Here’s a thought…
“I don’t know why we are here, but I’m pretty sure that it is not in order to enjoy ourselves.”
LUDWIG WITTGENSTEIN
A mother’s grief, a population on the brink
||| FROM THE VANCOUVER SUN ||| Tahlequah is grieving. Hour after hour, day after day, she clings to the lifeless body of her newborn. She carries her calf through the cold waters of the Salish Sea, lifting it to the surface again and again, as if willing it to breathe.
Feds fly 110 detained migrants to Washington state, advocacy group says
Observers said a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement flight arrived over the weekend with dozens of people sent to a detention center in Tacoma. ||| FROM WASHINGTON STATE STANDARD ||| More than 100 detained migrants were flown Sunday to Seattle en route to the Northwest ICE Processing Center in Tacoma,
Public officials and advocates from across the Sound mobilize for urgent ferry system investment
||| FROM FIX OUR FERRIES ||| OLYMPIA, WA – A significant delegation of local elected officials and community leaders from across Washington’s ferry-served regions will converge in Olympia from February 4-6, 2025, for Fix Our Ferries Lobby Days. With ferry service disruptions continuing to cripple communities across the Puget Sound,
Cultivating Connections | Register for the 2025 San Juan Islands Agricultural Summit
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| Registration is now open for the 13th Annual San Juan Islands Agricultural Summit, scheduled for February 28 and March 1, 2025, on beautiful Lopez Island. Secure your spot today by visiting extension.wsu.edu/sanjuan/ag-summit/2025-san-juan-islands-agricultural-summit/. This is a unique opportunity to connect with farmers, food producers, and
Lysistrata interpretation coming to Orcas Center
||| FROM BETHANY MARIE for ORCAS CENTER ||| Follow Lysistrata and her band of Renegades as the salvation of war-torn Greece lies in the hands of the matriarchy. This 45-minute dance theater piece incorporates burlesque and cabaret stylings to reinterpret the classical comedy by Aristophanes for a contemporary audience. Featuring
5th annual Grilled Cheese Showdown
||| FROM JANET BROWNELL for ORCAS ISLAND EDUCATION FOUNDATION ||| The Orcas Island Education Foundation (OIEF) invites you to the 5th Annual Grilled Cheese Showdown. This family-friendly fundraiser takes place on Thursday, February 26 starting at 5:00pm in the public-school cafeteria. Your admittance entitles you to soup and six grilled
Health Care District Board Meeting – Cancelled due to weather
||| FROM ORCAS ISLAND HEALTH CARE DISTRICT ||| UPDATE: Board Meeting - CANCELLED - February 4, 2025 The Orcas Island Health Care District Board is cancelling the Special Board Meeting on Tuesday, February 4th due to inclement weather. The Orcas Island Health Care District Board will hold a Special Board Meeting on Tuesday, February
Island Ways | Trump’s hard line on immigration sparks fear on Nantucket
Orcas and Nantucket Islands are each roughly the same size and the same distance off their respective coasts. We share the same concerns about the high cost of living, lack of affordable housing, tourist management, ferry problems and environmental degradation. We are living on opposite ends of the country but
The New Colossus
The New Colossus Not like the brazen giant of Greek fame, With conquering limbs astride from land to land; Here at our sea-washed, sunset gates shall stand A mighty woman with a torch, whose flame Is the imprisoned lightning, and her name Mother of Exiles. From her beacon-hand Glows world-wide
A storytelling evening with Johnny Moses
||| FROM CHE BLAINE ||| 7 PM Friday, February 7, Odd Fellows Hall, 112 Haven Rd. Eastsound $20 +/- sliding scale donation requested, but no one excluded for lack of funds. CDs and art offered for sale. Johnny will be coming from his home in California, to share from his
Letter to Editor | Odd Fellows’ new manager outlines available services
||| FROM DIDIER GINCIG for ODD FELLOWS HALL ||| With great enthusiasm, I am happy to share with you that I am the new manager of the Odd Fellows Hall. Following in the footsteps of women and men who have taken care of our much loved community treasure since the
Attracting birds to your garden
||| FROM ORCAS GARDEN CLUB ||| Please join us on Wednesday, February 19th at the Orcas Center when the Orcas Island Garden Club welcomes Kim Middleton to speak about the how and why of attracting birds to gardens. Birds are an important part of the environment. They help plants thrive
The Fire of Love – 2nd Annual Valentine’s Day event at Orcas Center
||| FROM DEBRA LEE BABCOCK for ART AND WOOD STUDIO ||| Friday, February 14th, 7:30 -9:30 pm Madrona Room, Orcas Center By Donation Bring your own mug & some yummy finger food to share if you like. Hot Cider, Tea & Popcorn provided “If the world is to be saved,
Meet the woman who lives without money: ‘I feel more secure than when I was earning’
Ten years ago, Jo Nemeth quit her job and closed her bank account. Today, she’s more committed than ever to her moneyless life ||| FROM THE GUARDIAN ||| Sharon Brodie clearly remembers her first Christmas with her good friend Jo Nemeth. It was 2016 and also her first Christmas without
Orcas Christian School hosts Asian food fundraiser for Belize mission trip
||| FROM ORCAS CHRISTIAN SCHOOL STAFF ||| On Sunday, Jan. 26, middle and high school students at Orcas Christian School (OCS) gathered to host an Asian food fundraiser at the school’s cafeteria to support an upcoming mission trip to Belize. The event stemmed from OCS teacher Kyler Morgan's idea, and
Historic Washington Elwha ferry sold for $100K, will be repurposed into floating office
||| FROM KOMO TV NEWS ||| The historic ferry Elwha, a staple of Washington State Ferries since 1968, has been sold to Everett Ship Repair for $100,000. The ferry will be repurposed into a floating office and warehouse space at the shipyard, the Washington State Department of Transportation said in
