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
Orcas Island Board of Fire Commissioners requests your input
||| FROM ORCAS ISLAND FIRE & RESCUE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ||| On December 2nd, OIFR Commissioners discussed potential processes for hiring our next permanent Fire Chief. As a part of this important work, the board
GiveOrcas: How far can we go together?
||| FROM LINDSAY JENNINGS for ORCAS ISLAND COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ||| We’re a few days into the annual Holiday GiveOrcas campaign, and together we’re making great strides. Yesterday alone, on Unique Donor Day, we received a whopping
Shop the 11th Annual Children’s Holiday Craft Fair at the Library
||| FROM JENNY DEGROOT for CHILDREN'S HOLIDAY CRAFT FAIR ||| Please join us on Sunday, December 8th from noon to 2 pm for the 11th annual Children’s Holiday Craft Fair. Local artisans, aged 6 to 18 years, will be
Give meaningful gifts that matter; last week to make a difference
||| FROM TARA ANDAYA for ORCAS ISLAND COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ||| The Orcas Island Community Foundation (OICF) Holiday GiveOrcas campaign has kicked off and runs through Thursday, December 12, 2024 at www.giveorcas.org. This week is your
If once you have slept on an island…
||| BY RACHEL FIELD ||| If Once You Have Slept On An Island If once you have slept on an island You'll never be quite the same; You may look as you looked the day
OIFR seeking to fill position
||| FROM ORCAS FIRE & RESCUE ||| San Juan County Fire Protection District #2 is seeking to fill the position of: DIRECTOR of ADMINISTRATION & FINANCE Our mission is to save lives and protect property
County to consider updated interlocal agreement with Lopez Solid Waste Disposal District
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| During the Council meeting on Monday, December 2, 2024, County staff provided Council with an update regarding the interlocal agreement with the Lopez Solid Waste Disposal District (LSWDD). The current agreement
Forecast for the Weekend: Raining Makers
||| FROM ORCAS CHAPTER OF MAKERS GUILD ||| Orcas Island is having a storm of wonderful creativity this weekend and we invite you to step into the warm and twinkling Odd Fellows Hall for the
Learning by Doing | Town Hosts seventh grade mock council meeting
||| FROM JENNIFER KREMBS for TOWN OF FRIDAY HARBOR ||| The Town of Friday Harbor in collaboration with Friday Harbor Middle School created an experiential educational opportunity for seventh grade students to learn about local
LWVSJ Observer Corps | Board of Health December 4, 2024
||| FROM NECIA QUAST for LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS ||| The executive director of Accountable Communities of Health (ACH) will be retiring, and they will be searching for a new director. They are still waiting
Mindful Tranquility meditation sessions
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| Julia Summers leads a weekly meditation group at Orcas Senior Center every Tuesday at 1 pm. Regardless of prior experience, Julia extends a warm invitation to
Winter Solstice Luminary Parade
||| FROM TERA ANDAYA ||| A new island parade was born last year and it continues this year! On December 21, 2024 at 5 PM the second “Be the Light” luminary parade commences. On the
Letter to Editor | County attempting to take over Lopez dump
||| FROM RHEA MILLER ||| Once again San Juan County is attempting to take operational control of the Lopez Dump. This effort is led by Councilmember Fuller and the Director of the Environmental Stewardship (ES)
Permanent Pacific Standard Time? Senators to try and push bill through state legislature
||| FROM KING-TV ||| Washington legislators continue to pursue a fix to springing forward and rolling back the clocks. Two Washington state senators are trying once again to switch the state to permanent Pacific Standard Time. According
Five things I’m thankful for
||| FROM ELISABETH ROBSON ||| ’Tis the season of giving, the season of gratitude, the season of appreciation. Let me know in the comments who and what you most appreciate in our little part of
Auditions for ATOI production of Steve Martin play
||| FROM LINDA SANDERS for ORCAS ISLAND ACTORS THEATER ||| The Actors Theater of Orcas Island announces open auditions for the adult comedy production of Meteor Shower, written by Steve Martin (SNL, Roxanne, Only Murders
