Dear Editor, On behalf of the League of Women Voters of the San Juans, I would like to thank the citizens, press and candidates for office who attended our recent Voters’ Forums. I also want to thank the workers at the County Elections Office for diligently providing timely information. More than 200 people from San  Continue Reading

Orcas Island singer songwriter Mandy Troxel has released a new original song in honor of October’s Domestic Violence Awareness month. The song is available for free download, with the option to “tip” the music, with 100% of the proceeds designated towards the San Juan County’s DVSAS office. The song developed from an incident that unfolded  Continue Reading

Colleen Howe-Gregory of Mitchell Bay Farms will be our featured speaker at the San Juan Island Garden Club on November 4, 2014. Colleen will be presenting a visual program that will highlight pollinator issues and she will also address the use of color in the landscape environment. She will comment on why we make poor  Continue Reading

Caesar is a gorgeous big boy, about 9 years old. He’s a big teddy bear of a dog who loves to swim, play ball and be in the company of people. He has shown aggression toward some dogs, so we think he’ll be happiest as the only dog in the home. He cannot live in  Continue Reading

Separate Entity To Deliver Internet Services To Co-Op Members At Thursday’s meeting of the OPALCO Board of Directors, a motion was unanimously approved that includes a $7.5 million acceleration of our efforts to provide member Internet connections to as many members as possible – and, eventually, serve the entire membership. A new organization will be  Continue Reading

Kon-Tiki will be the last Tuesday night film at the Grange before the Friday Harbor Film Festival – It will be shown at 7:00 pm, October 21st at the Grange hall. Kon-Tiki is the Academy Award-winning film of an astonishing adventure, a journey spanning 4300 nautical miles across the Pacific Ocean by raft. Intrigued by  Continue Reading

Friday Harbor Sailing Club’s eighth annual Fred Hoeppner International Regatta was held October 4 and 5 out on the west side of San Juan Island. This year, it was an exciting two day race that involved several sailboats, skippers and crews who competed in different races over the weekend under varying conditions. Congratulations to the  Continue Reading

Here’s a note from Dori and Kate about their participation in the Great ShakeOut the other day… Stillpoint School students were excited to join more than 20 million people worldwide by participating in the world’s largest earthquake drill on Thursday. Stillpoint students participated in the earthquake drill at exactly 10:16 on October 16, and enjoyed  Continue Reading

(Editor’s note – This is an updated post with the link corrected below) The Voice of Washington Survey would like to know your preference of 4 possible names for the new 144-car Olympic Class ferry currently being built for Washington State Ferries. The choices are: Chimacum Cowlitz Sammamish Suquamish Click this link to sign up  Continue Reading

Jim Maya of Maya’s Westside Charters says they continue to see whales every day, though not always Orcas – lots of humpbacks recently. And, he says he’s seen more Pacific White-Sided Dolphins this year than any other year.  Thanks for sharing this beautiful photo Jim!