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
Needlework Circle at Senior Center
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| Join our weekly gathering for knitters, crocheters, embroiderers, and all needleworkers at Orcas Senior Center, every Friday at 2 p.m. Come hang out—no project required! Whether
Guest Opinion | A modest proposal
||| BY ROBERT AUSTIN ||| I have a modest proposal for 2025: let’s ban all political parties. Wait a moment, hear me out… candidates will discuss only their proposed policies and will detail which group
Researchers believe mother orca known for grieving 2018 newborn’s death has lost another calf
||| FROM PEOPLE.COM ||| Tahlequah, the killer whale who carried her dead calf and swam with him for 17 days in 2018, has likely suffered another loss. Per The Seattle Times, researchers believe the mother orca's newborn calf,
Joy of Middle Eastern Dance
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| Join Middle Eastern dance classes with Robyn W. Gordon on Wednesdays at 6:00 p.m. at Orcas Senior Center beginning January 8. Open to all ages and
Millions sing it each year on New Year’s. What are the lyrics and meaning to ‘Auld Lang Syne’?
||| FROM USA TODAY ||| Each year when the clock strikes midnight on New Year's, people around the world sing one song in unison. "Auld Lang Syne" has long been a hit at New Year's
Take the plunge on New Years Day
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Proposed ferry speed limits to protect whales ‘devastating’ to Nantucket economy
||| FROM MASS LIVE ||| Strict vessel speed restrictions proposed to protect right whales in Nantucket Sound would be devastating to the island’s economy and way of life if implemented, Steamship Authority board member Rob
Two newly elected county officials sworn in today
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County is pleased to announce the swearing-in of two newly elected officials today. The County welcomes incoming County Council members Kari McVeigh and Justin Paulsen who
Guest Opinion | A wish for my community in 2025
||| BY ELISABETH ROBSON ||| Growth and Overshoot Growth, the basis of our local and the global economy, will not continue much longer. There are many intersecting reasons for this, but all can be described
Art with Carla at Orcas Senior Center
||| 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
New 2025 WA laws include minimum wage increase, expanded paid sick leave
||| FROM FOX 13 NEWS ||| WASHINGTON - Several new laws in Washington state will go into effect in 2025, impacting general workers and health care. Key changes include stronger protection for health care workers, such as a ban on mandatory
Midnight Mutterings | Wet Christmas
||| MIDNIGHT MUTTERINGS by JACKIE BATES ||| Not sure there’s a song about that. I know there is a White Christmas, a Blue Christmas, but I don’t recall a Wet Christmas song. Wet and Windy,
Sheriff’s Report | December 18 – 23, 2024
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ||| WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 18 24-008039 Fraud 12:38:39 12/18/24 A Lopez Island Deputy was dispatched to a Fraud call. The incident was documented. 24-008043 Unconscious ALS 15:27:34 12/18/24 Deputies
LWVSJ Observer Corps | County Council December 23, 2024
||| FROM NECIA QUAST for LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS ||| The Council approved the revised Lodging Tax Advisory Committee recommendation for 2025 destination marketing services agreement for one year with the San Juan Islands Visitors Bureau
WSF winter sailing schedule starts Sunday, Dec. 29
||| FROM WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| Our winter sailing schedule starts Sunday, Dec. 29 and lasts through March 22, 2025. The Anacortes/San Juan Islands route will run on a new winter sailing schedule this year. This marks the first update in more
Monthly Hearing Services at Orcas Senior Center
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| Stacie Nordrum, Au.D., CCC-A, from Island Hearing Healthcare, provides hearing care at Orcas Senior Center monthly (Thursday, January 9). To secure your slot, it is advisable
