Here’s a thought…
“Old age is no joke, but it can feel like one.”
TAD TOMPKINS
Local Food Access | Nourishing our community
||| FROM MEGAN METCALF for ORCAS COMMUNITY RESOURCE CENTER ||| Access to healthy, affordable food is essential for a thriving community. Here on Orcas Island, we're fortunate to have a robust network of programs and resources designed to ensure that no islander goes hungry. March is National Nutrition Month, and
Public meeting on prescribed fire in the San Juan Islands
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY LAND BANK ||| A consortium of organizations is researching prescribed fire as a tool to reduce wildfire fuels in the San Juan Islands. Studies indicate that fire occurred every 6–15 years before Euro-American contact, with the Coast Salish people using controlled burns to maintain ecosystems
Ferry Alert | Ana/SJs-Additional Thursday sailings on Anacortes/San Juan Islands route
||| FROM WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| To accommodate heavy westbound traffic, we will operate additional afternoon service the next two Thursday afternoons on the Anacortes-San Juan Islands route. The route will run a Friday schedule on: Thursday, March 13, 2025 Thursday, March 20, 2025 This schedule change will add the
Garden Club launches Project Blossom
||| FROM ORCAS ISLAND GARDEN CLUB ||| The Orcas Island Garden Club is sponsoring a citizen science project called Project Blossom. Orcas has many microclimates that affect the bloom time of flowers. This project will help gardeners understand the differences unique to their neighborhoods. In October, we were able to
Your local health department, answering your questions about measles
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| In West Texas there is a large measles outbreak. The outbreak is severe and, tragically, one unvaccinated and otherwise healthy school-aged child and an unvaccinated adult died in this outbreak. Cases and outbreaks are popping up around the country, including in Washington state.
2025 SJC Fair call for vendors & entertainment
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| The San Juan County Parks & Fair Department is pleased to announce that both Vendor applications and Entertainment inquiries for the 2025 San Juan County Fair are now open! As the county’s largest community event, reaching over 16,000 people over four days, the
Guest Opinion | Thinking through this public health levy
||| FROM BOB THOMAS ||| I’m Bob Thomas. We first came to the San Juans when we chartered a sailboat about 26 years ago then again about 16 years ago. We moved here in 2012 after visiting on land the prior 3 years. I became involved in the clinic at
The Motive and the Cue from National Theatre Live at Orcas Center
||| FROM BETHANY MARIE for ORCAS CENTER ||| Sam Mendes (The Lehman Trilogy) directs Mark Gatiss as John Gielgud and Johnny Flynn as Richard Burton in the fierce and funny new play, The Motive and the Cue. This special offering from National Theatre Live comes to the Orcas Center screen
Occam’s Razor | Our island, our world through the eyes, pen of S.C. Watson
Welcome to our weekly feature, Occam's Razor, from local artist S.C. Watson.
Full lunar eclipse coming this week
||| FROM SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN ||| A total lunar eclipse is happening next week, visible across nearly all of North America and all of South America. It will start late the night of March 13 and continue into the wee hours of March 14. This will be the only lunar eclipse visible from
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2025 Comp Plan Update | Climate element and draft official map amendments available for review
You’re invited to a virtual drop-in session on March 11 to learn more about the Climate Element. Public comments regarding the draft Climate Element & Official Map amendments can be submitted by March 20. ||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County is in the process of updating
Greetings on the Art Path
||| FROM SUSAN SLAPIN ||| Join Susan at The Senior Center starting March 12. Class meets Wednesday afternoons from 2:00 - 4:00 for an inspiring journey into Creativity, an Interdisciplinary Art Course. $20. per session. 10 participant maximum. The focus is definitely on Visual (The Elements of Art) Art. Next:
WSF updates policy for crew members to address drunk drivers on ferries
||| FROM KOMO-TV ||| The message is the same as it’s been for decades: don’t drive impaired. But there’s a new updated policy from Washington State Ferries (WSF) for its employees on how to handle an impaired driver or rider on board. Thousands of drivers crisscross Puget Sound on state
Orcas Island HS Chess Team — State 2B Champs
||| FROM RANDY KAECH for WASHINGTON STATE HIGH SCHOOL CHESS ASSOCIATION ||| The Orcas Island High School Chess Team are the State 2B Champions. 48 teams from all size categories qualified and competed together at the 59th annual Washington State High School Chess Team Championships, held February 28 and March 1 at Lincoln Hill High
San Juan County Parks & Fair announces 2025 camping reservation opening day
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| The San Juan County Parks & Fair Department is eager to announce that an opening day has been set for making camping reservations! The department is grateful for the public’s patience as it works to update the camping reservation system to provide an easier user
