Feeling a ‘holiday debt hangover’? Start the year with a clean slate
Submitted by the Orcas Community Resource Center Communications Team.
The San Juan Islands Agricultural Guild announces $32K available for FARM Fund Grants; application closes Jan. 25
Submitted by the San Jan Islands Agricultural Guild.
It’s time for ticks! A message from Kwiaht
Submitted by Kwiaht.
Unscripted and unleashed — Improv with Brian James O’Connell
Submitted by the Orcas Center.
Ferguson denounces recent actions by ICE as ‘un-American’
By Cassie Diamond
Castaway crab pot; a pretend pastor and trash theft | SJC sheriff’s log
The San Juan County Sheriff’s Office responded to the following calls.
I recently reread Susan Martin’s editorial ” New barriers to naturalization” (November 26, 2025). She points out the long hard… Thank you for joining us during this year’s Holiday GiveOrcas campaign and showing support for 33 incredible community-driven programs that…Don’t forget Native voters | Letter
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Free Best of the Fest documentary series starts with the Best Overall Feature and Short Films on Jan. 30 and 31
Submitted by the Friday Harbor Film Festival.
Russell competes in the 2025 Bach Festival International
Thurmond Russell, age 17, competed in the 2025 Bach Festival International in October, earning a silver medal for his age…
- EDC and SCORE mentor to offer low-cost workshop on making a one-page business plan
- Orcas Senior Center happenings
- OIFR launches historic fire academy
- Site work to begin at the Pea Patch Community Campus | Ground turning event on Jan. 24
- County now accepting salmon recovery project proposals
- Sign in PRO on House Bill to show support for efforts to protect Southern Resident killer whales
Legislators call for investigation of UW alum’s death in Israel | Husband calls it repetition of call since day one
By Annika Hauer
Found fugitive; bygone bags and a sale sham | SJC sheriff’s log
The San Juan County Sheriff’s Office responded to the following calls.
- Larsen calls for Secretary Noem to be fired or resign
- Council reviews major initiatives and priorities for 2026 at two-day retreat
- SAFE San Juans launches support group for survivors of intimate partner sexual violence | Eight-week program begins Feb. 3, organization offers free crisis services countywide
- What’s on the agenda for Washington’s 2026 legislative session | Senators, representatives discuss budget plans for upcoming term
- Fireworks furor; miscellaneous medications and several speeders | SJC sheriff’s log
- Orcas Food Co-op embraces shared leadership model as founder moves on | Three longtime managers step into co-general manager roles, embodying cooperative spirit through collaborative leadership
Lobos win home openers
By Gene Helfman
Orcas wrestlers in Stanwood
Back on Dec. 7, five Orcas wrestlers from the Orcas Island Wrestling Club traveled to Stanwood to compete in another…
Orcas Island boys basketball starts season 3-0 for first time in five years
By Declan O’Malley
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Legislators call for investigation of UW alum’s death in Israel | Husband calls it repetition of call since day one
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Free Best of the Fest documentary series starts with the Best Overall Feature and Short Films on Jan. 30 and 31
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Castaway crab pot; a pretend pastor and trash theft | SJC sheriff’s log
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Ferguson denounces recent actions by ICE as ‘un-American’
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Take it easy — Eagles tribute band to play at Orcas Center
