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
Even in winter, our gardens need attention
||| FROM LAURA WALKER for ORCAS ISLAND GARDEN CLUB ||| December brings a calmness to the garden. Plants look a little rough but there is still plenty of activity if you quiet yourself and observe. Birds are
Port of Orcas is meeting tomorrow
||| FROM KIM KIMPLE for PORT OF ORCAS ||| The Port of Orcas Board of Commissioners will hold their regular monthly meeting this Monday, December 18th at 5:00 p.m. online via zoom and in-person at
Free Christmas Eve community showing of “It’s a Wonderful Life”
||| FROM KEN ARORA ||| Join us in a free community showing of the Christmas classic, "It's a Wonderful Life," on Christmas Eve (Sunday, Dec 24), at 1:30 at the Seaview Theatre. Orcas Island and
Sheriff’s Report | December 6 – 13, 2023
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ||| WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 6 23-009349 Citizen Assist 09:04:47 12/06/23 A Friday Harbor resident called the Sheriff's Office to report having problems with her granddaughter and going to school.
Some really good news from Orcas Fire & Rescue
||| FROM KAT BARNARD for ORCAS FIRE & RESCUE ||| Orcas Island Fire and Rescue is happy to announce the revocation of the layoff notices. After successful negotiations with representatives of IAFF Local 3911, the
We are a community that loves celebrating
||| FROM HILARY CANTY ||| Orcas Island Yacht Club's Lighted Boat Parade in West Sound is this Saturday at 4 pm. The route starts at the Orcas Island Ferry dock and cruises east along the
Local students inspire at Youth Earth Summit in Padilla Bay
||| FROM JESS NEWLEY for FRIENDS OF THE SAN JUANS ||| Once a year, regional youth gather at the Padilla Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve to explore creative solutions for climate change. Thirteen students from
Letter to Editor | Good news? Chelan remains on SJI route
||| FROM BOB DISTLER ||| As I reported on Tuesday evening the 12th, WSF’s reservations website indicated—as it had for some time—that beginning the next day, the 90-car Sealth would replace the 124-car Chelan on four of six daily
“O Come” to lessons and carols at Emmanuel
||| FROM LYNN BAKER for EMMANUEL CHURCH ||| This Sunday, Dec. 17, at 5 p.m., Emmanuel Church will resound with Christmas in a Lessons and Carols service. You are invited to come, sing, and hear
Olga Strawberry Council is holding annual meeting in January 2024
||| FROM LINDA ELDER for OLGA STRAWBERRY COUNCIL ||| As we move into the holiday season and the end of this year, it’s time to reflect on what was accomplished in 2023 and what is
You may not see this 2023 Floating Jammie Jam anywhere else
||| FROM ANITA ORNE for FLOATING UKULELES and PAJAMAS ||| It’s that time again! The Floating Ukulele Jam Holiday Jammie Jam is on! Grab your uke, your pajamas, your voice, a song (holiday or otherwise)
San Juan Island plastic film recycling program needs your help
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County encourages the public to be careful and thoughtful when utilizing the plastic film recycling program. The first batch of plastic film since the recycling drop-off
Town is thrilled by Harbor Life Ring 2023 November donations
||| FROM MAYOR RAYMENT C. JACKSON for THE TOWN OF FRIDAY HARBOR ||| The Town of Friday Harbor extends our sincerest gratitude to the community for your continued support of the Harbor Life Ring Program,
Orcas Bakery bread subscriptions now good for 10 years
||| FROM ORCAS BAKERY ||| Based on community feedback, all Orcas Bakery founding membership bread subscriptions are now redeemable for 10 years (up from two). Bagel, cookie, and granola subscriptions are also good for a
Letter to Editor | Good luck getting to America for the holidays
||| FROM BOB DISTLER ||| For those Orcas islanders trying to get to Anacortes and back using Washington State Ferries, an unannounced vessel change takes effect this Wednesday, the 13th for the rest of December. The
Orcas Fire Commission in special meeting on Tuesday
||| FROM KAT BARNARD for SJC FIRE DISTRICT #2 ||| The SJC Fire Protection District #2 Board of Fire Commissioners invites you to a Special Meeting on Tuesday, December 12th, at 9:00 a.m. at the Eastsound Fire
