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
More fun offerings from our Orcas Senior Center
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| Silent Auction @ Orcas Senior Center – November 1-17, 9am-3pm Do you enjoy the charm of Ducks Unlimited art? How about the beautiful watercolors by Suzanne
Support this WA pollinator license plate project
||| FROM WASHINGTON STATE BEEKEEPERS ASSOCIATION ||| WASBA has decided to petition the state for a vehicle license plate that recognizes honey bees and pollinators and their importance to our food supply. In order to
Meet Electra, the electric foiling ferry that could change commuter travel
||| FROM THE ROBB REPORT ||| posted at request of Orcasonian reader ||| We’ve already seen “flying” powerboats, catamarans and luxury yachts. Now, the ferry has been given wings. Boundary Layer Technologies has just unveiled a new fully electric ferry
As the Paradigm Shifts | Can you know how awesome you are?
||| AS THE PARADIGM SHIFTS by ROSIE KUHN ||| For most of us, the world we live in doesn't support us knowing how great we are. It doesn't support us being fearless, abundant and extraordinary.
Sheriff’s Report | August 23 – 29, 2023
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ||| WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 23 23-006845 Accident-HitRun 11:23:14 08/23/23 A Lopez Deputy responded to an accident hit and run call. A report was taken. 23-006846 Theft 11:56:27 08/23/23 A
Letter to Editor | OIFR is adding another position while threatening layoffs
||| FROM PATRICK SHEPLER ||| How, in good conscience, can the Board of Fire Commissioners approve another new Admin. position, while simultaneously threatening layoffs of the most tenured actual responders? And how can they add another
Rep. Debra Lekanoff has some news to share with us, plus a visit to Orcas next week
||| FROM REP. DEBRA LEKANOFF ||| Dear friends and neighbors, It’s already September! I hope this message finds you well, and that you enjoy a fun, safe Labor Day weekend. In this newsletter, I’d like to share
Happy September and where did summer go?
||| FROM HILARY CANTY ||| And away we go! Happy September! The summer has certainly flown by! San Juan County announced that their full time workers will be switching to a 32 hour work week. The
Don’t miss this Wormapalooza coming to Orcas Exchange
||| FROM ORCAS ISLAND GARDEN CLUB |||
WSF Report | It’s going to be one busy weekend for ferry travel
||| FROM PATTY RUBSTELLO for WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| Busy Labor Day weekend ferry travel We’re expecting nearly 400,000 people aboard our ferries today through Tuesday, Sept. 5. In addition to the usual long vehicle lines and
Local Group: September is Prostate Cancer Awareness Month
||| FROM MIKE HAMLETTE for US TOO FRIDAY HARBOR ||| September is Prostate Cancer Awareness Month. More than 3.1 million men are living with prostate cancer in the U.S., and it is the second leading
Talk about airplane noise in upcoming community conversation
||| FROM KIM KIMPLE for PORT OF ORCAS ||| What’s all that noise? We want to hear from you! The Port of Orcas invites you to a community conversation as we update our noise abatement
County Parks and Fair Department to break ground on capital projects
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| The San Juan County Parks and Fair Department has several capital improvement projects slated to begin in September and be completed by late fall. New Shark Reef Sanctuary
Marine Resources Committee & County Marine Program remove derelict creosote pier on San Juan Island
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| The San Juan County Marine Resources Committee (MRC) is working with the County’s Environmental Stewardship Marine Program to remove the derelict pier at Jackson Beach this fall. Construction is
Council to gather on Lopez for September 12 meeting
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County Council will hold its next regularly scheduled, September 12 meeting on Lopez Island. The public is invited to join the three councilmembers and County staff
2023 Fall native wildflower sale to kickoff Sept. 12
||| FROM THE SALISH SEEDS PROJECT ||| 2023 Fall Native Wildflower Sale Salish Seeds Project ONLINE KICKOFF -- September 12 @ 9:00 A.M. The Salish Seeds Project announces its annual Fall Native Wildflower Sale, with
