April 2024 - theOrcasonian.com

theOrcasonian server migration is underway

By Lin McNulty|2024-05-02T11:14:58-07:00April 29th, 2024|1 Comment

Salish Sea Folk Fest on Orcas is a community celebration

By Community|2024-04-29T11:27:38-07:00April 29th, 2024|Comments Off

Book Talk

By Community|2024-04-29T09:57:07-07:00April 29th, 2024|Comments Off

Crescent Beach Preserve Stewardship and Management draft now open for public comment

By Community|2024-04-29T09:32:37-07:00April 29th, 2024|Comments Off

Over 2 tons of litter collected during Spring 2024 Great Islands Clean-up

By Community|2024-04-27T14:49:32-07:00April 28th, 2024|Comments Off

County’s Conservation Land Bank moves forward with long-term agricultural leases on SJI preserves

By Community|2024-04-28T13:49:21-07:00April 28th, 2024|Comments Off

Feldenkrais, Eurythmy Class

By Community|2024-04-28T13:04:19-07:00April 28th, 2024|Comments Off

Needlework Circle

By Community|2024-04-27T15:03:38-07:00April 28th, 2024|Comments Off

Orcas Island Farmers Market begins next weekend

By Community|2024-04-28T13:01:22-07:00April 28th, 2024|Comments Off

Library District Special Meeting

By Community|2024-04-27T14:19:11-07:00April 27th, 2024|Comments Off

Meet the Artist

By Community|2024-04-26T14:45:25-07:00April 27th, 2024|Comments Off

Orca calf that was trapped in B.C. lagoon for weeks swims free

By News Source|2024-04-26T19:23:39-07:00April 27th, 2024|1 Comment

As the Paradigm Shifts | Each and every one of us is evolving—Hooray!!

By Rosie Kuhn|2024-04-26T17:45:45-07:00April 27th, 2024|2 Comments

Sheriff’s Report | April 17 – 23, 2024

By Community|2024-04-26T15:11:20-07:00April 27th, 2024|Comments Off

Community Resource Center needs donations of hygiene products

By Community|2024-04-26T18:25:47-07:00April 26th, 2024|Comments Off

Orcas to welcome Native American Canoe Journey May 22

By Community|2024-04-25T15:02:04-07:00April 26th, 2024|2 Comments

Yoga Movement Class

By Community|2024-04-25T14:26:28-07:00April 26th, 2024|Comments Off

OPALCO annual meeting festival starts today

By Community|2024-04-26T13:46:59-07:00April 26th, 2024|Comments Off

Leaving a legacy

By Community|2024-04-26T13:35:14-07:00April 26th, 2024|Comments Off

Letter to Editor | Grateful to see Fire Levy pass

By Community|2024-04-26T12:28:17-07:00April 26th, 2024|1 Comment

WSF Weekly Report | Working on SJI route schedules; ramping up hiring; Tour de Lopez

By News Source|2024-04-25T15:45:00-07:00April 26th, 2024|3 Comments

Occam’s Razor | Our island, our world through the eyes, pen of S.C. Watson

By S. C. Watson|2024-04-25T14:07:02-07:00April 26th, 2024|Comments Off

Acting Workshop

By Community|2024-04-25T16:28:10-07:00April 25th, 2024|1 Comment

Barron encouraging clean energy efforts with drawing for electric car

By News Source|2024-04-25T15:15:44-07:00April 25th, 2024|Comments Off

Dementia Friendly Orcas conducts survey, provides information

By Community|2024-04-25T14:17:55-07:00April 25th, 2024|Comments Off

Where can we buy garden plants on Orcas?

By Community|2024-04-25T14:13:08-07:00April 25th, 2024|Comments Off

Larsen applauds $1M grant to improve fuel infrastructure at Friday Harbor Airport

