Here’s a thought…
“Drama is life with the dull bits cut out.”
ALFRED HITCHCOCK
Indian Island stewardship season needs you
||| FROM RUSSEL BARSH for KWIAHT ||| Community stewardship of Indian Island is 18 years old and still growing! This one-acre preserve a few hundred feet from Main Street is a unique part of the San Juan Islands National Monument that has a locally staffed and funded program of research,
GiveOrcas set to kick-off at Orcas Center party
||| FROM LINDSAY JENNINGS for ORCAS ISLAND COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ||| Please join your neighbors and friends at the GiveOrcas Kick-Off Party at Orcas Center on Tuesday, May 12 from 4-6pm. All ages are welcome to celebrate spring and meet the 31 nonprofits taking part in Spring GiveOrcas. Light bites, beverages,
Sheriff’s Report | April 29 – May 5, 2026
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ||| WEDNESDAY, APRIL. 29 26-002400 Suspicious Person/Circumstance 08:39:06 04/29/26 A report of suspicious activity on the 100 block of Spring Street was reported to the Sheriff's Office. It was reported a male may have been attempting to circumvent an electronic lock, but was
Want to direct? An evening with Ken Kwapis, director
||| FROM SAM GAILEY for ORCAS ISLAND PUBLIC LIBRARY ||| Orcas Island Public Library will host a special evening with award-winning film and television director Ken Kwapis on Thursday, May 14, at 6:00 p.m. The program will feature a Q&A-style conversation about Kwapis’s career in film and television, his work
County Council to travel to Lopez Island for upcoming May 12 meeting
The meeting will be held at the Lopez Community Center ||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County Council will hold its regularly scheduled May 12 meeting on Lopez Island. The public is invited to join the three councilmembers and County staff at the meeting at the Lopez
San Juan County announces resurfacing of 18 miles of roads this summer
Chip seal maintenance programs help preserve county roads ||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County’s Public Works Department is announcing its annual summer road resurfacing schedule to chip seal approximately 18 miles of roads on Lopez and San Juan Islands. Chip sealing is a pavement treatment that
WSF Weekly Report | Good Morning America visit; media visits; online community meetings
||| FROM STEVE NEVEY for WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| A message from Steve I spent Monday with my deputy, John Vezina, and Electrification Program Administrator David Sowers at Eastern Shipbuilding Group. We visited the Florida site where our new 160-car ferries will be built. It was an opportunity to learn more
Are you entering something in the Fair?
Check out these important dates for 2026 fair exhibitors ||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| The San Juan County Parks & Fair Department is excited to continue offering convenient online pre-registration and multi-island pick-up and drop-off for non‑perishable Fair entries. Online registration opens Wednesday, July 1, and our staff
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.
Letter to Editor | A compelling reason to learn CPR
||| FROM GERI BAKER for ORCAS ONLINE ||| On April 20, 2026 my husband Stu collapsed in his chair (Widow-Maker heart attack. 70% mortality rate) at our office in Eastsound and was without pulse for 25+ minutes. 6 paddles (clear!), 3 EPI jabs & so many compressions, plus 3 stents
GoFundMe campaigns set up for traffic accident victims
||| FROM JEFF PLATT for GOFUND ME ||| The friends and families of the young couple from Orcas Island who died in the crash on US-97 near Beebe Bridge in Lake Chelan have started GoFundMe pages asking for help to honor their loved ones. The links to both fundraisers are
Coming Soon | Master Gardeners spring plant sales on San Juan, Orcas
Healthy herbs, tomato and pepper starts, and locally grown perennial landscaping plants need new homes! ||| FROM CAITIE BLETHEN for SJC MASTER GARDENERS ||| One of the most anticipated signs of spring, the San Juan County Master Gardener Foundation Spring Plant Sales will take place on San Juan and Orcas
Salmonberry Community School is turning 25
...and we're having a party! ||| FROM LAURA BLACK for SALMONBERRY SCHOOL ||| Anyone who has ever been in relationship with the little school with a big heart is invited to attend our birthday party on Wednesday, June 10, 2026 from 1:00 - 4:00 in the school yard. We will
Larsen defends reproductive health care
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF U.S. REP. RICK LARSEN ||| WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday, U.S. Representative Rick Larsen (WA-02) joined more than 250 House and Senate Democrats in filing an amicus brief urging the Supreme Court to overturn a Fifth Circuit decision that would restrict access to mifepristone by reinstating a requirement that the drug be
Have a garden question? Ask an Orcas Master Gardener
Saturday May 9th at the Market Garden Nursery ||| FROM ORCAS MASTER GARDENERS ||| Do you have a question about your soil, have a problem with your fruit tree, or are thinking about starting a garden? Is something bugging your plants, or you are curious about identifying a plant or
SJC’s Agricultural Resources Committee to host farmer listening session on meat processing
The meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, May 13, from 12:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. and will be held virtually on Zoom ||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County’s Agricultural Resources Committee (ARC) is hosting a listening session and information sharing opportunity for farmers to discuss access to
