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
Contra Dance coming to Odd Fellows
||| FROM DIDIER GINCIG for ODD FELLOWS HALL ||| There will be a Contra Dance on Saturday, March 15 at the Odd Fellows Hall from 7-9pm. Caller, Sherry Nevins and the Electrodes, will walk through
Lawmakers propose $50 million for passenger ferries
||| FROM WASHINGTON STATE STANDARD ||| Missed doctor appointments. Hours-long delays. Students unable to get to school. These are just a few of the issues fueling a bill to expand passenger-only ferries in Washington. Since
Spring cleaning tips for your boat
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| As the days grow longer and warmer, San Juan County’s Department of Environmental Stewardship is pleased to share a few spring cleaning tips with boat owners. Before jumping
Local OCS graduate places 4th in Leukemia Fire Fighter Stair Climb
||| FROM ORCAS CHRISTIAN SCHOOL ||| The Billings Fire Department placed 12th out of 226 Fire Department Teams from across the United States and a few European Countries in the Leukemia Stair Climb. This event
Local Food Access | Nourishing our community
||| FROM MEGAN METCALF for ORCAS COMMUNITY RESOURCE CENTER ||| Access to healthy, affordable food is essential for a thriving community. Here on Orcas Island, we're fortunate to have a robust network of programs and
Public meeting on prescribed fire in the San Juan Islands
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY LAND BANK ||| A consortium of organizations is researching prescribed fire as a tool to reduce wildfire fuels in the San Juan Islands. Studies indicate that fire occurred every 6–15
Ferry Alert | Ana/SJs-Additional Thursday sailings on Anacortes/San Juan Islands route
||| FROM WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| To accommodate heavy westbound traffic, we will operate additional afternoon service the next two Thursday afternoons on the Anacortes-San Juan Islands route. The route will run a Friday schedule
Garden Club launches Project Blossom
||| FROM ORCAS ISLAND GARDEN CLUB ||| The Orcas Island Garden Club is sponsoring a citizen science project called Project Blossom. Orcas has many microclimates that affect the bloom time of flowers. This project will
Your local health department, answering your questions about measles
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| In West Texas there is a large measles outbreak. The outbreak is severe and, tragically, one unvaccinated and otherwise healthy school-aged child and an unvaccinated adult died in
2025 SJC Fair call for vendors & entertainment
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| The San Juan County Parks & Fair Department is pleased to announce that both Vendor applications and Entertainment inquiries for the 2025 San Juan County Fair are now
Guest Opinion | Thinking through this public health levy
||| FROM BOB THOMAS ||| I’m Bob Thomas. We first came to the San Juans when we chartered a sailboat about 26 years ago then again about 16 years ago. We moved here in 2012
The Motive and the Cue from National Theatre Live at Orcas Center
||| FROM BETHANY MARIE for ORCAS CENTER ||| Sam Mendes (The Lehman Trilogy) directs Mark Gatiss as John Gielgud and Johnny Flynn as Richard Burton in the fierce and funny new play, The Motive and
Too good not to share
||| FROM OUR CANADIAN NEIGHBORS|||
2025 Comp Plan Update | Climate element and draft official map amendments available for review
You’re invited to a virtual drop-in session on March 11 to learn more about the Climate Element. Public comments regarding the draft Climate Element & Official Map amendments can be submitted by March 20. |||
Greetings on the Art Path
||| FROM SUSAN SLAPIN ||| Join Susan at The Senior Center starting March 12. Class meets Wednesday afternoons from 2:00 - 4:00 for an inspiring journey into Creativity, an Interdisciplinary Art Course. $20. per session.
WSF updates policy for crew members to address drunk drivers on ferries
||| FROM KOMO-TV ||| The message is the same as it’s been for decades: don’t drive impaired. But there’s a new updated policy from Washington State Ferries (WSF) for its employees on how to handle
