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“Volunteering is at the very core of being a human. No one has made it through life without someone else’s help.”
HEATHER FRENCH HENRY
San Juan County now accepting 2024 Home Fund applications
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County Health & Community Services released a Notice of Funds Available (NOFA) for the Home Fund program’s 2024 funding round. Responses will be accepted through July 15, 2024. Eligible recipients are nonprofit agencies, housing authorities, private for-profit affordable housing providers, and
OICF announces new Executive Director
||| FROM HILARY CANTY for ORCAS ISLAND COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ||| The Orcas Island Community Foundation Board of Trustees is delighted to announce the selection of Lindsay Jennings as the next Executive Director of OICF, following a thorough and competitive search process. Lindsay Jennings Lindsay brings extensive experience in
Island Ways | SSA crews: Staffing levels a “recipe for disaster”
||| FROM NANTUCKET INQUIRER AND MIRROR ||| Orcas and Nantucket Islands are each roughly the same size and the same distance off their respective coasts. We share the same concerns about the high cost of living, lack of affordable housing, tourist management, ferry problems and environmental degradation. We are living
Ukulele Kanikipila
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| Experience the joy of making music at Ukulele Kanikipila, Hawaiian for "play music," every Monday from 1 to 3 pm at Orcas Senior Center. This gathering is open to everyone with an interest in playing music for two hours each week.
WSF Weekly Report | Things are looking electric
||| FROM STEVE NEVEY for WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| We’ve hit an exciting milestone in our electrification efforts with the launch of a national contracting process to build five new hybrid-electric ferries. Aside from greatly lowering our emissions, these vessels will benefit our employees. Crews in Europe operating similar ferries report that
Seed to Sprout Program
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| If you’re looking for a fun activity for your youngster this summer, look no further than our Seed to Sprout program! This program is for children ages 3 to 5 and is a chance for them to learn about nutrition, gardening, nature, and
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.
Meditation Session
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| Julia Summers leads a weekly meditation group at Orcas Senior Center every Tuesday at 1 pm. Regardless of prior experience, Julia extends a warm invitation to all, emphasizing inclusivity by operating the sessions on a donation basis. With open hearts, she
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
