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.”
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In this brrr, severe weather shelter is open
||| FROM HILARY CANTY ||| Well, this is quite a swift shift. The drop in temperature accompanied with gale force winds ensures winter has arrived in full force! Hopefully you are safe and cozy. For
Orcas student sailors are California dreamin’ after Rose Bowl winter regatta
||| FROM JULIA SOES ||| Waking in the dark on a winter morning when it’s raining sideways isn’t an uncommon experience for year round residents of the Pacific Northwest, but it’s made significantly better when
Letter to Editor | We need to have resources available for our students’ education
||| FROM ANNE FORD MCGRATH ||| My name is Anne Ford McGrath. I have been an educator for over 25 years and am so grateful to live in a community that has continuously supported education
Register now for Winter Birding Workshop coming up in March
||| FROM TATE THOMPSON for THE WHALE MUSEUM ||| Increase your birding skills through field trips and presentations! This year's Winter Birding Workshop, a collaboration with The Whale Museum and San Juan Islands Audubon, will
Weather Alert | Brrrrr only begins to describe it; it might even get below Brrrrr
||| FROM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ||| Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Seattle WA 1251 PM PST Thu Jan 11 2024 San Juan County-Western Whatcom County-Southwest Interior- Western Skagit County-Everett and Vicinity-Tacoma Area- Admiralty Inlet
Eastsound Water Users to meet at Orcas Senior Center
||| FROM DAN BURKE for EASTSOUND WATER ||| We will be holding our 2024 Board Meetings in person. That's right, we will be live and direct at the Orcas Senior Center this year so please
Register today for Orcas Youth or Orcas Junior Youth Chorus
||| FROM MUSIC ADVOCACY GROUP and ORCAS CHORAL SOCIETY ||| The Music Advocacy Group and Orcas Choral Society invite all Orcas Island youth to register with Orcas Island Parks and Recreation for the upcoming
San Juan County is prepared for inclement weather – and you should be, too
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY PUBLIC WORKS ||| San Juan County is pleased to provide the public with a reminder of Public Works services, priorities, and mission during inclement weather. Additionally, there are several ways
Come meet the Summit Assistance Dogs puppies
||| FROM NICOLE BRADLEY for SUMMIT ASSISTANCE DOGS ||| Summit Assistance Dogs cordially invites you to come meet our newest litter of puppies! Yoshi, Yancy, and Yukon were raised on Orcas Island until 8 weeks
Leaping Fool February event and call for submissions
||| FROM NIK SCHULZ for THE LEAPING FOOL ||| Submissions are open for the final Leaping Fool Winter Writers Series event of the season to be held on Thursday, February 15th (Submission deadline: February 5th).
Letter to Editor | Are tourists the answer for our local community?
||| FROM UZEK SUSOL ||| I'm pondering & looking to understand the push for more Tourism & the people that say we (year round locals) need them to survive. We (year round locals) have no
Tony Levin’s Band of Brothers comes to Orcas Center
||| FROM BETHANY MARIE for ORCAS CENTER ||| Orcas Center and the Orcas Island Jazz Festival are pleased to welcome Band of Brothers for the first concert of the year on Sunday, January 21 at
SJC Council calls for ‘immediate and permanent ceasefire’ during first Council meeting of 2024
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| The San Juan County Council unanimously adopted a proclamation calling for an immediate and permanent ceasefire in the war between Israel and the occupied Palestinian territories during the first Council
Winter storm creates hazardous road conditions on Lopez’s MacKaye Harbor Rd
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| Lopez Island residents and drivers are encouraged to exercise extreme caution and stay home as winter storm conditions create hazardous road conditions on MacKaye Harbor Road. As conditions
Orcas Island Community Foundation Director to retire in 2024
||| FROM ANNE MARIE SHANKS for ORCAS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ||| The Orcas Island Community Foundation (OICF) Board President Angela Foster announced today the upcoming retirement of Executive Director Hilary Canty. “We are fortunate Hilary shared
From Nantucket | New state rules would regulate coastal development, construction
Orcas and Nantucket Islands are each roughly the same size and the same distance off their respective coasts. We share the same concerns about the high cost of living, lack of affordable housing, tourist management, ferry problems and environmental
