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
Big announcement, new hirings, exciting times for Orcas Island Fire & Rescue
||| FROM BEN LUNA for ORCAS ISLAND FIRE & RESCUE ||| OIFR is pleased to announce the hiring of Chief Chad Kimple as the new Fire Chief. Chief Kimple has served in multiple capacities for
Marty Isenberg’s Wes Anderson Playlist
||| FROM BETHANY MARIE for ORCAS CENTER ||| Orcas Center and the Orcas Island Jazz Festival present acclaimed music curator and long-time film enthusiast Marty Isenberg March 22, with his carefully curated set honoring the
‘It’s worse than COVID’: Point Roberts seeks state aid amid US-Canada tariff crisis
||| FROM KOMO-TV SEATTLE ||| Almost five years to the day since COVID shut down the US-Canadian border, Tamra Hansen stands inside her Saltwater Café in Point Roberts worried about the future again. “I fear
Reminder | Silent protest scheduled for 12:30 pm Sunday in Eastsound
||| FROM EDEE KULPER ||| Join Edee Kulper and fellow community members on the sidewalk in Eastsound where Main Street and North Beach Road intersect this Sunday at 12:30 o'clock for a silent protest of
Are these orcas imitating human speech?
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Auction event for Gathering of the Eagles Canoe Journey coming to Orcas
||| FROM DAVID TURNOY for CANOE JOURNEY ||| This May we will see the annual Gathering of the Eagles Canoe Journey come to Orcas (May 21-23). We look forward to the canoes arriving at the
Historical Museum opens next week
||| FROM MICHELLE HASSEBROCK for ORCAS ISLAND HISTORICAL MUSEUMS ||| The Orcas Island Historical Museum in Eastsound opens on Thursday, March 20th, for the 2025 season! Spring hours will be Thursdays-Sundays, 11am-3pm. Crow Valley School
Douglas/Bailer Hill Road improvements project on SJI kicks off this April
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County’s Public Works Department is seeking to address sight lines, flooding, and congestion with the Douglas/Bailer Hill Road Improvements Project, slated to begin construction in early
Sheriff’s Report | March 5 – 11, 2025
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT ||| WEDNESDAY, MARCH 5 25-001243 Citizen Assist 16:40:38 03/05/25 An Orcas Island Deputy was flagged down by a local citizen who reported someone was illegally camping on their
Indiana’s House of Representatives once voted unanimously to change the value of pi (π)
How an incorrect value of pi almost got codified into law ||| FROM SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN ||| An ancient problem known as “squaring the circle” stumped mathematicians for more than 2,000 years. During that time, professionals
Please pass the pi(e)
||| FROM LINDSAY JENNINGS for ORCAS ISLAND COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ||| The problem with pie is sometimes there aren’t enough slices to go around. If friends and family are around, chances are someone brought another pie
LWVSJ Observer Corps: Joint County and Friday Harbor Town Council Meeting March 12, 2025
||| FROM NECIA QUAST for LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS ||| In opening remarks, town and county council members welcomed regular consultation and improved coordination and stressed the need for a united front in the face
Join in ‘Food for Thought’ Salon
||| FROM GRETCHEN KRAMPF for FOOD FOR THOUGHT ||| "Food for Thought" brings islanders together for a Salon experience. A Salon is a gathering of friends and friends of friends. Mostly, a Salon is good
Beached bird training session
||| FROM COASTAL OBSERVATION AND SEABIRD SURVEY TEAM ||| Join the Coastal Observation and Seabird Survey Team (COASST), and make a difference for the environment! COASST participants collect monthly data on beached carcasses of marine
WSF Weekly Update | Steve’s been here a year; focus on ferry fares; caught in the headlights
||| FROM STEVE NEVEY for WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| A message from Steve This week marks a year since I took over as head of Washington State Ferries – the honor of my professional career.
Letter to Editor | Chad Kimple offered Fire Chief position
||| FROM TONI KNUDSON ||| It was decided and announced at a Special Meeting for the Board of Fire Commissioners on March 12, 2025, that Acting Fire Chief Chad Kimple has been offered the position
