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
March Library Art Exhibit
||| FROM ANDREA COHEN for ORCAS ISLAND LIBRARY ||| The photography of Julia Summers will be featured in March’s ‘Art in the Library’ exhibit at the Orcas Island Library. Julia started her life as a
You’re invited to the 40th Legislative District Town Hall
YOU'RE INVITED! ||| FROM THE OFFICE OF REP. DEBRA LEKANOFF ||| Join us for an engaging conversation about the issues that matter most to our community. We're hosting a town hall where you’ll have the opportunity
Spring is near, but influenza is still here
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| This has been an intense influenza season in the United States and influenza activity in Washington remains very high. This is a good time to remember the basics
WSF Weekly Report | Leadership shifts; pink flamingos; ferry tales
||| FROM STEVE NEVEY for WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| A message from Steve This week, I made key leadership changes to ensure we have the right team in place as we focus, building new vessels
Prima Facie from National Theatre — Live at Orcas Center
||| FROM BETHANY MARIE for ORCAS CENTER ||| Prima Facie, Suzie Miller’s award-winning play with Jodie Comer, comes to the Orcas Center screen on Wednesday, March 5 at 7pm. Tessa is a young, brilliant barrister.
You’re Invited! Orcas Fire Chief candidates public meet and greet
||| FROM DIMITRI STANKEVICH for ORCAS FIRE & RESCUE ||| San Juan County Fire Protection District #2 initiated a Fire Chief search last month. The Orcas Island Fire & Rescue Board of Fire Commissioners invites
Bellingham taps Orcas glass sand
To take a valueless material and find a use for it! ||| FROM THE SALISH CURRENT ||| Orcas Island’s trailblazing project to divert heavy, discarded glass away from destination landfills and back to the productive
Upcoming | Exhibition of Disaster of Wars series by Kate Geddes
Artist Reception Saturday, March 1, 2pm ||| FROM AYN GAILEY for HALO ||| PERRY + CARLSON presents Martyrs & Myths, a solo exhibition by acclaimed artist Kate Geddes, marking her first Washington State showing beyond Orcas Island.
In Memoriam | Nancy Carol Frey, 1953 – 2024
UPDATED “We will be holding a Viking-themed Celebration of Life to honor Nancy’s memory, and we would love for family, friends, and members of the community to join us in tribute to her love for
Goodbye, El Capitan | Islands Oil Spill Association in action
||| FROM ELAINA THOMPSON and BILL SYMES for ISLANDS' OIL SPILL ASSOCIATION ||| The San Juan Islands’ miles of beautiful shoreline are amongst their greatest attractions to residents and visitors alike, but also one of
Larsen votes against the Republican rip-off
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF REP. RICK LARSEN ||| WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02) released the below statement after voting against the Republican budget. The budget passed by a final vote of 217
LWVSJ Observer Corps | County Council February 25, 2025
||| FROM NECIA QUAST for LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS ||| At a February 19 special meeting as requested by the organizing committee, the council removed the proposition for a Parks District on Lopez from the April 22
Health Care District Board to meet tomorrow
||| FROM ORCAS ISLAND HEALTH CARE DISTRICT BOARD ||| Board Meeting - February 26, 2025 The Orcas Island Health Care District Board will hold a regularly scheduled board meeting on Wednesday, February 26th from 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. in
Local businesses unite to support Orcas Island Public School Music Program
||| FROM SHARON HO for MUSIC ADVOCACY GROUP ||| Three iconic Main Street establishments in Eastsound Village—Darvill’s Bookstore, Pawki’s Pet Store, and New Leaf Café—are partnering throughout March to support the Music Advocacy Group (MAG)
Rep. Larsen and Sen. Cantwell to Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration: Fund the Pipeline Safety Trust
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF REP. RICK LARSEN ||| BELLINGHAM, WA – Yesterday, Rep. Rick Larsen and Sen. Maria Cantwell sent a letter to the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration Associate Administrator Ben Kochman expressing
Rescheduled Bruce Pavitt program
||| FROM SAM GAILEY for ORCAS ISLAND LIBRARY ||| Bruce Pavitt is a cultural icon and founder of Seattle’s Sub Pop, the record label that first discovered Nirvana, Soundgarden and Mudhoney. Few people have influenced music
