Here’s a thought…
“Don’t ask me who’s influenced me. A lion is made up of the lambs he’s digested, and I’ve been reading all my life.”
GIORGOS SEFERIS
Monthly Hearing Services
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| Stacie Nordrum, Au.D., CCC-A, from Island Hearing Healthcare, provides hearing care at Orcas Senior Center every first Thursday of the month. To secure your slot, it
Avian flu is back
Please be vigilant and report suspicious waterfowl deaths ||| FROM RUSSEL BARSH for KWIAHT ||| As the winter southward bird migration gets underway (yes, it’s several weeks later than usual), ducks, geese and swans are
Holiday tree sale and “Wooly Winter Pop Up” at Lum Farm
||| FROM MANDY TROXEL for LUM FARM ||| The Lum Farm Tree Sale is about to begin! Noble, Frasier and Douglas Fir trees from 2 ft. to 10 ft. will be available. Sales begin Friday,
Hello, aspiring aviators
||| FROM ALLAN TONE for ORCAS AVIATION ASSOCIATION ||| It’s that time of year again—not just the holiday season, but also the opening of applications for the Orcas Aviation Association (OAA) annual Adult Private Pilot
WSF fix is top priority for national transportation unions
||| FROM KRISTIN HYDE for MARINE ENGINEERS BENEFICIAL ASSOCIATION ||| America’s largest transportation labor federation, the Transportation Trades Department of the AFL-CIO (TTD), has named the need for competitive wages and full collective bargaining rights
Sheriff’s Report | November 13 – 19, 2024
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE |||| WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 13 24-007315 Theft 09:59:08 11/13/24 An Orcas Island Deputy responded to a theft call at the Orcas Ferry Landing. A reporting party had a GoPro
Community traditions
||| FROM LINDSAY JENNINGS for ORCAS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ||| My absolute favorite holiday is coming up next week. My family has many Thanksgiving traditions, all centered around spending time together, cooking and feasting all day,
Port Meeting
||| FROM PORT OF ORCAS ||| The Port of Orcas Board of Commissioners will hold a Regular Meeting to include the 2025 Budget Hearing on Monday, November 25th at 5:00 p.m. online via Zoom and
Yoga with Sam
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| Join Samantha Fisher in a holistic movement practice suitable for all experience levels, prioritizing an attuned connection to your body's inner wisdom. Drawing from her training
Another wind advisory in effect until Saturday morning
||| FROM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ||| URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Seattle WA 917 AM PST Fri Nov 22 2024 San Juan County-Western Skagit County-Admiralty Inlet Area- Including the cities of Sedro-Woolley, Anacortes,
Expert: ‘Bomb Cyclone’ pounding the US will be strong and unpredictable
||| FROM THE CONVERSATION ||| The West Coast’s rainy season has arrived in force, with an atmospheric river joining a bomb cyclone off the Pacific Northwest coast. Heavy, wet snow began falling in the mountains on
WSF Weekly Report | Thanksgiving; winter schedules; Amazon deliveries to San Juans
||| FROM STEVE NEVEY for WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| A message from Steve In this season of gratitude, I extend my heartfelt thanks to everyone at Washington State Ferries who will be working over the
County recognizes Native American Heritage Month with proclamation, new tribal engagement framework
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| During the last October Council meeting, a proclamation was issued recognizing November 2024 as National Native American Heritage Month in San Juan County, and November 29 as National Native American
County seeks volunteers to fill vacant seats on multiple advisory boards and committees
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County is seeking volunteers to serve on various boards and committees that help shape daily life in the San Juan Islands. Are you interested in participating
Plan ahead for Thanksgiving holiday ferry travel
||| FROM WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| We’re expecting nearly 300,000 people to travel on our ferries this Thanksgiving holiday period. Customers traveling in vehicles should plan for long lines and wait times, and consider arriving early at terminals. Online
Larsen and Kim | U.S. involvement in NATO Innovation Fund will strengthen NATO defense and security
Bill authorizes U.S. to contribute up to $200 million to NIF over 10 years ||| FROM THE OFFICE OF REP. RICK LARSEN ||| WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Reps. Rick Larsen (WA-02) and Andy Kim (NJ-03) introduced a
