Here’s a thought…
“We do not inherit the Earth from our ancestors; we borrow it from our children.”
NATIVE AMERICAN PROVERB
When the tide is out, the table is set
||| FROM SAM GAILEY for ORCAS ISLAND PUBLIC LIBRARY ||| Get to know the Pacific Northwest’s most beloved bivalve: the oyster. In this talk, author David George Gordon discusses three species— the Olympia, Eastern, and Pacific oysters— along with the people who have cultivated these delicacies for many generations. Learn
Urgent overnight weather message: Freezing rain, 3″ snow
||| FROM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ||| URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Seattle WA 202 PM PST Tue Jan 16 2024 San Juan County- including Friday Harbor and Eastsound 202 PM PST Tue Jan 16 2024 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO
OICMF presents WindSync concerts and workshops
||| FROM ANITA ORNE for ORCAS CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL ||| Looking for a reason to leave your winter burrow? Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival is thrilled to announce the vibrant WindSync quintet will be returning to Orcas and Shaw islands for a three-day music residency. From January 30 - February
Puyallup Tribe, Kenmore Air announce flights to San Juan Island
Historic partnership adds destination route from Ruston Way; flights begin May 16 ||| FROM PUYALLUP TRIBE OF INDIANS ||| PUYALLUP RESERVATION, Tacoma, Wash.— The second season of Kenmore Air flights from the new Puyallup Tribal Air Terminal on Ruston Way opens May 16 with new routes that link South Sound
Early Bird Registration now open for San Juan Islands Agricultural Summit March 8 & 9
||| FROM REBECCA MOORE for SJI AGRICULTURAL SUMMIT ||| Early Bird Registration is now open for the 12th Annual San Juan Islands Agricultural Summit March 8 & 9, 2024 through 5pm January 29. The Summit will be held on Orcas Island with workshops around the island and an evening social
Caleb Klauder returns to Orcas Center for an intimate concert
||| FROM BETHANY MARIE for ORCAS CENTER ||| Caleb Klauder and Reeb Willms with Golden Shoals team up for an intimate concert at Orcas Center on Friday, January 26 at 7pm. When East Coast meets West Coast in the Folk music world, there are no turf wars or diss tracks,
Orcas Fire loses lawsuit against former Firefighter/Paramedic
Exclusive to theOrcasonian ||| FROM SELBY LIGHTHILL for LIGHTHILL LAW||| A King County arbitrator issued an award today in favor of former Orcas Island Firefighter Paramedic Alex Conrad. OIFR filed suit against Mr. Conrad in January 2023 claiming breach of contract, unjust enrichment, and promissory estoppel. The lawsuit sought over
Orcas Fire Commission will meet on Tuesday
||| 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 Tuesday, January 16th, at 3:00 p.m. at the Eastsound Fire Hall or on Zoom (link below and in the attachment). Please review the agenda attached
Land Bank regular monthly meeting on January 19
||| FROM SJC CONSERVATION LAND BANK COMMISSION ||| Friends (Kurt Fuller, Carey Chenoweth, Tracey Cottingham and Steve Snowden) take a new mobility device for a test drive around Channel Preserve, Lopez Island. The San Juan County Conservation Land Bank Commission will hold a regular monthly meeting on January
Encuesta de ferry entre islas SJC
||| FROM ED ANDREWS for COMMUNITY WATER TAXI ||| Community Water Taxi ha desarrollado una encuesta para que las personas compartan información sobre su uso del ferry entre en San Juan County. Aquí hay enlaces a la encuesta: ● Inglés: https://bit.ly/3tPmcoq ● Español: https://bit.ly/48QJZU0 Hay 28 preguntas. Algunas son condicionales,
Inter-island ferry survey now available from Community Water Taxi
||| FROM ED ANDREWS for COMMUNITY WATER TAXI ||| The Community Water Taxi has developed a survey for folks to share information about their use of the San Juan County inter island ferry. Here are links to the survey: English: https://bit.ly/3tPmcoq Spanish: https://bit.ly/48QJZU0 There are 28 questions. Some are conditional,
Reserve your spot for Grannie’s Attic 2.0 at Orcas Senior Center
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| Join us for the exciting return of Grannie's Attic 2.0 at Orcas Senior Center on Saturday, April 27! Showcase and sell your household or vintage items, tools, collectibles, and more by renting a table. Tables are allocated on a first-come, first-served
No turning back: The largest dam removal in U.S. history begins
||| FROM NPR ||| The largest dam removal in U.S. history entered a critical phase this week, with the lowering of dammed reservoirs on the Klamath River. On Thursday, the gate on a 16-foot-wide bypass tunnel at the base of Iron Gate dam, the lowest of those slated to be
Guest Opinion | Let’s remember Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
||| FROM MICHELL MARSHALL ||| Today, we celebrate the Martin Luther King Birthday Holiday because, back in 1983, Congress overwhelmingly passed legislation to establish that Federal Holiday. It was approved by 78% of the House of Representatives, and 78% of the Senators. When President Ronald Reagan signed that legislation into
Friday Habor’s free best of the fest films begin Friday, January 19
||| FROM ELLEN ROBERTS for FRIDAY HARBOR FILM FESTIVAL ||| Friday Harbor Film Festival’s FREE Best of the Fest series begins with showing The Space Race at the San Juan Island Grange on Friday, January 19 at 7 pm, followed by a livestream Q&A about the film. Details are available
Explore gentle movement and/or your artistic side at Senior Center
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| Discover Gentle Movement: Feldenkrais and Eurythmy Class with Andrea Preiss at Orcas Senior Center Join Andrea Preiss, a seasoned Feldenkrais Practitioner and therapeutic eurythmist, for a relaxing movement class at Orcas Senior Center this January. Sessions take place on Tuesdays at
