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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County announces interim plan for management while search for new County Manager continues
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County’s manager, Mike Thomas, announced last November that he will be stepping down from his position after 10 years of public service in the islands. The
Orcas Center call for artists | Landscape art
||| FROM BETHANY MARIE for ORCAS CENTER ||| Orcas Center’s Visual Arts Committee (VAC) is calling all Orcas artists to showcase your creativity and passion for landscape art! Landscapes are the dynamic backdrop to our
Rosario Resort & Spa to be sold to new ownership
||| FROM KOMO NEWS ||| The Rosario Resort & Spa at the historic Moran Mansion on Orcas Island will be sold to new ownership, the resort announced on its website. The resort said the new owner
L E A P I N G F O O L writers series closes the season this Thursday
||| FROM NIK SCHULZ for T H E L E A P I N G F O O L ||| “T H E L E A P I N G F O O L” winter
Valentine’s Day at Orcas Center | Let’s talk about love
||| FROM DEBRA LEE BABCOCK ||| On Valentine’s Day, at Orcas Center, for a long evening, cuddled up together in the Madrona Room on couches and chairs around the fireplace. Let’s drink hot cider, eat
Eastsound Water Board to meet on Tuesday
||| FROM DAN BURKE for EASTSOUND WATER ||| Just a reminder that tomorrow is the Eastsound Water Board meeting for February: February 13, 2024 from 5:00 – 7:00 PM All meetings will be held at the Orcas Senior Center,
Guest Opinion | Where did our community go?
||| FROM GEORGE POST ||| Over the years I have discovered a simple question that helps me sort my way through the often daunting onslaught of information I am exposed to daily. Even if one
DamSense Tribute to Jim Waddell
||| FROM HEATHER NICHOLSON for DAMSENSE.ORG ||| We are deeply saddened to announce the passing of Jim Waddell, the founder of DamSense and a tireless advocate for the Pacific Northwest. If you knew Jim, you
Oh, what you’ll find at our Senior Center
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| Pam's Power Hour Virtual Strength Training: Boost Your Fitness from Anywhere! Join Pam Evans in her invigorating Pam’s Power Hour strength training sessions on Zoom every
Sun Days on Orcas | 27 things about Philana Goodrich
Well hello again, Orcasonian readers! It's been a while since I've written my column. Last year I took a break indefinitely, thinking my family would be moving away for a year to San Luis Obispo,
Rep. Ramel | Upcoming townhall, rent stabilization, securing a healthy future
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF REP. ALEX RAMEL ||| We’re past the halfway mark in this short legislative session and I’m still excited and proud of the progress being made on the issues that matter
A call to all island writers…we’ll provide the space, all you need is to bring your creativity
||| FROM SAM GAILEY for ORCAS ISLAND LIBRARY ||| A call to all island writers. Are you working on a novel, short story, poem, or song? Have you been wanting to write that idea that's
Midnight Mutterings | Celebrities
||| MIDNIGHT MUTTERINGS by JACKIE BATES ||| Last week I was visiting Rose and Molly (the cats) and my son in Bellingham when I complained to him I was having increasing difficulty finding something to
Sheriff’s Report | January 31 – February 7, 2024
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ||| WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 31 24-000619 Accident-NonInj 06:38:34 01/31/24 An unknown vehicle left the roadway at the 3500 block of West Valley Road and drove through a fence doing
Fire Commission meeting scheduled for Monday
||| FROM KAT BARNARD for ORCAS ISLAND FIRE & RESCUE ||| The SJC Fire Protection District #2 Board of Fire Commissioners invites you to a Special Meeting on Monday, February 12th, at 5:00 p.m. at the
Community nonprofit campus will foster connections
||| FROM JOYCE OSLAND and RICK RHOADS ||| “Our island community’s need for services far exceeds our ability to meet them,” said Lisa Byers, executive director of OPAL Community Land Trust (OPAL). The acquisition of
