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Here’s a thought…

“When I despair, I remember that all through history, the way of truth and love has always won. There have been murderers and tyrants, and for a time they can seem invincible. But in the end they always fall. Think of it, always.”

MOHANDAS KARAMCHAND GANDHI 


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Where are you going, Orcas Senior Center?

August 29th, 2024|

||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| You probably know that Orcas Senior Center (OSC) is raising money to purchase San Juan County’s 49% interest of the building. In 1999, OSC undertook construction of the senior center building at 62 Henry Road in Eastsound. At the time, the

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Farm Funding Workshop

August 29th, 2024|

Farm Funding Workshop September 10th helps San Juan County farmers find grant funding to support their farming enterprises ||| FROM REBECCA MOORE for WSU EXTENSION ||| Join a free farm funding grant workshop hosted by WSU San Juan Extension at Skagit Valley College on San Juan Island, on September 10th,

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Letter to Editor | McVeigh checks all the boxes

August 29th, 2024|

||| FROM MAUREEN SEE ||| Kari McVeigh brings all the right characteristics to the table: integrity, intelligence, compassion, the art of collaboration, and leadership. She is the right person, at the right time to bring transparency back to our local government. The community shares her values as does our elected

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SJC diversity, equity, inclusion, & belonging survey sets baseline for ongoing change

August 29th, 2024|

||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| During a special Council meeting on August 28, County staff and councilmembers reviewed findings from the Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging (DEIB) Survey and related focus groups. With approximately 56% of employees participating in the data collection process, the initial data sets the

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Letter to Editor | Time for Teri to resign

August 28th, 2024|

||| FROM MICHAEL RIORDAN, FRED KLEIN, AND ROBERT AUSTIN ||| We hereby call for the resignation of Teri Nigretto from the Board of Directors of the Eastsound Water Users Association. Her almost-daily drumbeat of letters emailed to the EWUA membership have been impugning the character and motivations of former board

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Orcas challenge the Bering Sea’s black cod industry

August 28th, 2024|

||| FROM KUCB NEWS ||| Black cod fishermen in the Bering Sea have reported an increase in orcas taking their catch off their fishing lines in recent years. Orca depredation isn't just a costly headache for fishermen — it can be dangerous for orcas, too. Jeb Morrow has been long-lining

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Letter to Editor | O’Day has a working knowledge of the law

August 28th, 2024|

||| FROM CARLA J. HIGGINSON ||| I am a fifth generation islander and have been practicing law in San Juan County for the past 44 years. I write this letter in support of Stephanie O’Day as a candidate for County Council. I first met Stephanie 33 years ago when she

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Larsen co-sponsors bill for summer meals for kids

August 28th, 2024|

Larsen, Peltola and Smith Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Combat Childhood Hunger, Expand Access to Meals Outside of Regular School Hours ||| FROM THE OFFICE OF REP. RICK LARSEN ||| WASHINGTON, D.C. – Reps. Rick Larsen (D-WA), Mary Peltola (D-AK) and Chris Smith (R-NJ) introduced the Summer Meals Act of 2024, a bipartisan

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7 steps to what a real renewable energy transition looks like

August 27th, 2024|

Historically, an overhaul for humanity's energy system would take hundreds or many thousands of years. The rapid shift to cleaner, more sustainable sources of power generations will easily be the most ambitious enterprise our species has ever undertaken. ||| FROM COMMON DREAMS.ORG Humanity’s transition from relying overwhelmingly on fossil fuels

Emmanuel’s new Sunday morning kids’ program

August 27th, 2024|

||| FROM SARAH MOORE for EMMANUEL EPISCOPAL CHURCH ||| Emmanuel Episcopal Church, locally known as the “church with the labyrinth, a red door, and a seaside garden on the shores of the Salish Sea,” will kick-off a new Sunday morning program for children, ages 4-12. at 10 am, Sunday, Oct.

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Master Gardeners Workshop

August 27th, 2024|

2024 San Juan County WSU Master Gardeners Gardening Workshop Series​ October 15-24, 2024 ||| FROM DIANA STEPITA for SJC MASTER GARDENERS ||| Successful gardeners know that beautiful and bountiful gardens require knowledge and planning. Fall is the perfect time to start thinking about the what, when, where, why and how

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