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
OICMF presents WindSync concerts and workshops
||| FROM ANITA ORNE for ORCAS CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL ||| Looking for a reason to leave your winter burrow? Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival is thrilled to announce the vibrant WindSync quintet will be returning
Puyallup Tribe, Kenmore Air announce flights to San Juan Island
Historic partnership adds destination route from Ruston Way; flights begin May 16 ||| FROM PUYALLUP TRIBE OF INDIANS ||| PUYALLUP RESERVATION, Tacoma, Wash.— The second season of Kenmore Air flights from the new Puyallup Tribal
Early Bird Registration now open for San Juan Islands Agricultural Summit March 8 & 9
||| FROM REBECCA MOORE for SJI AGRICULTURAL SUMMIT ||| Early Bird Registration is now open for the 12th Annual San Juan Islands Agricultural Summit March 8 & 9, 2024 through 5pm January 29. The Summit
Caleb Klauder returns to Orcas Center for an intimate concert
||| FROM BETHANY MARIE for ORCAS CENTER ||| Caleb Klauder and Reeb Willms with Golden Shoals team up for an intimate concert at Orcas Center on Friday, January 26 at 7pm. When East Coast meets
Orcas Fire loses lawsuit against former Firefighter/Paramedic
Exclusive to theOrcasonian ||| FROM SELBY LIGHTHILL for LIGHTHILL LAW||| A King County arbitrator issued an award today in favor of former Orcas Island Firefighter Paramedic Alex Conrad. OIFR filed suit against Mr. Conrad in
Orcas Fire Commission will meet on Tuesday
||| FROM KAT BARNARD for BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS ||| The SJC Fire Protection District #2 Board of Fire Commissioners invites you to a Regular Meeting on Tuesday, January 16th, at 3:00 p.m. at the Eastsound Fire
Land Bank regular monthly meeting on January 19
||| FROM SJC CONSERVATION LAND BANK COMMISSION ||| Friends (Kurt Fuller, Carey Chenoweth, Tracey Cottingham and Steve Snowden) take a new mobility device for a test drive around Channel Preserve, Lopez Island. The
Encuesta de ferry entre islas SJC
||| FROM ED ANDREWS for COMMUNITY WATER TAXI ||| Community Water Taxi ha desarrollado una encuesta para que las personas compartan información sobre su uso del ferry entre en San Juan County. Aquí hay enlaces
Reserve your spot for Grannie’s Attic 2.0 at Orcas Senior Center
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| Join us for the exciting return of Grannie's Attic 2.0 at Orcas Senior Center on Saturday, April 27! Showcase and sell your household or vintage items,
No turning back: The largest dam removal in U.S. history begins
||| FROM NPR ||| The largest dam removal in U.S. history entered a critical phase this week, with the lowering of dammed reservoirs on the Klamath River. On Thursday, the gate on a 16-foot-wide bypass
Friday Habor’s free best of the fest films begin Friday, January 19
||| FROM ELLEN ROBERTS for FRIDAY HARBOR FILM FESTIVAL ||| Friday Harbor Film Festival’s FREE Best of the Fest series begins with showing The Space Race at the San Juan Island Grange on Friday, January
Explore gentle movement and/or your artistic side at Senior Center
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| Discover Gentle Movement: Feldenkrais and Eurythmy Class with Andrea Preiss at Orcas Senior Center Join Andrea Preiss, a seasoned Feldenkrais Practitioner and therapeutic eurythmist, for a
Salish Sea Early Music Festival returns for a new season
||| FROM JEFFREY COHAN for SALISH SEA EARLY MUSIC FESTIVAL ||| Between January and late June the 2024 Salish Sea Early Music Festival presents eight performances in Eastsound with outstanding specialists performing early music on
For your enjoyment, the Metropolitan Opera at Orcas Center
||| FROM BETHANY MARIE for ORCAS CENTER ||| Start the New Year off right with incredible performances from The Metropolitan Opera at Orcas Center! Filmed live in HD, these on-screen events feature a diverse sampling
San Juan County opens resident camping reservations for 2024
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County Parks, Recreation, and Fair Department is pleased to announce the Resident Reservation program will now be offered through the department’s reservation website. On Wednesday, February
San Juan Preservation Trust seeks summer internship applicants
||| FROM CRAIG CANINE for SAN JUAN PRESERVATION TRUST ||| The San Juan Preservation Trust https://sjpt.org/ (SJPT) is seeking applicants for its 2024 Fred E. Ellis Summer Internship. This internship program is designed to expose the
