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
WSF Weekly Report | Celebrating 73 years of service
||| FROM STEVE NEVEY for WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| A message from Steve I often get asked why I made the decision to leave the cruise industry and come to Washington State Ferries. First of
Help shape our future: Take the first climate survey
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County residents are invited to participate in a crucial climate survey to help shape the future of our community. This survey is a key part of
OPALCO upgrades Friday Harbor Substation for Future Power Demands
||| FROM KRISTA BOUCHEY for ORCAS POWER & LIGHT ||| If you’ve gone to the brewery in Friday Harbor lately, you may have noticed some work being done on the Friday Harbor Substation owned and
Frankly Speaking: A journey through nostalgia with Frank Loudin
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| Join us on Wednesday, June 5 at 1 pm to experience Frank Loudin being Frank! Frank reminisces about yesteryear as if it were just yesterday. With a
The Nourishing Neighbor | May 2024
||| FROM ED ANDREWS for ORCAS ISLAND FOOD BANK ||| Celebrating the Power of Volunteerism We are excited to reflect on Volunteer Appreciation Week that took place from April 21-27! Without the unwavering dedication of
Orcas Island Jazz Festival tickets are available now
||| FROM BETHANY MARIE for ORCAS CENTER ||| The Orcas Island Jazz Festival (OIJF), Orcas Island’s premier jazz event, lights up Orcas Center for three days every Labor Day weekend. OIJF is dedicated to celebrating
Burning season extended
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| Residential burning has been extended by two weeks and will close on Saturday, June 15, 2024. Here are some reminders as we near the end of burning season: Burn
Event Calendar launches on theOrcasonian
||| BY LIN MCNULTY, EDITOR theORCASONIAN ||| You may have noticed a new feature on theOrcasonian website. We've been working on an Events Calendar for the community. We've wanted to have this up and running
Orca Action Month kicks off tonight
||| FROM KATHLEEN CALLAGHY for DEFENDERS OF WILDLIFE ||| Join our opening webinar, “From Orcas to Humans: Clean Water, Healthy Futures,” at 5:30 pm Pacific, hosted by the Orca Salmon Alliance and the Salish Sea
Orca Sing 2024
||| FROM TATE THOMSON for THE WHALE MUSEUM ||| Come celebrate Washington State Parks and Orca Action Month at Orca Sing 2024 on June 15 at Lime Kiln Point State Park. The event will start
Paul Winter, seven-time Grammy winner, at Orcas Center
||| FROM BETHANY MARIE for ORCAS CENTER ||| Seven-time Grammy-winning saxophonist and composer Paul Winter will perform at Orcas Center on Saturday, June 8 at 7pm. A journey through Paul Winter’s world of “living music,”
SJC Monthly News Digest – May 2024
This column is part of a series detailing San Juan County’s recent news. Follow along each month to learn about important County projects, Council initiatives, department updates, and more. ||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS
A North Pacific right whale off the coast of Northern California
Fewer than 500 of these whales are thought to be alive today, and only about 30 swim with the whale's eastern population. Viewing one off the coast of California is a rare sight indeed. |||
Sculpture Park activities
||| FROM SAN JUAN SCULPTURE PARK ||| The summer season is upon us and the Sculpture Park is ready with new art and free activities! Visit Long Neck, our newest (and most difficult to install)
Film: The 14th Dalai Lama In His Own Words
||| FROM FRIDAY HARBOR FILM FESTIVAL ||| Friday Harbor Film Festival, in collaboration with Frame of Mind Films and the San Juan Island Museum of Art, presents The Great 14th: Tenzin Gyatso, The 14th Dalai Lama
Book Reading
||| FROM SAM GAILEY for ORCAS ISLAND LIBRARY ||| Throughout Oregon and Washington there are several hundred thousand family forest owners, in addition to millions of forest acres under the care of community forests, municipalities,
