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
One OISD bus route tomorrow 03/21 (PM only)
||| FROM BLAKE WILSON for ORCAS ISLAND SCHOOL DISTRICT ||| Tomorrow, Tuesday March 21, we will be switching to the ONE bus route for the PM drop offs. The rest of the weekly will likely have
An opportunity to learn about advance care planning
Join Hospice of the Northwest at the Orcas Senior Center April 5, 2023 at 1 p.m. ||| FROM CARRIE MCBRIDE for HOSPICE OF THE NORTHWEST ||| WHAT: Hospice of the Northwest is hosting a presentation about
Invitation to apply: Certificate in Ecological Restoration in the SJIs, 2023-24
||| FROM KAI HOFFMAN-KRULL for SAN JUAN ISLANDS CONSERVATION DISTRICT ||| The Islands Conservation Corps, a program of the San Juan Islands Conservation District, is accepting applications to the 2023-24 Certificate in Ecological Restoration program
Voices for Peace and Hope to come to Orcas Center
||| FROM LYNN BAKER for ORCAS CHORAL SOCIETY ||| Orcas Choral Society brings music of longing, reflection and joy to the Orcas Center this April in its spring concert, Voices for Peace and Hope. “Prevailing
Annual student art show at Orcas Center
||| FROM BLAKE WILSON for ART FOR ORCAS KIDS ||| To celebrate our island youth, a six-week student art exhibit is being hosted at the Orcas Center from April 14-May 31, 2023. The show features
OCS community dinner returns following pandemic
||| FROM JERREMY FOSS for ORCAS ADVENTIST FELLOWSHIP ||| Orcas Christian School is excited to announce its first Community Dinner since the start of the pandemic. All are welcome to enjoy this FREE Mexican meal. Tuesday,
Upcoming events at Senior Center
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| Island Hearing Healthcare @ Orcas Senior Center – 1st Thursday of month Stacie Nordrum, Au.D., CCC-A, of Island Hearing Healthcare will offer hearing appointments at Orcas
Sun Days on Orcas | Island youth need a hangout place
||| SUN DAYS ON ORCAS by EDEE KULPER ||| We need to think long and hard as a community about providing the youth of this island with a place to have innocent fun together. I
New news from Island Rides Orcas
||| FROM ISLAND RIDES ORCAS ||| Island Rides on Orcas has two sayings, “Driven by Volunteers, Powered by Electricity“ and “Donations are Accepted – but not Expected.” On Wednesday, March 14, 2023 Sandy Playa accepted
Grannie’s Attic 2.0 coming to Orcas Senior Center
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| Orcas Senior Center (OSC) is pleased to announce Grannie’s Attic 2.0 to be held on Saturday, April 29. You may be wondering, “Why 2.0?” Because, unlike
Guest Opinion | Change is possible with our housing crisis
||| FROM HILARY CANTY for ORCAS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ||| The County released the Point in Time data for this year noting 148 people countywide counted as either unsheltered or at risk of becoming so, up
Sheriff’s Report | March 8 – 14, 2023
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ||| WEDNESDAY, MARCH 8 23-001591 Malicious Mischief 11:30:05 03/08/23 A Lopez Deputy responded when a public park bench was moved approximately 300 feet. A park volunteer moved it
Lummi “House of Tears” carvers visited Orcas to help protect Oak Flat from mining
||| FROM ANITA HOLLADAY ||| On Thursday, March 9, Orcas islanders responded to the invitation and gathered at the end of Haven Road in Eastsound, at the entrance to Madrona Point, to view a new
Seasonal sheep grazing lease available at Fowler’s Pond
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| The San Juan County Conservation Land Bank is requesting proposals from anyone interested in a short-term seasonal sheep grazing lease on areas of the Fowler’s Pond Preserve Property,
Register now for Whale Museum’s Gear Up workshop
||| FROM TATE THOMSON for THE WHALE MUSEUM ||| Come join The Whale Museum’s Gear Up Workshop on Friday, April 7 from 10-5 p.m. via Zoom. This workshop’s theme will be Dam! Dams that pose
Work to complete ADA upgrades at Orcas ferry terminal begins
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County (SJC) and the Washington State Ferries (WSF) are eager to announce a public access upgrade for the Orcas Island Ferry Terminal. Thanks to this partnership,
