Here’s a thought…
“If they can get you asking the wrong questions, they don’t have to worry about the answers.”
THOMAS PYNCHON
Planning Commission volunteers needed for San Juan, Lopez Islands
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County is looking for interested volunteers to fill two vacancies on the Planning Commission. Position #5 representing San Juan Island will serve until December of 2024. Position #3 representing Lopez Island will serve until December of 2026. Members need to be
Meeting the Challenge: OICF releases report on our response to COVID
||| FROM HILARY CANTY for ORCAS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ||| The Orcas Island Community Foundation (OICF) has released Meeting the Challenge, a report that explores the community response to the COVID pandemic in the Spring of 2020. In considering the various steps that were taken, both before and after the formal
Writers coming to Library to discuss reproductive rights, gender inequity, women’s safety
||| FROM SAMUEL GAILEY for ORCAS ISLAND LIBRARY ||| Please join us on Monday March 13th from 5-6 and welcome Lucy Ferriss & Jill McCabe Johnson as they discuss their fiction, nonfiction, and poetry that take on issues such as reproductive rights, gender inequity, and women’s safety. They will share
House of Tears Carvers to stop at Library as they begin 6500 mile trip
||| FROM SAMUEL GAILEY for ORCAS ISLAND LIBRARY ||| The House of Tears Carvers of the Lummi Nation are setting out on a totem pole journey to protect Oak Flat, a sacred site for the Apache people and many other Native Americans. The trip spans 33 days, 41 stops and
Training on Public Records Act in the offing
||| FROM LINDA HUME for ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL ||| EDC, SJC PA’s office and SJCPHD1 host AG’s office for Public Records Act Workshop & Training in March. The EDC, in partnership with the San Juan County Prosecuting Attorney’s office and the San Juan County Public Hospital District No. 1, will
Garden Club workshop: Identifying and preventing the spread of plant diseases
||| FROM ORCAS ISLAND GARDEN CLUB ||| On Wednesday, March 15th at 10:00 am the Orcas Island Garden Club will host a Hybrid meeting featuring Lindsey du Toit. Lindsey du Toit You may attend the presentation in person in the Madrona Room at Orcas Center OR you may
Mark O’Connor coming to Orcas Center in “Crossing Bridges” concert
||| FROM ORCAS ISLAND CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL ||| Mark O’Connor Orcas Center and the Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival are thrilled to welcome three-time Grammy Award winner Mark O’Connor back to Orcas Island for his “Crossing Bridges” concert on Sunday, March 19, at 7:00 pm. O’Connor will be
Spring vehicle reservations release scheduled for March 6
||| FROM WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| Vehicle reservations for spring travel on the San Juan Islands and Port Townsend/Coupeville routes will become available on March 6, 2023. Reservations for travel from March 26 through June 17 will become available at 7:00 a.m. PT on Monday, March 6. Customers can view the
Hellerwork® now available from Julie McNeill
||| FROM JULIE MCNEILL for HOLISTIC ALIGNMENT ||| Julie McNeill Holistic Alignment is a new bodywork practice in Eastsound. A type of structural integration known as Hellerwork® is now available from island resident Julie McNeill, a board-certified structural integration practitioner. After a 25-year career as a registered nurse
Yacht Club to host open house at West Sound Community Center
||| FROM MARIE MICHNICH for ORCAS ISLAND YACHT CLUB ||| On March 11, 2023, the Orcas Island Yacht Club will host an Open House from 1-3pm at the West Sound Community Center. Immediately following the Open House, weather permitting, the club will invite attendees to climb aboard a cruise or sailboat
Senior Center has a plethora of activities coming up — even tax assistance
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| Breakthrough Speech-Language Pathology Healthcare @ Orcas Senior Center – Tuesday, March 21 Speech-Language Pathologist, Libby Lewis, will offer free cognition and swallow screenings at Orcas Senior Center on Tuesday, March 21. Screenings involve a review of concerns, a brief one-page assessment
March is Music In Our Schools Month®
||| FROM SHARON HO for MUSIC ADVOCACY GROUP ||| For the month of March, the Music Advocacy Group is collaborating with the school district, the Orcas Library and Darvill’s bookstore to mark Music In Our Schools Month®, with the goal of raising awareness of the importance of music education in
Sun Days on Orcas | 27 things about Eric Peter
||| SUN DAYS ON ORCAS by EDEE KULPER ||| San Juan County Sheriff Eric Peter We are all familiar with the name Eric Peter, as well as his face on signs in windows and along the road when he was running for San Juan County Sheriff. Upon winning
GiveOrcas gets rolling!
||| FROM HILARY CANTY for ORCAS ISLAND COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ||| OICF’s grant making has evolved over the years into a true community process. Twice a year, OICF invites the community to submit proposals for funding through the GiveOrcas Campaigns. The application period for the Spring GiveOrcas Campaign closed this week,
As the Paradigm Shifts | Resonance is the sweet spot of living gracefully
||| AS THE PARADIGM SHIFTS by ROSIE KUHN ||| What are you listening For? Where are you listening From? For those of you reading this or any of my previous offerings, I suspect that you were attracted to something that resonates with you. Something engages your curious mind. Something that
Sheriff’s Report | February 22 – 28, 2023
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ||| WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 22 23-001215 Boating Problem 07:07:10 02/22/23 A Lopez Deputy responded to a report of a submerged tugboat near the Lopez ferry terminal. The Coast Guard coordinated with a contractor to have the boat safely removed. 23-001216 Domestic Dispute or Assault
