OrcasFest: Island-style music and dance ramble
Submitted by Tashi Litch, OrcasFest.
Grow Your Own Food program
Submitted by San Juan County.
Emergency maintenance outage overnight May 13, starting today at 11 p.m. until 7 a.m. on May 14
Submitted by Orcas Power & Light Cooperative.
Vikings look at post-season play
by Declan O’Malley
The Queen of Hearts summons her subjects to the 2025 Orcas Island Yacht Club Opening Day Ceremony
Submitted by the Orcas Island Yacht Club.
Amazon to move out of Lot C – two months later – possibly to the Port
Amazon delivery drivers have continued to use Washington State Ferries’ Lot C in Friday Harbor for storage and distribution despite…
Funhouse Commons receives $3,000 grant from the Robin DiGeorgio Endowment Fund
Submitted by The Funhouse Commons.
Each day, countless teens put themselves in harm’s way when they vape. In 2023, 2.8 million middle and high school… “The language of music is common to all generations and nations; it is understood by everybody, since it is understood…The risks of vaping | Letter
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Free tooth extraction clinic
Submitted by Dr. Triplett’s office.
State budget includes $5M for Pea Patch Community Campus, site work can begin after permits are issued
Submitted by Pea Patch Community Campus.
- Odd Fellows Hall potluck
- Call for artists at Orcas Center
- Key Club presents Paper Airplane Contest
- Annual Member Festival a huge Success! Madsen, Silverstein, Whitfield win seats in OPALCO 2025 Board Election
- Be part of Leadership San Juan Island’s Class XVII
- The Joyful Gardener presented by the Orcas Island Garden Club at Orcas Center
Jake Perrine named executive director of Orcas Center
The Orcas Center Board of Trustees announced the appointment of Jake Perrine as the new executive director of Orcas Center.
Sawyer named new coroner
Submitted by San Juan County.
- 2025 Comp Plan Update: Second draft available for review
- New EMTs at Orcas Island Fire and Rescue
- Commerce, Thurston County EDC launch ScaleUp Training Series for businesses, in partnership with SJC EDC
- Federal cuts cripple Island Conservation Corps training program
- Spring GiveOrcas Campaign update – One week in! Continues through May 15
- Gallivanting goat; missing mail; sign shenanigans | SJC Sheriff’s log
Help make history for Orcas track and field | A senior project
by Forest Frausto
High school sailors advance to Regional Championships
By Georgette Wong, Tina Torri, Nige Oswald and Kevin Ranker
Orcas Island Football Club to start season
Baturay Balic and Julien Kos founded the Orcas Island Football Club last year and received 501(c)3 status this past winter.