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“Elections belong to the people. It’s their decision. If they decide to turn their back on the fire and burn their behinds, then they will just have to sit on their blisters.”

ABRAHAM LINCOLN 


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Art Opening at Orcas Center: Ponch Immel

October 21st, 2024|

||| FROM BETHANY MARIE for ORCAS CENTER ||| Orcas Center’s Visual Arts Committee (VAC) is pleased to present the next Art Opening, Friday, October 25 from 5:30pm – 7pm with featured artist, Ponch Immel in the lobby, and a community show of Ceramics and Watercolors in Madrona Room. While drawing

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How your Medicare insurance plan may be changing

October 21st, 2024|

||| FROM ISLAND HEALTH ||| The Medicare Annual Enrollment Period is now underway. From October 15 until December 7, Medicare beneficiaries can make changes to their Medicare insurance for the calendar year 2025.  Due to the Inflation Reduction Act passed by Congress, Medicare patients enrolled in a Medicare Advantage plan

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Letter to Editor | Land Bank = Ethical stewardship

October 21st, 2024|

||| FROM R. BRENT LYLES ||| Dear neighbors, I’m writing to share my deep, personal belief that supporting the Land Bank is a moral obligation. By voting to extend the Land Bank’s charter, we take a fierce and courageous stand for ethical, far-sighted, community-based stewardship of the San Juan Islands.

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Vote! Sign! Send! November 5, 2024, General Election.

October 21st, 2024|

||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| All registered San Juan County voters will receive a ballot for the 2024 General Election. Use this list of key election dates and registration information to plan your voting.   The November 5 General includes races for President of the United States, Governor, Lt.

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Why Are Witches and Warlocks going stand-up paddleboarding to celebrate Halloween?

October 21st, 2024|

Across the country, revelers are dressing in costumes and gliding across bodies of water on stand-up paddleboards to ring in the spooky season ||| FROM THE SMITHSONIAN MAGAZINE ||| Carving jack-o’-lanterns, watching scary movies, touring haunted houses and trick-or-treating have long been beloved Halloween traditions. However, in recent years, a new spooky ritual

Letter to Editor | Paulsen’s dedication, pragmatism, community values, thoughtfulness and hard work make him best candidate

October 21st, 2024|

||| FROM PEGI GROUNDWATER and MICHAEL MOSS |||  We are voting for Justin because he gets things done and we hope you will vote for him too.  We are so impressed with the hard work Justin has done for the County as chair of the Ferry Advisory Group working with the

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Letter to Editor | Hughes has experience, commitment we need

October 21st, 2024|

||| FROM PATTY MILLER ||| Rick Hughes has the experience, commitment, and community focus we need on our SJC Council I have had the privilege to work with Rick Hughes for more than 15 years.  I know he is a man with absolute integrity and a deep sense of community.  He has

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Letter to Editor | Vote for a listener to lead our county

October 21st, 2024|

||| FROM ANNA MARIA DE FREITAS ||| I am pleased to support Kari McVeigh for San Juan County Council. When Kari first announced her candidacy, she worked tirelessly to understand the issues in our community from the ground up. She set up meetings with key stakeholders from non-profits, educators, governmental

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Yoga with Sam

October 21st, 2024|

||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| Join Samantha Fisher in a holistic movement practice suitable for all experience levels, prioritizing an attuned connection to your body's inner wisdom. Drawing from her training in Hatha Yoga and Integrated Movement Therapy, Samantha integrates insights from diverse healing modalities and

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Letter to Editor | Hughes’ commitment is unmatched

October 20th, 2024|

||| FROM MARK FICKEL ||| My name is Mark Fickel. My family roots go back since the late 1800s at Point Lawrence on Orcas and then in 1944 my grandparents and Rick’s, along with others, purchased the old Moultray farm near Doe Bay, now known as Shorewood. I have known

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Letter to Editor | Paulsen: Informed, articulate, passionate, accessible, compassionate

October 20th, 2024|

||| FROM REBECCA MCDOWELL ||| I've never written a letter to the editor or a lengthy endorsement of a candidate for any political office. I'd never written a short one either until I wrote one for Justin Paulsen.  In my short endorsement, I mentioned sitting in my government classroom imagining

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Orcasonian Michael Riordan to receive 2025 Abraham Pais Prize for History of Physics

October 20th, 2024|

||| FROM AMERICAN PHYSICAL SOCIETY ||| The American Physical Society announced today that they will award physicist and historian of physics Michael Riordan the 2025 Abraham Pais Prize for the History of Physics.  The award comes in recognition of Riordan’s "important contributions to the history of post-World II physics, including the discovery

Letter to Editor | Land Bank impact on property taxes

October 20th, 2024|

||| FROM RON WHALEN ||| A recent posting argued the Land Bank isn’t the cause of increasing property taxes as there’s multiple nationwide factors. I agree with some of the reasoning, but an important element was missing. Many if not all of those nationwide factors don’t have a Real Estate

Letter to Editor | Not because Rick Hughes is my friend

October 20th, 2024|

||| FROM  MICHELL (MITCH) MARSHALL ||| I’m writing in support of Rick Hughes for County Council, and not just because Rick Hughes is my friend! I’ve known Rick for many years, going back to when I was President of the Chamber of Commerce. During those years, we would occasionally disagree

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Letter to Editor | Paulsen is direct, truthful, fair, balanced, realistic

October 20th, 2024|

||| FROM SADIE BAILEY ||| Justin Paulsen has stepped up for over two decades as a community advocate for adults, children and youth. He has volunteered much of his time and skills to give to our community in a positive way. His community activism page on his campaign website is

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