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
County to host project information meeting Re: Killebrew Lake Rd closure & Bayhead Creek culvert
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| The County’s Public Works Department is hosting a project information meeting to discuss questions and concerns regarding the Bayhead Creek Culvert Replacement project which necessitates the closure of
San Juan County names interim director of Department of Community Development
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County has named Norm Gollub as Interim Director of the Department of Community Development (DCD). Gollub has extensive experience throughout Washington State in the areas of
County to share community development updates at Orcas Island meeting
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| The public is invited to join County staff, including County Manager Mike Thomas and Council Chair Cindy Wolf, at a Community Development-focused meeting on June 13 at the
In search of Orcas litterers; this time it’s the lipsticked coffee drinker
||| FROM WILLIAM THOMPSON -- THE ROAD GUY ||| For two months now, a morning coffee drinker who gets her coffee at Orcas Hotel, tosses her lipstick stained cup out the window as she approaches
San Juan County’s fire danger level increases to MODERATE
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| Effective Monday June 5, 2023, San Juan County, WA fire danger level increases to MODERATE as fuels continue to dry out. Moderate fire danger means that all fine
You can now give blood on Orcas, after 3 years
||| FROM HANNAH MCNUTT for BLOODWORKS NW ||| Good news! After three long years, Bloodworks NW will be coming back to Orcas Island for onsite blood drives! They will be at the Orcas Island Middle &
Open letter to Councilperson Wolf: Let’s discuss this planned 2-3 month closure of Killebrew Lake Road
||| FROM DANIEL THIEME for HARNEY VIEW PARK & ROAD ASSOCIATION ||| Dear Councilperson Wolf: I am writing to request a phone discussion, as soon as possible, between you and the Board of Directors of
Artworks featured artist for the month of June: Susie Shipman
||| FROM B.J. ARNOLD for ORCAS ISLAND ARTWORKS ||| The Orcas Island Artworks Featured Artist during the month of June is Susie Shipman, a multi-talented artist who has recently been exploring the world of oil
Community art show opening: Faces of Orcas
||| FROM BETHANY MARIE for ORCAS CENTER ||| The Visual Arts Committee (VAC) of Orcas Center is excited to welcome the community to the Faces of Orcas Art Opening on Friday, June 9 from 5:30-7pm
New photos! Canoe Journey a total success, may return yearly
||| FROM DAVID TURNOY ||| I want to extend a big thank you to our generous Orcas community for making the recent canoe journey a wonderful success. Sandy and Uuve Taylor provided their beautiful and
In Memoriam | Ruth Nedelmann 1933 – 2023
||| FROM CHRIS and MARCUS NEDELMANN ||| Ruth Nedelmann Ruth Nedelmann passed away peacefully at her beloved Orcas home on May 31, 2023. She was surrounded by family and the warm thoughts of
‘Peace for All Time’ choral work debut by Sharon Abreu at Emmanuel
||| FROM SHARON ABREU ||| You're invited to the premiere of my choral work "Peace For All Time" on Thursday, June 8 at 7:30 pm in the Emmanuel Parish Hall in Eastsound! It's a 22-minute piece in which I've
Hospice planning, movement class are latest Senior Center offerings
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| Feldenkrais/Eurythmy Class @ Orcas Senior Center: Tuesdays, June 6 - July 18, 11am (no class on July 4) Andrea Preiss, Feldenkrais Practitioner and therapeutic eurythmist, invites
Island Health honors staff with new CARES All-stars recognition program
||| FROM LAURA MORONEY for ISLAND HEALTH ||| Island Health hosted their annual Employee Recognition Banquet on May 12, 2023 at the Swinomish Casino. Historically this evening has been a fun and engaging event to
Early bird rates now available for upcoming Seaweed Excursions
||| FROM SAN JUAN ISLANDS MAKERS ||| Each Seaweed Excursion Experience is Unique There is so much to talk about with seaweeds—from life in the intertidal and sustainable harvesting to medicinal and nutritive properties and ocean
June is looking happy for Orcas Community Foundation
||| FROM HILARY CANTY for ORCAS ISLAND COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ||| It is hard to believe Summer is here (well, almost). May was amazing and June is off to a great start. We are moving forward
