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
Water, water everywhere? Are you drinking enough?
||| BY REGINA ZWILLING ||| Regina has been a massage therapist, yoga practitioner and teacher, and a nutritionist for 20+ years. She co-owned several yoga studios and in that capacity led yoga teacher trainings and
Earth Day celebration: As we know, it takes a village
||| FROM SAN JUAN MAKERS GUILD ||| Earth Day Orcas is a community celebration of the Salish Sea ecology and exploration of solutions to regional and global environmental and climate challenges. Through Art, Literature, Music,
EDC announces upcoming webinar on L&I essentials for business
Attention All Business Owners! Stay informed about the Washington State regulations that protect your business and your employees! ||| FROM LINDA HUME for ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL ||| The Economic Development Council of San Juan County
Leaping Fool deadline approaches for Earth Day submissions/readings
||| FROM NIK SCHULZ ||| SOURCE Paper and The Intermodal Spirit invite you to contribute writing or stories to a Spring edition of “THE LEAPING FOOL,” where we will celebrate Earth Day. Submissions are open to all forms
One school bus service for Tuesday, both AM, PM
||| FROM ORCAS ISLAND SCHOOL DISTRICT ||| Tomorrow, Tuesday 03/28, we will be down to the ONE bus schedule for both the AM and PM pick ups/drop offs. Thank you so much for understanding! The
School Board will meet this week on Tuesday
||| FROM THE ORCAS ISLAND SCHOOL BOARD ||| Please find the attached link for the Board Meeting on Tuesday, March 28 at 5 pm. It will be held both in-person and via the Zoom link
Health Care District will be meeting tomorrow
||| FROM CHRIS CHORD for ORCAS HEALTH CARE DISTRICT ||| The Orcas Island Health Care District Board will hold their regularly scheduled board meeting on Tuesday March 28th at 5 p.m. The Agenda and Materials
How about a Canoe Island Music Camp with JP and the OK Rhythm Boys?
||| FROM ANITA ORNE for JP AND THE OK RHYTHM BOYS ||| Registration is currently open for Canoe Island Music Camp 2023! Join JP and the OK Rhythm Boys for a weekend of music and
New door lock security system project underway at Orcas Schools
Your tech levy dollars at work ||| FROM BLAKE WILSON for ORCAS ISLAND SCHOOL DISTRICT ||| Orcas Island School District recently launched "phase one" of a three phase project and began installing our new security
Huberland botanical paintings to be on display at Library in April
||| FROM DAVE KOSIUR for ORCAS ISLAND LIBRARY ||| Starting April 1st, Kathy Huberland will exhibiting some of her paintings of botanical subjects in the Orcas Island Library. Kathy's originally from California but her interest
Explore relationship between food, movies at upcoming Library event
||| FROM SAM GAILEY for ORCAS ISLAND LIBRARY ||| If you love food and movies, then the Orcas Island Public Library has the perfect program for you. This Saturday, April 1, at 4 p.m., we welcome film historian
Port Commissioners to meet Monday
||| FROM KIM KIMPLE for PORT OF ORCAS COMMISSIONERS ||| The Port of Orcas Board of Commissioners will hold the regular monthly meeting on Monday, March 27 at 5 p.m. at the airport terminal conference
Rep. Ramel | Legislative cutoff, impactful legislation, & building ferries faster
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF REP. ALEX RAMEL ||| We are approaching the final stretch of legislative session. Ahead we have five weeks to finalize the state’s capital, operating, and transportation budgets, finish reviewing Senate
EDC to offer Entrepreneur Essentials, a business plan workshop
||| FROM LINDA HUME for ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL ||| Do you have the vision, talent, and desire to start a business? Bring your ideas and energy to the Entrepreneur Essentials course offered by the Economic
Sun Days on Orcas | Jacob Wright’s affinity for trains
||| SUN DAYS ON ORCAS by EDEE KULPER ||| I met Jacob Wright a few years ago, and within moments I learned that he is an intelligent, enthusiastic, well-spoken young man who loves learning about,
Orcas discovers outdoor education following COVID
||| FROM HILARY CANTY for ORCAS ISLAND COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ||| During the pandemic when school went online, the Orcas Island School District established an outdoor education program so students could gather safely each week and
