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
County celebrates completion of Lopez Skate Park, calls for inaugural skaters
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County Parks, Recreation, and Fair is pleased to re-open the Lopez Island Skate Parks after an extensive renovation. The new, approximately 6,300 sq ft skatepark will
One Orcas Island man heading into Thanksgiving weekend with something incredible to be thankful for
||| FROM XIAMARA GARZA for WASHINGTON LOTTERY ||| Olympia, Wash. – One Orcas Island man is heading into the Thanksgiving holiday this year with something extraordinary to be thankful for – a $1 million Powerball prize. Last
Gardens in Glass | Craft a terrarium for the holidays
||| FROM ORCAS ISLAND GARDEN CLUB ||| Lynn Johnson Please join us on Wednesday, December 11th, when the Orcas Island Garden Club welcomes Lynn Johnson. Create a stunning terrarium that will brighten your
Some trashy news from Lopez Island
||| FROM SANDY BISHOP for SOLID WASTE ALTERNATIVES PROGRAM ||| SWAP (Solid Waste Alternatives Program) was established about 11 years ago at the same time as the Lopez Solid Waste Disposal District (LSWDD) -– affectionately
Santa Storytime at the Holiday Craft Market
||| FROM BETHANY MARIE for ORCAS CENTER ||| This Saturday, November 30, The Visual Arts Committee (VAC) of Orcas Center is excited to host a Handmade Craft Market from 11am - 4pm in the Black
A whale of a time: OCS students explore the wonders of marine life at Whale Museum
||| FROM ORCAS CHRISTIAN SCHOOL STAFF ||| Recently, Mrs. Morgan’s 4th and 5th-grade class at Orcas Christian School embarked on an unforgettable field trip to the Whale Museum in Friday Harbor. During the trip, students
New piece installed at SJI Sculpture Park
||| FROM KRISTEN ARNIM for SJI SCULPTURE PARK ||| Stephen Dyer Though colder, darker days are upon us, the San Juan Islands Sculpture Park is still open and active! We have just installed
Town proclaims Nov. 30 as Small Business Saturday
||| FROM TOWN OF FRIDAY HARBOR ||| PROCLAMATION Let’s Keep the Cheer Here! Celebrate and support small businesses and all they do for Friday Harbor and San Juan Island! WHEREAS, this year’s Friday Harbor Winterfest commences
Art with Carla
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| Unleash your creativity at "Art with Carla" every Friday, 1-3 pm at Orcas Senior Center. Led by experienced artist Carla Stanley, this lighthearted class focuses on
Seeking AmeriCorps VISTA member to strengthen Orcas community
||| FROM MEGAN METCALF for ORCAS COMMUNITY RESOURCE CENTER ||| Orcas Community Resource Center (OCRC) seeks a dedicated AmeriCorps VISTA member to help advance our mission of fostering a healthy, equitable community on Orcas Island.
4 kids [from Lopez Island] on whether America is ready for a woman president
Children and grown-ups alike are reckoning with the results of the 2024 presidential election. ||| FROM THE WASHINGTON POST ||| Students in Richard Carter’s 10th grade English classes on Lopez Island, Washington, wrote reflections both
Island Ways | Angst, anger over latest offshore wind project
||| FROM THE NANTUCKET INQUIRER & MIRROR ||| Orcas and Nantucket Islands are each roughly the same size and the same distance off their respective coasts. We share the same concerns about the high cost
First successful test of wild minke whales reveals they have ultrasonic hearing
||| FROM PHYS.ORG ||| A team of marine biologists from Norway, the U.S. and Denmark has conducted the first hearing test of a live baleen whale. For their study published in the journal Science, the group corralled a
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,
