Here’s a thought…
“Look into any man’s heart you please, and you will always find, in every one, at least one black spot which he has to keep concealed.”
HENRIK IBSEN
Be an Early Bird | Pay your property taxes before Oct 31
The second half of property taxes and personal property taxes are due Friday, October 31, 2025. ||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| The second half of property and personal property taxes is due Friday, October 31, 2025, and the San Juan County Treasurer’s Office is making it easier than
Upcoming at Orcas Center: Community art show ‘The Art of Recycling’
||| FROM COLLEEN SMITH for ORCAS CENTER ||| The Visual Arts Committee of Orcas Center welcomes wall art, 3-dimensional work, and wearable fashion made from discarded or found materials for the community show "The Art of Recycling." There will be a fashion show and artist talk on opening night on
Federal shutdown impacts on local public health
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| The federal government shutdown is affecting the public health services San Juan County can provide. At the Department of Health & Community Services (HCS), we’re doing everything we can to continue offering essential services and to support the individuals and families who rely
Project updates from San Juan County Conservation Land Bank
Join us In-Person or on Zoom, October 28, for a County-wide Community Conversation! ||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| Got questions for Your Conservation Land Bank? We want to hear from you! We will host a county wide public meeting on Tuesday – October 28th from 5:30pm - 6:30
We can streamline energy projects with San Juan County policy change
||| FROM SALISH CURRENT ||| A change in San Juan County’s comprehensive plan would ease one of the biggest barriers for new energy projects in the county: siting issues. ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED ON SALISH CURRENT The county is likely to approve a request from OPALCO to add renewable energy generation and storage facilities
Fall 2025 Great Islands Clean-Up collects over 1,300 pounds of litter across San Juan County
137 community volunteers unite to clean 92.5 miles of county roads and beaches. ||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| Islanders once again showed up in force to keep our shorelines and roadsides beautiful during the Fall 2025 Great Islands Clean-Up, held across San Juan, Orcas, Lopez, and Shaw Islands.
Islanders help shape county climate resilience plan
Grassroots project guides updates to San Juan County’s comprehensive plan by creating space for neighbors to share lived experiences, priorities and ideas. ||| FROM SOPHIE CADRAN for SALISH CURRENT ||| The idea was born around a kitchen table. It started with questions like, “How would you do that?” and “If
CWR encounters T60 brothers in Swanson Channel
||| FROM CENTER FOR WHALE RESEARCH ||| Full Encounter Report ObservBegin: 12:49 PM ObservEnd: 01:36 PM Vessel: Mike 1 Staff: Mark Malleson Pods: Bigg's killer whales IDsEncountered: T060D, T060E LocationDescr: Swanson Channel EncSummary: Mark was headed north up Swanson Channel when he came across the "T060 Brothers", 21- year -old
Free Immunization Clinics | Protect your child against influenza, COVID
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| Protect your families this fall and winter by bringing your child to one of our upcoming school-based immunization clinics. We will have influenza and COVID-19 vaccines available for all children 6 months to 19 years old. It’s free and you don’t need to
Lopez family returns home from SJI to find house burned
||| FROM JEFF PLATT for GOFUNDME.COM ||| The Lopez Island community is rallying to help a young family that lost their home the other day to a fire. Grace and Wolf Armstrong took their baby on a trip to San Juan Island, only to return to see their home covered
Lopez Island in need of a community conversation: demographic and affordability
This article is the second of a two-part series about the Lopez Island community. ||| BY CHOM GREACEN ||| I worry about my children’s generation. Many young people feel the Lopez Dream of buying land and building a home is out of reach because of today’s economics. Is Lopez changing
Burn permits now open in San Juan County
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| Effective October 6, 2025, the San Juan County fire danger level has been downgraded to the LOW level. As such, residential burn permits are now open and available to purchase. Residential burn permits are valid from time of purchase until May 31st, 2026.
No jurors needed for October 13-17
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| JURY DUTY: OCTOBER 13-17, 2025 All jurors summonsed for the week beginning Monday, October 13th through Friday, October 17th are excused. Thank you.
Assessor sends 2025 ‘Change of Value’ notices
‘Change of Value Notice’ is Not a Tax Bill ||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| The Assessor’s Office is mailing the 2025 Change of Value Notices today - October 6, 2025. Changes reflect market sales between January 1, 2024, and April 30, 2025, with an assessment date of January
In Memoriam | D. D. Glaze, 1935 – 2025
||| FROM MICHEL VEKVED ||| Please take a moment to celebrate the life of Dorothy Davis “DD” Glaze, March 16, 1935 - September 15, 2025 D D Glaze Bill Glaze 1934-1999 Gwendolyn Glaze Crawford 1957-2014 Alan Glaze 1960-2010 Survived by her grandsons Corey and David Crawford “Thank you
Orcas Island Education Foundation announces annual fundraiser
'An Evening at the Lodge' ||| FROM JANET BROWNELL for ORCAS ISLAND EDUCATION FOUNDATION ||| The Orcas Island Education Foundation (OIEF) invites the community to its highly anticipated annual fundraiser, “An Evening at the Lodge,” Saturday, November 8, at the Four Winds Camp Lodge. The festivities will commence at 5:00
