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
Learn about this PNW UFO encounter from 1947
||| FROM SAM GAILEY for ORCAS ISLAND LIBRARY ||| On August 1, 1947, the tragic crash of a B-25 bomber in Washington State triggered an FBI investigation of “The Maury Island Incident”—an infamous Northwest UFO
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland at Orcas Center
||| FROM BETHANY MARIE for ORCAS CENTER ||| The whimsical world of Wonderland is about to take center stage in an extraordinary new ballet production, offering audiences a fresh and imaginative interpretation of Lewis Carroll’s
Easter | A time for renewal
||| FROM JARI-ANDREA BRENNER ||| To me, Easter is a time of renewal and growth. Plants push through dirt to find the Light, and humans do as well. What is this call to growth? We
Letter to Editor | Keep Shaw Shaw
||| FROM BARBARA, TED, AND PETER HUSTED ||| Dear County Council, County Mgr, and Community Planner: Public works is planning a future for Shaw Island that it neither asked for nor wants. This future would
OIFR 2024 Year in Review | Annual report and member appreciation
||| FROM ORCAS ISLAND FIRE & RESCUE ||| Highlights from the 2024 Annual Report were delivered during the meeting of the Board of Fire Commissioners on March 17, 2025. 2024 was a year of significant
Bring spiritual awareness to your life with Wu Style Tai Chi
||| FROM STEPHANIE ROSENBLATT ||| Bring a new level of holistic physical and spiritual awareness to your everyday life by learning how this ancient practice creates a mindful, personal journey. Stephanie’s presentation will illustrate the
Food System Plan charts path to a more resilient local food future in San Juan County
||| FROM CAITLIN LECK for FOOD SYSTEM TEAM ||| Only 4% of food purchased in San Juan County is produced here. How can we grow more local food? That question—and many others—has guided the creation
LWVSJ Observer Corps | Board of Health April 16, 2025
||| FROM NECIA QUAST for LEAGUE OF WOMAN VOTERS ||| The CEO search process is underway at the Accountable Communities of Health. The Community Collaboration Committee (CCC) awarded a $16k grant to the SJI Food
Sheriff’s Report | April 9 – 15, 2025
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ||| WEDNESDAY, APRIL 9 25-001954 Property Damage, Non Vandalism 10:30:42 04/09/25 Orcas Island Deputies responded to a report of property damage. Upon investigation Deputies found damage to a
Reminder | We the People March in Eastsound on April 19
||| FROM DAVID TURNOY ||| April 19 is another national day of action to protest the madness being propagated by our national government. The Friday Harbor Indivisible group is holding a march that day, and
Latest from Lekanoff | Vision for the future; housing stability; juvenile justice reform
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF REP. DEBRA LEKANOFF ||| As we enter the final week of the 2025 legislative session, I am holding close the values that guide me—community, cooperation, and compassion. These final days
The Exchange Update | April 2025
||| FROM ORCAS RECYCLING/THE EXCHANGE ||| Spring Legislative Update The Recycle Reform Act, SB5284, has passed in both the House and Senate. Learn more about this - and other zero waste-related bills that are moving
Midnight Mutterings | PlayFest 2025
||| MIDNIGHT MUTTERINGS by JACKIE BATES ||| You still have a chance to see PlayFest 2025 at the Grange. (Or even see it again, as I will have done by the time you’re reading this.)
Drop-in peer grief support group at Orcas Senior Center
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| Join us for a supportive, non-judgmental space to process grief and mourning with the Drop-In Peer Grief Support Group Wednesdays at 10:00 a.m. at Orcas Senior
WSF Weekly Report | Pizza box in the rain; reservations to open next week; work zone cameras
||| FROM STEVE NEVEY for WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| A message from Steve Sometimes, it’s the small gestures that reveal who we are becoming as an organization. Ordinary Sailor Evan Tarbell recently bought pizza for
Letter to Editor | More thoughts on OIHCD levy lift
||| FROM BOB THOMAS ||| USE OF LEVY LIFT FUNDS As with all Orcas commissions, once funding is established the Commissioners have authority for the legal use of the funds. Notwithstanding goals stated in Levy
