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
Oh! More snow forecast
||| FROM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ||| URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Seattle WA 319 PM PST Wed Feb 5 2025 San Juan County-Western Whatcom County- Including the cities of Friday Harbor and
Parent of South Whidbey student arrested by ICE, district vows to protect school community
||| FROM KOMO-TV.COM ||| WHIDBEY ISLAND, Wash. — A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raid last week in Langley nabbed the parent of a South Whidbey Island School District student, the district's top leader confirmed.
A mother’s grief, a population on the brink
||| FROM THE VANCOUVER SUN ||| Tahlequah is grieving. Hour after hour, day after day, she clings to the lifeless body of her newborn. She carries her calf through the cold waters of the Salish
Feds fly 110 detained migrants to Washington state, advocacy group says
Observers said a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement flight arrived over the weekend with dozens of people sent to a detention center in Tacoma. ||| FROM WASHINGTON STATE STANDARD ||| More than 100 detained migrants
Public officials and advocates from across the Sound mobilize for urgent ferry system investment
||| FROM FIX OUR FERRIES ||| OLYMPIA, WA – A significant delegation of local elected officials and community leaders from across Washington’s ferry-served regions will converge in Olympia from February 4-6, 2025, for Fix Our
Cultivating Connections | Register for the 2025 San Juan Islands Agricultural Summit
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| Registration is now open for the 13th Annual San Juan Islands Agricultural Summit, scheduled for February 28 and March 1, 2025, on beautiful Lopez Island. Secure your spot
Lysistrata interpretation coming to Orcas Center
||| FROM BETHANY MARIE for ORCAS CENTER ||| Follow Lysistrata and her band of Renegades as the salvation of war-torn Greece lies in the hands of the matriarchy. This 45-minute dance theater piece incorporates burlesque
5th annual Grilled Cheese Showdown
||| FROM JANET BROWNELL for ORCAS ISLAND EDUCATION FOUNDATION ||| The Orcas Island Education Foundation (OIEF) invites you to the 5th Annual Grilled Cheese Showdown. This family-friendly fundraiser takes place on Thursday, February 26 starting
Health Care District Board Meeting – Cancelled due to weather
||| FROM ORCAS ISLAND HEALTH CARE DISTRICT ||| UPDATE: Board Meeting - CANCELLED - February 4, 2025 The Orcas Island Health Care District Board is cancelling the Special Board Meeting on Tuesday, February 4th due to inclement weather. The
Island Ways | Trump’s hard line on immigration sparks fear on Nantucket
Orcas and Nantucket Islands are each roughly the same size and the same distance off their respective coasts. We share the same concerns about the high cost of living, lack of affordable housing, tourist management,
The New Colossus
The New Colossus Not like the brazen giant of Greek fame, With conquering limbs astride from land to land; Here at our sea-washed, sunset gates shall stand A mighty woman with a torch, whose flame
A storytelling evening with Johnny Moses
||| FROM CHE BLAINE ||| 7 PM Friday, February 7, Odd Fellows Hall, 112 Haven Rd. Eastsound $20 +/- sliding scale donation requested, but no one excluded for lack of funds. CDs and art offered
Letter to Editor | Odd Fellows’ new manager outlines available services
||| FROM DIDIER GINCIG for ODD FELLOWS HALL ||| With great enthusiasm, I am happy to share with you that I am the new manager of the Odd Fellows Hall. Following in the footsteps of
Attracting birds to your garden
||| FROM ORCAS GARDEN CLUB ||| Please join us on Wednesday, February 19th at the Orcas Center when the Orcas Island Garden Club welcomes Kim Middleton to speak about the how and why of attracting
The Fire of Love – 2nd Annual Valentine’s Day event at Orcas Center
||| FROM DEBRA LEE BABCOCK for ART AND WOOD STUDIO ||| Friday, February 14th, 7:30 -9:30 pm Madrona Room, Orcas Center By Donation Bring your own mug & some yummy finger food to share if
Meet the woman who lives without money: ‘I feel more secure than when I was earning’
Ten years ago, Jo Nemeth quit her job and closed her bank account. Today, she’s more committed than ever to her moneyless life ||| FROM THE GUARDIAN ||| Sharon Brodie clearly remembers her first Christmas