By News Source|2024-04-25T13:12:58-07:00April 25th, 2024|Comments Off

Love and Hate: A Poem

By Community|2024-04-25T12:48:23-07:00April 25th, 2024|1 Comment

theOrcasonian growth brings unanticipated costs

By Lin McNulty|2024-04-28T10:41:19-07:00April 24th, 2024|2 Comments

OIHCD Commissioner Diane Boteler, MD: We’ve come a long way

By Community|2024-04-24T14:44:08-07:00April 24th, 2024|1 Comment

The Nourishing Neighbor: Spring 2024

By Community|2024-04-25T14:36:58-07:00April 24th, 2024|2 Comments

Medicare Enrollment

By Community|2024-04-24T11:29:25-07:00April 24th, 2024|Comments Off

Bodies of two deceased males have been recovered in San Juan County waters

By Community|2024-04-23T14:39:35-07:00April 23rd, 2024|1 Comment

LWVSJ Observer Corps: Board of Health April 17, 2024

By Community|2024-04-23T11:53:57-07:00April 23rd, 2024|Comments Off

Land Bank’s Draft Strategic Plan seeks public input

By Community|2024-04-23T11:50:21-07:00April 23rd, 2024|2 Comments

Health Care District Meeting

By Community|2024-04-22T14:44:39-07:00April 22nd, 2024|Comments Off

Don’t forget Funhouse Science Fair this weekend

By Community|2024-04-22T13:54:30-07:00April 22nd, 2024|Comments Off

Yoga with Sam

By Community|2024-04-22T13:47:58-07:00April 22nd, 2024|Comments Off

Orcas Center welcomes island newcomers with complimentary tickets

By Community|2024-04-22T13:36:48-07:00April 22nd, 2024|Comments Off

Art with Carla

By Community|2024-04-22T13:30:08-07:00April 22nd, 2024|Comments Off

OCS Community Dinner

By Community|2024-04-22T10:12:48-07:00April 22nd, 2024|Comments Off

Orcas Film Fest

By Community|2024-04-22T09:40:25-07:00April 22nd, 2024|Comments Off

Are the Canary Islands yet another coal mine?

By Community|2024-04-22T09:52:05-07:00April 21st, 2024|3 Comments

Orcas may be smarter than you think

By News Source|2024-04-21T13:25:36-07:00April 21st, 2024|Comments Off

Hearing Care

By Community|2024-04-21T13:10:06-07:00April 21st, 2024|Comments Off

Port Meeting

By Community|2024-04-21T12:40:47-07:00April 21st, 2024|Comments Off

Midnight Mutterings | Grey Whale migration, with a side trip for lunch

By Jackie Bates|2024-04-21T11:29:22-07:00April 21st, 2024|1 Comment

Watercolor Class

By Community|2024-04-21T12:58:31-07:00April 21st, 2024|Comments Off

Call for artists

By Community|2024-04-19T15:42:54-07:00April 21st, 2024|Comments Off

Student Art Exhibit

By Community|2024-04-20T13:44:40-07:00April 20th, 2024|Comments Off

Letter to Editor | Lame ducks should not choose County Manager

By Community|2024-04-20T11:59:26-07:00April 20th, 2024|14 Comments

Sheriff’s Report | April 10 – 16, 2024

By Community|2024-04-19T16:50:52-07:00April 20th, 2024|Comments Off

Thank you, Board members

By Community|2024-04-19T14:11:07-07:00April 19th, 2024|Comments Off

Real and personal property taxes due April 30

By Community|2024-04-19T11:43:25-07:00April 19th, 2024|Comments Off

WSF Weekly Report | Reservation system now has a waiting room

By News Source|2024-04-18T16:19:22-07:00April 19th, 2024|Comments Off

Clean water, healthy futures is theme of Orca Action Month in June

By News Source|2024-04-18T15:07:14-07:00April 19th, 2024|Comments Off

Occam’s Razor | Our island, our world through the eyes, pen of S.C. Watson

By S. C. Watson|2024-04-18T14:28:44-07:00April 19th, 2024|Comments Off

Estate Planning Workshop

By Community|2024-04-18T14:48:48-07:00April 18th, 2024|Comments Off

Search for new County Manager enters public participation phase in early May

By Community|2024-04-18T13:48:21-07:00April 18th, 2024|11 Comments

Conservation advocates sue over Lower Columbia River hatchery programs harming wild salmon, hindering recovery progress

