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
Palm Springs home values in ‘free-fall’ after city cracks down on Airbnb
||| FROM HAWAII TRIBUNE HERALD ||| Two years ago, YouTube star Luan Palomera paid $1.5 million for a chic vacation home in Palm Springs. Today, he’d be lucky to get $1 million for it. As
Barron KARES launched to support nonprofits with donations, exposure
||| FROM BARRON HEATING ELECTRICAL & PLUMBING ||| A commitment to sharing kindness and appreciation throughout Northwest Washington has sparked Barron Heating AC Electrical & Plumbing to launch a new program, Barron KARES. Barron Heating
Death Café is a place to talk about death, accompanied by coffee, tea and cake
||| FROM LIBBY GARCIA for DEATH CAFE ||| Begun in Europe, reshaped in the UK by Jon Underwood, Death Café spread into a global forum. The motto: “To increase awareness of death with a view
Lower Snake River dams need to go
||| FROM THE BEND BULLETIN ||| The January 2024 issue of the Central Oregon Electric Coop’s magazine ‘Ruralite’ featured a full-page letter by CEO Brad Wilson. Wilson said that “special interest groups” had used litigation
Salish Sea Early Music Festival returns to Orcas
||| FROM JEFFREY COHAN for SALISH SEA FESTIVAL ||| WHAT: SIMPHONIE NOUVELLE: LOUIS XIV and J.S. BACH WHEN: Wednesday, February 14, 2024 at 5:00 PM WHERE: Orcas Adventist Fellowship Church at 107 Enchanted Forest Road
A bit of everything coming up at Senior Center
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| Harmonize Your Mind and Body with Joan Roulac’s Ease Please Virtual Qigong Series Join Joan Roulac in her transformative four-week virtual Qigong series, designed to quiet
OIFR announces upcoming live fire burn training exercise
||| FROM ASSISTANT CHIEF DON SWAIN for ORCAS FIRE & RESCUE ||| Orcas Island is excited to announce an upcoming Live Fire Burn Training Exercise to enhance our dedicated firefighters' skills and preparedness. Pending safe
Fire Commissioner’s regular meeting scheduled for Monday
||| FROM KAT BARNARD for ORCAS FIRE COMMISSIONERS ||| The SJC Fire Protection District #2 Board of Fire Commissioners invites you to a Regular Meeting on Monday, February 5th, at 3:00 p.m. at the Eastsound Fire Hall
As the Paradigm Shifts | Let go of the belief that there should be a guarantee
||| AS THE PARADIGM SHIFTS by ROSIE KUHN ||| A while back, I read an article about His Holiness the Dalai Lama, written by Stephan Talty. Stephan describes the life of this man—how he was
Sheriff’s Report | January 24 – 30, 2024
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ||| WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 24 24-000485 Lost Property 14:21:48 01/24/24 A Deputy took a report of a lost wallet from the Eastsound area. Information was provided in the event
Latest from Lekanoff | Town Hall upcoming; our water/land rights
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF REP. DEBRA LEKANOFF ||| I hope this message finds you in good health and high spirits! Your voice is the driving force behind meaningful change in Washington. In this newsletter,
Seasonal swings
||| FROM HILARY CANTY ||| I heard from Patricia Benton, chair of the Community Resource Center, that OCRC is experiencing a spike in the number of people needing help meeting their rent this month. This
The meaning of home is upcoming discussion topic at Library
||| FROM SAM GAILEY for ORCAS ISLAND LIBRARY ||| Loss of a home, whether through financial difficulties, illness, or natural disasters, is a widespread and growing problem affecting all of us. Loss of a home, whether
WSF Weekly Report | Able-bodied sailors trained; new Anacortes tollbooths open
||| FROM PATTY RUBSTELLO for WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| Able-bodied sailors complete mate training In addition to hiring new employees, we’re also focused on advancing the careers of our existing crewmembers as we aim to
Larsen | Bipartisan tax agreement ‘great news’ for affordable child care and housing in NW Washington
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF REP. RICK LARSEN ||| Today, Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02) supported the Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act of 2024, a bipartisan bill that expands the Child Tax Credit
Fire Marshal: Last month’s structure fire on Lopez Island ruled accidental
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| On Sunday January 14, 2024, Lopez Island Fire and EMS responded to a structure fire in the 500 block of Whiskey Hill Rd. The Fire Department arrived to
