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
Commissioner Hilary Franz recognized again as a leader in wild salmon recovery for zero-discharge aquaculture commitment
||| FROM EMMA HELVERSON for WILD FISH CONSERVANCY ||| Washington State is once again raising the bar for governments and companies around the world when it comes to protecting aquatic ecosystems from the impacts of
Voice of the Earth | Music and art on Earth Day
||| FROM SAN JUAN MAKERS GUILD ||| Multiple performances bring delightful and thought provoking live music to the Eastsound Waterfront on Earth Day, Sat. April 22nd. The celebration opens at 10am with an instrumental violin
New survey asks: ‘How should San Juan County prioritize Public Works projects?’
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County's Public Works wants to hear from YOU! How often do you use marine facilities? Do you feel safe driving, biking, or walking on County roads?
Choral Society offers their voices for peace & hope this weekend
||| FROM LYNN BAKER for ORCAS CHORAL SOCIETY ||| This weekend, enjoy beautiful music from Orcas Islanders of all ages as Orcas Choral Society presents its spring concert, Voices for Peace and Hope. “Spring is
Earth Day | San Juan Islands green energy, transportation & technology showcase
||| FROM SAN JUAN MAKERS GUILD ||| Come learn about potential post-carbon options at the Islands Innovation Lab as part of Earth Day Orcas What does the Future Hold? The first annual Islands Innovation Lab
Walk & talk with School Board members tomorrow afternoon
||| FROM AYN GAILEY for ORCAS SCHOOL BOARD ||| The School Board has been brainstorming ways beyond their monthly general public meetings and monthly public work/budget meetings to more consistently connect with the public to keep
Orcas Island Lit Fest is returning June 2-3, 2023
||| FROM ORCAS ISLAND LIT FEST ||| Celebrating its fourth anniversary of bringing world-class literary talent to the San Juan Islands, the Orcas Island Lit Fest (OILF) will have something for everyone. The festival will
OHS student Moose Kinsey has won award in 2023 State Superintendent’s HS art show
||| FROM MOOSE KINSEY ||| Orcas Island High School art student Moose Kinsey has won in the Washington State High School Art Show and will be recognized at a reception in Seattle next month hosted
Slow Yoga, Ukulele classes coming up at Senior Center
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| Slow Yoga and Chair Yoga with Susie Frank @ Orcas Senior Center – Thursdays, 9:15-10:15 a.m. (Slow Yoga) and 10:30-11:30 a.m. (Chair Yoga) Slow Yoga, offered on
Sun Days on Orcas | Publish your book
||| SUN DAYS ON ORCAS by EDEE KULPER ||| I want to take this opportunity to encourage you to write the book you've always wanted to write, and publish it! Figuring out how to self-publish
New book release | Superpod: Saving the Endangered Orcas of the PNW
||| FROM NORA NICKUM, AUTHOR ||| A new book coming out on April 11 from Chicago Review Press for ages 8-12+ is called Superpod: Saving the Endangered Orcas of the Pacific Northwest. It highlights several
Nothing like a springtime Urgent Weather message
||| FROM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ||| URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Seattle WA San Juan County-Western Whatcom County-Western Skagit County-Admiralty Inlet Area- Including the cities of Friday Harbor, Bellingham, Mount Vernon, Anacortes, Sedro-Woolley,
Sheriff’s Report | March 29 – April 4, 2023
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ||| WEDNESDAY, MARCH 29 23-002066 Threats 10:07:54 03/29/23 A Lopez Deputy responded to a threats call. A middle-aged man called to report that his elderly mother has been
EDC to offer Entrepreneur Essentials, a business plan workshop
||| FROM ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL ||| Do you have the vision, talent, and desire to start a business? Bring your ideas and energy to the Entrepreneur Essentials course offered by the Economic Development Council (EDC)
Innovative project hopes to guide salmon, steelhead to survival at Hood Canal Bridge
||| FROM LUCAS HALL for LONG LIVE THE KINGS ||| Port Gamble, WA – On April 10, the Hood Canal Bridge Assessment Team will deploy a $1.6 million fish guidance structure at the Hood Canal
Orcas Community Foundation is ready to roll
||| FROM HILARY CANTY for ORCAS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ||| I am delighted to announce that OICF is fully staffed once again with the arrival of Tera Andaya. Tera launched her career at OICF this week
