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
Something to smile about
||| BY HILARY CANTY ||| Dr Jessica Dubek I am delighted to report that we are getting much closer to restarting a Dental Clinic providing free care on Orcas. The San Juan County
Cultural Futures: Funding and policy information for organizations and supporters
||| FROM BETHANY MARIE for ORCAS CENTER ||| Orcas Center is pleased to welcome the Inspire Washington Cultural Futures roadshow on Wednesday, April 24 at 3pm in the Madrona Room. Cultural Futures is a FREE
Disaster Preparedness Community Forum
||| FROM BRENDAN COWAN for DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ||| The San Juan County Department of Emergency Management is teaming up with Orcas Center, OPALCO, and Orcas Island Fire & Rescue to host a community
Community Meeting: Sea level rise adaptation for Outer Bay and Agate Beach areas
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| The County’s Public Works and Environmental Stewardship Departments invite MacKaye Harbor area property owners and Lopez Island community members to a meeting about sea level rise adaptation and
Summer vehicle reservations open up April 16
||| FROM WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| Vehicle reservations for the summer schedule (June 16 through September 21) on our Anacortes/San Juan Islands and Port Townsend/Coupeville routes will be available at 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, April 16. Our
Earth Day Festivities
||| FROM EARTH DAY ORCAS ||| Islanders are joining hands to celebrate Earth Day in meaningful and joyful activities as a way to honor our amazing blue and green planet and also to sound-out our
Historic Rosario Resort set for transformative revitalization, community enrichment
||| FROM HEIDI STAUB for THE GUDGELL GROUP ||| Rosario on Orcas Island is on a transformative journey as Empower Investing, a Washington Company founded by local Orcas Island residents, becomes the new steward of
Arbor Day
||| FROM TOWN OF FRIDAY HARBOR ||| PROCLAMATION WHEREAS, Arbor Day was first observed in 1872 with the planting of more than a million trees in Nebraska and is now observed throughout the world; and
SJC Annual Hazardous Waste Round-up
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County is gearing up for its annual hazardous waste round-up collection events, providing our community with a crucial opportunity to safely and legally dispose of poisonous,
Earth Day Poetry Reading
An illuminating evening on Orcas Island ||| FROM SAN JUAN MAKERS GUILD ||| Jill McCabe Johnson An evocative poetry reading has become an annual feature of Earth Day Orcas and returns to the
Larsen applauds House passage of Bipartisan Migratory Bird Protection Bill
Bill Ensures Grant Funding to Conserve Bird Habitat, Boost Outdoor Economy ||| FROM THE OFFICE OF REP. RICK LARSEN ||| WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02) applauded House passage of the Migratory Birds of the
Floating Ukulele Jam
||| FROM ANITA ORNE ||| Birds are singing, trees are blooming, the ferries are on the Spring Sailing Schedule - that means the Floating Ukulele Jam is back! Grab your uke, your voice, a song
FH Film Festival
||| FROM ELLEN ROBERTS for FRIDAY HARBOR FILM FESTIVAL ||| Friday Harbor Film Festival is excited to present four excellent short documentaries made by local and Northwest Washington filmmakers about topics related to San Juan
Into the Woods
||| FROM BETHANY MARIE for ORCAS CENTER ||| The Brothers Grimm hit Orcas Center’s Main Stage this spring with an epic fairytale about wishes, family and the choices we make: Into the Woods. James Lapine
Salish Sea Folk Arts Fest
"Get your Folk On!" ||| FROM MARCI MONTGOMERY for SALISH SEA FOLK ARTS FEST ||| The Salish Sea Folk Arts Fest is celebrating PNW folk arts through music, dance, poetry and a pop-up Makers Village
Island Ways | Lease to Locals exceeds its goal and unlocks over 20 year-round rentals on Nantucket
||| FROM NANTUCKET INQUIRER AND MIRROR ||| Lease to Locals has been incredibly successful in helping local workers and their families secure housing. On Nantucket, the program offers homeowners incentives - ranging from $4,500 for
