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
Give Orcas set to launch
And Here We GO! ||| FROM HILARY CANTY ||| The 12th annual Spring Give Orcas Campaign launches this coming Wednesday, May 8th and runs through May 17th. WaHOOO! Give Orcas started as a way to
LWVSJ Observer Corps: County Council April 30, 2024
||| FROM NECIA QUAST for LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS ||| During public access a citizen raised concerns about the loss of trees, property frontage and cost of new fencing for those impacted by the Bailer Hill
Tire toxicity faces fresh scrutiny after salmon die-offs
||| FROM THE ALASKA BEACON ||| For decades, concerns about automobile pollution have focused on what comes out of the tailpipe. Now, researchers and regulators say, we need to pay more attention to toxic emissions
World-Wide Labyrinth Day – WALK AS ONE AT 1:00
||| FROM NANCY AYER for EMMANUEL EPISCOPAL CHURCH ||| This coming Saturday, May 4 is World wide Labyrinth Day. The intention is to create a rolling wave of peace around the world and walk as
LWVSJ Observer Corps Notes: San Juan County Council April 29, 2024
||| FROM NECIA QUAST for LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS ||| The Facilities Director requested Council approval to apply for state funding to repair the seismic issues in the historic courthouse. If the grant, which requires a 50%
Early Childhood Education steering committee provides funds for island preschools
||| FROM DON WALTERS for ORCAS EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION ||| The Orcas Early Childhood Education Initiative steering committee (ECEI) recently met and distributed $38,399 to the three early learning preschools on Orcas Island (Kaleidoscope/Forest School,
Meet County Manager finalists
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County invites the public to meet and interview the finalist for the County Manager position. The remaining candidates will visit each district on Tuesday, May 7,
theOrcasonian server migration is now complete
We're baaaaaaaaak! ||| BY LIN MCNULTY, theORCASONIAN EDITOR ||| Our web host tells us that the migration to our new server is now complete. While it may not look any different, hopefully it will be
OPALCO annual member festival a huge success
Hiester and Osterman Win Seats in OPALCO 2024 Board Election ||| FROM KRISTA BOUCHEY for ORCAS POWER & LIGHT COOPERATIVE ||| On Thursday April 25, at the OPALCO Business Annual Meeting, Rick Fant of the
County publishes six-month check-in report for 32-hour work week
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County and representatives from the Local 1849 Union are pleased to present a comprehensive review of the 32-hour work week (32HWW) initiative at the first six-month check-in.
Orca Action Month features clean water, healthy futures
||| FROM ROSEMARY CONNELLI for ORCA ACTION MONTH ||| Orca Action Month is almost upon us! This year's Orca Month theme is Clean Water, Healthy Futures. Toxic pollution and contaminants in the environment are one
Kindergarten transition event prepares little learners for big adventures
||| FROM MEGAN EHRMANTRAUT for ORCAS COMMUNITY RESOURCE CENTER ||| The 16th annual Kindergarten Transition event is happening May 15th, 5-7pm. This no cost fun-filled event is held at the Emmanuel Church Parish Hall, hosted
Music Lecture
||| FROM LYNN BAKER for ORCAS CHORAL SOCIETY ||| Bruce Langford. Photo by Douglas Ellis If you love music, come expand your understanding as Bruce Langford, music educator and Artistic Director of Orcas
theOrcasonian server migration is underway
||| BY LIN MCNULTY, theORCASONIAN EDITOR ||| Thank you to all who contributed to our fundraising effort. It was a huge success and now our Orcasonian website is in the process of migrating to a
Salish Sea Folk Fest on Orcas is a community celebration
||| FROM SAN JUAN MAKERS GUILD ||| Have you noticed how Islander ingenuity and creativity seem to rise right up through the rock of our island home? Like the Madronas we love, clinging to the
Crescent Beach Preserve Stewardship and Management draft 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 Crescent Beach Preserve on Orcas Island. The purpose
