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
Gardening for Biodiversity with Native Plants
||| MASTER GARDENERS OF SAN JUAN COUNTY ||| Please join the San Juan county Master Gardeners to learn from Abby Hyde of Satinflower Native Nurseries in coastal British Columbia. Abby will speak about gardening with
Adey Bell – “A Unique, Magical Performance”
||| FROM ORCAS CENTER ||| Adey Bell, a mystical vocalist, pianist, and composer from a small town in Montana, returns to Orcas Center on Sunday, September 29 at 7pm. Adey’s ethereal, yet powerful music explores
Hydrofoil ferry? Kitsap Transit’s vision to replace diesel ferries gets state funding
||| FROM KIRO 7 NEWS ||| KITSAP COUNTY, Wash. — Kitsap Transit has received $1.2 million from the Washington State Department of Commerce to build a prototype clean-energy fast ferry that could replace its current
Scientists issue warning about increasingly alarming whale behavior due to human activity
'Distinct and concerning changes' ||| FROM THE COOL DOWN ||| The marine communication that whales depend on could soon be under threat as ocean traffic — and the problematic noise pollution it generates — continues to increase, Dr. Stuart
Art with Carla
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| Unleash your creativity at "Art with Carla" every Friday, 1-3 pm at Orcas Senior Center. Led by experienced artist Carla Stanley, this lighthearted class focuses on
Yoga with Sam
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| Join Samantha Fisher in a holistic movement practice suitable for all experience levels, prioritizing an attuned connection to your body's inner wisdom. Drawing from her training
Orange Shirt Day | One way to promote healing
||| FROM JUDY MEYER and IRIS GRAVILLE, for LOPEZ ISLAND FRIENDS (QUAKER) ||| As awareness of the long-term harm caused by Indian Boarding Schools grows, Orange Shirt Day (September 30) is more important than ever.
Port of Orcas Meeting
||| FROM CHIP LONG for PORT OF ORCAS ||| The Port of Orcas Board of Commissioners will hold a regular meeting on Monday, September 23 at 5:00 p.m. online via Zoom and in-person at the
Discounted tickets for islanders now available for Friday Harbor Film Festival
||| FROM ELLEN ROBERTS for FRIDAY HARBOR FILM FESTIVAL ||| To make attending the 12th Friday Harbor Film Festival affordable to residents of all San Juan Islands, the Festival is offering discounted tickets to view
A busy year for Orcas Mercy Flights
||| FROM ROBERT WAUNCH for ORCAS AVIATION ASSOCIATION ||| Hello Orcas Community! It’s been a busy year for Orcas Aviation Association, and Mercy Flights. Thus far in 2024, we have flown over 510 flights and
Midnight Mutterings | At last, or too good to be true?
||| MIDNIGHT MUTTERINGS by JACKIE BATES ||| All of us trying to send less to the landfill have been doing what we can with what we have and what we know. I have a friend
Sheriff’s Report | September 11 – 17, 2024
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ||| WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11 24-005960 Welfare Check 15:21:18 09/11/24 Deputies on Orcas responded to a welfare check in Eastsound. The person was found and contacted and was given
New apparatus push-in ceremony at OIFR
||| FROM KAT BARNARD for ORCAS ISLAND FIRE & RESCUE ||| A tradition from the 1800s when apparatus were detached from their horses and pushed into the equipment bay, we celebrate the community who helped
September Light
||| FROM SUSAN GUDGELL for ORCAS ISLAND COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ||| The autumnal equinox is this weekend…I find the light in the islands especially beautiful this time of year. Many of us breathe a sigh of
Letter to Editor | Partisanship of SJC County Council is wrong
||| FROM MIKE CARLSON, et. al* ||| Kari McVeigh has sought and received the endorsement of the San Juan County Democratic Party. In doing so, she has demonstrated her newness to San Juan County and
Fall Fest Sunday on the Farm
See it made - Make it yourself ||| FROM SAN JUAN MAKERS GUILD ||| Fall Festival in Deer Harbor is this Sunday, Sept. 22nd, 12-4:30 pm at the Family Tides Farm. Join local artists and artisans and
