Here’s a thought…
“Art is how we decorate space, music is how we decorate time.”
JEAN-MICHEL BASQUIAT
Did you know Odd Fellows provides scholarships to graduating seniors?
||| FROM DIDIER GINCIG for ORCAS ODD FELLOWS ||| Did you know that the Odd Fellows give annual scholarships to graduating high school students? What you may not know is that the award is not based on grade point average (G.P.A.) While G.P.A. may be an indicator of a student's drive to
Latest from Lekanoff
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF REP. DEBRA LEKANOFF ||| Happy Fantastic Friday! Dear friends and neighbors, As the curtains close on the 2024 legislative session, I want to extend my heartfelt gratitude to each and every one of you who took the time to reach out or visit during these
Did you know there’s a tax credit for Washington workers?
||| FROM MEGAN EHRMANTROUT for ORCAS COMMUNITY RESOURCE CENTER ||| Did you know Washington workers may be eligible for up to $1255 back with the new Working Families Tax Credit (WFTC)? This is a relatively new credit and available to applicants who have lived in Washington a minimum of 183
What a journey
||| FROM HILARY CANTY ||| Four years ago this week, Covid descended into our lives and set us all on a new and, sometimes, frightening path. Our world suddenly shrunk and played out in tiny squares on Zoom. Local social safety net services were put to the test. The Senior
Occam’s Razor | Our island, our world through the eyes, pen of S.C. Watson
Welcome to our weekly feature, Occam's Razor, from local artist S.C. Watson.
Easter egg hunt
||| FROM MARY MEREDITH for ORCAS LIONS CLUB ||| The Orcas Island Lions Club is happy to announce that the Annual Easter Egg Hunt will be held on Saturday, March 30th, starting at 10 am sharp, at the Cascade Lake Shelter. Free parking provided by the Lions Club. Separate egg
Orcas Recycling wins approval for rate adjustment
||| FROM PETE MOE for ORCAS RECYCLING SERVICES ||| Orcas Recycling Services (ORS), Orcas Island’s non-profit waste management company, has received approval for adjustments to its trash and recycling tipping fees which will establish its rate structure for the next five years. In early February, Executive Director Pete Moe appeared
Larsen: Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and Inflation Reduction Act are reconnecting communities, improving accessibility in PNW
USDOT awards $561.5 million to WA, OR projects through BIL, IRA ||| FROM THE OFFICE OF REP. RICK LARSEN ||| WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02), the lead Democrat on the Transportation & Infrastructure Committee, applauded the U.S. Department of Transportation’s announcement of $3.3 billion through the Reconnecting Communities Program and
LWVSJ Observer Corps: County Council March 12, 2024
||| FROM NECIA QUAST for LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS ||| The council approved support letters for projects seeking state or federal funding: the Pea Patch Campus and Eastsound Wastewater Facility Upgrade on Orcas, the Lopez Island Food Center, the Puget Sound Partnership, and an SJI sewer system replacement project at the
Spelling Bee
||| FROM BARBARA MARRETT for SAN JUAN ROTARY CLUB ||| The Rotary Club of the San Juan Islands invites the community to attend its 18th Annual Spelling Bee at 3 PM, March 20, at the Friday Harbor Presbyterian Church, 425 Spring Street. Watch the excitement as 4th-8th graders from both
Fire District levy lid lift Q & A schedule
||| FROM KAT BARNARD for ORCAS ISLAND FIRE & RESCUE ||| Fire Chief Holly vanSchaick and staff will conduct three public information sessions on the upcoming April Levy Lid Lift Proposition with the BOFC Outreach Committee, which comprises Commissioners Tim Fuller and Jim Biddick. Saturday, March 23, at 10 am
OPALCO awarded phase 1 funding to explore tidal generator in Rosario Strait
||| FROM SUZANNE OLSON for ORCAS POWER & LIGHT ||| The U.S. Department of Energy’s Water Power Technologies Office has competitively selected OPALCO as one of two organizations to explore tidal energy development for what OPALCO hopes will become the first tidal generation project in US waters. The OPALCO team
Earth Day Parade
Orcas Island event welcoming all islanders from across San Juan County ||| FROM PARKER PAVITT for SAN JUAN MAKERS GUILD ||| For the first time ever on Orcas, join a Procession of the Species parade for an event full of imagination, gratitude, and activism focused on celebrating the rich biodiversity of our
Evan Perrollaz’s update on San Juan County Public Hospital District No. 1 plans
||| FROM BARBARA MARRETT for SAN JUAN ROTARY ||| Exciting things are happening in San Juan County’s Public Hospital District No. 1, as was recently shared at a Rotary Club of the San Juan Islands meeting. But before Evan shared any news, he first clarified that the Hospital District does
McVeigh announces candidacy for SJ County Council Dist. 1
||| FROM MARK MADSEN for KARI MCVEIGH FOR COUNCIL ||| Kari McVeigh Kari McVeigh has announced her candidacy for the open seat on the San Juan County Council District 1. McVeigh, current Superintendent for the Shaw Island School District and former Superintendent for the San Juan Island School
Island Primary Care – Orcas spring clinic update
||| FROM RACHEL LAMBERT for ISLAND PRIMARY CARE ||| Colorectal Cancer Screening March is Colorectal Awareness Month. Colorectal cancer is a leading cause of cancer death in the United States, but it doesn’t have to be. Island Health is working hard to make screening for colorectal cancer easy for members
