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
Fill Food Bank donation barrels at Island Market and Co-op
||| FROM CALI BAGBY for ORCAS. ISLAND FOOD BANK ||| Orcas Island Food Bank donation barrels are at Island Market and the Orcas Food Co-op. “We’re so grateful for the Market’s community spirit, dedication to
Get Scrooged for the holidays with Actors Theater
||| FROM TOM FISCUS for ACTORS THEATER OF ORCAS ISLAND The Actor’s Theater of Orcas Island is proud to continue its holiday tradition of a radio version of a classic Christmas show. This year we
Larsen fights to extend Affordable Care Act tax credits
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF U.S. REP. RICK LARSEN ||| WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Representative Rick Larsen (WA-02) released the following statement after signing a discharge petition that will force a vote in the House
News Brief | How billionaires took over American politics
||| FROM THE WASHINGTON POST ||| The concentration of wealth among the richest Americans is unlike anything in history — and so is billionaires’ influence in politics. In an era defined by major political divisions
News Brief | Indoor firing ranges exacerbate blast waves
||| FROM THE NEW YORK TIMES ||| The brain is a delicate network of about 100 trillion connections with a consistency close to Jell-O, and how blasts affect that network is still poorly understood. Experts
News Brief | A tribally owned network of chargers will soon be complete in the Dakotas
||| FROM THE NEW YORK TIMES ||| Over the past three years, Standing Rock has installed chargers across the reservation as part of the Electric Nation project, a regional effort to create an intertribal charging
News Brief | Home prices on a warming planet
||| FROM THE NEW YORK TIMES ||| “Homeowners don’t appreciate or don’t understand that we are living in a much riskier world than we were 25 years ago. And that risk? They have to pay
Larsen secures more than $50 Million for Northwest Washington transit agencies
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF U.S. REP. RICK LARSEN ||| SNOHOMISH, SKAGIT AND WHATCOM COUNTIES, WA – This week, the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded more than $50 million in grant funding to four Northwest Washington
Yoga, needlework at Orcas 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, December 6, from 10:30 a.m.
Holiday magic comes to Orcas Senior Center
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| Step into the season at Orcas Senior Center, where a charming selection of holiday decor is available for free or by donation until December 25. Stop
Port of Orcas to meet on Monday
||| FROM CHIP LONG for PORT OF ORCAS ||| The Port of Orcas Board of Commissioners will hold a Regular Meeting to include the 2026 Budget Hearing on Monday, November 24th at 4:00 p.m. online
News Brief | New fishing closures, and whale deaths raise concerns on B.C.’s coast
||| FROM THE MARTLET, UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA ||| The death of a young humpback whale off B.C.’s coast is renewing attention on the growing human pressures on coastal waters. DFO has confirmed that the cause
As the Paradigm Shifts | Yes, no, and the space in between
The big fat be-with of the whole bewildering, holy mess ||| AS THE PARADIGM SHIFTS by ROSIE KUHN ||| I used to paint — I loved to paint. Then I stopped. Even though I really
Severe weather shelter to be open every night, starting Thanksgiving night
||| FROM ALICIA WIGFIELD for ORCAS ISLAND COMMUNITY CHURCH |||
Sheriff’s Report | November 12 – 18, 2025
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ||| WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 12 25-007843 Fraud 07:08:11 11/12/25 A Lopez Deputy responded a fraud call. A Lopez citizen gave away thousands of dollars to a caller impersonating Microsoft
WSF | Plan ahead for Thanksgiving holiday travel
||| FROM WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| We’re expecting around 300,000 people to travel on our ferries this Thanksgiving holiday period. Even with added service in recent years, customers boarding a ferry in a vehicle should
