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
“O Come” to lessons and carols at Emmanuel
||| FROM LYNN BAKER for EMMANUEL CHURCH ||| This Sunday, Dec. 17, at 5 p.m., Emmanuel Church will resound with Christmas in a Lessons and Carols service. You are invited to come, sing, and hear
Olga Strawberry Council is holding annual meeting in January 2024
||| FROM LINDA ELDER for OLGA STRAWBERRY COUNCIL ||| As we move into the holiday season and the end of this year, it’s time to reflect on what was accomplished in 2023 and what is
You may not see this 2023 Floating Jammie Jam anywhere else
||| FROM ANITA ORNE for FLOATING UKULELES and PAJAMAS ||| It’s that time again! The Floating Ukulele Jam Holiday Jammie Jam is on! Grab your uke, your pajamas, your voice, a song (holiday or otherwise)
San Juan Island plastic film recycling program needs your help
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County encourages the public to be careful and thoughtful when utilizing the plastic film recycling program. The first batch of plastic film since the recycling drop-off
Town is thrilled by Harbor Life Ring 2023 November donations
||| FROM MAYOR RAYMENT C. JACKSON for THE TOWN OF FRIDAY HARBOR ||| The Town of Friday Harbor extends our sincerest gratitude to the community for your continued support of the Harbor Life Ring Program,
Orcas Bakery bread subscriptions now good for 10 years
||| FROM ORCAS BAKERY ||| Based on community feedback, all Orcas Bakery founding membership bread subscriptions are now redeemable for 10 years (up from two). Bagel, cookie, and granola subscriptions are also good for a
Letter to Editor | Good luck getting to America for the holidays
||| FROM BOB DISTLER ||| For those Orcas islanders trying to get to Anacortes and back using Washington State Ferries, an unannounced vessel change takes effect this Wednesday, the 13th for the rest of December. The
Orcas Fire Commission in special meeting on Tuesday
||| FROM KAT BARNARD for SJC FIRE DISTRICT #2 ||| The SJC Fire Protection District #2 Board of Fire Commissioners invites you to a Special Meeting on Tuesday, December 12th, at 9:00 a.m. at the Eastsound Fire
Salish Sea Early Music Festival will return for new season
||| FROM SALISH SEA EARLY MUSIC FESTIVAL ||| Welcome to the 2024 Salish Sea Early Music Festival! Please join fabulous Northwest favorites baroque guitarist Stephen Stubbs, harpsichordist Elisabeth Wright, viola da gambist Susie Napper, and violinists David
Attention Farmers, Ranchers | Land Bank farmland lease opportunities on San Juan
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| The San Juan County Land Bank requests proposals from farmers or agricultural/food systems organizations interested in a long-term agricultural lease of its Frazer Homestead and/or Beaverton Marsh Preserves
Learn how to do the Daniel Fast at Orcas Library
||| FROM SAMUEL GAILEY for ORCAS ISLAND LIBRARY ||| Sersie Blue is a health coach, and Gigi Carter is a certified nutritionist and fitness expert. Daniel Fast: Why You Should Only Do It Once empowers the reader
Island Health’s main hospital entrance lobby reopens December 18
||| FROM LAURA MORONEY for ISLAND HEALTH ||| ANACORTES, WA— Island Health’s remodeled Main Hospital Entrance lobby off 24th Street will reopen Monday, December 18. This is the first completed phase of the multifaceted Emergency
Chair Yoga, Ukulele Kanikapila are among Senior Center favorites
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| Chair Yoga with Susie Frank @ Orcas Senior Center –Tuesdays and Thursdays, 10-10:45 am Chair Yoga, offered on Tuesdays and Thursdays, 10-10:45 am, is a gentle
Perfect for holiday shopping? It’s Grannie’s Closet at Orcas Senior Center
Grannie’s Closet @ Orcas Senior Center – Monday-Friday, 9 am-3 pm ||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| Grannie’s Closet offers household décor, kitchen, and vintage items, crafting supplies, and much, much more.
We are the Community Water Taxi – Updated
||| FROM COMMUNITY WATER TAXI ||| We are the Community Water Taxi (CWT), a group of concerned island residents running an emergency and on-call inter island water taxi service within San Juan County (SJC) separate
Capital credit checks from OPALCO are being mailed this month
||| FROM SUZANNE OLSON for ORCAS POWER & LIGHT COOPERATIVE ||| More than $1.06M in capital credit checks are going out to longtime OPALCO members this month, as they do each year. As an electric
