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
OICF announces new Executive Director
||| FROM HILARY CANTY for ORCAS ISLAND COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ||| The Orcas Island Community Foundation Board of Trustees is delighted to announce the selection of Lindsay Jennings as the next Executive Director of OICF, following
Island Ways | SSA crews: Staffing levels a “recipe for disaster”
||| FROM NANTUCKET INQUIRER AND MIRROR ||| Orcas and Nantucket Islands are each roughly the same size and the same distance off their respective coasts. We share the same concerns about the high cost of
Ukulele Kanikipila
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| Experience the joy of making music at Ukulele Kanikipila, Hawaiian for "play music," every Monday from 1 to 3 pm at Orcas Senior Center. This gathering
WSF Weekly Report | Things are looking electric
||| FROM STEVE NEVEY for WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| We’ve hit an exciting milestone in our electrification efforts with the launch of a national contracting process to build five new hybrid-electric ferries. Aside from greatly lowering our
Seed to Sprout Program
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| If you’re looking for a fun activity for your youngster this summer, look no further than our Seed to Sprout program! This program is for children ages 3
Meditation Session
||| 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
Nature journaling expedition
||| FROM SAM GAILEY for ORCAS ISLAND LIBRARY ||| Robin Lee Carlson (Biologist & Naturalist) will be leading a nature journaling expedition along the shores of Cascade Lake, documenting the richness of the lake and the
Stan Moldoff’s legacy inspires Sunday event
||| FROM AYN GAILEY for ART FOR ORCAS KIDS ||| Art is one way islanders can be remembered long after they have left us. Stan Moldoff's (1925-2020) passion for painting and JoEllen Moldoff's generosity have
School’s Out Party
||| FROM NICOLE SPINOGATTI for THE FUNHOUSE ||| Summer is right around the corner and we're so excited! The Funhouse will be throwing a SCHOOL'S OUT party on Friday, June 21st from 12-4pm at the
Heart of San Juan Island opens for public access June 15
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| Saturday, June 15, the heart of San Juan Island officially opens for day-use public access. Over nearly 20 years, the Land Bank has endeavored to conserve portions of
LWVSJ Observer Corps Notes | San Juan County Council June 4, 2024
||| FROM LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS ||| A member of the public expressed concern about a construction activity taking place in a rural residential area on Orcas Island. The Council held a public hearing and adopted changes to the
Giant 4.5 metre shark eats dolphin in four bites before an even bigger beast rips it apart
||| FROM NEWS.COM.AU ||| Spine-chilling photos reveal how a giant 4.5 metre great white shark was mauled to death by an even bigger beast. The largest predatory fish in the world had just devoured a
Larsen 2024 campaign launch
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF REP. RICK LARSEN ||| In two weeks, Representative Larsen is launching his 2024 campaign with Kickoff Week - a series of five events, one in each of the 2nd District’s
Council to meet on Lopez
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County Council will hold its next regularly scheduled meeting on June 11 on Lopez Island. The public is invited to join the three councilmembers and County
Let’s combat invasive European green crab
Community, Plus Science, Equals Action! ||| FROM JESS NEWLEY for FRIENDS OF THE SAN JUANS ||| Friends of the San Juans invites the public to assist in WSU Extension and Washington Sea Grant’s “Molt Search”
WSF service, bad as it’s ever been, only going to get worse
||| FROM ALEX MCLEOD for SALISH CURRENT ||| There have been a number of overview stories recently about Washington State Ferries, including Tom Banse’s good one May 31 in Salish Current. They seem to have been
