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
Local Food Access | Nourishing our community
||| FROM MEGAN METCALF for ORCAS COMMUNITY RESOURCE CENTER ||| Access to healthy, affordable food is essential for a thriving community. Here on Orcas Island, we're fortunate to have a robust network of programs and
Public meeting on prescribed fire in the San Juan Islands
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY LAND BANK ||| A consortium of organizations is researching prescribed fire as a tool to reduce wildfire fuels in the San Juan Islands. Studies indicate that fire occurred every 6–15
Ferry Alert | Ana/SJs-Additional Thursday sailings on Anacortes/San Juan Islands route
||| FROM WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| To accommodate heavy westbound traffic, we will operate additional afternoon service the next two Thursday afternoons on the Anacortes-San Juan Islands route. The route will run a Friday schedule
Garden Club launches Project Blossom
||| FROM ORCAS ISLAND GARDEN CLUB ||| The Orcas Island Garden Club is sponsoring a citizen science project called Project Blossom. Orcas has many microclimates that affect the bloom time of flowers. This project will
Your local health department, answering your questions about measles
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| In West Texas there is a large measles outbreak. The outbreak is severe and, tragically, one unvaccinated and otherwise healthy school-aged child and an unvaccinated adult died in
2025 SJC Fair call for vendors & entertainment
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| The San Juan County Parks & Fair Department is pleased to announce that both Vendor applications and Entertainment inquiries for the 2025 San Juan County Fair are now
Guest Opinion | Thinking through this public health levy
||| FROM BOB THOMAS ||| I’m Bob Thomas. We first came to the San Juans when we chartered a sailboat about 26 years ago then again about 16 years ago. We moved here in 2012
The Motive and the Cue from National Theatre Live at Orcas Center
||| FROM BETHANY MARIE for ORCAS CENTER ||| Sam Mendes (The Lehman Trilogy) directs Mark Gatiss as John Gielgud and Johnny Flynn as Richard Burton in the fierce and funny new play, The Motive and
Too good not to share
||| FROM OUR CANADIAN NEIGHBORS|||
2025 Comp Plan Update | Climate element and draft official map amendments available for review
You’re invited to a virtual drop-in session on March 11 to learn more about the Climate Element. Public comments regarding the draft Climate Element & Official Map amendments can be submitted by March 20. |||
Greetings on the Art Path
||| FROM SUSAN SLAPIN ||| Join Susan at The Senior Center starting March 12. Class meets Wednesday afternoons from 2:00 - 4:00 for an inspiring journey into Creativity, an Interdisciplinary Art Course. $20. per session.
WSF updates policy for crew members to address drunk drivers on ferries
||| FROM KOMO-TV ||| The message is the same as it’s been for decades: don’t drive impaired. But there’s a new updated policy from Washington State Ferries (WSF) for its employees on how to handle
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
