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
Celebrate Spring GiveOrcas with community ice cream social
Thursday, May 22 from 3:00 to 5:00 pm at Emmanuel Parish Hall & Labyrinth in Eastsound ||| FROM LYNN WHITE for ORCAS ISLAND COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ||| The Orcas Island Community Foundation (OICF) invites all community
Look what’s coming up at Orcas Senior Center
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| Discover Your Artistic Talent: Watercolors Class for Beginners Immerse yourself in the captivating world of watercolor painting Mondays from 9:30 to 11 a.m. Robbie Walker, an
Salish Sea Early Music Festival | Wednesday with Frederick the Great
||| FROM JEFFREY COHAN for SALISH SEA EARLY MUSIC FESTIVAL || Please join us next Wednesday at the Orcas Adventist Fellowship Church for a flute concerto composed by the king himself, who was an enthusiastic
Systemwide WSF community meetings May 21 & 22
||| FROM WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES||| As we expand service for the busy summer season, we will host two virtual community meetings next week on Wednesday, May 21 at noon and Thursday, May 22 at 6
Port meeting on Monday
||| FROM PORT OF ORCAS ||| The Port of Orcas Board of Commissioners will hold a Regular Meeting on Monday, May 19th at 4:00 p.m. online via Zoom and in-person at the airport terminal conference room.
One Month Mark | County’s pilot transport services shows steady ridership & variety of uses
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| Today marks one month of San Juan County’s Marine Transportation Services Pilot Project. These services include emergency barge and foot-passenger transportation during disruptions to Washington State Ferry (WSF)
Orcas Senior Center charts exciting future for its newly acquired building
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| Orcas Senior Center (OSC) has officially taken full ownership of its building after purchasing the remaining 49% share from San Juan County in October 2024. Now,
Sheriff’s Report | May 7 – 13, 2025
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ||| WEDNESDAY, MAY 7 25-002638 Suspicious Person/Circumstance 11:31:09 05/07/25 A Lopez Deputy responded to an individual experiencing delusions. A mental health referral was generated. 25-002641 Vehicle Theft 13:13:46
Master Gardener Spring Plant Sale happening this weekend
||| FROM CAITLIN ARIEL BLETHEN for SJC MASTER GARDENER FOUNDATION ||| The San Juan County Master Gardener Foundation Spring Plant Sales takes place this weekend. Please come early for the best selections. Popular varieties go
Maximize Your Future | Essential estate planning workshop
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| Join us Wednesday, May 21 at 1 p.m. for a valuable estate planning session led by local attorney Barbara Nesbet, JD, MBA. While contemplating the future
San Juan County Conservation Land Bank seeks community input
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| Got questions for your Conservation Land Bank? We want to hear from you! We will host a county-wide public meeting on Thursday – May 28th from 6pm -
Building the Team | County welcomes new Deputy County Manager and HR Director
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County is pleased to welcome a new Deputy County Manager as well as a new Director of Human Resources (HR) to the County’s staff. These new
GiveOrcas | Together we thrive
||| FROM LINDSAY JENNINGS for ORCAS ISLAND COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ||| When we come together as a community and give what we can, it’s amazing what we can accomplish. Thank you for standing with local nonprofits
On a remote Australian island, the birds are so full of plastic they crunch
Seabirds have been fishing plastic from the ocean and feeding it to their chicks, researchers say. One bird was found to have ingested nearly 800 pieces. ||| FROM WASHINGTON POST ||| On a remote Australian
WSF Weekly Report | Bids open on new ferries; unlawful passenger conduct; online community meetings next week
||| FROM STEVE NEVEY for WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| A message from Steve We need new ferries – 26 according to our Long Range Plan – with a current fleet of 21 vessels. This week,
Inaugural Orcas Island Paddlers Group gathers at Moran State Park
||| FROM DARRELL KIRK for ORCAS ISLAND PADDLERS GROUP ||| WHO: Nearly twenty enthusiastic water lovers gathered for the first-ever meeting of the Orcas Island Paddlers Group on Wednesday evening. Co-organizers Tenar Hall and Darrell
