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
Eastsound Water Users will meet tomorrow
||| FROM DAN BURKE for EASTSOUND WATER USERS ||| Our Regular Board Meeting is tomorrow night. Please join us at the Eastsound Firehall at 5:00 pm. Mission Statement Eastsound Water Users Association is a service-oriented
Update | County awaits funding for infrastructure resiliency work on Lopez Island
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County continues to wait for updates regarding its grant application to engage in sea level rise adaptation and infrastructure resiliency work on Lopez Island. San Juan
Master Gardeners to answer plant questions at Orcas Library
||| KATE YTURRI for SJC MASTER GARDENERS ||| As we welcome summer with days spent in our gardens, we have high hopes of success. However, sometimes the weather, insects, disease, or our garden practices betray
Protect marine ecosystems & island resources; become a Green Boater today
||| FROM JESS NEWLEY for FRIENDS OF THE SAN JUANS ||| Boating season is here, and soon our waters will be buzzing with local and visiting boats. Our amazing group of islands, where boaters find
Guest Opinion | So, what is it, exactly, that nonprofit Boards are supposed to be doing?
||| FROM ROBERT AUSTIN ||| It’s a well-known fact that we have a lot of nonprofit organizations here on Orcas, and many of us have had experience volunteering to help them with their missions. These
Support local renewable energy projects
||| FROM KRISTA BOUCHEY for ORCAS POWER & LIGHT CO-OP ||| Earlier this year OPALCO requested changes to the Comprehensive Plan regarding land use designations and now those changes are being reviewed by the San
Alchemy Art Center & SJC Conservation Land Bank partner for summer series of FREE painting sessions
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County's Conservation Land Bank is excited to partner with Alchemy Art Center for a series of free painting sessions that connect artists with nature. Led by
Midnight Mutterings | Cognitive disuniformity
||| MIDNIGHT MUTTERINGS by JACKIE BATES ||| I don’t know a lot about anthropology. I did take an undergraduate class in anthropology and I once took a class taught by Margaret Mead. That was a
Dirty Cello to perform live on Village Green stage
||| FROM BETHANY MARIE for ORCAS CENTER ||| Get ready for cello like you’ve never heard before! On Sunday, June 23 at 5pm, Dirty Cello comes to the Village Green as part of the FREE
Sheriff’s Report | June 5 – 11, 2024
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ||| WEDNESDAY, JUNE 5 24-003222 Malicious Mischief 10:22:08 06/05/24 A Deputy took a call regarding vandalism in Eastsound in which person(s) had spray painted a building. A report
Community matters
||| FROM HILARY CANTY ||| Living on an island is a unique experience. Most of the time, it feels pretty much like any other small town. That is, until something happens….the power goes out, the
WSF Weekly Report | Women in leadership; summer schedule; fighting human trafficking
||| FROM STEVE NEVEY for WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| A message from Steve Throughout my maritime career, I’ve had the honor of working with many women who have charted new courses and broken barriers in
Rick Larsen to launch 2024 campaign in Friday Harbor
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF REP. RICK LARSEN ||| Next week, Representative Larsen is launching his 2024 campaign with Kickoff Week - a series of five events, one in each of the 2nd District’s five
Almost time to get your Uke on
||| FROM ANITA ORNE for FLOATING UKULELE JAM ||| It’s Floating Ukulele Jam time again! Grab your uke, your voice, a song or two to share, and your friends and relations and join us on
Letter to Editor | Senior Center meets diverse needs of our community
||| FROM JENNIFER HAIRSTON ||| Visiting Orcas Island is magical but staying here long-term means taking calculated risks with transportation, medical services, housing, and something we don’t talk about a lot - isolation. Making new
Orcas Center Gala will be event of the year
||| FROM BETHANY MARIE for ORCAS CENTER ||| Get ready to raise your paddle and experience another incredible Gala from the creative board and staff at Orcas Center – The 2024 Fantasy Island Masquerade on
