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
Santa & Mrs. Claus Santa Ship arrival date updated
Lions Santa Ship December 15, 2024 – 1:00 pm Orcas Ferry Landing ||| FROM ORCAS LIONS CLUB ||| In parts of the world, Santa arrives by sleigh, slides down chimneys or walks through front doors.
LWVSJ Observer Corps | County Council December 9, 2024
||| FROM LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OBSERVER CORPS ||| During public access time eight people from Lopez spoke about the negotiations of a new interlocal agreement between the Lopez Solid Waste Disposal District and the County.
SJC postpones OPALCO’s hearing for proposed Bailer Hill solar project in favor of additional info
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County’s Department of Community Development (DCD) is postponing the public hearing examiner meeting (previously scheduled for Dec. 18) for OPALCO’s Bailer Hill micro-grid and battery installation
Christmas at Emmanuel Church calendar
||| FROM EMMANUEL EPISCOPAL CHURCH |||
Balance Class Inspired by Feldenkrais Method
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| Join Andrea Preiss, a seasoned Feldenkrais practitioner and therapeutic eurythmist, for a relaxing movement class at Orcas Senior Center, Tuesdays at 11 am (No class December
Land Bank December 2024 monthly meeting & annual retreat agendas
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY CONSERVATION LAND BANK ||| The San Juan County Conservation Land Bank Commission will hold an abbreviated monthly meeting and annual retreat Friday, December 13. The monthly meeting is scheduled for
‘It’s nonstop’: How noise pollution threatens the return of Norway’s whales
Recordings by biologist Heike Vester reveal how oil and gas exploration as well as cruises, fishing boats and even whale-watchers are adding to the din underwater ||| FROM THE GUARDIAN ||| From the moment that
Guest Opinion | In the ‘blue bastion’ of WA, avoid the tyranny of the majority
||| BY MICHAEL RIORDAN, SPECIAL TO THE SEATTLE TIMES ||| Democracy in America is under siege, but we may be able to preserve it here in the state of Washington. To do so, however, we
County Council supports new cultural access program by adopting 1/10 of 1% sales tax
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| During the December 10, 2024 Council meeting, the San Juan County Council passed an ordinance to approve a new 1/10th of 1% sales tax to create a Cultural Access program. During the meeting, the
Ready to make your gift to Orcas? Time is running out
||| FROM LINDSAY JENNINGS for ORCAS ISLAND COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ||| Hello Community and Friends, The close of Holiday GiveOrcas is Thursday at midnight. That means we have just a few more days to reach a
The Co-op Way: Capital credit checks are in the mail
||| FROM KRISTA BOUCHEY for ORCAS POWER & LIGHT COOPERATIVE ||| Just in time for the holiday season, more than $1.1M in capital credit checks are going out to longtime OPALCO members this month, as
Festival of lessons and carols
||| FROM EMMANUEL EPISCOPAL PARISH ||| Come and sing favorite carols and hear again the familiar but ever-new Christmas story in words and music at Emmanuel Episcopal Parish of Orcas Island on Sunday, Dec. 15,
New winter sailing schedule released by WSF
||| FROM WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| The new winter sailing schedule for the Anacortes/San Juan Islands route begins Sunday, Dec. 29. Vehicle reservations are currently open for the new schedule. Working closely with the community, we developed the new
Christmas at Orcas Island Community Church
||| FROM CAROL KULMINSKI for ORCAS ISLAND COMMUNITY CHURCH ||| Celebrate the Christmas season at the Community Church with Advent Services and Vespers, Concerts, and a Christmas Eve Candlelight Service.
Community Band is back for Holiday Concert
||| FROM KAREN KEY SPECK for ORCAS ISLAND COMMUNITY BAND ||| It's been a long hiatus since the Orcas Island Community Band presented a Holiday Concert - last in 2019! The Band is excited to
County Council considers extending agreement with Lopez Solid Waste to allow for more collaboration
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| During the Council meeting on Monday, December 9, 2024 (2:26:45), San Juan County Council discussed recent community feedback regarding the proposed update to the Lopez Solid Waste Disposal District
