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
Year 2022 recap now available from the County
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County releases a recap of 2022, highlighting accomplishments, favorite projects, and notable statistics. The public is encouraged to access the document on the County website by
Your city is the most livable in America, until we publish this article about it
||| FROM THE NEW YORKER.COM ||| AT REQUEST OF ORCASONIAN READER Congratulations! Our magazine has just declared your beloved city the most livable in America, and we cannot wait to tell our millions of readers about it.
Ag Resource Committee invites community to share economic, regulatory ideas
||| FROM FAITH VAN DE PUTTE for SJC AGRICULTURE 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
Andre Feriante’s “String Stories” coming to Orcas Center
||| FROM BETHANY MARIE for ORCAS CENTER ||| One of the Pacific Northwest’s premiere guitarists and composers brings his musical world tour to Orcas Center! On January 14, Andre Feriante will feature selections from his
Sun Days on Orcas | Happy New Year
||| SUN DAYS ON ORCAS by EDEE KULPER ||| Today is a day of contemplation. Of pondering who we are, how we live, and the ways we would like to shape our lives moving forward.
Outgoing Sheriff expresses his support
||| FROM SHERIFF RON KREBS ||| Outgoing San Juan County Sheriff Ron Krebs To the citizens of San Juan County, It has been an honor and a privilege to serve as your Sheriff.
Some stories behind New Year’s traditions around the world
||| FROM DICTIONARY.COM ||| 5 … 4 … 3 … 2 … 1 … Happy New Year! As we all know, the first day of the new calendar year is when we pop the champagne,
An art exhibit not to be missed at Library
||| FROM DAVE KOSIUR ||| Starting January 3rd, Datura Böes will be exhibiting her abstract art on the walls of the Orcas Island Library. Datura is an abstract artist, living and working on Orcas Island
Midnight Mutterings | How reindeer help fight climate change: Really?
||| MIDNIGHT MUTTERINGS by JACKIE BATES ||| So here’s what reindeer do year round that helps reduce climate change according to a November 30, 2022, article by Shira Rubin in the Washington Post. This is
Sheriff’s Report | December 21 – 27, 2022
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT ||| WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 21 22-008978 Information Report 15:30:37 12/21/22 Orcas Island Deputies responded to a disturbance call on the 100 block of Discovery Way. All parties were contacted
Year end snapshot from San Juan County Land Bank
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY LAND BANK ||| 2022 Snapshot Cady Mountain Preserve, San Juan Island If your Land Bank was a rock band, its 2022 conservation efforts would be an album of the year
Our cup (and our Sound) runneth over….
||| FROM HILARY CANTY for ORCAS ISLAND COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ||| The end of the year is always an exciting time at OICF and this year it is even more so. On top of all the
Heads Up: Cold temps caused high OPALCO bills
||| FROM KRISTA BOUCHEY for ORCAS POWER & LIGHT CO-OP ||| Due to the extended cold snap in December, OPALCO members are going to see a big jump on their next power bill. Extreme winter
Art, T’ai Chi, ukulele, yoga: Senior Center is hopping with activity
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| Art with Carla @ Orcas Senior Center – Fridays, 1-3pm Are you interested in exploring your artistic side? Art with Carla is back! This class is
How you can help shape the future of internet access in Washington
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL ||| Washington state’s funding partners, working to expand broadband access to all businesses and residents, are asking the public to help check FCC data in a recently published
Larsen secures $31,529,221 for fifteen local projects in omnibus spending package
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF REP. RICK LARSEN ||| WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02) voted for the Fiscal Year 2023 omnibus spending package, which included funding Larsen secured for fifteen projects in the Second
