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
In Memoriam | In loving memory of Ingrid Genevieve McClinton
||| FROM MARLACE HUGHES ||| With heavy hearts, we share the passing of Ingrid Genevieve McClinton, who peacefully passed away in her home on Orcas Island, Washington, surrounded by her closest family and loved ones.
FAQs: Emergency interisland passenger-only transportation services
If the interisland ferry is out of service, Outer Island Excursions will provide foot passenger transportation between the islands. ||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| The San Juan County Council has established an interim
Microplastics may be stoking antibiotic resistance: Study
||| FROM THE HILL ||| The microscopic shards of plastic found in every corner of the planet may be exacerbating antibiotic resistance, a new study has found. Bacteria exposed to these ubiquitous fragments, known as
Porcelain War to screen on Lopez, San Juan Friday evening
||| FROM ELLEN ROBERTS for FRIDAY HARBOR FILM FESTIVAL ||| Friday Harbor Film Festival is delighted to welcome Lopez islanders to our simultaneous screening of Porcelain War on Friday, March 28 at 7 pm. at
Share your original song at upcoming/ongoing Library group
||| FROM GORDON KOENIG for SONGWRITER CIRCLE ||| Got an original song you’d like to share? Come on down to the Orcas Island Library Community Room for the Songwriter Circle starting April 3rd at 7pm.
Upcoming Senior Center classes
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER |||| Start Your Artistic Journey with Drawing for Beginners Join us for an engaging Drawing for Beginners class, held every Thursday at 9:30 a.m. at Orcas Senior
Letter to Editor | Life diminished
||| FROM MARIE MICHNICH ||| More than a decade ago, when we first came to enjoy the natural beauty of Orcas Island, I discovered a sweet little source of mental and physical well-being. A beautiful
Island Hearing services at Senior Center
||| 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 (third Thursday in April). To
Silent protest to again take to Eastsound streets
||| FROM EDEE KULPER || Silent Protest next Saturday the 29th at 12:00 in Eastsound where Brown Bear, Ladybug, and Island Thyme meet. This just may be the biggest one yet. Spread the word to
Vanya from National Theatre Live at Orcas Center
||| FROM BETHANY MARIE for ORCAS CENTER ||| The acclaimed production of Vanya from National Theatre Live featuring Andrew Scott (Fleabag, Sherlock), is coming to the Orcas Center Screen on Friday, March 28 at 7pm.
Reminder | Spring WSF schedule starts tomorrow
||| FROM WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| Our spring sailing schedule starts this Sunday, March. 23 and lasts through June 14. We’ll begin a new spring schedule for the Anacortes/San Juan Islands route this year, following
Island athletes brave elements in first track meet of the season
||| FROM DARRELL KIRK for ORCAS ISLAND HIGH SCHOOL ||| LA CONNER, WASHINGTON - Despite high winds and late afternoon rain, athletes from Orcas Island High School made their first league track and field meet
Port of Orcas meeting on Monday
||| FROM PORT OF ORCAS ||| The Port of Orcas Board of Commissioners will hold a Regular Meeting on Monday, March 24th at 5:00 p.m. online via Zoom and in-person at the airport terminal conference room. Access
Orcas Community Resource Center hosts free Health & Wellness Fair
||| FROM THE RESOURCE CENTER COMMUNICATIONS TEAM ||| The Orcas Community Resource Center invites island residents to attend their upcoming Health & Wellness Fair, a free community-wide event connecting neighbors with essential health resources, wellness
Chamber Music Festival hosts brass quartet, The Westerlies
||| FROM MARY TAYLOR for ORCAS ISLAND CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL ||| The Westerlies brass quartet returns to the San Juan Islands for an action-packed residency April 3-6, presented by the Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival.
Talk on anti-Asian xenophobia at Emmanuel Episcopal Parish
||| FROM AYN GAILEY for ORCAS ISLAND LIBRARY ||| Please join the community on Tuesday, March 25th, at 5 p.m., for an engaging talk on anti-Asian xenophobia and collective action by Russell Jeung, PhD, author, scholar,
