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
Master Gardeners host final Q&A at Driftwood Nursery for this season
||| FROM DIANNE MACONDRAY for WSU MASTER GARDENERS ||| September 20th from 11:00-1:00 will be one of the WSU Master Gardener’s final Question and Answer Tables at Lorna’s Driftwood Nursery in Eastsound this season. MasSo
Art and more art are upcoming class offerings at Orcas Senior Center
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| Art with Carla @ Orcas Senior Center – Fridays, 1-3pm Are you interested in exploring your artistic side? Art with Carla, Fridays, 1-3pm at Orcas Senior
Meeting of the Minds | Composites in aerospace industry
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| Meeting of the Minds @ Orcas Senior Center: Composites in the Aerospace Industry by Dr. Douglas A. McCarville – Wednesday, September 20, 1pm Are you interested
Rep. Ramel: The road to ferry reliability
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF REP. ALEX RAMEL ||| As summer comes to an end, I have been out in our community listening to you on issues such as ferry reliability, rent stabilization, and addressing
Standing up floating across the roof of the world
||| FROM POSTALLEY.ORG ||| Drive east from Seattle on I-90 and take a left at Missoula, MT. Head due north for about 1,700 miles. Then, theoretically, you could dip the front wheels into the Arctic
A Fall favorite returns with new features: SJ Islands farm tours and dining events
||| FROM SAN JUAN ISLANDS MAKERS GUILD ||| Island Farms on San Juan, Orcas and Lopez are opening their gates and fields for delightful and informative farm walks, talks, workshops and special farm-to-fork dining events
Sheriff’s Report | September 6 – 12, 2023
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ||| WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6 23-007245 Domestic Dispute or Assault 17:09:43 09/06/23 A Lopez Deputy responded to a domestic call. An individual was arrested for assault. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 7
Here is the Senior Barn for the OHS Class of 2024
||| FROM MOOSE KINSEY for OHS CLASS OF 2024 ||| The Orcas Island High School Class of 2024 has completed the barn painting and they have added their names. The painting of The Barn by
2023 SJC WSU Master Gardeners Workshop Series October 17-26
||| FROM SJC WSU MASTER GARDENERS ||| Successful gardeners know that beautiful and bountiful gardens require knowledge and planning. Fall is the perfect time to start thinking about the what, when, where, why and how
Pea Patch has been fully funded
||| FROM HILARY CANTY for ORCAS ISLAND COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ||| What a week! On Tuesday, the community fully funded the Pea Patch Match! WOWZA!!! So very grateful to all who contributed. Next stop is closing! We
Reserve now for Orcas and Lopez Islands Farm Tours
||| FROM ISLAND FARM TOURS ||| Delicious three course meals, ciders, and wines straight from island farms with proceeds benefiting school gardens. Orcas on Sunday Oct 1st: Stroll this beautiful homestead and enjoy lunch prepared by
Elections office will be testing election tabulation equipment in October
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County’s Elections office will be holding a “Logic and Accuracy” test of ballot tabulating equipment used for the County’s November 7, 2023, General election. The test
Land Bank Commission to meet tomorrow
||| FROM SJC LAND BANK COMMISSION ||| The San Juan County Conservation Land Bank Commission will hold a regular monthly meeting on Friday, September 15, 2023 from 8:30am – 11:15am via Zoom. The meeting will also be available
Rep. Debra Lekanoff made a visit to Orcas Senior Center
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| Rep. Debra Lekanoff “You are like my Auntie’s house” said State Representative Debra Lekanoff to a group of 50 community members on Saturday, September
Come see newly restored 1883 Jorgensen barn
||| FROM MICHELLE HASSEBROCK for ORCAS ISLAND HISTORICAL MUSEUMS ||| The Knapp Family and the Orcas Historical Museums welcome one and all to visit the newly restored 1883 Jorgensen barn on the Knapp Family Farm,
Guest Opinion | This is what happens when challenges hit our Orcas community
||| FROM HILARY CANTY for ORCAS ISLAND COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ||| Thank you for this honor. I am deeply appreciative. Community Leadership is a team sport and I thank the Orcas Island Community Foundation staff, Board,
