Here’s a thought…
“We are not an endangered species ourselves yet, but this is not for lack of trying.”
DOUGLAS ADAMS
SJIF&R develops 2026-2045 Strategic Plan
We bring character, we exhibit camaraderie, we serve to protect the community ||| FROM AMY TAYLOR for SAN JUAN ISLAND FIRE & RESCUE ||| Executive Summary This plan summarizes projected revenues and expenditures over twenty years. All figures are based on the 2026 Budget. The plan provides an annual estimate
Garden Club | Learn from expert farmer, Lori Ann David
JOIN US AT 9:30 AM (just before the program) for social time, and feel free to bring something for the Sharing Table! ||| FROM ORCAS ISLAND GARDEN CLUB ||| Please join the Orcas Island Garden Club on Wednesday, March 18th when we welcome Lori Ann David to share her expertise about PNW Winter
Orcas Artist Studio Tour applications are now open
||| FROM ZOE OSENBACH for ORCAS ARTIST STUDIO TOUR ||| Registration is now open for the 2026 Orcas Artist Studio Tour! The tour will take place on August 7th, 8th, and 9th. Now in its 15th year, The Orcas Artist Studio Tour strives to help support the vast creative talent
Community Church announces new name and permanent commitment to neighbor to neighbor shelter
||| FROM ALICIA WIGFIELD for ORCAS ISLAND COMMUNITY CHURCH ||| Orcas Island Community Church is pleased to share exciting news with the Orcas Island community. The Orcas Outreach Ministry Team, which has faithfully hosted the Severe Weather Shelter, will officially transition the shelter’s name to the Neighbor to Neighbor Shelter
Krebs announces candidacy for San Juan County Sheriff
||| FROM DEPUTY RON KREBS ||| To the Citizens of San Juan County, After thoughtful consideration and many conversations with members of our community and the Sheriff’s Office, I am announcing my candidacy for Sheriff of San Juan County. Serving as your elected Sheriff from 2015 to 2022 was one
Center for Whale Research is hiring for a new role
||| FROM CENTER FOR WHALE RESEARCH ||| We are seeking an Outreach, Education and Community Relations Lead to oversee education strategy, support community relationship building, and manage and maintain our Education Center as a vibrant hub for learning, outreach, and community connection. This is a full-time, in-person role located in
Beaverton Marsh Preserve stewardship and management plan draft now open for public comment
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| The San Juan County Conservation Land Bank is seeking public input on its recently completed Draft Stewardship and Management Plan (SMP) for Beaverton Marsh Preserve on San Juan land. The purpose of this SMP is to identify overarching goals and management objectives for
No jury duty for March 9-13
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| JURY DUTY: MARCH 9-13, 2026 All jurors summonsed for the jury term beginning Monday, March 9th through Friday, March 13th, 2026, are excused.
News Brief | Washington has second most expensive gas prices
...and it's going to get worse ||| FROM KING-TV SEATTLE ||| Washington state drivers are already paying an average of $4.38 per gallon, making it the second most expensive state in the nation to fill up. But the pain is only beginning. Gas prices jumped 11 cents overnight across the
San Juan County brings mobile passport services to Orcas
Appointments are preferred, so make yours today by calling: 360-378-2163 ||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| As a convenience to the Orcas Island community, the San Juan County Clerk’s Office is hosting a “Passport Day” to accept passport applications. Join County staff at the Orcas Island Library on March
News Brief | British Columbia adopts permanent Daylight Saving Time
||| FROM BC GOVERNMENT NEWS ||| B.C. will adopt permanent, year-round daylight saving time after clocks shift forward an hour on Sunday, March 8, 2026 People and businesses will have eight months to prepare for the elimination of the next time change, previously scheduled for Nov. 1, 2026 Eliminating twice-yearly
2026 San Juan County point in time unhoused count results
Annual count showed an increase of unhoused persons in San Juan County from 2025 ||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| The 2026 San Juan County “Point-In Time” (PIT) Unhoused Count identified 94 unhoused people who have no stable place to live. This is up from the 69 unhouse people
OPAL announces first new single-family home construction in 16 years
||| FROM RUSTY DIGGS for OPAL ||| As president of OPAL’s board of trustees, I am excited to announce $1,875,000 in new funding — $1,075,000 from the San Juan County Home Fund and $800,000 from the State Housing Trust Fund. These grants will enable OPAL to begin construction of five
Notice of Town of Friday Harbor special meeting
||| FROM JENNIFER KREMBS for TOWN OF FRIDAY HARBOR ||| NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Town Council will hold a special meeting before the regular business meeting on March 5, 2026, to participate in a council retreat from9:30-11:30 a.m. The special meeting will take place in Council Chambers located
Larsen | My statement on Iran
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF U.S. REP. RICK LARSEN ||| Over the weekend, President Trump announced the start of massive and ongoing military operations against Iran. I joined Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries and the New Democrat Coalition to release statements on U.S. strikes against Iran. Here is the statement from
No Place Like Loam | Edible landscape design
Aronia (Chokeberry) — Top 10 Permaculture Species ||| NO PLACE LIKE LOAM by ALEX TAMAYA WOLF ||| Why Aronia (Chokeberry) Is the Shrub That Crushes Blueberries in Nutrition, Resilience, and Design I woke this morning and soon realized I was out of Aronia for my smoothie. I fingered through the
