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 women in workforce; Wenatchee shifting to normal operations
||| FROM STEVE NEVEY for WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| A message from Steve One of the questions I hear most often is: how can one ferry being out of service cause so much disruption? It’s
Pick up the book TILT and be a part of AIR (All Islands Read) on April 11
||| FROM SAM GAIEY for ORCAS ISLAND LIBRARY ||| Join your fellow islanders in this group event. The All Islands Read (AIR) annual community book event returns on Saturday, April 11 at 11:00 a.m. at
Las lecturas comunes fomentan la empatía y comunidad
||| FROM SAM GAILEY for ORCAS ISLAND LIBRARY ||| Consigue el libro TILT y sé parte de AIR (All Islands Read) el 11 de abril. Únete a tus compañeros isleños en este evento grupal. El
Bringing it Home | Sea level rise impact, response planning for Orcas
A Climate Solutions Workshop ||| FROM EARTH DAY ORCAS ||| The Orcas Island community is invited to participate in a sea level rise impact workshop with presentations by Tyler Davis of San Juan County Environmental
Concerned members launch candidate questionnaire to aid OPALCO voters
Multi-Island initiative aims to differentiate record field of nine candidates ahead of board election ||| FROM CHOM GREACEN ||| In response to an unprecedented surge in members running for the Orcas Power & Light Cooperative
Films at Odd Fellows | Love and community
||| FROM DIDIER GINCIG for ODD FELLOWS ||| A one day film festival showcasing two films about the love between people and the uniting of communities during uncertain times that give us warmth and hope.
Orcas Senior Center | April highlights
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| Orcas Senior Center offers a variety of ongoing classes, social groups, wellness activities, and creative programs throughout the month. All programs are open to everyone, regardless
Letter to Editor | Vote YES for county levy, save the services we value most
||| FROM JAMIE STEPHENS ||| I am writing to point out the importance of voting YES on Proposition No.1, the County's regular property tax levy lid lift. This levy is to continue funding valued community
County pursues new state grant, congressional funding to support public safety, infrastructure
Applying for these new funding sources is just one of several ways the County is continuing to manage budget shortfalls in 2026 and 2027 ||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| As San Juan County continues
Vikings show heart and grit as Orcas Island Middle School girls basketball season shines
||| FROM ALICIA WIGFIELD for ORCAS ISLAND SCHOOL DISTICT ||| The Orcas Island Middle School Girls Viking Basketball Team wrapped up a memorable season defined not just by wins and losses, but by resilience, growth,
Letter to Editor | In support of public safety
||| FROM BILL CUMMING ||| I am writing to express my strong support for voting YES on the levy lid lift that will be on the April 28 special election ballot. As the former Sheriff
SJC Dept. of Environmental Stewardship hosts 2026 Hazardous Waste Roundup events across the islands
Residents and businesses invited to safely dispose of household chemicals, paints, and hazardous materials at collection events on Lopez, San Juan, and Orcas Islands ||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County Department
News Brief | Neighbors push back against PSE microgrid on Samish Island
||| FROM KING 5 SEATTLE ||| A PSE-commissioned noise study recommended building a 14-by-18-foot wall to block the sound. That recommendation was made in October, but construction has not begun. READ FULL ARTICLE
Funhouse Commons is hiring a Development Director
||| FROM NICOLE SPINOGATTI for FUNHOUSE COMMONS ||| Development Director Children’s Discovery Foundation (Funhouse Commons) is seeking a dynamic and relationship-driven Development Director to lead fundraising and donor engagement efforts that sustain and grow programs
The Island Gardener for March ~ 2026
||| FROM ORCAS ISLAND GARDEN CLUB ||| March in the garden is always a bit of a tug-of-war between patience and pure excitement. Even after all these years, I still find myself getting swept up
Piano music and art together in concert at Orcas Center
||| FROM COLLEEN SMITH SUMMERS for ORCAS CENTER ||| Pianist Marina Grozdanovic will be performing music composed in France from the Baroque to the Impressionist era, by composers Rameau, Couperin, Chopin, Debussy and Ravel at
