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
Orcas Island HS Chess Team — State 2B Champs
||| FROM RANDY KAECH for WASHINGTON STATE HIGH SCHOOL CHESS ASSOCIATION ||| The Orcas Island High School Chess Team are the State 2B Champions. 48 teams from all size categories qualified and competed together at the 59th annual Washington State
San Juan County Parks & Fair announces 2025 camping reservation opening day
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| The San Juan County Parks & Fair Department is eager to announce that an opening day has been set for making camping reservations! The department is grateful for the public’s
Upcoming at Orcas Senior Center
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| Ukulele Kanikipila: Join the Musical Fun Experience the joy of making music at Ukulele Kanikipila, Hawaiian for "play music," Mondays from 1 to 3 pm at
Washington lawmakers have been trying to ‘ditch the switch’ for years. It’s not working
||| FROM KING-TV ||| Whether you prefer daylight saving time or standard time, most Washingtonians can agree on this: We want to stop changing the clocks. Our local and federal lawmakers have been trying to "ditch
Asleep at the Wheel | Live at Orcas Center
||| FROM BETHANY MARIE for ORCAS CENTER ||| Ten-time Grammy™ Award winning musicians, Asleep at the Wheel will be performing live on the Orcas Center main stage, Sunday, March 16 at 7pm! Fifty years ago,
Inspirational Aging | A peer support group at Orcas Senior Center
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| Join a welcoming group of peers for open, honest conversations about the journey of aging. Inspirational Aging meets on the second and fourth Thursday of each
Lenten Vespers at the Community Church
||| FROM CAROL KULMINSKI for ORCAS ISLAND COMMUNITY CHURCH ||| Orcas Island Community Church will once again host Lenten Vespers services, beginning March 9th and continuing through April 13th. These contemplative gatherings will take place
Getting ready for Medicare?
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| Is 2025 your year for joining Medicare? Medicare enrollment is not automatic for most people, so you’ll probably need to enroll with Social Security. Then you’ll
Midnight Mutterings | Quaking
||| MIDNIGHT MUTTERINGS by JACKIE BATES ||| Having grown up in the Southeast United States and lived in the Northeast and Midwest, US, I knew nothing of Earthquakes. The shaking of the Earth existed only
Could daylight saving time become permanent? See what Donald Trump promised last fall
||| FROM USA TODAY ||| It's that time of the year when 2 a.m. becomes 3 a.m. in the matter of a second. Daylight saving time strikes this weekend, meaning most Americans will lose an
Sheriff’s Report | February 26 – March 3, 2025
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ||| WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 26 25-001093 Communications Problem 10:11:33 02/26/25 An Orcas Deputy took a report of harassment. The incident was investigated, and charges will be forwarded to the
Northwest Clean Air Agency welcomes San Juan County
||| FROM SETH PRESTON for NW CLEAN AIR AGENCY ||| San Juan County will officially rejoin the Northwest Clean Air Agency on July 1. Island, San Juan, Skagit, and Whatcom counties formed the Northwest Air Pollution Authority
Guest Opinion | Local news sources are more valuable than ever
||| FROM BILL APPEL ||| There was a time when local sources were the only sources of news when all towns were what today we would call small, where farmers, prospectors, trappers and hunters would
Latest from Lekanoff | Healing, housing, hard choices: Investing in Washington’s Future
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF REP. DEBRA LEKANOFF ||| Happy Fantastic Friday! In 2025, I continue to invest in the "Heal One Washington" foundation and remain committed to identifying key policies, regulations, and fiscal strategies
WSF Weekly Report | Ferguson press conference; women’s history; DST
||| FROM STEVE NEVEY for WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| A message from Steve This morning, Gov. Bob Ferguson held his second press conference about WSF. He announced a decision that will allow us to restore more
Groups lobby for more gun regulations in Washington as opponents question effectiveness
||| FROM ALBERT JAMES – OLYMPIA NEWS BUREAU ||| Dozens of advocates descended on the state capitol Thursday to push lawmakers for more gun control laws. They argue more needs to be done to curb
