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
Easter | A time for renewal
||| FROM JARI-ANDREA BRENNER ||| To me, Easter is a time of renewal and growth. Plants push through dirt to find the Light, and humans do as well. What is this call to growth? We
Letter to Editor | Keep Shaw Shaw
||| FROM BARBARA, TED, AND PETER HUSTED ||| Dear County Council, County Mgr, and Community Planner: Public works is planning a future for Shaw Island that it neither asked for nor wants. This future would
OIFR 2024 Year in Review | Annual report and member appreciation
||| FROM ORCAS ISLAND FIRE & RESCUE ||| Highlights from the 2024 Annual Report were delivered during the meeting of the Board of Fire Commissioners on March 17, 2025. 2024 was a year of significant
Bring spiritual awareness to your life with Wu Style Tai Chi
||| FROM STEPHANIE ROSENBLATT ||| Bring a new level of holistic physical and spiritual awareness to your everyday life by learning how this ancient practice creates a mindful, personal journey. Stephanie’s presentation will illustrate the
Food System Plan charts path to a more resilient local food future in San Juan County
||| FROM CAITLIN LECK for FOOD SYSTEM TEAM ||| Only 4% of food purchased in San Juan County is produced here. How can we grow more local food? That question—and many others—has guided the creation
LWVSJ Observer Corps | Board of Health April 16, 2025
||| FROM NECIA QUAST for LEAGUE OF WOMAN VOTERS ||| The CEO search process is underway at the Accountable Communities of Health. The Community Collaboration Committee (CCC) awarded a $16k grant to the SJI Food
Sheriff’s Report | April 9 – 15, 2025
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ||| WEDNESDAY, APRIL 9 25-001954 Property Damage, Non Vandalism 10:30:42 04/09/25 Orcas Island Deputies responded to a report of property damage. Upon investigation Deputies found damage to a
Reminder | We the People March in Eastsound on April 19
||| FROM DAVID TURNOY ||| April 19 is another national day of action to protest the madness being propagated by our national government. The Friday Harbor Indivisible group is holding a march that day, and
Latest from Lekanoff | Vision for the future; housing stability; juvenile justice reform
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF REP. DEBRA LEKANOFF ||| As we enter the final week of the 2025 legislative session, I am holding close the values that guide me—community, cooperation, and compassion. These final days
The Exchange Update | April 2025
||| FROM ORCAS RECYCLING/THE EXCHANGE ||| Spring Legislative Update The Recycle Reform Act, SB5284, has passed in both the House and Senate. Learn more about this - and other zero waste-related bills that are moving
Midnight Mutterings | PlayFest 2025
||| MIDNIGHT MUTTERINGS by JACKIE BATES ||| You still have a chance to see PlayFest 2025 at the Grange. (Or even see it again, as I will have done by the time you’re reading this.)
Drop-in peer grief support group at Orcas Senior Center
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| Join us for a supportive, non-judgmental space to process grief and mourning with the Drop-In Peer Grief Support Group Wednesdays at 10:00 a.m. at Orcas Senior
WSF Weekly Report | Pizza box in the rain; reservations to open next week; work zone cameras
||| FROM STEVE NEVEY for WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| A message from Steve Sometimes, it’s the small gestures that reveal who we are becoming as an organization. Ordinary Sailor Evan Tarbell recently bought pizza for
Letter to Editor | More thoughts on OIHCD levy lift
||| FROM BOB THOMAS ||| USE OF LEVY LIFT FUNDS As with all Orcas commissions, once funding is established the Commissioners have authority for the legal use of the funds. Notwithstanding goals stated in Levy
Gratitude for Springtime on Orcas
||| FROM LAURA WALKER for ORCAS ISLAND GARDEN CLUB ||| Well spring has officially sprung. Calm yourselves by reading Suzette’s “Oops” article this month and know that you’re not alone in feeling like you are behind
LWVSJ Observer Corps | County Council April 15, 2025
||| FROM NECIA QUAST for LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS ||| The council held public hearings and approved ordinances to add members to the county Law and Justice Council; to amend sections of the code regarding
