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“It is the set of the sails, not the direction of the wind that determines which way we will go.”

JIM ROHN 


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Letter to Editor | Two major reasons to support Kari McVeigh

September 15th, 2024|

||| FROM SHAUN HUBBARD and HAROLD KAWAGUCHI ||| Two of the many reasons why we support Kari McVeigh for San Juan County Council: fire and water. Inherently, islands are finite bodies of land surrounded by water, and yet we have a scarce supply of fresh, drinkable water. Kari is in

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Letter to Editor | Land Bank deserves our support

September 15th, 2024|

||| FROM ELISABETH ROBSON ||| When I first considered moving to San Juan County over a decade ago, the first thing I did was go to every bit of public and protected land in the county that I could find. Along with a good library, the most important feature of

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Meet County Council candidates

September 15th, 2024|

||| FROM JOSEPH SEGAULT ||| Town Hall meeting to introduce the county council candidates Wednesday the 25th of September 5 o clock at the fire hall on Orcas Island.  

Call for Artists: Drawings and Printmaking

September 15th, 2024|

||| FROM ORCAS CENTER VISUAL ARTS COMMITTEE ||| Orcas Center’s Visual Arts Committee (VAC) is calling all Orcas artists to showcase your creativity and passion for drawings and printmaking art! Community shows are open to ALL island artists, beginning and experienced alike. Its purpose is to showcase island art and

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Good Lovelies Return to Orcas Center

September 15th, 2024|

||| FROM ORCAS CENTER ||| Join us on Sunday, September 22 at 7pm on Orcas Center’s mainstage for Good Lovelies – Guitar-wielding songwriters all, and queens of the goose bump, raising three-part harmony with grace and ambition. Good Lovelies are a Canadian folk/country harmony trio, consisting of Caroline Brooks, Kerri

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Odd Fellows seeks a facilitator

September 15th, 2024|

||| FROM MICHAEL HURWICZ for ORCAS ODD FELLOWS ||| Would you like to be a key facilitator for a beloved and valuable community resource: the Orcas Island Odd Fellows Hall? Located on beautiful Madrona Point in Eastsound, the Hall has been a natural community gathering place since it was originally

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Letter to Editor | Stephanie understands our community

September 14th, 2024|

||| FROM SCOTT and LESLIE BRENNAN |||    Our next San Juan County Commissioner needs to be someone with a deep understanding of how our island lifestyle works and how the average middle class islander families want to live. That person is Stephanie O’Day. Stephanie has been here for over

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Local artistry at Orcas Senior Center

September 14th, 2024|

||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| Discover the dynamic art of local talents Michelle Yee, Dennis Dahl, and Chanda McKeaver at Orcas Senior Center this September and October. Michelle Yee, blending watercolor and Chinese brush painting with found materials, finds inspiration in poetry and calligraphy. Dennis Dahl,

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Garden Club DIG IN experience | Far Reaches Farm field trip

September 14th, 2024|

||| FROM ORCAS ISLAND GARDEN CLUB ||| DIG-IN Member Experience Crevice Garden at the Farm   Far Reaches Farm & Botanical Conservancy Off-Island Field Trip Thursday ~ October 17 All Day Trip   Far Reaches Farm and Botanical Conservancy in Port Townsend is an amazing rare plant collection in a beautiful setting. Kelly

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Letter to Editor | O’Day is ready for the job on day one

September 14th, 2024|

||| FROM BOB JARMAN ||| Stephanie O’Day is a long time Islander who knows our islands well.  She is community minded, and community involved.  Stephanie is familiar with our county issues, both as a community member and as a well-respected attorney. Stephanie believes in “nonpartisan “ governing and is not

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Always more to the story…

September 14th, 2024|

||| FROM CHIP LONG for ORCAS AIRPORT ||| In the interest of full transparency, I want to answer the question: What was all that helicopter activity and noise on Monday morning? Shortly after 10:00 am, what appeared to be a Homeland Security aircraft showed up in our airport traffic pattern--

Letter to Editor | Hughes has intelligence, integrity, leadership skills needed

September 14th, 2024|

||| FROM LARRY VANDERMAY ||| I am writing this letter of recommendation in support of Rick Hughes as a highly qualified candidate for San Juan County Council, Position #2.  I have had the pleasure of knowing Rick for the last 12 years and serviced 8 years as a Ferry Advisor

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Sheriff’s Report | September 4 – 9, 2024

September 14th, 2024|

||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ||| WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4 24-005783 Vagrancy 08:14:59 09/04/24 An Orcas Island Deputy was dispatched to a Vagrancy Call in Eastsound. An individual was issued a citation for SJC Illegal Camping. The incident was documented. 24-005796 Accident-HitRun 13:25:55 09/04/24 An Orcas Island Deputy was

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Always Learning

September 13th, 2024|

||| FROM LINDSAY JENNINGS for ORCAS ISLAND COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ||| As I’ve started to learn more about the various funds held at OICF and the amazing number of generous donors in our community, it occurred to me that many other community members might not know much about OICF or about

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Rocking the history of music

September 13th, 2024|

||| FROM SAM GAILEY for ORCAS ISLAND LIBRARY ||| If you think history is boring, especially the history of music, then you don't know the "right" history. There is less difference between Medieval Chant and Taylor Swift than you might think. And the personal lives of great composers make mad stars

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Annual Library Member Meeting

September 13th, 2024|

||| FROM MADELINE SHEPLOR for FRIENDS OF ORCAS ISLAND LIBRARY ||| The Friends of the Orcas Island Library are excited to invite you to their Annual Member Meeting, a special event designed for all who love our library and the world of books. Join them for an evening filled with

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