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“It is the set of the sails, not the direction of the wind that determines which way we will go.”

JIM ROHN 


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Barbara Evans featured artist for November at Library

October 31st, 2024|

||| FROM ANDREA COHEN for ORCAS ISLAND LIBRARY ||| Barbara Evans is the featured artist for the month of November in the Orcas Island Library’s Art in the Library series.  Barbara is exhibiting her images of trees in a wide variety of media, including oils, pastels, graphite and needlepoint. She

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LWVSJ Observer Corps | County Council October 28 & 29, 2024

October 31st, 2024|

||| FROM NECIA QUAST for LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS ||| The county climate coordinator updated the Council on climate action planning including the newly required climate element for the next comprehensive plan update. The climate element will lay out goals and policies and the Climate Action Plan will have strategies and actions.

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Fall Carnival tonight

October 31st, 2024|

||| FROM CAROL KULMINSKI for ORCAS COMMUNITY CHURCH ||| Join us in the parking lot at Orcas Island Community Church for our annual Fall Carnival on Halloween from 5pm-7pm. There will be games, prizes, candy, hot dogs, popcorn, and cotton candy! And don't miss Bingo from 5:30pm-6:30pm in the Family

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New ferry sailing schedule designed to cut delays, frustration in San Juan Islands

October 30th, 2024|

||| FROM KOMO TV NEWS ||| Island life may be idyllic, but getting to and from the San Juan Islands from Anacortes takes planning for both locals and tourists. “It was beautiful, and the people were wonderful,” Lisa Davis told KOMO News after arriving back in Anacortes from Friday Harbor.

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Letter to Editor | Thank you to all for your support and efforts

October 30th, 2024|

||| FROM RICK HUGHES ||| Running a campaign is an arduous, enlightening, and sometimes heartbreaking endeavor, but elections play a crucial role in shaping our democracy at every level—federal, state, and local.  Such efforts are not solitary, however. Campaigns thrive on the support of donors and volunteers and the platforms

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Letter to Editor | What’s not to love about the Land Bank?

October 30th, 2024|

||| FROM LIZ SCRANTON ||| I love walking in nature observing the wonders of the natural world. The Land Bank has some of the best parks and they have also partnered with other organizations to purchase land which is open to the public. I love our local farmers. The Land

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Questions or need voting assistance? Elections office is open all weekend

October 30th, 2024|

||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| With the 2024 General Election less than a week away, the San Juan County Election Office is here to help you vote. The Office will be open Saturday, November 2 and Sunday, November 3 from 9:00am – 4:00pm to assist with in-person registration, update addresses,

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Letter to Editor | Shaw Islanders for Kari McVeigh

October 29th, 2024|

||| FROM SHAW ISLANDERS (SIGNED BELOW) ||| Kari McVeigh is currently our Shaw School Superintendent. We think our fellow islanders would benefit from hearing about her effective leadership abilities. Kari works with integrity, she is organized, she listens, and she works extremely well with all types of people. She has

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Exceptional people, documentaries honored at Friday Harbor Film Festival

October 29th, 2024|

||| FROM ELLEN ROBERTS for FRIDAY HARBOR FILM FESTIVAL ||| During an exciting weekend of fantastic films, inspiring interviews with filmmakers, and special events, the Friday Harbor Film Festival was delighted to present many special awards. We welcomed visiting filmmakers and film lovers from around the US and the world.

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Begin NaNoWriMo at Orcas Library

October 29th, 2024|

||| FROM SAM GAILEY for ORCAS ISLAND LIBRARY ||| National Novel Writing Month began in 1999 as a daunting but straightforward challenge: to write 50,000 words of a novel in thirty days. Now, each year on November 1, hundreds of thousands of people around the world begin to write, determined

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San Juan County Fair announces 2025 theme & calls on community for poster art

October 29th, 2024|

||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| Although it may seem like Fair just ended, the San Juan County Parks & Fair staff are already hard at work preparing for the 2025 San Juan County Fair! As we look ahead at our hopes for the Fairgrounds, the department is pleased

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Garden Club presentation native bees, hoverflies in our gardens

October 29th, 2024|

||| FROM PERRI GIBBONS for ORCAS ISLAND GARDEN CLUB ||| Russel Barsh Please join us on Wednesday, November 13, when the Orcas Island Garden Club welcomes Russel Barsh to speak about native bees and hoverflies that pollinate our native and garden plants. He writes: "I find that a

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Experience She Rose | A Celebration of The Divine Feminine

October 29th, 2024|

||| FROM BETHANY MARIE for ORCAS CENTER ||| Orcas Center welcomes the collective creative forces of Marya Stark and Sedona Swan Soulfire with “The She Rose Show” for two magical nights: Friday, November 8 and Saturday, November 9 at 7 p.m. A transmission of beauty, hope and liberation, the show

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How to track your ballot after mailing or dropboxing

October 28th, 2024|

||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY ELECTIONS ||| Ballots were mailed to voters on October 16,  2024. If you don’t receive your ballot by October 24,2024, please contact the Elections Office in order to receive a replacement. Online Ballot Access.  If you are away from home or need to print a ballot

Sea Wall Repairs to temporarily close MacKaye Harbor dock and boat ramp on Lopez

October 28th, 2024|

||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County’s Environmental Stewardship Department is conducting repairs on a sea wall near the dock area on Lopez Island. The MacKaye Harbor dock and the boat ramp on Normandy Rd will be closed to the public on Tuesday, October 29 from 8:00am

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