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
Indiana’s House of Representatives once voted unanimously to change the value of pi (π)
How an incorrect value of pi almost got codified into law ||| FROM SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN ||| An ancient problem known as “squaring the circle” stumped mathematicians for more than 2,000 years. During that time, professionals
Please pass the pi(e)
||| FROM LINDSAY JENNINGS for ORCAS ISLAND COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ||| The problem with pie is sometimes there aren’t enough slices to go around. If friends and family are around, chances are someone brought another pie
LWVSJ Observer Corps: Joint County and Friday Harbor Town Council Meeting March 12, 2025
||| FROM NECIA QUAST for LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS ||| In opening remarks, town and county council members welcomed regular consultation and improved coordination and stressed the need for a united front in the face
Join in ‘Food for Thought’ Salon
||| FROM GRETCHEN KRAMPF for FOOD FOR THOUGHT ||| "Food for Thought" brings islanders together for a Salon experience. A Salon is a gathering of friends and friends of friends. Mostly, a Salon is good
Beached bird training session
||| FROM COASTAL OBSERVATION AND SEABIRD SURVEY TEAM ||| Join the Coastal Observation and Seabird Survey Team (COASST), and make a difference for the environment! COASST participants collect monthly data on beached carcasses of marine
WSF Weekly Update | Steve’s been here a year; focus on ferry fares; caught in the headlights
||| FROM STEVE NEVEY for WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| A message from Steve This week marks a year since I took over as head of Washington State Ferries – the honor of my professional career.
Letter to Editor | Chad Kimple offered Fire Chief position
||| FROM TONI KNUDSON ||| It was decided and announced at a Special Meeting for the Board of Fire Commissioners on March 12, 2025, that Acting Fire Chief Chad Kimple has been offered the position
Rent stabilization passes House; Senate hearing coming up
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF REP. ALEX RAMEL ||| The urgency for rent stabilization in Washington State cannot be overstated. Skyrocketing rents continue to inflict a devastating impact on our communities, forcing many to make
No jury duty March 17 – 21
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| JURY DUTY: MARCH 17-21, 2025 For the jury period beginning Monday, March 17th through Friday March 21st, all jurors are excused.
2025 ADU lottery application cycle opens April 1 – May 15
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| Between April 1 and May 15, San Juan County Department of Community Development (DCD) will be accepting Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) Lottery applications for detached ADU permits proposed
Council will meet on Lopez March 25
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County Council will hold its regularly scheduled March 25 meeting on Lopez Island. The public is invited to join the three councilmembers and County staff at
San Juan County Point in Time unhoused count results
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| The 2025 San Juan County “Point-In Time” (PIT) Unhoused Count identified 69 unhoused people who have no stable place to live. This is up from the 59 unhouse
Deer Harbor Charters expands to Brandt’s Landing Marina
||| FROM DEER HARBOR CHARTERS ||| Deer Harbor Charters has expanded their operations on Orcas Island, Wash. to include a new location at Brandt’s Landing Marina in Eastsound at Northbeach in addition to their existing
Guest Opinion | Health Care District temporary levy lid lift — A financial perspective
||| FROM TREY HOLLAND ||| Prior to 2018, it was difficult, if not impossible, to operate a profitable medical office on Orcas Island because of the high percentage of Medicare and Medicaid patients and the
Rep. Lekanoff to sponsor 2025 Pea Patch capital request town hall
||| FROM SUZANNE OLSON for PEA PATCH COMMUNITY CAMPUS ||| Representative Debra Lekanoff will be on Orcas Island on Saturday, March 15 th from 5:00 – 6:00 pm at the Eastsound Fire Hall to discuss
Orcas Island churches invite community to Lenten prayer and soup dinners
||| FROM CAROL KULMINSKI for ORCAS ISLAND COMMUNITY CHURCH ||| As Lent begins—a season of reflection and preparation leading up to Easter—churches around Orcas Island are coming together for evenings of prayer, fellowship, and soup
