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
Community lunches are growing
||| FROM HILARY CANTY ||| We are serving up to 90 neighbors every Tuesday from Noon til 1:30, downstairs in the Community Church. Folks enjoy a warm meal and the company of community. Lunch is
Gathering of Eagles returns to Orcas Island this May
||| FROM DARRELL KIRK for GATHERING OF THE EAGLES||| Orcas Island residents gathered at the Odd Fellows Hall in East Sound on Friday for an auction to support the Fifth Annual Gathering of the Eagles
Adrift | Home search goes on … and on?
Hoping to tap into the infamous Island Grapevine ||| ADRIFT by LIN MCNULTY ||| It's now been more than a month that I've been engrossed in looking for a new rental home on Orcas Island
Ongoing, upcoming events at Orcas Senior Center
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| Chair Yoga: Enhancing Balance and Wellbeing for Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities Join us for Chair Yoga, a soothing practice tailored for seniors and those with
SHIBA seeks volunteers to help with Medicare on Orcas
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| SHIBA, the program that assists people with Medicare, is looking for volunteers! We need an additional counselor to help people navigate the Medicare process. If you
Choral Society invites you to Glory, Grandeur & Gospel this May
||| FROM LYNN BAKER for ORCAS CHORAL SOCIETY ||| This May, transport your soul as Orcas Choral Society wafts you from the everyday to a world of Glory, Grandeur & Gospel. The spring concert resounds
An estimated 1000 islanders gather to say ‘Hands Off’
||| FROM DARRELL KIRK ||| On Saturday, April 5, nearly 1000 islanders gathered to express their strongly-worded thoughts and feelings about the policies and actions of the Trump administration. View more pics.
Orcas Christian School returns from service trip to Belize
||| FROM ORCAS CHRISTIAN SCHOOL ||| Students and staff from Orcas Christian School (OCS) have returned from their service trip to Belize, where they spent the past week working hard and creating lasting memories. The
Letter to Editor | Additional info on OIHCD temporary levy lid lift
||| FROM TREY HOLLAND ||| As we approach the April 22 deadline for voting on Proposition 1 — San Juan County Public Hospital District #3 10-year temporary levy lid lift ballot measure — it might
Gardeners and Farmers | Regenerate your soil
||| FROM EARTH DAY ORCAS and SAN JUAN MAKERS GUILD ||| Learn about innovative soil building methods at work on Orcas Island farms. Sat. April 12th, meet at Rising Oak Farm on Nordstrom Lane at
Sens. Cantwell and Murray, make a stand for American science
||| FROM MICHAEL RIORDAN for THE SEATTLE TIMES ||| Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency accomplices are taking a chain saw to American science. Once the envy of the world, U.S. scientists and
State data center leasing reaches new high amid growth in AI
||| FROM REAL ESTATE NEWS & TV ||| Growth in artificial intelligence is driving data center demand in Washington State, according to CBRE’s latest North American Data Center Trend Report. Tenants and owners are also
Windborne – Folk vocal excellence at Orcas Center on April 11
||| FROM BETHANY MARIE for ORCAS CENTER ||| Called, “The best musical discovery of the year” by Brian O’Donovan from NPR, Windborne’s captivating show draws on the singers’ deep roots in traditions of vocal harmony,
San Juan County announces 2025 Hazardous Waste Round-ups this Spring
This year's round-ups aim to continue protecting both the environment and public safety by ensuring hazardous chemicals like flammable, corrosive, or poisonous substances are properly handled. ||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan
2025 Comp Plan Update: Transportation Element, Plan Intro, & Administration piece ready for review
Public comments regarding the draft transportation element and others can be submitted by April 17 for review at the Planning Commission meeting on April 18. ||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County
Guest Opinion | More lifeboats or less people?
||| FROM JOE SYMONS ||| I write to invite a conversation about OPALCO’s future vision as indicated in the most recent Ruralite magazine. The page 8 letter from the OPALCO board notes that SJC’s size
