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
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
See what’s going on at Orcas Senior Center
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| Feldenkrais Method/Eurythmy Class @ Orcas Senior Center, beginning Tuesday, January 24-March 14, 11 a.m. - 12 p.m. Orcas Senior Center and Andrea Preiss, Feldenkrais Method practitioner
Public engagement is vital to WSF
||| FROM PATTY RUBSTELLO for WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| Community engagement Public engagement is crucial to the decision making we do at Washington State Ferries. Each year we host two rounds of systemwide community meetings
Council Meeting Review: January 10, 2023
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| This meeting included adopting legislative priorities, setting public hearings, and more. This document is a review of the County Council meeting, Tuesday, January 10, 2023. Information related to
Welcome to Medicare? SHIBA has all the answers you need
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY 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
