Here’s a thought…
“Drama is life with the dull bits cut out.”
ALFRED HITCHCOCK
‘Tis the season
||| FROM ORCAS CHORAL SOCIETY ||| Orcas Choral Society members and Orcas Christian School students carol at Island Market Dec. 16, led by Christian School teacher Andy Rivera.
New winter sailing schedule starts on Sunday, Dec. 29
||| FROM WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| The new winter sailing schedule for the Anacortes/San Juan Islands route begins Sunday, Dec. 29. These schedule changes will help improve on-time performance and provide more certainty that boats will arrive and depart on time. Learn more about how we developed the new schedule on our project
WSF: Expect a bumpy ride
||| FROM WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| All ferry passengers should be prepared for possible service disruptions starting this afternoon through tomorrow morning due to weather. The National Weather Service is forecasting high winds throughout the region that could impact service. Anacortes/San Juan Islands and Port Townsend/Coupeville routes: With stronger winds in
Wind, again
||| FROM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ||| URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Seattle WA 1251 AM PST Tue Dec 17 2024 San Juan County-Western Whatcom County-Western Skagit County- Including the cities of Bellingham, Mount Vernon, Anacortes, Burlington, Friday Harbor, and Sedro-Woolley 1251 AM PST Tue Dec 17 2024 ...WIND
Health Care District Board Meeting
||| FROM ORCAS ISLAND HEALTH CARE DISTRICT ||| The Orcas Island Health Care District Board will hold a Special Board Meeting on Wednesday, December 18, 2024 from 5:00 - 7:00 PM in the Community Room at the Orcas Island Library, 500 Rose Street, Eastsound. The agenda and board packet are available below. Agenda
OCS students volunteer to build classrooms for nursing students in Belize
||| FROM ORCAS CHRISTIAN SCHOOL ||| A group of 14 high school students, three parents, and two teachers from Orcas Christian School (OCS) are giving up their spring break this year to travel to Belize for a mission trip aimed at building classrooms for nursing students at Belize Adventist Junior
Sing in Orcas Youth Chorus or Kids’ Chorus this Winter!
||| FROM LYNNE BAKER for ORCAS CHORAL SOCIETY ||| All Orcas kids and youth are invited to have fun making music together this winter with the Orcas Youth Chorus (grades 6-12) and Kids’ Chorus (grades 1-5). The two choruses will meet for an 8-week winter session January-March, with a spring
Council extends agreement with Lopez Solid Waste by three months
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| Council held a special meeting today and voted to extend the existing interlocal agreement with the Lopez Solid Waste Disposal District (LSWDD) for three months. The LSWDD’s managing board had signed the extension during a meeting on Friday, December 13. This extension enables
Poetry | ‘Twas December on Orcas
||| BY HELEN HUBER, ORCAS ISLAND GARDEN CLUB |||
Holiday Music Celebration at Orcas Adventist Chapel
||| FROM ORCAS ADVENTIST CHAPEL ||| A festive holiday music celebration will take place at the Orcas Adventist Chapel, featuring island musicians of all ages. The event will begin at 11:00 AM on Saturday, December 21 where the chapel will come alive with the sounds of local talent performing a
Candlelight Labyrinth Walk
||| FROM JEFFRY STEELE ||| Candlelight Labyrinth Walk (indoors), 12/31/24, 5-7:00 PM, Emmanuel Church Parish Hall, 242 Main, Eastsound This annual ritual to be accompanied this year by Jeffry Steele, offering 8-string guitar improvisations through atmospheric audio effects.
How everything became surgery
Removing a wee splinter? Treating a wart? If a doctor does it, it can be billed as surgery. ||| FROM THE WASHINGTON POST ||| When George Lai of Portland, Oregon, took his toddler son to a pediatrician last summer for a checkup, the doctor noticed a splinter in the child’s
2024 Bullitt Prize winners weave culture and conservation together for environmental justice
||| FROM WASHINGTON CONSERVATION ACTION ||| SEATTLE, WA – Washington Conservation Action announces Free Borsey and Raven Borsey, of the Lummi Nation, as the winners of its 18th annual $100,000 Bullitt Prize. They dedicate themselves to nurturing and passing on traditional ecological knowledge, to resisting projects that damage the natural environment,
First Sounder gray whale of season spotted in Salish Sea, continues early arrival trend
||| FROM KOMO NEWS STAFF ||| The first of many Sounder gray whales returning to Puget Sound was seen in the Salish Sea earlier this week. The whale’s appearance marks the continuance of a recent trend of early arrivals for the North Puget Sound Gray Whales or “Sounders,” according to
Victory! Europe’s largest marine prison will finally close In January 2025
||| FROM WORLD ANIMAL NEWS ||| After years of relentless campaigning by PETA, animal protection groups, and tens of thousands of activists, Marineland d’Antibes (Marineland France) is finally closing its doors in January 2025. This monumental victory highlights the power of advocacy and the growing public rejection of keeping marine
Holiday Jammie Jam
||| FROM ANITA ORNE for FLOATING UKULELE JAM ||| It’s December, and the Floating Ukulele Jam is slightly different…still bring your uke, your voice, and maybe a song (holiday or otherwise) to share, but for this one – we wear pajamas! Not sure why, but we do…so grab your favorite pair
