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
San Juan County’s annual Hazardous Waste Round-Ups now scheduled
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County’s hazardous waste round-up collection event is our community’s once-yearly opportunity to legally and responsibly dispose of poisonous, flammable, corrosive or other hazardous chemicals. “Proper disposal
Latest from Lakenoff | Sine Die approaches
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF DEBRA LEKANOFF ||| It’s hard to believe we are in the last week of the legislative session! As we near Sine Die, I want to take a moment to thank
Come and find a duck at Library to support timely science books
||| FROM SAM GAILEY for ORCAS ISLAND LIBRARY ||| This Sunday, April 30, please join the Orcas Island Library as they kick off a fundraiser for the Ken Gibbs Memorial Fund for Youth Science Education,
Sheriff’s Report | April 12 – 18, 2023
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ||| WEDNESDAY, APRIL 12 23-002460 Suspicious Person/Circumstance 10:22:13 04/12/23 A San Juan Deputy took a report of suspicious activity. The investigated revealed that no criminal activity appeared to
Guest Opinion | Rep. Ramel strongly supports OI EV Charging Project
||| FROM ALEX RAMEL, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ||| via Orcasonian reader I am writing to express my strong support for the Orcas Island EV Charging Project which was submitted by the Port of Orcas for
Weekly WSF report | Walla Walla grounding update, Earth Day, Anacortes tollbooth update
||| FROM NICOLE MCINTOSH for WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| Update on Walla Walla grounding incident Passengers and crew departed the grounded Walla Walla in a vessel-to-vessel transfer onto Kitsap Transit passenger-only ferries to return to Bremerton
Earth Day | Family fun, kids’ activities
||| FROM SAN JUAN MAKERS GUILD ||| Kids are encouraged to join in fun and educational activities on Earth Day. Start in the Storytelling Room in Benson Hall at 10am, come enjoy eco-theme stories read
Feldenkrais, Qigong, trees await your presence at Senior Center
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| Feldenkrais Method/Eurythmy Class @ Orcas Senior Center, Tuesdays, April 25, May 2 and 9, 11am Orcas Senior Center and Andrea Preiss, Feldenkrais Method practitioner and therapeutic
Earth Day | Poetry as an ingredient in the environment
||| FROM SAN JUAN MAKERS GUILD ||| There was a time when nature, and the sea, seemed endless, a pristine resource that existed before and would endure well after human encounter. Can we imagine that
Island Kids | The dreaded stomach bug
||| ISLAND KIDS by EVAN BUXBAUM, MD, MPH, FAAP ||| Hello, and welcome to my new column “Island Kids,” where we will be talking a few times a month about issues that affect the health
Cemetery District permanently changes meeting start times
||| FROM SCOTT MILLER for SJC CEMETERY DISTRICT #3 ||| Public Notice: SJC Cemetery District #3 has rescheduled their monthly public General Meeting start times from 5 p.m. to 3 p.m. as a permanent change.
You’re invited to Land Bank extended public meeting
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY LAND BANK COMMISSION ||| The San Juan County Conservation Land Bank Commission will hold an extended monthly meeting on April 21, 2023 from 8:30am – 1:45pm via Zoom. The meeting
Candidate filing week – May 15 through May 19
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| If you have ever wanted to be an elected official, now is your chance. Candidates looking to run for office this year will have the opportunity to put
Southern Resident Orca buffer bill clears Washington Legislature
Bill requires vessels to stay 1,000 yards from Orcas ||| FROM ELISE COPE for FRIENDS OF THE SAN JUANS ||| SEATTLE— A bill to create a 1,000-yard buffer around the critically endangered Southern Resident orcas
Earthrise | The future of clean transportation in island communities
||| EARTHRISE BY JAY KIMBALL ||| By far, the most significant chunk of local direct greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs) in San Juan County come from transportation – about 78%. County transportation emissions primarily come from
Help keep an eye out for bird flu (and ticks)
||| FROM RUSSEL BARSH for KWIAHT ||| The avian flu saga continues to develop as highly migratory birds return to temperate North America this spring along the Pacific Flyway from wintering grounds in Central and
