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
Orcas Senior Center has a job opening for Facility Manager
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| Position: Facility Manager / Home Maintenance and Repair Coordinator Description: The Facility Manager is responsible for overseeing the efficient operation and maintenance of the Orcas Senior Center building
‘Colors to cure winter blues’ on display for March at Orcas Library
||| FROM ANDREA COHEN for ORCAS ISLAND LIBRARY ||| The Orcas Island Library’s exhibit for the month of March features art by Gail Anderson-Toombs. The show of brilliantly colored work is aptly entitled Colors to Cure
Orcas Rowing Assoc.’s Polar Bear Plunge returns
||| FROM TOBY COOPER for ORCAS ISLAND ROWING ASSOCIATION ||| Orcas Island Rowing Association is excited to announce the FABULOUS Polar Bear Plunge on Cascade Lake - Saturday, March 30, 2024. All are welcome. Great fun. Rain or shine.
Letter to Editor | Ferry worker announces run for County Council
||| FROM JONATHAN WELCH ||| My name is Jonathan Welch. For ten years, I have been the positive change at the Orcas Ferry Terminal. I announced on Valentine's Day, my intent to run for County
Call for vendors and entertainment at 2024 San Juan County Fair
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| The San Juan County Parks & Fair Department is pleased to accept both vendor applications and entertainment inquiries for the 2024 San Juan County Fair. As the county’s
‘Question, persuade, refer’ suicide prevention course at Funhouse
||| FROM SARAH NICHOLS for FUNHOUSE COMMONS ||| Join us at the Funhouse Commons for an informative and empowering suicide prevention course. QPR stands for Question, Persuade, Refer, and this course will equip you with the skills
Find your inner balance at Orcas Senior Center movement classes
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| Harmonize Your Mind and Body with Joan Roulac’s Ease Please Virtual Qigong Series Join Joan Roulac in her transformative four-week virtual Qigong series, designed to quiet
Latest from Lekanoff | About opioids in 40th Legislative District
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF REP. DEBRA LEKANOFF ||| I want to extend a heartfelt thank you to everyone who joined our Telephone Town Hall last week. I’m grateful for your engagement, thoughtful questions and
Invasive species concern is topic of upcoming Library discussion
||| FROM SAM GAILEY for ORCAS ISLAND LIBRARY ||| Concerns that invasive species threaten global biodiversity and ecological integrity permeate conversations from schoolrooms to board rooms, and concerned citizens grapple with how to rapidly and
Join the Needlework Circle at Orcas Senior Center
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| Are you passionate about knitting, crocheting, needlepoint, or embroidery? Join Orcas Senior Center’s Needlework Circle on Tuesdays at 2 pm. Grab your ongoing project and be
It’s time to prep for upcoming Orcas Artist Studio Tour
||| FROM ZOE OSENBACH for ARTIST STUDIO TOUR ||| Registration is now open for the 2024 Orcas Artist Studio Tour! The tour will take place on August 9th, 10th, and 11th. Now in its 13th
Come celebrate an early Spring at the San Juan Islands Sculpture Park
||| FROM KRISTEN ARNIM for SJI SCULPTURE PARK ||| Visit the San Juan Islands Sculpture Park and enjoy our fourth annual Daffodil Frolic with over 8,000 Daffodils and thousands of Irises to follow. (Sorry -
Senior Center to celebrate National Consumer Protection Week w/discussion
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| Looking to protect yourself from fraud, identity theft, and scams? Wondering about how to keep your family safe online? Orcas Senior Center and the Federal Trade
Orcas Fire Commission to meet Monday, 3 p.m.
||| FROM KAT BARNARD for ORCAS FIRE COMMISSION ||| The SJC Fire Protection District #2 Board of Fire Commissioners invites you to the 1st Regular Monthly Meeting on Monday, March 4th, at 3:00 p.m. at the
Draft Richardson Marsh Preserve Stewardship and Management Plan now open for public comment
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| The San Juan County Conservation Land Bank is seeking public input on its recently completed Draft Stewardship and Management Plan (SMP) for Richardson Marsh Preserve on Lopez Island. The purpose
Garden Club, Library present “Living Rooted—in Nature and the Garden!” by Lyanda Lynn Haupt
Darvill’s Bookstore will have Lyanda’s books available at the presentation ||| FROM ORCAS ISLAND GARDEN CLUB ||| Lyanda Lynn Haupt Please join the Orcas Island Garden Club and Orcas Island Library on Wednesday
