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
San Juan County seeks consultant for Comprehensive Plan update
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County’s Department of Community Development (DCD) seeks a qualified consultant to review and update the County’s Comprehensive Plan in accordance with the Washington State Growth Management
Join Lopez, Orcas Garden Clubs for native plant discussion
||| FROM ORCAS ISLAND ISLAND GARDEN CLUB ||| Master Gardener Jane Wentworth Please join Lopez Island Garden Club and Orcas Island Garden Club on Wednesday, January 17, 2024 when we welcome Master Gardener
Dr. Triplett announces another free tooth extraction clinic
||| FROM TERRI TRIPLETT ||| Dr. Triplett’s dental office at 445 Madrona Street in Eastsound is reserving Wednesday January 24 for free tooth extractions for our Orcas, Shaw, and Waldron residents in financial need. Services
OPALCO offices will be closed on Fridays: Open Monday-Thursday 8a – 5p
||| FROM SUZANNE OLSON for ORCAS POWER & LIGHT COOPERATIVE ||| OPALCO offices will be closed on Fridays beginning January 5th and open hours are extended by 30 minutes Monday through Thursday. The majority of
Request for salmon recovery project proposals
||| FROM SAM WHITRIDGE for SAN JUAN COUNTY DEPT OF ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP ||| The San Juan County Lead Entity for Salmon Recovery is requesting Salmon Recovery project proposals for the Salmon Recovery Funding Board (SRFB)
Yoga with Sam | Nourishing body, mind, and spirit
Orcas Senior Center (Fridays, 10 am starting January 5) ||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| Join Samantha Fisher in a holistic movement practice suitable for all experience levels, prioritizing an attuned connection
Letter to Editor | I’m choosing not to be an OIFR volunteer
||| FROM NICK NEGULESCU ||| I'm able-bodied and in my mid-40s but I will not be choosing to volunteer with this fire department any time soon, if ever. From my point of view as a
Explore Julia Summers’ captivating photography at Orcas Senior Center
Monday-Friday, 9 am-3 pm (January-February) ||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| Visit Orcas Senior Center Monday through Friday, 9 am to 3 pm, to immerse yourself in the stunning photography of Julia
Letter to Editor | A cautionary tale of flying blind and low morale
||| FROM NICK NEGULESCU ||| On December 22, Toby Cooper of the Islands’ Sounder wrote of the December BOFC meeting: Chief Holly VanSchaick included in her report the announcement that three full-time employees — Finance
Locals participate in weekly peace vigil in Eastsound
||| FROM DAVID TURNOY ||| If you have driven through the main intersection in town at Main Street and North Beach Road on Sunday between 11:30 and 12:30, you may have noticed a small group
Lions will be making $14,000 donation to fire department
||| FROM JIM BIDDICK for ORCAS LIONS CLUB ||| The. Orcas Island Lions Club is going to be making a $14,000 donation to OIFR at the next Commissioners meeting on January 2 at 3 p.m.
Join your fellow islanders in New Years Eve candlelight labyrinth walk
Sunday, December 31, 2023, from 3-5 p.m. ||| FROM NANCY AYER for EMMANUEL EPISCOPAL CHURCH ||| This is the 14th year Emmanuel Church has hosted a New Years Eve indoor candlelight labyrinth walk for the
Student Stories: Washington State History as a graduation requirement
||| FROM OFFICE OF SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION ||| Do you know what’s noteworthy about Washington state’s high school graduation requirements? It’s Washington state history. From seventh to 12th grade, all students in Washington State are
Native and state leaders push for K-12 schools to fully implement tribal history curriculum
The program is required under a Washington law passed eight years ago but still hasn’t been fully adopted. A pending bill would tighten standards and provide additional support. ||| FROM WASHINGTON STATE STANDARD ||| When
Rising rents are drowning Washington’s smaller cities
Seattle may have the highest rents statewide, but communities such as Walla Walla and Spokane have seen the most drastic losses in affordability. ||| FROM CROSSCUT.COM ||| Over the past two decades, Walla Walla has
Happy New Year
||| FROM HILARY CANTY for ORCAS ISLAND COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ||| Looking back on 2023 fills me with gratitude. So many of you supported this community and donated through OICF this past year. We ran three
