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
WWU receives grant to update and expand Health of the Salish Sea Ecosystem Report
||| FROM WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY ||| New research led by Dr. Aquila Flower will add climate change and landscape change indicators to a collaborative report on trends in the transboundary Salish Sea ecosystem. Climate change
Practitioner applications now open at Orcas Healing Arts Center
||| FROM IONA MCCOMBIE SMITH for HEALING ARTS CENTER ||| The Healing Arts Center is now accepting applications from practitioners interested in bringing their practice into our holistic healthcare collective. The Healing Arts Center reviews
Early music festival upcoming
||| FROM JEFFREY COHEN for SALISH SEA EARLY MUSIC FESTIVAL ||| "Musicks Divine Language": "There must be an Order and just Proportion, Intricacy with Simplicity in the Component parts, Variety in the Mass, and Light
School music benefit concert to feature beloved island musicians
||| FROM SHARON HO for MUSIC ADVOCACY GROUP ||| On Sunday, March 2, at 3:00 PM, local musicians and music lovers will gather at the Orcas Island High School gym to celebrate the benefits of
Washington’s state flag could change under proposed legislation
House Bill 1938 would create a committee to redesign the green banner. Supporters say the current design featuring the state seal with George Washington’s likeness is flawed, while opponents question the necessity of the move
Free Tooth Extraction Clinic
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF DR. MICHAEL TRIPLETT ||| Dr. Triplett’s dental office at 445 Madrona Street in Eastsound has reserved Wednesday March 12 for free tooth extractions for our Orcas, Shaw, and Waldron residents
Health Care District Board Meeting – Special – February 20, 2025
||| FROM ORCAS ISLAND HEALTH CARE DISTRICT BOARD ||| The Orcas Island Health Care District Board will hold a Special Board Meeting on Thursday, February 20th, 2025 from 5:30 - 6:30 PM in the Orcas Island Community Foundation Meeting
Land Bank February 2025 Meeting & Agenda
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY LAND BANK ||| The San Juan County Conservation Land Bank Commission will hold a regular monthly meeting on February 21, 2025 from 8:45am – 11:30am via Zoom. The meeting will also be available for
Jurors excused for February 24-28
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| JURY DUTY: FEBRUARY 24-28, 2025 For the jury period beginning Monday, February 24th through Friday February 28th, all jurors are excused. Thank you.
A climate ad that reached millions
Science Moms’ Super Bowl ad, why extreme heat worsens diabetes, & three S’s of climate action ||| FROM TALKING CLIMATE ||| If you tuned in to the Super Bowl this year, you might have seen
Climate COMPASS | Islanders invited to shape San Juan County’s climate future
||| FROM CHOM GREACEN and FAITH VAN DE PUTTE for THE MADRONA INSTITUTE ||| Join fellow islanders on Saturday March 8th from 3-5PM at the Emmanuel Episcopal Parish Hall for COMPASS (Comprehensive Plan Outreach for
PROCLAMATION | Day of Remembrance February 19, 2025
||| FROM TOWN OF FRIDAY HARBOR ||| Photo courtesy of the San Juan Historical Museum. Pictured left to right: Edna Hemphill Nash, Beryl Wade, Jack Saoka, John Nash, and Yuki Saoka Jack and
County seeks proposals from transportation service providers for pilot project
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County is seeking proposals from interested parties to provide a variety of transportation services throughout the County. Three separate Requests for Proposals (RFPs) outline services including
It’s a girl! Researchers confirm newest Southern Resident J Pod calf is female
||| FROM KOMO-TV SEATTLE ||| The newest member in the J Pod of the Southern Resident killer whales, calf J62, has been confirmed as a female by the Center for Whale Research. A team was sent
OPALCO meets with County Council: Energy supply will not meet demand
What’s our energy future going to be? ||| FROM KRISTA BOUCHEY for ORCAS POWER & LIGHT COOPERATIVE ||| The OPALCO team attended and presented at the San Juan County Council meeting on February 10. The
Memoir writing discussion at Orcas Library
||| FROM SAM GAILEY for ORCAS ISLAND LIBRARY ||| This Friday, Feb. 21st, at 6 pm, please join writers Edee Kulper and John Ashenhurst as they discuss their process of writing memoirs during their time
