Plan) Update and provide input. Come join us in planning for
Letter to Editor | I am happy to be on this beautiful island
||| FROM FRAN HOLT ||| As a new part-time resident, I want to express my appreciation for this community. On Tuesday my fiance and I miscommunicated on where he would pick me up after I took a long walk on the Cascade Lake trail. I waited and waited and he
Guest Opinion | So what happens to Home Fund after election? You sure?
||| FROM RON WHALEN ||| The Voters Pamphlet will be mailed out the first week in October. A copy can be accessed here: https://www.sanjuancountywa.gov/DocumentCenter/View/30770/2024-Genral-VP-San-Juan-County-Final?bidId= Page 12 explains Proposition No. 1 – Extending Conservation Area Real Estate Excise Tax. Page 13 presents advocacy arguments. In the argument for, first paragraph, last
Conversion of Washington ferry to hybrid-electric power is delayed
||| FROM WASHINGTON STATE STANDARD ||| When Washington State Ferries took its Jumbo Mark II vessel, the Wenatchee, out of service last September to convert it from diesel to hybrid-electric power, the plan was for the boat to be back in action sometime around late summer this year. The agency now
Life Line Screening
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| Life Line Screening will be at Orcas Senior Center on Thursday, October 10 to offer non-invasive and painless health screenings. The screenings will help identify dangerous plaque buildup or blockage, a major risk factor for stroke and heart disease. The screenings
Orcas Food Heroes Celebration
Orcas Island Winery, 4:30-8pm, Fri. Oct 4 ||| FROM SAN JUAN MAKERS GUILD ||| Join local Farmers and island film makers in celebrating Orcas Island Food Heroes for a dinner and preview of the fun new San Juan Islands Ag short film selected for inclusion in the Friday Harbor Film
New Southern Resident orca calf seen in stunning NOAA drone video
||| FROM KOMO TV ||| A team of scientists captured a new orca whale calf alongside its mother in a stunning drone video, according to National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Fisheries. The footage was captured on Sept. 15 in the Haro Strait area west of San Juan Island by a joint science team including
Letter to Editor | Locally, regionally, Rick Hughes is ready on day one
||| FROM STEVE ULVI ||| San Juan County is an unusual place alright. Some think a paradise. Others a paradise lost, depending on how biocentric your beliefs. In any case, these distinctive islands and eclectic communities – forest edged, patchwork fields, and huge seascapes in changing light – create a
