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
News Brief | How shipping noise is harming killer whales
||| FROM DESERET NEWS ||| The whole maritime shipping industry is so loud that ambient underwater noise has more than doubled in decibels since the 1950s. ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED IN DESERET NEWS A Canadian economist believes
Create comfort with fidget quilts at Orcas Senior Center
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| Join Brenda Bacon at Orcas Senior Center for a creative Fidget Quilt workshop on Wednesday, November 19, from 1 to 4 p.m. This hands-on session is
Plan now for this Community Thanksgiving Potluck Dinner
||| FROM DEBRA LEE BABCOCK ||| The Odd Fellows and friends are hosting a Community Thanksgiving Potluck Dinner again this year and everyone is welcome. Turkey will be provided but this is potluck style, so
Bailer Hill Rd to fully close on Tues. Oct 14 as project enters final construction phase
The closure will begin at 9:00 a.m. and end at 1:00 a.m. During this time, through traffic will not be permitted, and a detour will be in place. ||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS |||
Fian and Orcas Dance Collective to host Halloween Masquerade
||| FROM COLLEEN SMITH for ORCAS CENTER ||| The veil is thin. The verdant thicket of life safeguarding the joys of summer has used itself up. As the canopy withers into its slumber, death and
Medicare Open Enrollment | Get help navigating your options
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| Between October 15 and December 7, you can review your Medicare coverage and decide if changes are needed for 2026. By now, you should have received
Madrona Institute announces 2025 RFPs for San Juan Islands Stewardship Fund Grants
||| FROM THE MADRONA INSTITUTE ||| The Madrona Institute is pleased to announce the opening of its 2025 Request for Proposals for the San Juan Islands Stewardship Fund, supported by proceeds from the sales of
Register NOW for Mason Bee Cocoon Harvesting and Orcas Isle Cider Tasting
||| FROM ORCAS ISLAND GARDEN CLUB ||| Mason Bee Cocoon Harvesting Hands-On Workshop Saturday, October 18th, from 2:15 - 4:00 p.m. Orcas Island Library Community Room Give our native bees a helping hand this fall
As the Paradigm Shifts | Self-Deprivation
Cracking open the door to who knows what ||| AS THE PARADIGM SHIFTS by ROSIE KUHN Who knows what will shift when I finally stop saying, “I can’t have that.” Manifestation is something people long
Marineland marine park threatening to kill 30 whales
||| FROM THE U.S. SUN ||| Some 18 beluga whales, one killer whale and one dolphin have died at Marineland since late 2019. ORIGINALLY FROM BY U.S. SUN It was also infamously home to the
Guest Opinion | Vote NO on the Orcas Fire District bond proposition 1
||| FROM ROBERT DASHIELL ||| A NO vote on the Orcas Fire District bond proposal on the November 4, 2025 ballot can result in an estimated $10 Million in Fire District additional capital funding at
Land Bank’s fall newsletter is here
||| FROM SJC CONSERVATION LAND BANK ||| Director's Note Lincoln Bormann It’s migration season – Whimbrels (Numenius phaeopus) at Weeks Wetland on Lopez Island, Snow geese (Anser caerulescens) at Zylstra Lake on San Juan Island
Darvill’s launches first-ever drop-in book club
||| FROM DARVILL'S ||| A lot of Orcas Islanders have said they’d love to be in a book club—but finding the time, or finding one that’s accepting new members, can be a challenge. Darvill’s Bookstore
WSF Weekly Update | ‘You can’t fire a cannon out of a canoe’
||| FROM STEVE NEVEY for WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| A message from Steve “You can’t fire a cannon out of a canoe.” I heard this a few weeks ago, and it made me chuckle. But
San Juan County policy change would streamline energy projects
Renewable energy generation and storage facilities would be added to a list of essential public facilities — such as ferry terminals, airports and recycling or waste facilities — if an OPALCO proposal is approved. |||
This is Actually Good | Tahini Cauliflower recipe
||| THIS IS ACTUALLY GOOD by RACHEL FACTOR ||| We're at the time of year when summer veg is a thing of the past. Our tomatoes aren't ripening like they used to, zucchini is long
