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
Floating Ukulele Jam
||| FROM ANITA ORNE ||| Birds are singing, trees are blooming, the ferries are on the Spring Sailing Schedule - that means the Floating Ukulele Jam is back! Grab your uke, your voice, a song
FH Film Festival
||| FROM ELLEN ROBERTS for FRIDAY HARBOR FILM FESTIVAL ||| Friday Harbor Film Festival is excited to present four excellent short documentaries made by local and Northwest Washington filmmakers about topics related to San Juan
Into the Woods
||| FROM BETHANY MARIE for ORCAS CENTER ||| The Brothers Grimm hit Orcas Center’s Main Stage this spring with an epic fairytale about wishes, family and the choices we make: Into the Woods. James Lapine
Salish Sea Folk Arts Fest
"Get your Folk On!" ||| FROM MARCI MONTGOMERY for SALISH SEA FOLK ARTS FEST ||| The Salish Sea Folk Arts Fest is celebrating PNW folk arts through music, dance, poetry and a pop-up Makers Village
Island Ways | Lease to Locals exceeds its goal and unlocks over 20 year-round rentals on Nantucket
||| FROM NANTUCKET INQUIRER AND MIRROR ||| Lease to Locals has been incredibly successful in helping local workers and their families secure housing. On Nantucket, the program offers homeowners incentives - ranging from $4,500 for
Got to get back to the garden 🎶
Invertebrates Return to Eden ||| FROM ORCAS ISLAND GARDEN CLUB ||| Cynthia Brast-Bormann Please join the Orcas Island Garden Club on Wednesday, April 17, 2024 when we welcome independent entomologist Cynthia Brast-Bormann with
Concerned citizens launch GoFundMe effort
||| FROM CLARK CUNDY ||| Dear Orcas Islanders and Property Owners, In June of 2023, a group of concerned citizens and property owners on Orcas began organizing to combat the proposed Orcas Fire and Rescue
Hawaii could ban short-term vacation rentals for good
Booking through Airbnb or VRBO in Hawaii may become a thing of the past ||| FROM SFGATE.COM ||| Two Hawaii bills that will allow counties across the Islands to phase out short-term rentals have been moving through
Seattle teens travel to Orcas to mentor Orcas F.E.A.S.T. Program youths
||| FROM ORCAS ISLAND F.E.A.S.T. PROGRAM ||| If you see a lot of activity on your way to or from the ferry at Map Corner on April 20 th , it’s because several teens from
Poetry Reading
||| FROM JULIE GREEN for TOWN OF FRIDAY HARBOR ||| The Town and its Friday Harbor Arts Commission invite the public to celebrate National Poetry Month with a reading by local poets of their works
Additional acreage next to Madrona Point to be returned to Lummi Nation
Nonprofit acquires 2.14 acres for $3 million ||| FROM RICHARD ARLIN WALKER for SALISH CURRENT ||| A nonprofit led by a former Lummi Nation chairman has acquired 2.14 acres of ancestral land on Orcas Island in
Letter to Editor | Vote YES on fire levy
...But stay engaged to ensure strong fiscal management ||| FROM PATTY MILLER ||| Vote Yes on the Orcas Fire Levy OIFR serves one of the most essential roles in our community and we as voters
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
Sheriff’s Report | March 27 – April 2, 2024
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ||| WEDNESDAY, MARCH 27 24-001708 Citizen Assist 11:07:11 03/27/24 A Friday Harbor man was trespassed from a private residence. A trespass letter was served in person. 24-001718 Court
Letter to Editor | Good leadership means making the right choices at the right time
||| FROM CINDY WOLF , DISTRICT #2 COUNTY COUNCILOR ||| Thank you for the opportunity to serve as your District #2 County Councilor for the 2021-2024 term. After giving careful thought to some recent family
Congratulations to Orcas Community Resource Center
||| FROM HILARY CANTY ||| Congratulations to the Orcas Community Resource Center (OCRC) for being recognized as the Vital Service Provider of 2024 by the Chamber of Commerce. OCRC acts as the hub for social
