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
Orcas Center full of student art now and throughout May
||| FROM KATHLEEN YOUNGREN for ORCAS CENTER VISUAL ARTS COMMITTEE ||| The VAC (Visual Arts Committee) at Orcas Center is proud to present the wonderful art of the high school art classes. The opening reception
OPAL’s purchase of the Northern Heights Apartments is now fully funded
||| FROM ALYSHA SHERBURNE for OPAL COMMUNITY LAND TRUST ||| Thanks to the support of many islanders, the Northern Heights Apartments across from the library will continue to be year-round and affordable rental housing. OPAL
Bail set at $500,000 for Friday Harbor arson suspect
The suspect, identified as Dwight Henline, is being held on suspicion of first-degree arson but has not been officially charged. ||| FROM KING5 NEWS ||| A judge set bail at $500,000 for the man accused
Senior council districts to separate, become stand-alone organizations
||| FROM TOM EVERSOLE for SENIOR SERVICES COUNCIL OF SAN JUAN COUNTY ||| At its April 21 meeting the Board of Directors of the Senior Services Council of San Juan County (SSCSJC) voted to transfer
Did you know there is rental assistance available in San Juan County?
||| FROM MEGAN EHRMANTRAUT for ORCAS COMMUNITY RESOURCE CENTER ||| Home is where we gratefully retreat at the end of each day to unwind and find respite from life’s daily challenges in our own safe
World’s best performers coming to Orcas Center in on-screen offerings
||| FROM BETHANY MARIE for ORCAS CENTER ||| Orcas Center brings the world’s best performers to Center Stage in their On-Screen Offerings from The Metropolitan Opera, Bolshoi Ballet, and National Theatre Live. Filmed live in
Letter to Editor | Endorsement for Jane Fuller for County Council
||| FROM CHRIS & CHOM GRAECEN ||| We enthusiastically endorse Jane Fuller for County Council, District 3. Having known Jane as a board member of the Friends of Lopez Island Pool, co-founder of the Lopez Island Parent Student Teacher
Virtuoso guitarist Yamandu Costa to appear at Orcas Center
||| FROM BETHANY MARIE for ORCAS CENTER ||| On Saturday, April 30, Yamandu Costa – widely considered one of the great guitarists in the world today – plays live at Orcas Center. This virtuoso seven-string
An inspiring island donor will match up to $10,000…
||| FROM VICTORIA COMPTON for ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL ||| ...toward the Fire Recovery Grant pool! Please join him and you'll double your donation to help our small businesses recover from the devastating fire of April
PeaceHealth, San Juan EMS collaborate to continue community paramedicine program
||| FROM ANNE WILLIAMS for PEACEHEALTH PEACE ISLAND MEDICAL CENTER ||| PeaceHealth Peace Island Medical Center is pleased to be partnering with San Juan Island Emergency Medical Services to continue and expand a Community Paramedicine
Larsen announces nearly $110 million in new transportation, climate investments for state
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF REP. RICK LARSEN ||| EVERETT, WA – Today, Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02), a senior member of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, announced Washington state will receive nearly $110 million over five
Poetry | Poetry by Chun Yu
Poetry — Chun Yu Poems are birds in the kingdoms of languages Always flying towards each other and paradise Poetry is a time tunnel through which You and I gaze at each other Time immemorial
Funhouse kids learn about making boats that will actually float
||| FROM EMILIE GINCIG for FUNHOUSE COMMONS ||| The Funhouse Afterschool Program partnered with Sail Orcas in March to offer STEM-based boat building classes using recyclable materials that were donated by The Exchange. Some really cool boats
Science & spirit of seaweed author to visit our Library
||| FROM CAROL DAPOGNY for ORCAS ISLAND LIBRARY ||| Sustainable seaweed harvester, Amanda Swinimer, will present on her new book, The Science and Spirit of Seaweed (Harbour Publishing) at Orcas Island Library (500 Rose Street Eastsound WA) on May
Secure your load for safer roads campaign to begin this week
||| FROM HEATHER WALLACE for THE EXCHANGE ||| With the Great Islands Clean-up fast approaching on Saturday, April 23, 2022, San Juan County will be launching a 6-week campaign, Secure Your Load for Safer Roads,
Rawson to add some of his tunes to Iris Graville’s Library book launch
||| FROM TOM RAWSON ||| On Thursday, April 21 I’m taking my banjo to the Orcas Public Library where I’ll be singing a few songs. But don’t let THAT stop you from coming!! The main
