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
Resource Center supports mental wellness
||| FROM MEGAN METCALF for ORCAS COMMUNITY RESOURCE CENTER ||| As we begin 2025, January—designated as Mental Wellness Month—presents an ideal opportunity to focus on our emotional health. After the holiday season's whirlwind, this natural
Getting together to get creative
||| FROM LINDSAY JENNINGS for ORCAS ISLAND COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ||| Undoubtedly, this island is full of creatives. Artists and artisans of all kinds, yes, and also so many people who enjoy lifelong learning and getting
Inspiring Young Minds | Angie Millen’s impact at Orcas Christian School
||| FROM THE STAFF AT ORCAS CHRISTIAN SCHOOL ||| Angie Millen Angie Millen has been a teacher at Orcas Christian School (OCS) for eight years, working with first through third-grade students. She enjoys
WSF Weekly Report | Gov. Ferguson cabinet meeting; spring schedule; HS tour
||| FROM STEVE NEVEY for WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| A message from Steve Last week, I traveled to Olympia to attend Governor Ferguson’s first cabinet meeting. It was a great chance to connect with the
SJI Sculpture Park nominated for USA Today’s 10 Best
|||FROM KRISTEN ARNIM for SJI SCULPTURE PARK ||| The San Juan Islands Sculpture Park has been nominated for Best Sculpture Park as part of USA TODAY 10Best’s Readers’ Choice Awards. USA TODAY’s travel experts selected
Climate change, overshoot and the demise of large cities
||| FROM BUILDINGS & CITIES.ORG ||| Cities as fossil-dependent emergent phenomena Modern cities and mega-cities exist because they can. No one planned for a metro London of 15 million people, a Shanghai of 29 million
Get your Washington state boating education card
||| FROM U.S. COAST GUARD AUXILIARY ||| Bellingham, Wash. – The U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary Bellingham and San Juan Islands Flotilla offers boaters opportunities to take an online Washington State Basic Boater Education Course. The
Tosca – Met Opera at Orcas Center
||| FROM BETHANY MARIE for ORCAS CENTER ||| Experience the powerful story of Tosca from the Metropolitan Opera – On screen at Orcas Center Tuesday, January 28 at 12pm. Filmed live in HD, these on-screen
Purchasing, Selling, Renovating | What’s next for county buildings and facilities?
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| Over the last few years, the County has been exploring how to invest in the infrastructure needs of future generations. Aged buildings, dispersed offices, and seismic deficiencies require
Connect to birds, to nature, and each other this February
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| The San Juan County Conservation Land Bank, in conjunction with San Juan Islands Audubon and Lopez and San Juan Island Libraries, invites nature enthusiasts, birdwatchers and families to
Supporting California and preparing locally
||| FROM KRISTA BOUCHEY for ORCAS POWER & LIGHT COOPERATIVE ||| The OPALCO team has been watching the devastation that Southern California is experiencing with the latest bout of wildfires. Our hearts go out to
Excused from Jury Duty: January 27 – February 7, 2025
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| All jurors that were summonsed for the two week jury period beginning Monday, January 27th, are excused. Jurors summonsed for the two week period beginning February 3rd need to check
Restoring historic Wilkes expedition names
||| FROM A CREATIVE, ANONYMOUS ISLANDER ||| THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the President Washington, DC 20500 EXECUTIVE ORDER RESTORING THE HISTORIC WILKES EXPEDITION NAMES TO THE GREAT NAVY ARCHIPELAGO OF THE BEAUTIFUL STATE OF
Special night of poetry upcoming
||| FROM SAM GAILEY for ORCAS ISLAND LIBRARY ||| Please join us for a special night of poetry on Fri. Jan. 24 @ 6pm for Caitlin Roach & Jeremy Voigt in conversation moderated by Jill
Why Native Plants?
||| FROM VICKI LEIMBACH for SAN JUAN COUNTY GARDNERS ||| Remember what drew you to the San Juans? Maybe you were moved by the lushness and beauty of the vegetation in our landscape. Maybe you
San Juan County Alliance of Community Land Trusts met in Friday Harbor
||| FROM SANDY BISHOP and CLARA COSTA ||| On January 15, 2025, 30 individuals from five local community land trusts (CLTs) gathered at Brickworks in Friday Harbor to share their current greatest needs and upcoming
