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
Groundwater is rapidly declining in the Colorado River Basin, satellite data show
||| FROM L.A. TIMES ||| New research based on satellite data shows the depletion of groundwater in the Colorado River Basin far exceeds losses from the river’s reservoirs. Scientists say overpumping is leading to alarmingly
It’s happening 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 p.m. at
Two exciting events with author & nature illustrator Robin Lee Carlson
||| FROM SAM GAILEY for ORCAS ISLAND LIBRARY ||| Two exciting events with author & nature illustrator Robin Lee Carlson on Orcas Island! Sun, June 8 @ 5pm – Join the Orcas Island Library & Garden Club for a fascinating
Pearl Django brings world-class gypsy jazz to Orcas Center
||| FROM BETHANY MARIE for ORCAS CENTER ||| Prepare for an unforgettable evening of swing, style, and sensational musicianship as Pearl Django, one of the country’s most celebrated gypsy jazz ensembles, takes the stage at
Help stop invasive marine crabs: Join a molt search training
||| FROM ELISE COPE for FRIENDS OF THE SAN JUANS ||| Friends of the San Juans invites you to help protect the Salish Sea’s marine ecosystem by learning how to identify and report European green
Artworks featured artist for June is Marjorie Taylor
||| FROM BJ ARNOLD for ORCAS ISLAND ARTWORKS ||| Orcas Island Artworks is proud to present a new feature wall by multidisciplinary artist Marjorie Taylor, a former psychology professor whose passion for creativity and unconventional
New Garden Club member opportunity | Book Club
OIGC Member's Book Club Sunday, June 8, 5 p.m. at the Orcas Public Library ||| FROM ORCAS ISLAND GARDEN CLUB ||| Calling all garden lovers and book enthusiasts! We are excited to announce the launch
‘Worlds of Color’ art show at Orcas Senior Center
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| Visit Orcas Senior Center, Monday through Friday, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Monday, May 5 through the end of June, to experience Worlds of Color—a
Join us at upcoming Leadership San Juan Islands informational open houses
||| FROM GRETCHEN KRAMPF for LEADERSHIP SAN JUAN ISLANDS ||| Leadership San Juan Islands (LSJI) has begun recruiting for Class XVII, running from November 2025 through April 2026. Information and the application are available on
Larsen requests nearly $37 Million for 15 local projects in Fiscal Year 2026 spending bill
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF U.S. REP RICK LARSEN ||| WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02) has requested $36,773,695 for 15 local projects in the Fiscal Year 2026 spending bill. Larsen submitted the requests to
Summer is calling
||| FROM LINDSAY JENNINGS for ORCAS ISLAND COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ||| The first few days of warmer weather have finally arrived and the summer calendar of community events is filling up. I love this feeling of
The Orcas Grange welcomes you
Grow Together with Our Community Arts & Agriculture Hub ||| FROM PARKER PAVITT for ORCAS ISLAND GRANGE ||| The Orcas Grange #964, an island institution since 1931, is excited to celebrate another year of community
The story of the 2025 Legislative Session
Advancing good things. Preventing harm. Holding the line. Walking forward, together. ||| FROM THE OFFICE OF REP. DEBRA LEKANOFF ||| This year, our work in Olympia called on every ounce of wisdom, courage, and commitment
Un-bee-lievable | 250 million bees escape after semi spills load in Whatcom County
||| FROM KOMO-TV SEATTLE ||| A buzzworthy story is unfolding in Whatcom County, where 250 million bees have escaped after a semi-truck carrying boxes of the insects lost part of its load. The Whatcom County
WSF Weekly Report | $900M from state budget; Wenatchee goes electric; WSF 74th anniversary
||| FROM STEVE NEVEY for WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| A message from Steve Gov. Bob Ferguson signed the 2025-2027 state budgets last week. I’m excited to share that nearly $900 million from the transportation budget
Orcas Island Health Care District – Board of Commissioner Seat 5 vacancy
||| FROM ORCAS ISLAND HEALTH CARE DISTRICT ||| Following the voluntary resignation of District Commissioner Dave Zoeller effective 05/28/2025, The Orcas Island Health Care District (OIHCD) has formally nominated Trey Holland for the appointment to
