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
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
Rights of Nature movement continues to grow in Pacific Northwest
||| FROM KRISS KEVORKIAN for LEGAL RIGHTS FOR THE SALISH SEA ||| Bainbridge Island, WA (February 14, 2023)— The Mayor and City Council Members of the City of Bainbridge Island, signed a Proclamation describing the
Latest round of $70 million in state pandemic relief assists 3,787 small businesses
Grants provide relief to businesses in all 39 Washington counties ||| FROM STATE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE ||| The Washington State Department of Commerce, in partnership with the Washington State Arts Commission (ArtsWA), has distributed $70
NORAD air defense exercise off BC, WA coast today
||| FROM NORAD & US NORTHCOM ||| COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado – North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) will conduct a planned, live-fly air defense exercise off the coast of British Columbia and Washington State today. A
Lake Tahoe has a people problem: how a resort town became unlivable
||| FROM THE GUARDIAN ||| REPRINT AT REQUEST OF ORCASONIAN READER Late last year, Lake Tahoe earned a spot on an exclusive travel guide. But the mountain destination, famed for its cobalt blue waters and
In Memoriam | John Marshall Louton, 1942 – 2023
||| FROM BETSY LOUTON ||| John Marshall Louton died peacefully surrounded by his family on January 19, 2023. John was born on September 4, 1942, in Chicago, Illinois and raised in Woodstock. He attended Ohio
County Council proclaims Southern Resident Killer Whales culturally important to San Juans
||| BY LIN MCNULTY, theORCASONIAN EDITOR ||| We were not the first in the state of Washington, but San Juan County Council has passed a Proclamation urging our State and Federal governments to deepen their
Spring GiveOrcas campaign is just around the corner
||| FROM HILARY CANTY for ORCAS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ||| The Spring GiveOrcas Campaign is starting to roll. The application is posted on our website and Grants Manager Ed Andrews is at the ready to answer any questions. This
Center for Whale Research-led study garners hundreds of media reports, reaches millions worldwide
||| FROM CENTER FOR WHALE RESEARCH ||| A new research study by the Center for Whale Research (CWR) and the United Kingdom universities of Exeter, York, and Cambridge has shown that “providing care to weaned sons
What is the Seattle social housing initiative?
Seattle voters have until Tuesday, Feb. 14 to vote on the social housing initiative, I-135 ||| FROM KUOW/NPR SEATTLE ||| REPRINT AT REQUEST OF theORCASONIAN READER If you live in Seattle and are registered to
11th annual SJI Ag Summit in-person on San Juan Island
||| FROM KELSEY GREEN for AGRICULTURAL SUMMIT ||| The 11th Annual San Juan Islands Agricultural Summit is taking place in-person on San Juan Island March 3 & 4, 2023. Event highlights include: Friday “Summit Hub”
