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
In Memoriam | Roy Schwitters, 1944 – 2023
||| FROM MICHAEL RIORDAN ||| A noteworthy Orcas Islander, physicist Roy Schwitters, passed away earlier this month. He had previously served as Professor of Physics at Stanford University, Harvard University and most recently the University
Register early for upcoming Agricultural Summit
||| FROM KELSEY GREEN for SAN JUAN ISLANDS AGRICULTURAL SUMMIT ||| Early Bird Registration is now open through 5pm January 29 for the 11th Annual San Juan Islands Agricultural Summit March 3 & 4, 2023
Guest Opinion | School Districts of SJC deserve adequate funding
||| FROM ERIC WEBB for ORCAS ISLAND SCHOOL DISTRICT ||| Dear Students, Families, Staff & Community, The 68th Biennial Legislative Session commenced in Olympia on Monday, January 9, 2023. Although this session will negotiate a
Ag Resource Committee changes location of upcoming listening sessions
||| FROM FAITH VAN DE PUTTE for AGRICULTURAL RESOURCE COMMITTEE ||| The Agricultural Resource Committee (ARC) of San Juan County is inviting the agricultural community to share their questions, concerns, and ideas related to agricultural
Upcoming audition notice from Actors Theater
||| FROM DOUG BECHTEL for ACTORS THEATER OF ORCAS ISLAND ||| AUDITION NOTICE! The Tin Woman by Sean Grennan Directed by Doug Bechtel Auditions: Sun, Jan 22nd and Weds Jan 25th from 6:30-8pm At the
Free Best of the Fest films begins Friday, January 27
||| FROM FRIDAY HARBOR FILM FESTIVAL ||| Friday Harbor Film Festival’s FREE Best of the Fest series begins with showing The Long Rider at the San Juan Island Library on Friday, January 27 at 7
Let’s press San Juan County to give the SRKW inherent rights
||| FROM JOE SYMONS for KEEP THE SAN JUANS WILD ||| The SRKW (Southern Resident Killer Whales) are in deep trouble. Several counties in Western Washington have endorsed a policy in which the whales are
Upcoming farmer and rancher listening sessions
Reposted and updated ||| FROM TANJA WILLIAMSON for SAN JUAN COUNTY LAND BANK ||| The Agricultural Resource Committee (ARC) of San Juan County invites farmers, ranchers and value added producers to share questions, concerns and ideas related to agricultural economic
JP and OK Rhythm Boys to present their signature music
||| FROM ANITA ORNE for JP AND THE OK RHYTHM BOYS ||| Looking to brighten your January? There’s nothing that will do that more than a JP and the OK Rhythm Boys performance! Join JP,
State Parks is hiring 305 park aides
||| FROM WASHINGTON STATE PARKS ||| OLYMPIA – Washington State Parks is recruiting seasonal park aides to work in its beautiful outdoor places this spring, summer and fall! Parks is looking for 305 park aides
The Gothard Sisters bring celtic energy to Orcas Center
||| FROM BETHANY MARIE for ORCAS CENTER ||| The Gothard Sisters are a dynamic supergroup of three American sisters who play contemporary Celtic music. Through over 13 years of performing, touring and writing music together,
Upcoming Island Health classes/events
||| FROM RACHEL LAMBERT for ISLAND HEALTH ||| Island Health hosts blood drive Donate blood with Bloodworks Northwest on Friday, February 3 between the hours of 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. in the Fidalgo Room
CWR shares retrospective on passing of Ken Balcomb
||| FROM THE CENTER FOR WHALE RESEARCH || On December 15, 2022 the Center for Whale Research (CWR) lost its beloved founder and longtime leader Kenneth C. Balcomb III. Thank you, Ken, for your lifetime
In Memoriam | Irmgard Conley 10/6/1928 – 1/12/2023
||| FROM KRYSTYNA. U. WOLNIAKOWSKI ||| Irmgard Conley (nee Honold), age 94, died peacefully in her sleep on January 12, 2023, in her Olga, WA home where she lived for 44 years. Irmgard had charm
County invites the public to “meet your elected officials” events
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County is pleased to host a series of “Meet Your Elected Officials” events. Scheduled during the first three months of the year, these events will offer
Bare root native plants available from SJC Master Gardeners
||| FROM DIANE MACONDRAY for SJ MASTER GARDENERS ||| Once again with spring on the horizon the Master Gardeners of San Juan County will be providing an assortment of bare-root Native Plants for purchase. Small
