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
Guest Opinion | Rep. Ramel strongly supports OI EV Charging Project
||| FROM ALEX RAMEL, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ||| via Orcasonian reader I am writing to express my strong support for the Orcas Island EV Charging Project which was submitted by the Port of Orcas for
Weekly WSF report | Walla Walla grounding update, Earth Day, Anacortes tollbooth update
||| FROM NICOLE MCINTOSH for WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| Update on Walla Walla grounding incident Passengers and crew departed the grounded Walla Walla in a vessel-to-vessel transfer onto Kitsap Transit passenger-only ferries to return to Bremerton
Earth Day | Family fun, kids’ activities
||| FROM SAN JUAN MAKERS GUILD ||| Kids are encouraged to join in fun and educational activities on Earth Day. Start in the Storytelling Room in Benson Hall at 10am, come enjoy eco-theme stories read
Feldenkrais, Qigong, trees await your presence at Senior Center
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| Feldenkrais Method/Eurythmy Class @ Orcas Senior Center, Tuesdays, April 25, May 2 and 9, 11am Orcas Senior Center and Andrea Preiss, Feldenkrais Method practitioner and therapeutic
Earth Day | Poetry as an ingredient in the environment
||| FROM SAN JUAN MAKERS GUILD ||| There was a time when nature, and the sea, seemed endless, a pristine resource that existed before and would endure well after human encounter. Can we imagine that
Island Kids | The dreaded stomach bug
||| ISLAND KIDS by EVAN BUXBAUM, MD, MPH, FAAP ||| Hello, and welcome to my new column “Island Kids,” where we will be talking a few times a month about issues that affect the health
Cemetery District permanently changes meeting start times
||| FROM SCOTT MILLER for SJC CEMETERY DISTRICT #3 ||| Public Notice: SJC Cemetery District #3 has rescheduled their monthly public General Meeting start times from 5 p.m. to 3 p.m. as a permanent change.
You’re invited to Land Bank extended public meeting
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY LAND BANK COMMISSION ||| The San Juan County Conservation Land Bank Commission will hold an extended monthly meeting on April 21, 2023 from 8:30am – 1:45pm via Zoom. The meeting
Candidate filing week – May 15 through May 19
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| If you have ever wanted to be an elected official, now is your chance. Candidates looking to run for office this year will have the opportunity to put
Southern Resident Orca buffer bill clears Washington Legislature
Bill requires vessels to stay 1,000 yards from Orcas ||| FROM ELISE COPE for FRIENDS OF THE SAN JUANS ||| SEATTLE— A bill to create a 1,000-yard buffer around the critically endangered Southern Resident orcas
Earthrise | The future of clean transportation in island communities
||| EARTHRISE BY JAY KIMBALL ||| By far, the most significant chunk of local direct greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs) in San Juan County come from transportation – about 78%. County transportation emissions primarily come from
Help keep an eye out for bird flu (and ticks)
||| FROM RUSSEL BARSH for KWIAHT ||| The avian flu saga continues to develop as highly migratory birds return to temperate North America this spring along the Pacific Flyway from wintering grounds in Central and
Earth Day | Music and art on Earth Day
||| FROM SAN JUAN MAKERS GUILD ||| Multiple performances bring delightful and thought provoking live music to the Eastsound Waterfront on Earth Day, Sat. April 22. The celebration opens at 10am with an instrumental violin
SJI Museum of Art reveals new showing
||| FROM PETER LANE for SAN JUAN ISLANDS MUSEUM OF ART ||| The San Juan Islands Museum of Art is proud to present three Internationally respected ceramic artists for it’s Spring Exhibition. The artists bring
EDC to sponsor a free business graphics & printing workshop with Printonyx
||| FROM ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL ||| Create or refresh your business image with the best practices of logo and digital art design! The Business Graphics & Printing Workshop, sponsored by the EDC and Printonyx, will
Fire Commission to meet this afternoon
||| FROM KAT BARNARD for ORCAS FIRE COMMISSIONERS ||| The Board of Fire Commissioners will hold a regular meeting on Monday, April 17th at 3:00 p.m. online via Zoom and in-person at the Eastsound Fire Hall (45 Lavender Ln,
