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
No Place Like Loam | Edible landscape design
Aronia (Chokeberry) — Top 10 Permaculture Species ||| NO PLACE LIKE LOAM by ALEX TAMAYA WOLF ||| Why Aronia (Chokeberry) Is the Shrub That Crushes Blueberries in Nutrition, Resilience, and Design I woke this morning
SJC Monthly News Digest | February 2026
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| Maintaining Health, Safety & Community Services: Council Places Levy Lid Lift on April Ballot San Juan County is seeking a regular property tax levy lid lift to maintain
Color, nature, whimsy at SJIMA this spring
March 6 – June 1, 2026 ||| FROM BARBARA MARRETT for SAN JUAN ISLANDS MUSEUM OF ART ||| Get ready for an artistic adventure at the San Juan Islands Museum of Art (SJIMA), in Friday
Senior Center hosts 3 S’s of Healthy Aging
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| The 3 S’s of Healthy Aging Join us on Wednesday, March 4 after lunch for an engaging presentation on the 3 S’s of Healthy Aging. This
OIHS Vikings are the 2B State Chess Champions
||| FROM RANDY KAECH for STATE HIGH SCHOOL CHESS ASSOCIATION ||| The Orcas Island High School chess team scored 14.5 wins over the course of the two day, 60th annual Washington State High School Chess
Popular musicians to return for Chamber Music Festival residency
||| FROM LINDA SLONE for ORCAS ISLAND CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL ||| The Polish accordion–violin duo that captured audiences’ hearts at the Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival in 2023 will be returning to the island for
WSF schedule | For rest of today?
||| FROM WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| Update - The Chelan will join the route as vessel #1 and will begin service with the 6:05 p.m. sailing from Anacortes to Shaw and Orcas. Before the
More WSF schedule shuffles for today
||| FROM WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| We’ll need to cancel sailings and adjust the Anacortes/San Juan Islands schedule today due to vessel moves. The current tentative plan is for Chelan to arrive in Anacortes on Sunday, March
Ferry shuffle schedule for today
||| FROM WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| We’ll need to cancel sailings and adjust the Anacortes/San Juan Islands schedule today due to vessel moves. The current tentative plan is for Chelan to arrive in Anacortes on Sunday, March
Upcoming/ongoing fun stuff from Senior Center
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| Revitalize Your Body and Mind with Tara Plank’s Yoga Workshop Join Tara Plank for an energizing LYT Yoga Workshop on Saturday, March 7, from 10:30 a.m.
Guest Opinion | Why we must speak up on deep sea mining in Alaska
Our Ocean, Our Voice | ||| FROM ELISABETH ROBSON ||| The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) recently opened a public comment period on a Request for Information and Interest that could pave the way
“Grease” is rolling into Orcas Center this spring
Updated time for upcoming matinees is 1 p.m. ||| FROM COLLEEN SMITH SUMMERS for ORCAS CENTER ||| We’ve got chills — and they’re multiplying. It’s not just the word, it’s happening! That’s right, “Grease” is
Larsen joins leader Jeffries in statement on Iran strikes
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF U.S. REP. RiCK LARSEN ||| WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Representative Rick Larsen (WA-02) joined Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries and the New Democrat Coalition's statements on U.S. strikes against Iran. Leader
Here’s WSF plan for today — so far
||| FROM WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| We’ll need to cancel sailings and adjust the Anacortes/San Juan Islands schedule today due to vessel moves. The current tentative plan is for Chelan to arrive in Anacortes on Sunday, March
News Brief | Why orcas don’t kill people
||| FROM A-Z ANIMALS ||| Orcas are fully capable of killing a human, but such incidents almost never occur in the wild. Orcas maintain a 0 percent fatality rate against humans despite being the ocean’s
Resource Center celebrates cold weather shelter’s impact
||| FROM ORCAS COMMUNITY RESOURCE CENTER ||| The Orcas Community Resource Center is extending heartfelt thanks and support to the Orcas Island Cold Weather Shelter following a season of consistent, compassionate service to islanders facing
