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
Presentation tonight: Carbon Monoxide and boating
||| FROM MARIE MICHNICH for ORCAS ISLAND YACHT CLUB ||| Please join us on Thursday, May 11 at 7 p.m. at the West Sound Community Center for a presentation by Gloria and Steve Eppig about
Ready to serve? OICF offers training for Board service
||| FROM HILARY CANTY for ORCAS ISLAND COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ||| Have you ever considered joining a nonprofit Board? Board service is a great way to support causes you care about, meet new people, and connect
BOFC special meeting tomorrow, 1 p.m.
||| FROM KAT BARNARD for ORCAS ISLAND FIRE & RESCUE ||| The Board of Fire Commissioners will hold a SPECIAL MEETING on Thursday, May 11, at 1:00 p.m. online via Zoom and in-person at the Fire Hall, 45 Lavender Ln,
County Democrats to Zoom-meet this Saturday
||| BY DAVID TURNOY for SJC DEMOCRATS ||| This Saturday our state legislators will speak at the San Juan County Democrats meeting. They will be summarizing the recent legislative session and will try to answer
Letter to Editor | A set of dentures, $20 bill, and lipstick blotter?
||| FROM WILLIAM THOMPSON, "THE ROAD GUY" ||| Picking up litter can present interesting finds. A $20 bill was a nice find, a set of dentures was weird. But now, on an almost daily basis,
Public health emergency declaration ends on May 11. What does this mean?
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| On May 11, 2023, the public health emergency (PHE) declaration will end. What does that mean for folks in San Juan County? Let’s take a look. Is COVID-19
Caring for native trees in the San Juan Islands
||| FROM ORCAS ISLAND GARDEN CLUB ||| Kevin Zobrist is a Professor and Extension Forester in the Washington State University Extension Forestry On Wednesday, May 17 at 10 a.m. the Orcas Island Garden
The Kaleidoscope Forest is approved
||| FROM JUSTIN PAULSON for KALEIDOSCOPE ||| Thanks to months of planning, mountains of paperwork and numerous letters of support from our neighbors, The Kaleidoscope Forest has cleared a major hurdle towards reality. On Friday,
Upcoming play at the Grange: The Tin Woman
||| FROM DOUG BECHTEL for ACTORS THEATER OF ORCAS ISLAND ||| Tin Woman is the story of Joy, a young woman who receives a heart transplant from Jack, a young man killed in an automobile
Orcas Community Resource Center provides housing support for islanders
||| FROM MEGAN EHRMANTROUT for ORCAS COMMUNITY RESOURCE CENTER ||| Housing insecurity is a term we hear a lot lately. But what does it mean, whom does it affect, and what can you do about
Hey, today is Ben Franklin day for GiveOrcas campaign
||| FROM RICK RHOADS ||| Today is Ben Franklin Day for this spring's GiveOrcas campaign. The catalog entry with the most $100 contributions today gets an extra $1000 from the Community Foundation. Second place gets
San Juan County announces departure of Community Development Director
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| As of Friday, May 5, 2023, San Juan County’s Director of Community Development, David Williams, is no longer employed at San Juan County. The County is appreciative of
The Community Band is getting back together: Join ’em!
||| FROM KAREN KEY SPECK for ORCAS COMMUNITY BAND ||| Hey Orcas (and beyond) the Community Band is getting back together to rehearse for the Fourth of July parade which will be on the Saturday,
Suciasaurus rex named Washington state’s official dinosaur
||| FROM THE EVERETT HERALD ||| REPRINT AT REQUEST OF ORCASONIAN READER OLYMPIA — Washington Gov. Jay Inslee has signed a bill designating the Suciasaurus rex as the official dinosaur of the state. Inslee signed
County hosts Lopez neighborhood meeting regarding Public Works facilities relocation
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County is in the process of relocating its Public Works facilities on Lopez Island to the MacKaye Harbor area. In advance of this move, the County
Second generation of Coho Salmon found at Land Bank’s Coho Preserve on Orcas Island
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| Local Fisheries Biologist, Jenny De Groot, shares an update on the emergence of Coho salmon at Coho Preserve on Orcas Island. "Spring is a time for optimism and hope. A
