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
Learn about our friend, the Mason Bee, at upcoming workshop
||| FROM DIANNE MACONDRAY for SJC MASTER GARDENERS ||| Osmia lignaria, the mason bee, is an important early season pollinator of fruit trees in our cool coastal climate. The Master Gardeners of San Juan County
Food Bank is seeking board members
||| FROM JEFF HANSEN for ORCAS ISLAND FOOD BANK ||| The last few years have brought significant changes to the Orcas Island Food Bank. Visits have increased by 300% since 2019. During that period we
In Memoriam | Geoff Schaaf, 1946 – 2023
||| FROM DON STILLMAN ||| Geoff Schaaf Geoff Schaaf, 76, who shared a home on Pioneer Hill Road in Olga with his wife, Dennie Gordon, for more than 34 years, died in Los
Department of Health launches second annual science contest for high school students
Contest registration is open now through March 15, submissions due by April 30 ||| FROM STATE HEALTH DEPARTMENT ||| OLYMPIA – Following a successful inaugural event, the Washington State Department of Health’s (DOH) Washington Tracking
You’re invited to this Fire Commission meeting
||| FROM BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS ||| The San Juan County Fire Protection District #2 Board of Fire Commissioners invite you to a regular meeting in person at the Fire Hall in Eastsound (Station 21) on
As the Paradigm Shifts | Wiggly-squiggly truth: Here’s what I believe…
||| AS THE PARADIGM SHIFTS by ROSIE KUHN ||| Creating is one of the most important practices in life. Each individual being is an expression of the Divine energy of LIFE. We are each unique
Sheriff’s Report | February 8 – 14, 2023
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ||| WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 8 23-000859 Fraud 11:39:46 02/08/23 San Juan Deputy took a report of fraud. A victim received an email advising they had been charged by McAfee
When we visit the Food Bank, we know almost everyone who walks in the door
||| FROM RICK RHOADS for ORCAS ISLAND FOOD BANK ||| Do you know an individual or family whose economic, physical, and/or mental health could be improved by nutritional assistance from the Orcas Island Food Bank,
EDC looking for bookkeeping, accounting instructors for Orcas Island
||| FROM ANJI RINGZIN for ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL ||| Our upcoming Bookkeeping and Accounting class received an overwhelming response. Orcas Island business owners and managers have requested a class on Orcas. We are seeking a
Parasite alert: Houdini fly threatens island Mason bee populations
||| FROM RUSSEL BARSH for KWIAHT ||| One of the risks of importing Mason bee tubes from the mainland has been the unwitting introduction of pathogens and parasites that could impact the islands’ native Mason
Liz’s Loveletter | Ferries, policy cutoff, and more
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF SENATOR LIZ LOVELETT ||| We are officially one-third of the way through the 2023 legislative session, which means we’re busier than ever, working to pass bills before key deadlines. It
Do you feel it? Spring is on the way
||| FROM NITA COUCHMAN for ORCAS ISLAND GARDEN CLUB ||| The month of February has a reputation for being the snowiest, most wintery month, not a favorite time of year for some. It starts off with
Learn how to navigate Medicare coverage
||| FROM TERRI OSBORNE for SHIBA ||| Is 2023 the year you join Medicare? Depending on your circumstances, Social Security may automatically enroll you, or you may need to submit an application. To make an
Newest offerings from our Senior Center
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| Island Hearing Healthcare @ Orcas Senior Center – Thursday, February 2 Stacie Nordrum, Au.D., CCC-A, of Island Hearing Healthcare will offer hearing appointments at Orcas Senior
Our students are just as important as Seattle students
||| FROM BLAKE WILSON ||| We are reaching out to urge you to revisit regionalization and the levy lid limit of San Juan County. Attached is a video of one of our beloved librarians discussing the challenges that many
Half of Orcas islanders qualify for help at Food Bank
||| FROM DAVID & GERI TURNOY ||| Did you know that half the people living on Orcas Island qualify for help at the Orcas Food Bank? The first quarter of 2019 compared to the 4th
