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
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
Got to get back to the garden 🎶
Invertebrates Return to Eden ||| FROM ORCAS ISLAND GARDEN CLUB ||| Cynthia Brast-Bormann Please join the Orcas Island Garden Club on Wednesday, April 17, 2024 when we welcome independent entomologist Cynthia Brast-Bormann with
Concerned citizens launch GoFundMe effort
||| FROM CLARK CUNDY ||| Dear Orcas Islanders and Property Owners, In June of 2023, a group of concerned citizens and property owners on Orcas began organizing to combat the proposed Orcas Fire and Rescue
Hawaii could ban short-term vacation rentals for good
Booking through Airbnb or VRBO in Hawaii may become a thing of the past ||| FROM SFGATE.COM ||| Two Hawaii bills that will allow counties across the Islands to phase out short-term rentals have been moving through
Seattle teens travel to Orcas to mentor Orcas F.E.A.S.T. Program youths
||| FROM ORCAS ISLAND F.E.A.S.T. PROGRAM ||| If you see a lot of activity on your way to or from the ferry at Map Corner on April 20 th , it’s because several teens from
Poetry Reading
||| FROM JULIE GREEN for TOWN OF FRIDAY HARBOR ||| The Town and its Friday Harbor Arts Commission invite the public to celebrate National Poetry Month with a reading by local poets of their works
Additional acreage next to Madrona Point to be returned to Lummi Nation
Nonprofit acquires 2.14 acres for $3 million ||| FROM RICHARD ARLIN WALKER for SALISH CURRENT ||| A nonprofit led by a former Lummi Nation chairman has acquired 2.14 acres of ancestral land on Orcas Island in
Letter to Editor | Vote YES on fire levy
...But stay engaged to ensure strong fiscal management ||| FROM PATTY MILLER ||| Vote Yes on the Orcas Fire Levy OIFR serves one of the most essential roles in our community and we as voters
Chair Yoga
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| Join us for Chair Yoga, a soothing practice tailored for seniors and those with disabilities, held every Tuesday and Thursday from 10:00 to 10:45 am. No
