Here’s a thought…
“Old age is no joke, but it can feel like one.”
TAD TOMPKINS
Nature journaling expedition
||| FROM SAM GAILEY for ORCAS ISLAND LIBRARY ||| Robin Lee Carlson (Biologist & Naturalist) will be leading a nature journaling expedition along the shores of Cascade Lake, documenting the richness of the lake and the species that make it home. She will start with an introduction to keeping a nature journal
Stan Moldoff’s legacy inspires Sunday event
||| FROM AYN GAILEY for ART FOR ORCAS KIDS ||| Art is one way islanders can be remembered long after they have left us. Stan Moldoff's (1925-2020) passion for painting and JoEllen Moldoff's generosity have inspired the first ever AOK Gala & Art Auction this Sunday at Orcas Center. JoEllen
School’s Out Party
||| FROM NICOLE SPINOGATTI for THE FUNHOUSE ||| Summer is right around the corner and we're so excited! The Funhouse will be throwing a SCHOOL'S OUT party on Friday, June 21st from 12-4pm at the Village Green in celebration of the end of the school year. There will be free food,
Heart of San Juan Island opens for public access June 15
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| Saturday, June 15, the heart of San Juan Island officially opens for day-use public access. Over nearly 20 years, the Land Bank has endeavored to conserve portions of Cady Mountain – piecing together six separate transactions between 2003 – 2022, culminating in 470
LWVSJ Observer Corps Notes | San Juan County Council June 4, 2024
||| FROM LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS ||| A member of the public expressed concern about a construction activity taking place in a rural residential area on Orcas Island. The Council held a public hearing and adopted changes to the county code on purchasing procedures. The changes streamline the code to refer to state law
Giant 4.5 metre shark eats dolphin in four bites before an even bigger beast rips it apart
||| FROM NEWS.COM.AU ||| Spine-chilling photos reveal how a giant 4.5 metre great white shark was mauled to death by an even bigger beast. The largest predatory fish in the world had just devoured a dolphin in four bites when it was suddenly attacked by a much larger creature in
Marine speed limits in B.C. aim to protect endangered orcas
||| FROM THE CANADIAN PRESS ||| The federal government has announced salmon fishery closures and mandatory speed limits in areas where southern resident killer whales forage and travel in the ongoing effort to protect the endangered species. A statement from Transport Canada says the measures off Vancouver Island are aimed at protecting the whales
WSF virtual public meetings
||| FROM WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| We’re hosting systemwide virtual public meetings on June 17 and 18. WSF staff will answer questions and provide updates on the latest at Washington State Ferries. Both meetings will cover the same material. WSF leadership will update the public on the latest information from
Larsen 2024 campaign launch
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF REP. RICK LARSEN ||| In two weeks, Representative Larsen is launching his 2024 campaign with Kickoff Week - a series of five events, one in each of the 2nd District’s five counties. Please join us at the San Juan County event in Friday Harbor on
Council to meet on Lopez
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County Council will hold its next regularly scheduled meeting on June 11 on Lopez Island. The public is invited to join the three councilmembers and County staff at the meeting at the Grace Episcopal Church beginning at 10:00am. What: San Juan
Let’s combat invasive European green crab
Community, Plus Science, Equals Action! ||| FROM JESS NEWLEY for FRIENDS OF THE SAN JUANS ||| Friends of the San Juans invites the public to assist in WSU Extension and Washington Sea Grant’s “Molt Search” program, a community science initiative to combat the growing concerns about the invasive European green
WSF service, bad as it’s ever been, only going to get worse
||| FROM ALEX MCLEOD for SALISH CURRENT ||| There have been a number of overview stories recently about Washington State Ferries, including Tom Banse’s good one May 31 in Salish Current. They seem to have been occasioned by WSF finally issuing bid documents for the first new hybrid-electric ferries, the first
San Juan County Conservation Land Bank to host public meeting on Orcas
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| Learn about the Land Bank’s plans for restoration, parking, and trails at the new North Shore Preserve on Orcas Island. WHAT: North Shore Preserve planning update WHEN: Wednesday, June 12, starting at 6:00pm WHERE: Orcas Island Fire & Rescue Meeting Room,
School District seeks school psychologist request for proposals
||| FROM MALLORY BALCOMB for ORCAS ISLAND SCHOOL DISTRICT ||| Orcas Island School District (OISD) is pleased to announce a Request for Proposals (RFP) for independent contractors to provide School Psychologist services to students receiving special education and related services in the District’s Special Education and/or Section 504 accommodation programs.
Getting the most out of your irrigation system this season
||| FROM JAMES MOST for ORCHARDS, GARDENS & IRRIGATION ||| With the dry season in the PNW seeming to get longer and hotter, maintaining the efficiency of irrigation systems is becoming more and more important in the San Juans. Luckily this year we have received some substantial spring rains, but
Art Show | Terry Johnson & Friends
||| FROM BETHANY MARIE for ORCAS CENTER ||| The Visual Arts Committee (VAC) of Orcas Center is pleased to present Terry Johnson and Friends - A Retrospective Exhibition and Special Sales Event running at Orcas Center, June 14 – July 23. Join us for the art opening on Friday, June
