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
Land Bank monthly meeting on March 17
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY CONSERVATION LAND BANK ||| The San Juan County Conservation Land Bank Commission will hold its monthly meeting on March 17, 2023 from 8:30 – 11:15 a.m. via Microsoft Teams. The meeting
Library Board plans upcoming retreat
||| FROM JANET MARLOW for LIBRARY BOARD OF TRUSTEES ||| The Orcas Island Library Board of Trustees will have a Planning Retreat on Monday, March 20, beginning 2:30 p.m. Attendance will be both in person
San Juan County seeks ferry advisory committee member from San Juan Island
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County Council is soliciting volunteers to serve on the San Juan County Ferry Advisory Committee (FAC). The Ferry Advisory Committee (FAC) studies and recommends resolutions on
Double bill of Love, DEAN and Jacob Miller at Orcas Center
||| FROM BETHANY MARIE for ORCAS CENTER ||| Join Portland-based artists Jacob Miller and Love, DEAN for a special co-headline bill of soul, folk and roots music at the Orcas Center on Saturday, March 25!
SJC Parks will now have access to NARCAN
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| Staff at San Juan County Parks are now better equipped to respond to opioid overdoses, thanks to a partnership with the Health & Community Services Department (HCS). Parks
WSF medical preferential loading program’s application process moves online
||| FROM STATE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ||| Washington State Ferries’ Medical Preferential Loading program will move online next week. Starting Monday, March 20, faxed applications will no longer be accepted, and customers will need to
Important legislative update from Orcas Schools Superintendent Eric Webb
||| FROM ERIC WEBB for ORCAS ISLAND SCHOOL DISTRICT ||| At the Legislative Conference in Olympia, State Superintendent Chris Reykdal talked about the “perfect storm” that will take place if the Legislature does not step
Medicare help is available through local SHIBA volunteers
||| FROM PEGI GROUNDWATER for SHIBA ||| Is 2023 the year you join Medicare? Depending on your circumstances you may be enrolled automatically by Social Security or you may need to submit an application. To
Community Church to hold youth fundraiser on St. Paddy’s Day
||| FROM CAROL KULMINSKI for ORCAS COMMUNITY CHURCH ||| On March 17, there will be a four course amazing St. Paddy’s Day dinner from 6:30-8:30 p.m. at Orcas Community Church. The evening includes music from
Earthrise | How the Chinese spy balloon can inspire climate action
||| EARTHRISE BY JAY KIMBALL ||| The Chinese spy balloon entered North America on January 28th. Eight days later, it was shot down off the coast of South Carolina. During those eight days, the spy
Friends of the Library celebrates Ides of March with special book sale
||| FROM MICHAEL ARMENIA for FRIENDS OF ORCAS LIBRARY ||| The Friends of the Orcas Library (FOIL) is having a special “Ides of March” book sale from March 15th until April 2, 2023, located in
Two great touring bands, one night at Orcas Grange, Thursday March 23
||| FROM RACHEL BISHOP for BROGRASS ||| Poster design courtesy of Printshop Northwest. Two great bands will be stopping on Orcas as part of their Washington tour to play one night at the
New ecotour company, Orcas Enchanted, to operate out of Brandt’s Landing
||| FROM MERMAID LIBERTY ||| The islands welcome “Orcas Enchanted,” a new ecotour company operating out of Brandt’s Landing Marina on Orcas Island by Captain and Marine Naturalist, Davina Liberty. “Liberty,” as she prefers to
Art, oil spills, more art are topics being offered at Orcas Senior Center
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| Meeting of the Minds @ Orcas Senior Center: Islands’ Oil Spill Association Presentation by Elaina Thompson – Wednesday, 1pm Islands' Oil Spill Association (IOSA) Interim Executive
SJC honors Lucinda Elizabeth Stewart Boyce’s legacy of care with community health van
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| Lucinda Elizabeth Stewart Boyce lived on San Juan Island in the late 1800s and, through radical acts of public service, cultivated a legacy of care. She was known
Sun Days on Orcas | Helping Hands Noramise
||| SUN DAYS ON ORCAS by EDEE KULPER ||| Winter is an internal time here on the island. Not as many people are out and about, and it's a reminder of how many residents are
