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
New door lock security system project underway at Orcas Schools
Your tech levy dollars at work ||| FROM BLAKE WILSON for ORCAS ISLAND SCHOOL DISTRICT ||| Orcas Island School District recently launched "phase one" of a three phase project and began installing our new security
Huberland botanical paintings to be on display at Library in April
||| FROM DAVE KOSIUR for ORCAS ISLAND LIBRARY ||| Starting April 1st, Kathy Huberland will exhibiting some of her paintings of botanical subjects in the Orcas Island Library. Kathy's originally from California but her interest
Explore relationship between food, movies at upcoming Library event
||| FROM SAM GAILEY for ORCAS ISLAND LIBRARY ||| If you love food and movies, then the Orcas Island Public Library has the perfect program for you. This Saturday, April 1, at 4 p.m., we welcome film historian
Port Commissioners to meet Monday
||| FROM KIM KIMPLE for PORT OF ORCAS COMMISSIONERS ||| The Port of Orcas Board of Commissioners will hold the regular monthly meeting on Monday, March 27 at 5 p.m. at the airport terminal conference
Rep. Ramel | Legislative cutoff, impactful legislation, & building ferries faster
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF REP. ALEX RAMEL ||| We are approaching the final stretch of legislative session. Ahead we have five weeks to finalize the state’s capital, operating, and transportation budgets, finish reviewing Senate
EDC to offer Entrepreneur Essentials, a business plan workshop
||| FROM LINDA HUME for ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL ||| Do you have the vision, talent, and desire to start a business? Bring your ideas and energy to the Entrepreneur Essentials course offered by the Economic
Sun Days on Orcas | Jacob Wright’s affinity for trains
||| SUN DAYS ON ORCAS by EDEE KULPER ||| I met Jacob Wright a few years ago, and within moments I learned that he is an intelligent, enthusiastic, well-spoken young man who loves learning about,
Orcas discovers outdoor education following COVID
||| FROM HILARY CANTY for ORCAS ISLAND COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ||| During the pandemic when school went online, the Orcas Island School District established an outdoor education program so students could gather safely each week and
Updated | “I don’t come to the Food Bank because…”
||| FROM RICK RHOADS for ORCAS FOOD BANK ||| Many of our friends and neighbors are forced to postpone car and house repairs, go without dental or medical care, fill up on relatively inexpensive but
Sheriff’s Report | March 15 – 21, 2023
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ||| WEDNESDAY, MARCH 15 23-001723 Medical Emergency 06:21:01 03/15/23 While working as a corrections officer for the San Juan County Sheriff's office I received a message on 03/14/2023,
WSF weekly report | Visits, tours, gifts, Spring schedule
||| FROM PATTY RUBSTELLO for WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| Dispatch team visits Edmonds/Kingston route Dispatch Coordinator Nigel Neaves, and Relief Dispatchers Luana Whitlock and Hannah Klabo in the Puyallup pilothouse. A few of
Breaking ground at the fairgrounds – New projects underway
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| The San Juan County Fairgrounds is beginning a series of projects beginning in late March. Projects will enhance the annual County Fair and year-round use of the Fairgrounds.
Guest Opinion | Aging in place — result or intention?
||| FROM LYNNETTE WOOD for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| I have a neighbor. He lives in a home that is held in a trust. Although he does not own the home or control the trust,
Senior Center seeks to hire home maintenance/repair coordinator
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| We are hiring! Join the Orcas Senior Center (OSC) team as our Home Maintenance and Repair (HM&R) Coordinator. This is a contracted position, not an employee
For next 3 weekends, it’s all about Baby Saturdays at Lum Farm
||| FROM MANDY TROXEL for LUM FARM ||| Saturdays: March 25th, April 1st and 8th, from 12:00 pm to 5:00 pm. Lum Farm, located at Coffelt Farm Preserve (1071 Crow Valley Road) invites you to
In Memoriam | Jean Lee, 1944 – 2023
Jean Lee (Valerie Jean Ramsay) May 12, 1944 — March 21, 2023 Age 78 ||| FROM STEVE AND JEAN HENIGSON ||| Jean Lee was a long-time resident of Orcas Island, once a very useful volunteer
