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
‘Murder Hornet’ has been eradicated from the U.S., officials say
||| FROM NEW YORK TIMES ||| The hunt for the “murder hornet” in the northwest corner of Washington State began like a criminal investigation, with bee carcasses creating a crime scene and the public being
County to accept salmon recovery project proposals through January
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County’s Environmental Stewardship Department is eager to accept Salmon Recovery project proposals for the Salmon Recovery Funding Board (SRFB) 2025 grant funding cycle. Private residents, non-profit
Rotary Club presents $7,000 check to SJI School District’s STEAM Program
||| FROM BARBARA MARRETT for ROTARY CLUB OF SAN JUAN ISLANDS ||| On December 9, the Rotary Club of the San Juan Islands proudly presented a $7,000 check to the San Juan Island School District’s
County kicks off element review portion of 2025 Comp Plan Update
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County is in the process of updating its Comprehensive Plan (Comp Plan) as part of its 2025 Growth Management Act Periodic Update – and your input
LWVSJ Observer Corps | County Council and LSWDD
||| FROM NECIA QUAST for LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS ||| Special Meetings December 16, 2024 County Council members convened as the Lopez Solid Waste Disposal District (LSWDD) governing body in a special meeting and approved the 2025 annual budget
Volunteers needed for Solstice Parade road closures
||| FROM TARA ANDAYA for ORCAS ISLAND COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ||| The winter solstice luminary parade is this Saturday at 5 pm! The parade is in need of volunteers to help with road closures for a brief
Shoreline Workshop for Local Contractors
||| FROM TINA WHITMAN for FRIENDS OF THE SAN JUANS Join local and regional shoreline experts from Friends of the San Juans, the Northwest Straits Foundation, Peninsula Environmental, the San Juan County Department of Community
Optimistic gardeners
||| FROM LAURA WALKER for ORCAS ISLAND GARDEN CLUB ||| It’s often difficult to be optimistic when faced with the current state of the world, but we gardeners are a lucky lot. We have the
‘Tis the season
||| FROM ORCAS CHORAL SOCIETY ||| Orcas Choral Society members and Orcas Christian School students carol at Island Market Dec. 16, led by Christian School teacher Andy Rivera.
New winter sailing schedule starts on Sunday, Dec. 29
||| FROM WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| The new winter sailing schedule for the Anacortes/San Juan Islands route begins Sunday, Dec. 29. These schedule changes will help improve on-time performance and provide more certainty that boats will arrive
WSF: Expect a bumpy ride
||| FROM WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| All ferry passengers should be prepared for possible service disruptions starting this afternoon through tomorrow morning due to weather. The National Weather Service is forecasting high winds throughout the
Wind, again
||| FROM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ||| URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Seattle WA 1251 AM PST Tue Dec 17 2024 San Juan County-Western Whatcom County-Western Skagit County- Including the cities of Bellingham, Mount
Health Care District Board Meeting
||| FROM ORCAS ISLAND HEALTH CARE DISTRICT ||| The Orcas Island Health Care District Board will hold a Special Board Meeting on Wednesday, December 18, 2024 from 5:00 - 7:00 PM in the Community Room at the Orcas
OCS students volunteer to build classrooms for nursing students in Belize
||| FROM ORCAS CHRISTIAN SCHOOL ||| A group of 14 high school students, three parents, and two teachers from Orcas Christian School (OCS) are giving up their spring break this year to travel to Belize
Sing in Orcas Youth Chorus or Kids’ Chorus this Winter!
||| FROM LYNNE BAKER for ORCAS CHORAL SOCIETY ||| All Orcas kids and youth are invited to have fun making music together this winter with the Orcas Youth Chorus (grades 6-12) and Kids’ Chorus (grades
Poetry | ‘Twas December on Orcas
||| BY HELEN HUBER, ORCAS ISLAND GARDEN CLUB |||
