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
Quiet your mind, walk the labyrinth at Emmanuel Episcopal
||| FROM NANCY AYER ||| What is a labyrinth? A labyrinth is a single, winding path, often in a circular or spiral pattern, that leads from an entrance to a center and back out again. It is
LWVSJ Observer Corps | San Juan County Council April 14, 2025
||| FROM NECIA QUAST for LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS ||| Kari Koski updated the Council on the Derelict Vessel program. Old boats are hard to dispose of and our county offers ideal conditions for people
Humans will soon understand dolphins, claim experts
||| FROM THE TELEGRAPH ||| The launch of a new artificial intelligence model has brought humans closer to understanding dolphins, experts claim. Google DeepMind’s DolphinGemma is programmed with the world’s largest collection of vocalisations from
Loyalty to the Earth | Earth Day was born in the Age of Machines
We do not live in the world. We live in a picture of the world. — Joseph Campbell ||| LOYALTY TO THE EARTH by ELISABETH ROBSON ||| What does it mean to be alive in
Earth Day Film Fest news
||| FROM EARTH DAY ORCAS & FRIENDS ||| This is a fun week with great films to enjoy - in person on Orcas, or online from where ever you are. Films that inform and inspire.
Reminder | Ballots are due by Tuesday
||| FROM CAMOLYN ARMSTRONG, SAN JUAN COUNTY ELECTIONS MANAGER ||| Orcas voters will cast their vote for the Orcas Island Health Care 10-year temporary levy lid lift measure.
Worlds of Color art coming to Senior Center
||| FROM SUSAN SLAPIN ||| Orcas Senior Center beginning May 5 through June, 2025
Orcas pianist receives First Place award in state Young Composers Project
||| FROM SHELLY RUSSELL ||| Thurmond Russell, 17, of Orcas Island participated in the Washington State Music Teachers Association 2025 Young Composers Project. Thurmond’s composition, Waltz Ballade for solo piano, was awarded first place in
If Kilmar Abrego García is doomed, we all are
It’s the administrative error from hell — and that should terrify all of us. ||| FROM WASHINGTON POST ||| Where it stands right now is that Kilmar Abrego García appears to be out of options.
Land Bank will meet on Friday
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY CONSERVATION LAND BANK COMMISSION ||| The San Juan County Conservation Land Bank Commission will hold a regular monthly meeting on April 18, 2025 from 8:30am – 11:10am via Zoom. The meeting will also
Start of summer reservations delayed until April 22
||| FROM WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| Due to technical issues with the WSF reservation waiting room, the summer 2025 release has been moved out one week to Tuesday, April 22 at 10 a.m. We apologize
Time to report: How did your Garden Club daffodil bulbs bloom?
||| FROM NANCY REAS for ORCAS GARDEN CLUB ||| Hello to all of you who received daffodil bulbs from the Garden Club last October as part of Project Blossom. Hopefully, they have all bloomed and
Bring your plant questions to Master Gardeners on Wednesday
||| FROM KATE YTURRI for SJC MASTER GARDENERS ||| As we welcome spring with days spent in our gardens, we have high hopes of success. However, sometimes the weather, insects, disease, or our garden practices
Winter is over! What did you think? | Take the Winter Schedule Survey
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY FERRY ADVISORY COMMITTEE ||| After a lengthy process of writing a new ferry schedule for the San Juans' routes, the SJC Ferry Advisory Committee would love to know what you
Summer vehicle reservations open on Tuesday
||| FROM WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| Vehicle reservations for the summer 2025 schedule (June 15 through Sept. 20) will be available at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, April 15. For the Anacortes/San Juan Islands route reservations,
Emmanuel Holy Week schedule
||| FROM FR. BERTO GANDARA for EMMANUEL EPISCOPAL CHURCH |||
