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
Book Reading
||| FROM SAM GAILEY for ORCAS ISLAND LIBRARY ||| Throughout Oregon and Washington there are several hundred thousand family forest owners, in addition to millions of forest acres under the care of community forests, municipalities,
Reception for Port Director finalists
||| FROM KIM KIMPLE for PORT OF ORCAS ||| Orcas Island residents are invited to a reception to meet the Port of Orcas Executive Director finalists. The reception will be held: Sunday, June 2
Health Care District meeting
||| FROM ORCAS HEALTH CARE DISTRICT ||| The Orcas Island Health Care District Board will hold the regularly scheduled board meeting on Tuesday, May 28th from 5:00 - 7:00 PM in the Community Room at the Orcas Island
Homes on billionaire hot spot Nantucket are falling into the ocean at an alarming rate — but the wealthy won’t stop buying
In Nantucket, Massachusetts, erosion is intensifying and sea levels are rising. Demand for multimillion-dollar homes, though, has remained sky-high. ||| FROM BUSINESS INSIDER ||| This month, residents of the island of Nantucket, a storybook New England
Why were Washington ferries out of service this weekend?
||| FROM KIRO NEWS ||| It’s been a tough Memorial Day weekend for Washington ferry passengers as many travelers have been faced with cancellations. On Saturday, ferry officials put the Samish Ferry out of service,
Orcas Island High School graduates’ parade route
June 15th, following graduation (approx. start 3:45-4:00) ||| FROM STEVE KNAPP for OHS GRADUATION ||| Following the graduation ceremony the parents of the senior class invite the entire Orcas Island community to celebrate graduation with
Community Meeting: Discussion of trail routes on San Juan Island
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| The County is exploring trail routes between the Town of Friday Harbor and Zylstra Lake Preserve, as well as other routes and destinations that connect the Town with
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
Hearing Services
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| Stacie Nordrum, Au.D., CCC-A, from Island Hearing Healthcare, provides hearing care at Orcas Senior Center every first Thursday of the month. To secure your slot, it
Little Farm on Olga Road: Your invitation
||| FROM CAROL WETZEL for THE LITTLE FARM ON OLGA ROAD || I want to invite you to come by The Little Farm on Olga Road to see our nursery and flower farm. Below is
LWVSJ Observer Corps | Board of Health May 22, 2024
||| FROM NECIA QUAST for LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS ||| Some Accountable Communities for Health (ACH) partners will present to the board on their local projects later this year. The ACH is still waiting on details of
Master Gardener insect consultations
||| FROM DIANNA MACONDRAY for SJC MASTER GARDENERS ||| Insects can help or hinder your garden. Find out more from your San Juan County Master Gardeners, who will be at the front entrance of the
Therapeutic Touch Workshop
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS ISLAND SENIOR CENTER ||| Embark on a transformative journey with Sally Blumenthal at a Therapeutic Touch workshop (TT), proudly sponsored by Hospice of the Northwest, offering CEU’s for nurses.
As the Paradigm Shifts | Be happy for others; it can be contagious
||| AS THE PARADIGM SHIFTS by ROSIE KUHN ||| As a young adult in my 20s, 30s, and even well into my 40s, I would see people with partners, children, houses, cars—success and fulfillment, in
Sheriff’s Report | May 15 – 21, 2024
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ||| WEDNESDAY, MAY 15 24-002823 Agency Assistance 12:05:19 05/15/24 A San Juan Deputy took a referral from Adult Protective Services regarding a case of fraud. The victim was
Time to celebrate
||| FROM HILARY CANTY ||| Thank you to everyone who attended the Ice Cream Social to celebrate Give Orcas. What a delightful way to cap off the campaign! The Senior Class, represented by Sam Sutton,
