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
On being Fire Wise
||| FROM HILARY CANTY ||| It has been so very sad to see the devastating wildfires sweeping through neighborhoods on Maui this week. The winds continue to spread the flames and their firefighting resources have
Senior Center hosts Art with Carla classes
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| Are you interested in exploring your artistic side? Art with Carla, Fridays, 1-3pm at Orcas Senior Center, is lighthearted fun, structured around process, with an emphasis
Rep. Ramel | Seeing Legislative funding in our community & addressing climate change
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF REP. ALEX RAMEL ||| I hope your August is off to a great start! It is an honor and a privilege to serve and advocate for our community's interests. Last
WSF Weekly Report | A visit from NTSB, retirement, and another kudo
||| FROM PATTY RUBSTELLO for WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| NTSB officials visit Wenatchee, Colman Dock We hosted a member of the National Transportation Safety Board and two staff on a tour yesterday of Wenatchee and our Seattle Multimodal Terminal
Whale Museum participates in County Fair giving campaign
Keep our research vessels running! ||| FROM THE WHALE MUSEUM ||| Help us fill the tank of our Emergency Vessel Repair Fund! The Whale Museum’s programs Soundwatch and San Juan County Marine Mammal Stranding Network
Auditor seeking for/against arguments for FPD#2 ballot measure
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County Auditor, Natasha Warmenhoven, is seeking people interested in writing arguments for and against the San Juan County Fire Protection District No. 2 ballot measure for
COVID doesn’t take a summer vacation
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| The San Juan County Health & Community Services (HCS) Department wants you to make the most out of this summer, and part of that is continuing to keep
Sheriff’s Report | August 2 – 8, 2023
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ||| WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 2 23-006139 Found Property 10:20:56 08/02/23 A Deputy received a found debit card from a citizen. The owner was not able to be located. The
Modified burn ban in San Juan County
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| The San Juan County Fire Marshal, in conjunction with the San Juan County Fire Chiefs, have modified the BURN BAN posted from July 21st, 2023. (View previous burn ban
Permits required for building, grading, other construction activities
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| The San Juan County Department of Community Development (DCD) reminds the public that permits are essential to ensuring safe building practices and the long-term safety of buildings and
Midnight Mutterings | My current favorite book
||| MIDNIGHT MUTTERINGS by JACKIE BATES ||| I haven’t read Oppenheimer yet, so I might change my mind about favorite books, but at this point, The Summer Nick Taught His Cats to Read by Curtis Manley,
‘Seattle Chanteuse’ Jacqueline Taylor returns to Wild Island this week
||| FROM OLIVER GROENWALD for WILD ISLAND ||| Jacqueline Tabor, 4-time Earshot Jazz Vocalist of the Year and Seattle-Kobe Sister City Association Award Winner, also known as the "Seattle Chanteuse," will return to our stage, August 10-12,
Chamber Music Festival annual children’s concert coming up — rain or shine
||| FROM MARY TAYLOR for OI CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL ||| Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival is thrilled to invite children and their families to our annual Children’s Concert on Aug. 9 at 1pm. Rain or
Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival to feature HALO visual collaboration
||| FROM AYN GAILEY for HALO ||| This August, Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival (OICMF) and HALO* are collaborating to project the original artworks of Orcas Island fine artists. The works are projected onstage (close up) at Orcas Center to accompany the Festival's world-class musicians playing
100% of OCS 2021 graduates now enrolled in college or university
||| FROM TERRY POTTLE for ORCAS CHRISTIAN SCHOOL ||| “We are proud to announce that every member of the class of ’23 has graduated, been accepted and are now enrolled to attend their chosen college
Fun In the Sun for Families: ‘Seed to Sprout’ classes offered this summer
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County’s Department of Health & Community is proud to offer hands-on learning opportunities in the garden this summer! Families are welcome to join the fun and