By Community|2024-04-18T13:32:27-07:00April 18th, 2024|Comments Off

A busy summer ahead for Airhawks, Orcas Aviation Association

By Community|2024-04-18T12:24:08-07:00April 18th, 2024|Comments Off

$316 Million in funding announced to modernize U.S. ferries

By News Source|2024-04-17T16:41:15-07:00April 18th, 2024|8 Comments

LWVSJ Observer Corps: County Council April 16, 2024

By Community|2024-04-17T14:16:17-07:00April 18th, 2024|Comments Off

Earth Day parade / festival update

By Community|2024-04-17T16:00:28-07:00April 17th, 2024|Comments Off

County appoints acting health officer while search begins

By Community|2024-04-17T15:24:40-07:00April 17th, 2024|Comments Off

Major grants hold promise of dramatically altering transportation landscape

By Community|2024-04-17T14:10:18-07:00April 17th, 2024|19 Comments

Guest Opinion | More management turmoil at Eastsound Water

By Community|2024-04-17T13:48:41-07:00April 17th, 2024|9 Comments

LWVSJ Observer Corps: County Council April 15, 2024

By Community|2024-04-17T13:36:41-07:00April 17th, 2024|Comments Off

Community Dinner

By Community|2024-04-17T12:51:56-07:00April 17th, 2024|Comments Off

Orcas airport to participate in military training

By Community|2024-04-16T15:54:18-07:00April 16th, 2024|4 Comments

2024 candidate filing week approaches

By Community|2024-04-16T15:35:12-07:00April 16th, 2024|Comments Off

Puppetry Class

By Community|2024-04-16T15:25:14-07:00April 16th, 2024|Comments Off

OIFR Q1 Chief’s Report

By Community|2024-04-16T17:42:36-07:00April 16th, 2024|Comments Off

David Roth Concert

By Community|2024-04-15T15:09:46-07:00April 15th, 2024|1 Comment

County publishes revised engagement guide for reviewing OPALCO’s proposed solar project

By Community|2024-04-15T14:26:35-07:00April 15th, 2024|3 Comments

Chair Yoga

By Lin McNulty|2024-04-15T13:49:52-07:00April 15th, 2024|Comments Off

Free Films

By Community|2024-04-15T13:55:10-07:00April 15th, 2024|Comments Off

‘Burning’ issues remain after 2013 Exchange fire

By Community|2024-04-16T15:04:03-07:00April 15th, 2024|4 Comments

Chair Yoga

By Community|2024-04-14T15:34:00-07:00April 14th, 2024|Comments Off

Kandis Susol art to be on display in Seattle

By Community|2024-04-14T15:27:42-07:00April 14th, 2024|5 Comments

Eastsound Water Board Meeting

By Community|2024-04-15T12:36:06-07:00April 14th, 2024|2 Comments

Meeting of the Minds

By Community|2024-04-13T12:57:25-07:00April 14th, 2024|1 Comment

Master Gardeners Clinic

By Community|2024-04-13T16:09:58-07:00April 14th, 2024|Comments Off

Grannie’s Attic / Silent Auction

By Community|2024-04-13T12:50:31-07:00April 13th, 2024|Comments Off

Fire Commissioners Meeting

By Community|2024-04-13T12:39:47-07:00April 13th, 2024|Comments Off

Photographic Exhibit

By Community|2024-04-12T14:24:41-07:00April 13th, 2024|Comments Off

As the Paradigm Shifts | Spirituality takes a back seat to success

By Rosie Kuhn|2024-04-14T15:10:42-07:00April 13th, 2024|2 Comments

Sheriff’s Report | April 3 – 9, 2024

By Community|2024-04-12T14:20:38-07:00April 13th, 2024|Comments Off

Something to smile about

By Community|2024-04-12T15:57:20-07:00April 12th, 2024|Comments Off

Cultural Futures: Funding and policy information for organizations and supporters

By Community|2024-04-12T13:35:53-07:00April 12th, 2024|Comments Off

Disaster Preparedness Community Forum

By Community|2024-04-12T13:25:55-07:00April 12th, 2024|Comments Off

WSF Weekly Report | Recruiting HS students; first aid training; summer reservations; public meeting

By News Source|2024-04-12T12:47:25-07:00April 12th, 2024|Comments Off

Occam’s Razor | Our island, our world through the eyes, pen of S.C. Watson

By S. C. Watson|2024-04-11T16:10:31-07:00April 12th, 2024|10 Comments

Community Meeting: Sea level rise adaptation for Outer Bay and Agate Beach areas

By Community|2024-04-11T15:11:21-07:00April 11th, 2024|Comments Off

Summer vehicle reservations open up April 16

By News Source|2024-04-11T14:38:01-07:00April 11th, 2024|1 Comment

Earth Day Festivities

By Community|2024-04-11T16:46:16-07:00April 11th, 2024|Comments Off

Historic Rosario Resort set for transformative revitalization, community enrichment

By Community|2024-04-10T13:56:59-07:00April 10th, 2024|4 Comments

Arbor Day

By Community|2024-04-10T16:30:55-07:00April 10th, 2024|Comments Off

SJC Annual Hazardous Waste Round-up

By Community|2024-04-10T10:26:15-07:00April 10th, 2024|Comments Off

Earth Day Poetry Reading

By Community|2024-04-09T16:00:58-07:00April 10th, 2024|Comments Off