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
Letter to Editor | Questions for OPALCO Board
||| FROM RIKKI SWIN ||| Krista, Thank you for taking these questions for the Feb 10 online board meeting: Solar Panels for Bailer Hill What was the total cost of the solar panels purchased for the Bailer
Orcas Island Public Library hosts Movie Night Bingo at Emmanuel
||| FROM SAM GAILEY for ORCAS ISLAND PUBLIC LIBRARY ||| The Orcas Island Public Library invites the community to a fun and interactive Movie Night Bingo on Friday, February 13 at 6:00 p.m. at the
Wednesdays at Emmanuel | Meditation at noon, letter writing at 1pm
||| FROM NANCY REAS ||| Hello Orcas Island, since November 2023 I have been leading a silent meditation at Emmanuel Episcopal Church on Wednesdays from 12-1 pm for the purpose of holding in our hearts
WSF prepares for Seahawks parade onslaught on Wednesday
||| FROM WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| We've been working together with regional transit agencies to support hundreds of thousands, possibly a million people, expected to converge in downtown Seattle for the Seahawks parade Wednesday. If you are traveling on ferries
UPDATE | OIFR child passenger safety technician training date change
||| FROM BECCA MCDOWELL for ORCAS FIRE & RESCUE ||| After feedback, we have chosen to push back the dates for the CPST course until May. The in-person course dates will be May 6-8 rather
In Memoriam | Richard Shattuck Lee,1937 – 2026
||| FROM MARY WEBER ||| Richard Shattuck Lee Richard Shattuck Lee of Anacortes, Washington, passed away peacefully on January 13, 2026, in LaGrande, Oregon. Rich was born December 29, 1937, in Boston, Massachusetts,
No Place Like Loam | Defiance as stewardship and self-reliance: Growing perennial vegetables
||| NO PLACE LIKE LOAM by ALEX TAMAYO WOLF ||| My grandparents’ three acre garden was a closed system. Nothing essential came in from the outside. Seed stayed. Tubers stayed. Crowns stayed. Fertility cycled through
County recognizes MLK Day of Service, 100th anniversary of Black History Month
San Juan County’s history has been shaped by Black and African Americans who have fiercely and courageously engaged in service, leadership, and business over the years. ||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan
The AI boom is so huge it’s causing shortages everywhere else
||| FROM THE WASHINGTON POST ||| Five leading public AI companies are collectively on track to spend about $700 billion this year on big-ticket projects, as they splurge on building and outfitting data centers stuffed
Grannie’s Attic | A treasure hunt awaits
Time to donate, reserve a booth, volunteer ||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| Mark your calendar for the exciting return of Grannie’s Attic at Orcas Senior Center on Saturday, April 18! This
News Brief | Are killer whales trying to share food with people?
||| FROM GOOD GOOD GOOD ||| Among their own whale circles, they have long shared their prey with one another, but a new study has recorded wild orcas were spotted trying to share their food
See what’s ongoing at Senior Center
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| Create comfort with fidget quilts Join Brenda Bacon at Orcas Senior Center for a creative Fidget Quilt workshop on Wednesday, February 18, from 1 to 4
Guest Opinion | We currently enjoy 90% renewable, 100% carbon free energy – what is OPALCO doing?
OPALCO leadership, years of financial mismanagement, and entrenched tenure ||| FROM RIKKI SWIN ||| I am writing as a concerned OPALCO member to directly question the Board President, the entire Board of Directors, and the
Standing Up for Our Community | A legislative update from Alex Ramel
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF REP. ALEX RAMEL ||| In this year’s short legislative session, we have passed our first major deadline this week: House of Origin Cutoff. By February 4th, bills not tied to
Jigsaw Puzzle event at the library
||| FROM WOODY CISKOWSKI for ORCAS LIBRARY ||| Do you love jigsaw puzzles? Put your skills to the test and join fellow puzzle fans for an afternoon of fast-paced, friendly, speed puzzling at the Orcas Island Library! Teams
Midnight Mutterings The best place on Orcas Island for fainting
||| MIDNIGHT MUTTERINGS by JACKIE BATES ||| I don’t have permission to name the place specifically, and you might think you recognize it from my brief description, but your guess might be wrong. On the other
