Here’s a thought…
“Old age is no joke, but it can feel like one.”
TAD TOMPKINS
Join Montessori School’s Summer Camp team
||| FROM MAGGIE VINSON for ORCAS MONTESSORI SCHOOL ||| We are currently seeking enthusiastic and fun-loving individuals to join us in creating an exciting and enriching experience for children this summer. As the director of Orcas Montessori School, I invite you to be a part of our mission to inspire,
Needlework Circle
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| Are you passionate about knitting, crocheting, needlepoint, or embroidery? Join Orcas Senior Center’s Needlework Circle on Tuesdays at 2 pm. Grab your ongoing project and be part of a wonderful gathering filled with camaraderie, engaging conversations, and the exchange of tips
Fire Commission meeting
||| FROM KAT BARNARD for BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS ||| The SJC Fire Protection District #2 Board of Fire Commissioners invites you to a meeting on Monday, April 1st, at 3:00 p.m. at the Eastsound Fire Hall or on Zoom (link below and in the attached agenda). Public comments for
Why don’t Killer Whales ever attack and kill humans?
Because they totally could, and maybe even should. ||| FROM SYFY.COM ||| Director Steven Spielberg’s 1975 summer blockbuster Jaws cemented the great white shark as the most ferocious creature in the sea, in the minds of the movie-going public. The only trouble is, it isn’t true. While white sharks are incredible predators streamlined over
New research reveals full diversity of killer whales as two species come into view on Pacific Coast
||| FROM PHYS.ORG ||| Scientists have resolved one of the outstanding questions about one of the world's most recognizable creatures, identifying two well-known killer whales in the North Pacific Ocean as separate species. The research is published in the journal Royal Society Open Science. Killer whales are one of the most widespread animals
Sun Days on Orcas | An honest Easter prayer
||| SUN DAYS ON ORCAS by EDEE KULPER ||| God, I believe in you because I want to. I want to be there someday, wherever “there” is. I’d love more proof and I doubt more than I ever used to. Is that part of adulting? I know we’re all in
In move to protect whales, Polynesian indigenous groups give them ‘personhood’
||| FROM THE NEW YORK TIMES ||| For many Indigenous groups across Polynesia, whales hold an ancient sacredness and spirit that connects all life. Whales — or tohorā, as Māori call them — guided their ancestors across the Pacific Ocean. Today, those groups consider themselves to be guardians for the
Monthly bird walk
||| FROM KRISTEN ARNIM for SJI SCULPTURE PARK ||| Join us at the San Juan Islands Sculpture Park on Wednesday, April 3 from 8-10am for the first of the 2024 monthly bird walks with avid birder Tyler Davis leading the walk. His expertise will enhance your experience and knowledge of
Letter to Editor | I now support the OIFR fire levy
||| FROM JUSTIN PAULSEN ||| Last fall, I opposed the passage of the two levy propositions that the Board of Orcas Fire and Rescue put before the voters of Orcas Island. My objection to the levies was based on what I saw as structural flaws in construction and a lack
Letter to Editor | Why I support proposed levy for OIFR
||| FROM BILL BANGS ||| Since the most recent levy approval for Orcas Island Fire and Rescue (the “District”) in 2014, the revenues for the District have failed to keep up with inflation. The District has faced increasingly painful budget restrictions with a decline in available reserves. Over the last
Spaghetti Dinner
||| FROM PHIL CARTER for ORCAS ISLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL ||| Orcas Island Middle School would like to invite our community to attend our 44th Annual Spaghetti Dinner on Friday, April 5th. Proceeds will go to the ASB and fund end of year events and celebrations. Details and a QR code
Notice: Updates to state building codes
||| FROM AMY TAYLOR for TOWN OF FRIDAY HARBOR ||| The adopted Building Codes for the State of Washington changed effective March 15, 2024. The 2021 edition of the Codes will replace the 2018 edition. State law requires cities and counties throughout Washington to adopt and enforce the Washington State
Letter to Editor | Let’s approve this fire levy lid lift
||| FROM JUDY SCOTT ||| I am writing to urge Orcas voters to join me in approving the levy lid lift on our April special election ballot that will help fund the mission of Orcas Island Fire & Rescue. In designing this levy, the newly elected Board of Fire Commissioners
As the Paradigm Shifts | Resisting the habit of resisting
||| AS THE PARADIGM SHIFTS by ROSIE KUHN ||| I find it fascinating, the amount of time and energy we put into educating our minds, regarding the world around us, yet dedicate so little time educating ourselves about the world within our hearts, within our souls. Each of us ongoingly
Sheriff’s Report | March 20 – 25, 2024
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ||| WEDNESDAY, MARCH 20 24-001533 Lost Property 11:01:53 03/20/24 A Deputy on San Juan Island received a report of a lost computer. 24-001536 Fraud 13:01:24 03/20/24 A Deputy on San Juan Island received a report of a fraud. The victim reported that they
Help KWIAHT protect island wildlife
||| FROM RUSSEL BARSH for KWIAHT ||| Dead birds, small mammals and reptiles can tell us a lot about the spread of wildlife diseases and parasites such as ticks, and help us protect people, too. As weather patterns change, we are seeing the spread of new pathogens and parasites in
