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
No peace at PeaceHealth | Bellingham St Joseph’s hospital workers to go on strike Monday
||| FROM KRISTIN HYDE for SEIU HEALTHCARE ||| Bellingham, Washington – A supermajority of workers organized as Peace Health United and represented by their union SEIU Healthcare 1199NW, authorized a strike to begin Monday, May
Fire protection classifications | Impact on Orcas Island
||| FROM BEN LUNA for ORCAS ISLAND FIRE & RESCUE ||| In October of 2024 the Community Protection Class (PC) rating for Deer Harbor (Fire Station 24) and Orcas Landing (Fire Station 26) areas increased
Incident at Henry Island | A day in the life
||| FROM BILL SYMES and ELAINA THOMPSON ||| At 8:23 AM on a sunny Friday, May 3, 2024, Elaina Thompson answered her ringing phone to find herself speaking to the US Coast Guard. For most
Let’s make waves—today is game day
||| FROM FRIENDS OF THE SAN JUANS ||| Every day is thrilling when you are one of the local nonprofits featured in this spring’s #GiveOrcas campaign—but today, May 8, is when it really gets exciting.
Adrift | The housing search, sadly, goes on
||| ADRIFT by LIN MCNULTY, theORCASONIAN EDITOR ||| With only a couple of weeks before our moving deadline, the search goes on for housing on the island where I have been living since before the
Community comes together for successful 2025 Spring Great Islands Clean-Up
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| Over 300 volunteers joined forces this April for the 2025 Spring Great Islands Clean-Up, showing the true power of community action. From local families and school groups to
Island son dancing in Seattle
||| FROM AYN GAILEY ||| Following their Kennedy Center performance, Complexions Contemporary Ballet troupe is coming to Seattle this weekend, which means it's a chance to see Orcas Islander dancer, Aristotle Luna, perform. Here's a
Call for artists at Orcas Center
||| FROM BETHANY MARIE for ORCAS CENTER ||| The Visual Arts Committee (VAC) of Orcas Center is excited to announce the next community art show: Orcas Retrospectives with Featured Artist Peter Fisher in the lobby.
Congratulations Orcas Middle School
||| FROM ORCAS ISLAND SCHOOL DISTRICT ||| Orcas Island Middle School is being recognized by the Washington State School Recognition Program for its performance during the 2023–2024 school year. The school is being recognized for
Jurors excused, May 12 – 23
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| For the two week jury period beginning Monday, May 12th through Friday May 23rd, all jurors are excused. For the one week jury period beginning Monday, May
Auditor seeks writers of argument against Lopez library, school dist. ballot measures
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County Auditor Natasha Warmenhoven is seeking people interested in writing arguments against the Lopez Island Library and Lopez Island School District ballot measures for the voters’
Resource Center highlights community health worker services
||| FROM RESOURCE CENTER COMMUNICATION TEAM ||| The Orcas Community Resource Center is proud to participate in the OICF GiveOrcas campaign, running now through May 15th, with a special focus on sustaining their vital Community
Public notice regarding Doe Bay Water Users Association forum
||| FROM JUDY WHITING for DOE BAY WATER USERS ASSOCIATION ||| Doe Bay Water Users Association (DBWUA) and the Washington Department of Health (DOH) invite you to attend a Water Use Efficiency Goal Setting Public
Club Rosario: Which tier will you choose?
||| BY MATTHEW GILBERT, theORCASONIAN OP-ED WRITER ||| Rumors have been swirling about the fate of Rosario Resort, and indeed there has been a rapid series of events that have thrown both the present and
‘Grow Your Own Food’ with us
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| Do you want to learn to ‘Grow Your’ Own Food’? San Juan County Health & Community Services (HCS) and WSU Extension San Juan County Master Gardeners are pleased
Spring GiveOrcas campaign launches today
||| FROM LINDSAY JENNINGS for ORCAS ISLAND COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ||| The spirit of giving is alive and well on Orcas Island! The 2025 Spring GiveOrcas Campaign kicks off today, May 6, and runs through Thursday,
