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
County appoints acting health officer while search begins
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County Council appointed Dr. Herbie Duber as the County’s new acting Health Officer. Dr. Duber is the Washington State Department of Health Regional Medical Officer for
Major grants hold promise of dramatically altering transportation landscape
||| FROM BRUCE BENTON ||| When two grants were announced a year ago, I began working with the Island Rides Board and the Port of Orcas Commissioners to submit requests to strengthen electrification of transportation
Guest Opinion | More management turmoil at Eastsound Water
||| FROM MICHAEL RIORDAN ||| While I was away at a physics conference in early April, I was dismayed (a better word might be "appalled") to learn that Carol Ann Anderson had been removed from
Community Dinner
||| FROM JERREMY FOSS for ORCAS CHRISTIAN SCHOOL ||| Time to dust off those sombreros! Orcas Christian School is hosting its annual Community Dinner. All are welcome to enjoy this FREE Mexican meal. Thursday, April
Orcas airport to participate in military training
||| FROM CHIP LONG for PORT OF ORCAS ||| As a public-use airport Port of Orcas is occasionally called upon to support training or other mission-connected activities conducted by the Navy, Coast Guard, Department of
2024 candidate filing week approaches
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| If you have ever wanted to be an elected official, now is your chance! Candidate filing for positions open for election in 2024 is about to begin. During
Puppetry Class
||| FROM CAROL KULMINSKI for ORCAS COMMUNITY CHURCH ||| We are inviting all 3rd through 5th graders to a Puppetry Class presented by Jerremy Foss from the Adventist Church and Carol Kulminski from the Community
OIFR Q1 Chief’s Report
||| FROM KAT BARNARD for ORCAS FIRE & RESCUE ||| Fire Chief Holly vanSchaick and staff responded to 76 calls in March, for a total of 224 calls for the first quarter of 2024. Our
David Roth Concert
||| FROM TOM BATTER for EMMANUEL EPISCOPAL CHURCH ||| David Roth Emmanuel Episcopal Church Parish Hall hosts An Evening with David Roth on Friday, April 19 at 7:30 pm. David's songs have found
County publishes revised engagement guide for reviewing OPALCO’s proposed solar project
San Juan County’s Department of Community Development (DCD) is postponing the public hearing examiner meeting for OPALCO’s Bailer Hill micro-grid and battery installation project while waiting for all additional information requested of the applicant on
Chair Yoga
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| Join us for Chair Yoga, a soothing practice tailored for seniors and those with disabilities, held every Tuesday and Thursday from 10:00 to 10:45 am. No
Free Films
FHFF Celebrates Earth Day with a Special Collection of Free Films Online April 18-28 ||| FROM FRIDAY HARBOR FILM FESTIVAL ||| Friday Harbor Film Festival, in collaboration with Earth Day Orcas and the San Juan
‘Burning’ issues remain after 2013 Exchange fire
||| BY JOHN TITUS, SPECIAL TO theORCASONIAN ||| People who have lived in San Juan County long enough are familiar with the original “Exchange,” a recycle/re-use operation, designed to take useful items out of the
Chair Yoga
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| Join us for Chair Yoga, a soothing practice tailored for seniors and those with disabilities, held every Tuesday and Thursday from 10:00 to 10:45 am. No
Kandis Susol art to be on display in Seattle
||| FROM AYN GAILEY ||| Winston Wachter Fine Art in Seattle will be exhibiting the works of Orcas Island artist Kandis Susol, with an artist reception on Saturday, May 11th. The exhibit, Letters from Earth and Sky, is
Eastsound Water Board Meeting
||| FROM EASTSOUND WATER USERS ||| Eastsound Water will hold its regular April Board Meeting this coming Tuesday April 16, 2024 from 5:00 - 7:00 PM. Please join us! AGENDA Mission Statement: Eastsound Water Users
