Here’s a thought…
“If you put fences around people, you get sheep. Give people the room they need.”
WILLIAM L. MCKNIGHT
Public Works mobilizes response to stabilize MacKaye Harbor Rd on Lopez Island
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County’s Public Works Department is mobilizing a response to protect the traveling public and maintain access to homes threatened by coastal erosion near MacKaye Harbor Road on Lopez Island. The department will perform repairs on Thursday, December 21 to prevent the
Jazzin’ with the Classics for Christmas returns to Emmanuel
||| FROM JEFFREY COHAN for SALISH SEA EARLY MUSIC FESTIVAL ||| Music at Emmanuel presents Jazzin' with the Classics for Christmas WHAT: Jazzin' with the Classics for Christmas WHEN: Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 4:00 PM WHERE: Emmanuel Episcopal Parish in Eastsound MORE INFO:
Remove dams to fight the climate crisis
Ten reasons bringing down these barriers are key for mitigation and adaptation. ||| FROM HIGH COUNTRY NEWS ||| POSTED AT REQUEST OF ORCASONIAN READER As the climate crisis escalates, a huge amount of attention and money is being focused on climate solutions. These can be divided into two categories: solutions
The Velocity of Autumn soon to be auditioning at ATOI
Audition dates are Friday, December 29th and Saturday December 30th at 7 PM at the Grange, performance dates will be mid-March ||| FROM AAIMEE JOHNSON for ACTORS THEATER OF ORCAS ||| The Velocity of Autumn By Eric Coble "The Velocity of Autumn swirls around Alexandra, a 79-year-old artist in a
Montessori still has wreaths for sale — at a reduced price
||| FROM URSULA PAMATIAN for ORAS MONTESSORI SCHOOL ||| Hurry! Orcas Montessori school is currently hosting a FLASH SALE on our delightful holiday wreaths. We haven't reached our target yet and we still have a surplus of wreaths that we urgently need to sell! For a limited time, we are
Rubstello stepping down as WSF Assistant Secretary
||| FROM PATTY RUBSTELLO for WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| Patty Rubstello As we bid farewell to 2023 and I reflect on a remarkable and challenge filled year, I'm filled with gratitude to be part of an organization where individuals like you face adversity with resilience and dedication. I
Orcas Choral Society’s four directors
||| FROM ORCAS CHORAL SOCIETY ||| The Four Directors: Four Artistic Directors have led Orcas Choral Society since its founding in 1977. This month, they all gathered to celebrate performance of Handel's Messiah. Left to right: Roger Sherman, Marianne Lewis, Catherine Pederson, and Bruce Langford. Orcas music teacher Catherine Pederson and
Scientists contact whales in world-first communication experiment
||| FROM SCIENCE ALERT ||| What do whale experts and alien hunters have in common? More than you might expect. For a recent study published in the peer-reviewed journal PeerJ, scientists from UC Davis, the Alaska Whale Foundation, and SETI (Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence) teamed up. Their mission: Communicate with whales. And they did just
Auditor seeks writers of argument against SJI School District No. 149, OI School District No. 137
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County Auditor, Natasha Warmenhoven, is seeking people interested in writing arguments against the San Juan Island School District No. 149 and Orcas Island School District No. 137 ballot measures for the voters’ guide. In order to ensure an informed electorate, and
Caroline Buchanan’s new book on sale at Darvill’s
||| FROM CAROLINE BUCHANAN ||| As the dark short days close around us, we may find ourselves dreaming of sunny beaches on remote Greek islands. Escape is possible by picking up a copy of Caroline Buchanan’s memoir, My Amorgos, on sale at Darvill’s Bookstore. Buchanan's tales of one small remote Greek Island
Discover your artistic side, get hearing services at 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
Even in winter, our gardens need attention
||| FROM LAURA WALKER for ORCAS ISLAND GARDEN CLUB ||| December brings a calmness to the garden. Plants look a little rough but there is still plenty of activity if you quiet yourself and observe. Birds are foraging, frogs and insects are looking for the best locations to hibernate. A rogue yellow ranunculus
Port of Orcas is meeting tomorrow
||| FROM KIM KIMPLE for PORT OF ORCAS ||| The Port of Orcas Board of Commissioners will hold their regular monthly meeting this Monday, December 18th at 5:00 p.m. online via zoom and in-person at the Port of Orcas terminal conference room. Access information and additional information can be found
Fire Commission will meet on Monday afternoon
||| FROM KAT BARNARD for BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS ||| The SJC Fire Protection District #2 Board of Fire Commissioners invites you to a Regular Meeting on Monday, December 18th, at 3:00 p.m. at the Eastsound Fire Hall or on Zoom (link below and in the attachment). Please review the agenda attached
Midnight Mutterings | Aloha
||| MIDNIGHT MUTTERINGS by JACKIE BATES ||| I could start out telling about my recent visit to that land in the middle of the Pacific Ocean with the usual (and wonderful) things like sun and soft sand, warm water, spending time with old friends in a new place and a
Free Christmas Eve community showing of “It’s a Wonderful Life”
||| FROM KEN ARORA ||| Join us in a free community showing of the Christmas classic, "It's a Wonderful Life," on Christmas Eve (Sunday, Dec 24), at 1:30 at the Seaview Theatre. Orcas Island and Bedford Falls share a wonderful, supportive community, and may we remember that no one is
