Here’s a thought…
“No one, I mean no one, has the right to sit in judgment of who’s American enough.”
MICHELLE OBAMA
Latest election results from SJC Elections
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY ELECTIONS ||| November 8, 2022 General Election Last updated on 11/09/2022 5:33 PM Number of Precincts 23 Number of Registered Voters 14,635 Total Ballots Counted 9,131 Estimated Ballots Left to Count 2,100 Next Ballot Count On 11/10/2022 5:00 PM Last Tabulated 11/09/2022 5:33 PM Voter
Statement from Rick Larsen on initial general election returns
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF REP. RICK LARSEN ||| BELLINGHAM – Rick Larsen released the following statement today following initial general election returns: “This seat belongs to the voters, and I am humbled that they entrusted me with its care for two more years. Serving my family, friends and neighbors in Northwest
Affordable housing: Lopez’s community-driven solutions
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| Leyna Lavinthal and her family of three are about to celebrate a major milestone – one year in secure, affordable housing. The Lavinthal family left Seattle behind and moved to Lopez Island in 2018 in search of a safe community to raise their
Friday Harbor Film Fest announces audience choice awards
||| FROM ELLEN ROBERTS & KAREN PALMER for FRIDAY HARBOR FILM FESTIVAL ||| The On-Demand Friday Harbor Film Festival Audience Choice Awards have been decided by the film lovers who viewed the documentaries. Nearly all features from the In-Theatre Festival, an additional four On-Demand Only features, all short films, and
State ferries to honor veterans with whistle tribute, flying of US military service flags
POW/MIA flags to also fly on all operating vessels Nov. 11 ||| FROM WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| SEATTLE – At 11:11 a.m. on Veterans Day, Nov. 11, all operating Washington State Ferries vessels underway will sound their whistles in tribute to the bravery and sacrifice of the people who have served
San Juan County Courts update Community Service Program
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| The courts of San Juan County are updating their community service program and are looking to add more local organizations to the roster. Please help the courts update the list with any San Juan County (all islands!) non-profit organizations that want or need
FairVote WA statement on ranked-choice voting for San Juan County
||| BEN CHAPMAN for FAIRVOTE WASHINGTON ||| San Juan County, WA — With about half of the votes reported, San Juan County Proposition 3 for ranked-choice voting is trailing by 1,000 votes. Read the full statement from FairVote Washington Managing Director Stephanie Houghton below: It’s clear that many San Juan
2022 mid-term election preliminary results are in
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY ELECTIONS ||| November 8, 2022 General Election Last updated on 11/08/2022 8:03 PM Number of Precincts 23 Number of Registered Voters 14,635 Total Ballots Counted 7,829 Estimated Ballots Left to Count 950 Next Ballot Count On 11/09/2022 5:00 PM Last Tabulated 11/08/2022 8:03 PM Voter
Creative and curious? Makers visioning circle Sun. Nov 13 at Orcas Center
||| FROM MAKERS GUILD ||| Artists, artisans and cultural creatives are an important part of the Orcas community. What helps foster this creativity and encourages enriching opportunities for Makers and their supporters? Founded on Orcas, the Makers Guild includes visual artists, artisans in all mediums, food growers and makers, performers,
The Blue Lamb Boutique is back
||| FROM ANTOINETTE BOTSFORD ||| The Pandemic kept us home for two years, but once again the parishioners are offering a collection of hand-crafted paper and fabric arts, fine art, ceramics, custom jewelry, and lovely surprises, along with home baked goods and other palate pleasers. Complementary apple cider will
Hops On the Rock returns to Orcas Island this Saturday, November 12
||| FROM RICK HUGHES ||| Hops On the Rock Is back! A few friends of mine, all local business owners, host a regional Beer Festival on Orcas (Eastsound), Veterans Day weekend. November is the worst month for Business on the Island and this is a fun way to support our
Orcas HS students aware, active in present-day politics
||| BY ELLIE WRIGHT, theORCASONIAN INTERN ||| “The philosophy of the school room in one generation will be the philosophy of government in the next.” This quote is commonly attributed to Abraham Lincoln, and carries a very important message: America will be inherited by Generation Z. The local public school,
Friends of San Juans are shining light on an often-overlooked little fish
||| FROM ELISE COPE for FRIENDS OF THE SAN JUANS ||| Have you ever seen a seabird with small, silvery and slender fish in its mouth? If you have, you have seen forage fish—most likely a Pacific sand lance. Essential players in the Salish Sea marine food web, sand lance
What’s with this Blood Moon eclipse tonight?
||| FROM SCIENCE ALERT ||| A blood moon is a non-scientific description of the Moon's sometimes-rusty color when it goes through a total lunar eclipse. Less commonly, the term 'blood moon' can also refer to a series of four total lunar eclipses, so long as they are observed from one place within
Letter to Editor | Many thanks to community attending Youngren farmhouse sale
||| FROM JANET BROWNELL for ORCAS ISLAND EDUCATION FOUNDATION ||| The Orcas Island Education Foundation (OIEF) would like to thank all the community members who came out last Saturday to the Youngren Farmhouse sale. It was a spectacularly beautiful fall day. Everyone was gracious and patient. And we were able to sell almost
Island Sports & Spine Clinic increases access to care with new provider
||| FROM LAURA MORONEY for ISLAND HEALTH ||| Jeffrey Krause, MD Jeffrey Krause, MD joined Island Sports & Spine Clinic this week, increasing access to care for patients looking for non-surgical, minimally-invasive, chronic pain options. Krause comes most recently from Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, Vermont where he worked
