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
Island Hearing services at Senior Center
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| Stacie Nordrum, Au.D., CCC-A, from Island Hearing Healthcare, provides hearing care at Orcas Senior Center every first Thursday of the month (third Thursday in April). To
Silent protest to again take to Eastsound streets
||| FROM EDEE KULPER || Silent Protest next Saturday the 29th at 12:00 in Eastsound where Brown Bear, Ladybug, and Island Thyme meet. This just may be the biggest one yet. Spread the word to
Vanya from National Theatre Live at Orcas Center
||| FROM BETHANY MARIE for ORCAS CENTER ||| The acclaimed production of Vanya from National Theatre Live featuring Andrew Scott (Fleabag, Sherlock), is coming to the Orcas Center Screen on Friday, March 28 at 7pm.
Reminder | Spring WSF schedule starts tomorrow
||| FROM WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| Our spring sailing schedule starts this Sunday, March. 23 and lasts through June 14. We’ll begin a new spring schedule for the Anacortes/San Juan Islands route this year, following
Island athletes brave elements in first track meet of the season
||| FROM DARRELL KIRK for ORCAS ISLAND HIGH SCHOOL ||| LA CONNER, WASHINGTON - Despite high winds and late afternoon rain, athletes from Orcas Island High School made their first league track and field meet
Port of Orcas meeting on Monday
||| FROM PORT OF ORCAS ||| The Port of Orcas Board of Commissioners will hold a Regular Meeting on Monday, March 24th at 5:00 p.m. online via Zoom and in-person at the airport terminal conference room. Access
Orcas Community Resource Center hosts free Health & Wellness Fair
||| FROM THE RESOURCE CENTER COMMUNICATIONS TEAM ||| The Orcas Community Resource Center invites island residents to attend their upcoming Health & Wellness Fair, a free community-wide event connecting neighbors with essential health resources, wellness
Chamber Music Festival hosts brass quartet, The Westerlies
||| FROM MARY TAYLOR for ORCAS ISLAND CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL ||| The Westerlies brass quartet returns to the San Juan Islands for an action-packed residency April 3-6, presented by the Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival.
Talk on anti-Asian xenophobia at Emmanuel Episcopal Parish
||| FROM AYN GAILEY for ORCAS ISLAND LIBRARY ||| Please join the community on Tuesday, March 25th, at 5 p.m., for an engaging talk on anti-Asian xenophobia and collective action by Russell Jeung, PhD, author, scholar,
Sheriff’s Report | March 12 – 18, 2025
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ||| WEDNESDAY, MARCH 12 25-001376 Sick or Injured Animal 16:09:46 03/12/25 An Orcas Island Deputy responded to an animal sick call at a local business. The Deputy contacted
LWVSJ Observer Corps | Board of Health March 19, 2025
||| FROM NECIA QUAST for LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS ||| The Accountable Communities for Health (ACH) is seeking a new CEO. County representatives are part of the search team. The Medicaid 2.0 funds were released
County float in Eastsound remains closed for 2025 season
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County’s Public Works Department owns and/or maintains marine facilities (piers, floats, and ramps) at 16 locations across the islands, one of which is located in Eastsound
WSF Weekly Report | New SJI spring schedule; crew commended for rescue
||| FROM STEVE NEVEY for WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| A message from Steve Deputy Assistant Secretary John Vezina and I presented to the Senate Transportation Committee on Monday. I shared our vision and workforce efforts.
Remembering Ralph Munro, five-term Washington secretary of state and statesman
||| FROM WASHINGTON STATE STANDARD ||| Ralph Munro, Washington’s longest-serving secretary of state and a moderate Republican who achieved unusually broad popularity across the political spectrum, died early Thursday at his convalescent home in Lacey.
Land Bank to sell a portion of Frazer Homestead Preserve to National Park Service
To more fully tell the story of the Pig War ||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| During this week’s meeting, Council held a public hearing and spent time with Conservation Land Bank staff reviewing
Space advertising could outshine the stars—unless it’s banned first
||| FROM SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN ||| Imagine stepping outside to stargaze on a clear summer night, only to see no stars but rather the garish glow of advertisements streaming across the sky. This seemingly science-fictional scenario
