Here’s a thought…
“Old age is no joke, but it can feel like one.”
TAD TOMPKINS
Public scoping meeting coming up in March for Lopez Island’s Watmough Preserve
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| Join the San Juan County Conservation Land Bank for a public scoping meeting on March 19, 2024, and help shape the Watmough Preserve Stewardship and Management Plan (SMP), which includes the Watmough addition (aka “the Higgins Property”). “These scoping meetings are a great
Saturday Night Science launches at Funhouse Commons
||| FROM RYAN CARPENTER for FUNHOUSE COMMONS ||| ALL ISLAND TEENS! Join us for Saturday Science Night at Funhouse Commons, from March 26 - April 20, where we'll watch "Cosmos: Possible Worlds" and share free pizza, drinks and cookies. Everyone who watches all episodes will receive a gift and raffle
Yoga, hearing services being presented at Orcas Senior Center
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| Island Hearing Healthcare's Stacie Nordrum, Au.D., CCC-A, Offering Monthly Hearing Services at Orcas Senior Center Stacie Nordrum, Au.D., CCC-A, from Island Hearing Healthcare, provides hearing care at Orcas Senior Center every first Thursday of the month. To secure your slot, it
Ten island writers will share their works Friday evening at Orcas Library
||| FROM SAM GAILEY for ORCAS LIBRARY ||| Share. Your. Words! Please join us at the Orcas Island Public Library this Friday night, March 1st from 6 - 7:30 pm, as ten island writers share their work. It will be an evening of poetry, short stories, and novel & memoir excerpts.
Looking for art classes? Check out these Senior Center offerings
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| Discover your Artistic Side: Art with Carla at Orcas Senior Center Unleash your creativity at "Art with Carla" every Friday, 1-3 pm at Orcas Senior Center. Led by experienced artist Carla Stanley, this lighthearted class focuses on the creative process with
Get your Washington State boating education card
||| FROM U.S. COAST GUARD AUXILIARY BELLINGHAM & SAN JUAN ISLANDS FLOTILLA ||| Bellingham, Wash. – The U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary Bellingham and San Juan Islands Flotilla is offering two opportunities for boaters to take an on-line, Washington State Basic Boater Education Course. The course for anyone wishing to learn
Rick Hughes to seek Orcas position on County Council
||| FROM RICHARD FRALICK ||| I am delighted to announce that my good friend Rick Hughes has decided to run for the Orcas position on the San Juan County Council in 2024. Rick is a former County Councilmember and I think exceptionally well qualified. Please join me in supporting his
Dementia Friendly Orcas: Senior Center joins national initiative for enhanced support, community engagement
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| Orcas Senior Center has joined a nationwide initiative connecting communities, organizations, and individuals dedicated to enhancing support for individuals with dementia and their caregivers throughout the United States. The center is actively participating in a project facilitated by Dementia Friendly America,
Resolve common Medicare concerns with SHIBA assistance from January through March
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| January through March is your opportunity to correct many common Medicare problems. Your local Statewide Health Insurance Benefit Advisors (SHIBA) volunteers can help you with the following problems: You didn’t receive your new Drug or Medicare Advantage Plan card. Sometimes the cards
Film Screening with Lummi, Navajo nations
Children of the Setting Sun Productions of Lummi Nation + Spirit Farm of Navajo Nation FILM SCREENING + COMMUNITY CONVERSATION ||| FROM CAITLIN LECK and JAIME BEECHUM for SJI AG SUMMIT ||| As an opening to the 2024 San Juan Islands Agricultural Summit, OCPA and SOURCE paper are excited to announce an evening of FILM AND
KWIAHT: Tides of March event returns
||| FROM RUSSEL BARSH for KWIAHT ||| After four year’s absence, Kwiaht’s annual spring science event focused on Indian Island and Fishing Bay returns this spring with a program linking the marine and terrestrial ecosystems of East Sound. Everyone is welcome to this free, family friendly in-person event at the
Free online showing of Buffy Sainte-Marie: Carry It On
||| FROM ELLEN ROBERTS for FRIDAY HARBOR FILM FESTIVAL ||| On Wednesday, February 28 at 6:30 pm PST on the fhff.org website, the Friday Harbor Film Festival will present a special FREE showing of the winner of the 2023 International Emmy Award in Arts Programming, Buffy Sainte-Marie: Carry It On.
Port Commission will meet on Monday
||| FROM KIM KIMPLE for PORT OF ORCAS ||| MEETING AGENDA February 26, 2024, 5:00 P.M. This Meeting will be on Zoom and in-person at the airport terminal conference room Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82950040879?pwd=VkhBWVI5QUt6NTNGMWRkVzVuUDhsQT09 Dial-in: (253) 215-8782; Meeting ID: 829 5004 0879; Passcode: KORS One tap mobile: +12532158782,,82950040879#,,,,*522532# US (Tacoma)
Rep. Alex Ramel | Week 7 Update: Proposed budgets & the Boldt decision
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF REP. ALEX RAMEL ||| As we close out week seven of the 2024 legislative session, there is a lot of exciting news to share. The House Appropriations, Capital Budget, and Transportation Committees revealed their proposed 2024 supplemental budgets. In this update, I’d like to dive
Midnight Mutterings | Worm composting
||| MIDNIGHT MUTTERINGS by JACKIE BATES ||| Maybe you went to Wormapalooza: The Whys and How’s of Worm Composting, an event hosted by The Exchange, last fall. If you did, no need to read further here. If not, you should have gone and I should have too. And I would
Join the dementia-friendly Orcas workgroup
||| FROM SAM GAILEY for ORCAS PUBLIC LIBRARY ||| Join the Dementia Friendly Orcas Workgroup on February 29, from 2-3pm at the Orcas Island Public Library to learn about dementia and the resources available on Orcas for those experiencing, or caregiving for someone with, dementia. This will be followed by
