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
Breathe Deep—AIR returns April 11
||| FROM SAM GAILEY for ORCAS ISLAND LIBRARY ||| The All Islands Read (AIR) annual community book event returns on Saturday, April 11, at 11:00 a.m., at Emmanuel Episcopal Parish Hall. This free event is
Agriculture speakers series
March 4th, 11 - 12 pm on Zoom ||| FROM AGRICULTURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE ||| If you own or manage farmland and are interested in lower property taxes, this informative Q&A will help clarify what qualifies
Orcas Island Fire & Rescue responds to fully involved residential structure fire
||| FROM BEN LUNA for ORCAS ISLAND FIRE & RESCUE ||| At 2:55 a.m. on Monday, February 23, Orcas Island Fire & Rescue (OIFR) was dispatched to a residential structure fire on Thimbleberry Lane. Crews
Beaverton Marsh Trail update open house
||| FROM CONSERVATION LAND BANK ||| Join Conservation Land Bank staff and commissioners at the Mullis Community Senior Center on Wednesday, March 4, from 5:30pm to 7:30pm, for an open house about the Beaverton Marsh
Letter to Editor | Grandparents for vaccines
||| FROM DALE HEISINGER ||| I am a grandparent of five grandchildren and a retired pediatrician and, as expected, I advised my two sons to get their children vaccinated, which they did. The American Academy
Free course for caregivers in 2026 on Orcas Island
A free six-week course for family caregivers to build the skills to take care of themselves as they care for others ||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County and Northwest Regional Council
No Place Like Loam | Four season gardening in the maritime northwest
A Guide to Growing Year Round: Part 1 ||| NO PLACE LIKE LOAM by ALEX TAMAYA-WOLF ||| What to Plant in February in 40–45°F Soil My grandparents kept a garden before the war. It was
Have ideas to improve building codes & permitting?
Join the County’s Building Advisory Council ||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County is seeking volunteers to serve on the Building Advisory Council – a group that assists the County Council and the
Larsen applauds SCOTUS slapping down Trump’s tariffs
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF U.S. REP. RICK LARSEN ||| WASHINGTON, D.C. – Representative Rick Larsen (WA-02) released the following statement: “I am glad that the Supreme Court has taken action to strike down President Trump's tariffs and lower prices for Americans since
Letter to Editor | Clark Well & Treatment Plant
Episode 1: History and questions that remain ||| FROM CORY HARRINGTON ||| Eastsound Water’s General Manager recently released the first installment of a new email series titled “The New Clark Well & Treatment Plant.” The
Orcas Center winter fundraiser | Soda Shop Sock Hop
||| FROM COLLEEN SMITH SUMMERS for ORCAS CENTER ||| Before the last two Saturday performances of Grease — March 7 and 14 — join Orcas Center for a “Soda Shop Sock Hop” dinner fundraiser. For
Summit Assistance Dogs being raised on Orcas
||| FROM JODY FOX for SUMMIT ASSISTANCE DOGS ||| Exciting news from Orcas Island! I’m puppy raising Summit Assistance Dogs’ newest litter of future service dogs in training! These puppies are just beginning their journey
Health Board to meet on Monday
||| FROM ORCAS ISLAND HEALTH CARE DISTRICT BOARD ||| The Orcas Island Health Care District Board will hold a Special Board Meeting on Monday, February 23rd from 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. in Maria's Room at the Orcas Island Library,
SE winds headed our way through Sunday afternoon
||| FROM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ||| URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Seattle WA 942 PM PST Sat Feb 21 2026 San Juan County- Including Friday Harbor 942 PM PST Sat Feb 21 2026
Salish Sea Early Music returns with Olena Zhukova, Jeffrey Cohan
||| FROM JEFFREY COHAN for SALISH SEA EARLY MUSIC FESTIVAL ||| Our special guest Ukrainian Olena Zhukova, just arrived from Kyiv. joins baroque flutist Jeffrey Cohan in offering an 18th-Century European Tour for Flute and
Upcoming/ongoing services/events at Orcas Senior Center
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| Monthly Hearing Services Stacie Nordrum, Au.D., CCC-A, from Island Hearing Healthcare, provides hearing care at Orcas Senior Center every first Thursday of the month. To secure
