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
Haydn trios
||| FROM JEFFREY COHAN for SALISH SEA EARLY MUSIC FESTIVAL ||| Haydn Trios: The music (and magic) of Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809) is to be celebrated in our fourth program of the 2024 Salish Sea Early
Sheriff’s Report | March 6 – 12, 2024
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ||| WEDNESDAY, MARCH 6 24-001292 Area Check 08:35:57 03/06/24 A Friday Harbor man called in regarding the disassembly of a Yurt on what was reported as his property.
TAKE3 concert
||| FROM BETHANY MARIE for ORCAS CENTER ||| Orcas Center welcomes TAKE3! to the Main Stage on Saturday, March 23 at 7pm. With a flair for the wild and unexpected, the genre-defying trio, TAKE3, brings
EWUA Board Meeting
||| FROM DAN BURKE for EASTSOUND WATER USERS ||| Just a reminder that the Eastsound Water Board meeting for March is coming up: March 19, 2024 from 5:00 – 7:00 PM All meetings will be held at the Orcas Senior
Did you know Odd Fellows provides scholarships to graduating seniors?
||| FROM DIDIER GINCIG for ORCAS ODD FELLOWS ||| Did you know that the Odd Fellows give annual scholarships to graduating high school students? What you may not know is that the award is not based on
Did you know there’s a tax credit for Washington workers?
||| FROM MEGAN EHRMANTROUT for ORCAS COMMUNITY RESOURCE CENTER ||| Did you know Washington workers may be eligible for up to $1255 back with the new Working Families Tax Credit (WFTC)? This is a relatively
What a journey
||| FROM HILARY CANTY ||| Four years ago this week, Covid descended into our lives and set us all on a new and, sometimes, frightening path. Our world suddenly shrunk and played out in tiny
Easter egg hunt
||| FROM MARY MEREDITH for ORCAS LIONS CLUB ||| The Orcas Island Lions Club is happy to announce that the Annual Easter Egg Hunt will be held on Saturday, March 30th, starting at 10 am
Orcas Recycling wins approval for rate adjustment
||| FROM PETE MOE for ORCAS RECYCLING SERVICES ||| Orcas Recycling Services (ORS), Orcas Island’s non-profit waste management company, has received approval for adjustments to its trash and recycling tipping fees which will establish its
LWVSJ Observer Corps: County Council March 12, 2024
||| FROM NECIA QUAST for LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS ||| The council approved support letters for projects seeking state or federal funding: the Pea Patch Campus and Eastsound Wastewater Facility Upgrade on Orcas, the Lopez Island
Spelling Bee
||| FROM BARBARA MARRETT for SAN JUAN ROTARY CLUB ||| The Rotary Club of the San Juan Islands invites the community to attend its 18th Annual Spelling Bee at 3 PM, March 20, at the
Fire District levy lid lift Q & A schedule
||| FROM KAT BARNARD for ORCAS ISLAND FIRE & RESCUE ||| Fire Chief Holly vanSchaick and staff will conduct three public information sessions on the upcoming April Levy Lid Lift Proposition with the BOFC Outreach
OPALCO awarded phase 1 funding to explore tidal generator in Rosario Strait
||| FROM SUZANNE OLSON for ORCAS POWER & LIGHT ||| The U.S. Department of Energy’s Water Power Technologies Office has competitively selected OPALCO as one of two organizations to explore tidal energy development for what
Earth Day Parade
Orcas Island event welcoming all islanders from across San Juan County ||| FROM PARKER PAVITT for SAN JUAN MAKERS GUILD ||| For the first time ever on Orcas, join a Procession of the Species parade
Evan Perrollaz’s update on San Juan County Public Hospital District No. 1 plans
||| FROM BARBARA MARRETT for SAN JUAN ROTARY ||| Exciting things are happening in San Juan County’s Public Hospital District No. 1, as was recently shared at a Rotary Club of the San Juan Islands
McVeigh announces candidacy for SJ County Council Dist. 1
||| FROM MARK MADSEN for KARI MCVEIGH FOR COUNCIL ||| Kari McVeigh Kari McVeigh has announced her candidacy for the open seat on the San Juan County Council District 1. McVeigh, current Superintendent
