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
Grannie’s Attic 2.0 @ Orcas Senior Center returns: Reserve your spot today
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| Join us for the exciting return of Grannie's Attic 2.0 at Orcas Senior Center on Saturday, April 27! Showcase and sell your household or vintage items,
MAG benefit concert returns, features Orcatrazz & other island musicians
||| FROM MUSIC ADVOCACY GROUP ||| After a three-year hiatus, the Music Advocacy Group Spring Benefit Concert for the Orcas Island Public School’s music program returns Sunday, March 3, at 3 PM in the Orcas
Fire Commission to meet on Tuesday
||| FROM KAT BARNARD for ORCAS BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS ||| The SJC Fire Protection District #2 Board of Fire Commissioners 2nd Regular Monthly Meeting on Tuesday, February 20th, at 3:00 p.m. at the Eastsound
Explore Julia Summers’ captivating photography at Orcas Senior Center
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| Visit Orcas Senior Center Monday through Friday, 9 am to 3 pm through April 19, to immerse yourself in the stunning photography of Julia Summers. This
“The Village of Lovers,” a film about community
||| FROM NIK SCHULZ ||| “The Village of Lovers,” a film which, as part of its global premiere, is available to stream until tomorrow night, tells the story of Tamera, an intentional community in southern
We have a new 2024 winner in Grilled Cheese showdown
||| FROM ORCAS ISLAND EDUCATION FOUNDATION BOARD ||| AND THE WINNER IS.... Sometimes it’s just worth the wait. It had been four years since the Orcas Island Education Foundation hosted the annual Grilled Cheese Showdown. (You know…Covid. Covid
Community health assessment presentation at upcoming Board of Health meeting
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County Health & Community Services will present on the 2023 Community Health Assessment (CHA) findings to the Board of Health in anticipation of the report’s publication
Your input requested for this Community Water Taxi survey
||| FROM ED ANDREWS, ET. AL for COMMUNITY WATER TAXI ||| The Community Water Taxi has developed a survey for folks to share information about their use of theSan Juan County inter-island ferry. The survey
Sheriff’s Report | February 7 – 13, 2024
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ||| WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 7 24-000768 Missing Person 09:27:04 02/07/24 A Lopez Deputy responded when an individual reported that they have not had contact with an adult family member
Lawmakers urge Inslee to declare state of emergency for Washington State Ferries
||| FROM KOMO NEWS ||| OLYMPIA, Wash. — More than a dozen Washington state lawmakers are pushing Gov. Jay Inslee to declare a state of emergency for Washington State Ferries (WSF). The end goal of the
Where there is sunshine, there are shadows
||| FROM HILARY CANTY ||| Employer provided housing is frequently cited as a viable option to the shortage of available staff. That solution comes with challenges as the current sale of Rosario is demonstrating. Of the 45
San Juan County thanks County Manager Mike Thomas for 10 years of public service in the islands
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County’s Manager, Mike Thomas, steps down this month after 10 years of public service in the islands. Thomas’ leadership helped the County navigate the COVID-19 pandemic,
Latest from Lekanoff | Town hall invite, rent stabilization, & honoring John McCoy
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF REP. DEBRA LEKANOFF ||| Happy Fantastic Friday! We’re delighted to invite you to a telephone town hall with us Wednesday, February 21st beginning at 6:30. We will discuss issues still in
Free shoreline workshops coming up for waterfront property owners
||| FROM ELISE COPE for FRIENDS OF THE SAN JUANS ||| Are you a waterfront property owner in the San Juans looking to better understand the unique features of your coastal landscape? Your shoreline property
Community Health Assessment presentation at upcoming Board of Health meeting
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATiONS ||| San Juan County Health & Community Services will present on the 2023 Community Health Assessment (CHA) findings to the Board of Health in anticipation of the report’s publication
Larsen applauds bipartisan infrastructure law funding to modernize Washington airport terminals
Sea-Tac, Spokane International awarded $12.4 million via Airport Terminal Program ||| FROM THE OFFICE OF REP. RICK LARSEN ||| WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) awarded a total of $12.4 million in Bipartisan Infrastructure
