The Island Digest - News from San Juan County, Washington

Headlines from the week of November 29, 2023     - New co-op bakery to open in Eastsound     - Letters: Congratulations to Orcas soccer     - Volunteers undertake massive acorn-planting project     - Surprise volcano discovery off the shores of Lopez Island     - plus excerpts from the Sheriff's Log

Headlines from the week of November 22, 2023     - Art for Orcas Kids’ classes selected to make Governor’s Mansion holiday ornaments     - Hung jury in arson trial     - Author talk with Alexis Steinmen     - plus excerpts from the Sheriff's Log

Headlines from the week of November 15, 2023     - The future of OAA’s Mercy Flights     - Islanders testified in force against Zylstra Lake trail     - Cue the excitement: The Holiday Bazaar is back!     - Washington residents wait in darkness for Congress to end daylight savings     - plus excerpts from the Sheriff's Log

Headlines from the week of November 8, 2023     - To thine own self be true / ‘Women Playing Hamlet’ opens     - The Samish Nation’s fight against climate change     - Seniors finish on a high note     - plus excerpts from the Sheriff's Log

Headlines from the week of November 1, 2023     - Orcas Vikings’ volleyball is advancing into playoffs     - Return to the wild: Wolf Hollow releases rehabilitated seal pups     - A dramatic Lopez overtime win     - plus excerpts from the Sheriff's Log

Headlines from the week of October 25, 2023     - Women in business: why we matter     - SJC celebrates 150th anniversary on Halloween     - Volleyball is almost there     - plus excerpts from the Sheriff's Log

Headlines from the week of October 18, 2023     - Tale of a tuna gone adrift     - Help Victoria fight cancer     - Fall 2023 Great Islands Clean-up successfully removes 1,800lbs of litter     - Sports rundown     - plus excerpts from the Sheriff's Log

Headlines from the week of October 11, 2023     - Orcas Vikings sports report; homecoming on the way     - Wolverines boys’ soccer wins against LaConner Braves     - Gov. Inslee visits Lopez Solid Waste facility     - SJC adopts 1/10th of 1% sales tax for affordable housing     - plus excerpts from the Sheriff's Log

Headlines from the week of October 4, 2023     - Bridging the gender gap in the sport of sailing     - Seals in nearby county died of avian flu     - Lopez Lobos sports coverage     - plus excerpts from the Sheriff's Log

Headlines from the week of September 27, 2023     - OIHS student selected as 2023 STEM rising star     - All about this year’s senior barn     - San Juan County Prosecutor Amy Vira discusses ins and outs of a coroner     - ‘Savor the San Juans’ begins     - plus excerpts from the Sheriff's Log

Headlines from the week of September 20, 2023     - The long and winding road to permanent residency     - Vikings Fall sports preview     - Learning to sail     - Home tour celebrates 20 years     - plus excerpts from the Sheriff's Log

Headlines from the week of September 13, 2023     - The healing bond between humans and dogs     - Questions swirl around EWUA finger-pointing     - See what’s hatching in the San Juans     - Sheriff’s Office has Narcan to distribute to the adult community     - plus excerpts from the Sheriff's Log

Headlines from the week of September 6, 2023     - Saving the gregarious Sunflower stars     - Orcas helps out islanders thousands of miles away     - Orcas Food Bank raises funds for Maui Food Bank     - Fall native wildflower sale     - plus excerpts from the Sheriff's Log

Headlines from the week of August 30, 2023     - Orcas Fire and rescue embrace a new chief: Holly vanSchaick     - New Brickworks stage a centerpiece for Friday Harbor     - San Juan County adopts 32-hour work week     - plus excerpts from the Sheriff's Log

Headlines from the week of August 16, 2023     - Pet owners not complying with leash laws in Moran     - Tokitae’s death ends dream to return her home     - Research aims to uncover causes of eelgrass decline     - plus excerpts from the Sheriff's Log

Headlines from the week of August 16, 2023     - Free summer concert series continues in the Green     - Orcas Fire commissioners shape ‘Plan B’ after levy fails in primary     - Last orca taken from Salish Sea may soon return home     - State Transportation Commission adopts new ferry fares     - Fire ban update     - plus excerpts from the Sheriff's Log

Headlines from the week of August 9, 2023     - Orcas youth design this year’s library fair posters     - San Juan County to remove A-Frame signs in unpermitted areas of Eastsound     - Jason Aldous sentenced to seven years     - Ticks raise questions and concerns     - plus excerpts from the Sheriff's Log

Headlines from the week of August 2, 2023     - Chamber Music Festival honors two special islanders     - Fair countdown begins!      - Seattle author and activist Ron Chew at the Lopez Library     - plus excerpts from the Sheriff's Log

Headlines from the week of July 25 2023     - Ryan Carpenter is Funhouse director     - Lights, camera, action / Palace Theater reopens its doors on Friday     - Acrobatic Conundrum returns to Lopez Center!     - plus excerpts from the Sheriff's Log

Headlines from the week of July 19 2023     - ‘Squirrel Dialogues’ is moving off the island, aiming to grow     - Volunteers needed for Recovery Rides      - Flawless, massive bluefin tuna washes ashore on Orcas beach     - plus excerpts from the Sheriff's Log

Headlines from the week of July 12 2023     - Independence Day merriment     - Public piano is a welcome addition to Eastsound     - Island Stage Left presents a night of rowdy revelry with “Twelfth Night”     - Not one but TWO new babies in L pod!     - plus excerpts from the Sheriff's Log

Headlines from the week of June 28 2023     - Recycled glass becomes legacy art at elementary school     - After surviving a house fire in Eastern Washington, four dogs are looking for new   homes     - Contrary to rumors, Lake Dale still stands     - Walkabout celebrates its tenth year     - plus excerpts from the Sheriff's Log

Headlines from the week of June 28 2023     - Title IX Experience     - Washington Clerks gather in Friday Harbor     - Ag Guild announces $26k available for FARM Fund Awards     - plus excerpts from the Sheriff's Log

Headlines from the week of June 23, 2023     - Hats off the class of 2023     - Game night at the library is opportunity to connect     - Ending racism for a better America     - Lopez Lutheran Scholarship Committee announces winner     - plus excerpts from the Sheriff's Log

***Happy One Year Anniversary to the Island Digest!!!*** Headlines from the week of June 14, 2023     - ‘We will continue standing up until statistics no longer define our existence’ Pride month events     - Fatherhood: an unconventional path     - Graduation marks beginning of next chapter for 2023 grads     - Father’s Day is every day for Gabe Herda     - San Juan County names interim director o...