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
Odd Fellows Hall Red Cedar Circle on Sunday
||| FROM CHE BLAINE ||| Paul Chiyokten Wagner is a Saanich Nation tribal member which is located on so called Vancouver Island BC Canada. His mother lived on Orcas Island as a child. He is
OPALCO explores tidal energy pilot project
A successful effort means locally generated, clean, reliable power for the islands ||| FROM ORCAS POWER & LIGHT CO-OP ||| Earlier this year, Orcas Power & Light Cooperative was awarded a grant through the Department
Wind advisory issued
||| FROM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ||| URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Seattle WA 840 AM PST Sat Nov 16 2024 San Juan County-Admiralty Inlet Area- Including the cities of Friday Harbor and Port
Sheriff’s Report | November 6 – 12, 2024
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ||| WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 6 24-007147 Welfare Check 13:26:24 11/06/24 An Orcas Island Deputy responded to a call for a welfare check. A hiker on North Turtleback Mountain Trail,
Larsen: Three years in, Bipartisan Infrastructure Law is delivering for NW Washington communities
Together, BIL and Inflation Reduction Act have invested more than $386 million in WA-02 transportation projects ||| FROM THE OFFICE OF REP. RICK LARSEN ||| WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02) released the below
Audition Notice | ‘Yes, Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus’
||| FROM MELINDA MILLIGAN for ACTORS THEATER OF ORCAS ISLAND ||| Actors Theater of Orcas Island will hold open auditions for this holiday classic on Nov. 24th, 4pm at the Grange. The play is done
Regional Chess Championships
||| FROM RANDY KAECH for ISLAND CHESS REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS ||| The regional Islands High School Chess Championships will be held Saturday, January 11 at Anacortes High School, along with the concurrent regional Islands Middle School Championships. The tournaments
Larsen: Bipartisan Infrastructure Law delivers $18.3 Million to improve NW Washington port infrastructure
Port of Anacortes T-Dock, Lummi Nation Fisherman’s Cove dock projects awarded DOT funding ||| FROM THE OFFICE OF REP. RICK LARSEN ||| WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02) announced that the U.S. Department of
Community Church opens severe weather shelter for the season
||| FROM CAROL KULMINSKI for ORCAS ISLAND COMMUNITY CHURCH ||| Orcas Island Community Church (OICC) announces the opening of the Severe Weather Shelter, providing essential support for those in need during the coldest months of
Learn about island history as a Cemetery Commissioner
||| FROM LEITH TEMPLIN for SJC CEMETERY DISTRICT #3 Do you like to learn about Island History? Maybe you would like to be considered to be a SJC Cemetery Dist #3 Commissioner. There are three
Estate Planning workshop
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| Join Phil George from Safe Harbor Legal Solutions on Wednesday, November 20 at 1 pm at Orcas Senior Center for a comprehensive discussion on achieving four
LWVSJ Observer Corps | County Council November 12, 2024
||| FROM NECIA QUAST for LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS ||| Department heads introduced new staff members: a courthouse facilitator who will help people navigate legal processes and three recent additions to the Assessor’s Office. During public
Voters give a big Yes on Land Bank renewal
||| FROM CHRISTA CAMPBELL and SANDI FRIEL for RENEW OUR LAND BANK COMMITTEE ||| In a huge win for protecting San Juan County’s critical resources and the public’s access to natural areas, County residents voted
Welcome to Medicare
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| Is 2025 your year for joining Medicare? Medicare enrollment is not automatic for most people, so you’ll probably need to enroll with Social Security. Then you’ll
Makers, artists, foodies, community flock
Beloved holiday mercantile experience, Flocking Swans, lands December 7 and 8 at historic Turtlehead Farm ||| FROM FLOCKING SWANS ||| From the creators of Solstice Mercantile, welcome FLOCKING SWANS; a truly unique holiday market experience back
A heartfelt thank you | Embracing community and unity
||| FROM JUSTIN PAULSEN, SAN JUAN COUNTY COUNCIL-PERSON ELECT ||| In light of the recent update of ballot returns from the San Juan County Elections Office, I am deeply honored to be able to officially
