The San Juan County EDC provides great info on: PPP Webinars and resources available, Stimulus Package updates, and Makerspaces and Closing the Loop (Thursday, January 14, 5:30-6:30 pm on Zoom). Read more...

Friday, January 15, from 8:30-11:30 am via Zoom. The public is invited to attend. Click here to find links and more information. To learn more about your Conservation Land Bank, visit sjclandbank.org. If you’re interested in volunteering and/or joining our mailing list, contact tanja@sjclandbank.org. We look forward to engaging with you!

The new plan, which follows a regional approach, will ease some restrictions while focusing on the health and safety of all Washingtonians. The plan outlines the metrics that will be used to determine phases for each region, and the Department of Health will evaluate these metrics weekly and will announce any changes to current phase status every Friday. Read more...

Soroptimist International of Friday Harbor has two scholarship opportunities now available. Applications for both are due February 5. Given to women that are San Juan County residents. Read more...

Premiere of the feature-length documentary film, The Bowmakers, is available for viewing from January 15 through the 24. Tickets are $15 to watch any time during these dates. To purchase tickets to The Bowmakers, click here. OICMF Quartet-in-Residence, the Miró Quartet, plays a significant role as well, as you will see from watching the trailer. Read More...

See all the events and read about what's happening at the Library here. Closed for Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Monday, January 18.

This month, on Tuesday, January 19 from 10:30 to 12:30, club member, Gloria Eppig, will give a unique presentation called “Artificial Intelligence: Tools for Genealogy”. Contact Vicki Leimback at vleimback@gmail.com for Zoom link. Read more...

On Wednesday, January 20, at 10:30 am, the Orcas Island Garden Club will partner with the Orcas Library to host author and biologist Thor Hanson for a Zoom talk about bees and seeds. You must preregister. Read more...

“Forage Fishes and the Beach: The Role of Local Shorelines in Marine Ecosystem Recovery” brought to you on Zoom by Orcas Senior Center: Wednesday, January 20, 1-2 pm. Tina Whitman, takes us on a scientific exploration of our shorelines and their connections to the greater marine ecosystem. Read more...

“THE VIRTUAL VINEYARD"

Join Orcas Senior Center and Doe Bay Wine Company’s Cole Sisson and special guest, in “the virtual vineyard” for a fun and informative hour of wine tasting and food paring on Sunday, January 24, 5 pm by Zoom. To participate, register at orcasseniors.org. Then, purchase and pick up your wine, cheese, and crackers at Doe Bay Wine Company, Friday-Saturday and Sunday, January 17, 11 am-5 pm. (Pick up by January 23). Read more...

We are looking to expand our electrical team with someone who is a great fit for our rockstar team and who is interested in working on a variety of electrical projects. You may be a Journeyman electrician (01 or 02 classification), an electrical trainee, or someone who just wants to learn. Read more...

Responsible relief cook needed at Orcas Senior Center to prepare nutritious meals for homebound seniors during the pandemic. Experience cooking in a commercial setting and working with volunteers preferred. To read more about the position, go here:  orcasseniors.org/meals-on-wheels-relief-cook/ or contact Ian Cassinos at 360-746-3495 or icassinos@wccoa.org. 

Come join the Girl Meets Dirt Jam Squad. We are seeking an individual to connect the dots between the beautiful products we make and getting that product into the hands of the customers we love. Please review the job description linked here and send your resume and cover letter to info@girlmeetsdirt.com.

Maintenance Supervisor Position – Full Time, year round, benefits, hotel discounts, and much more. Can reach out to Kevin White 253-391-8151 or this link to apply.

Skilled, seasoned, bookkeeping and inventory control staff member. Ideal candidate has a strong bookkeeping background (QuickBooks desktop experience preferred), exceptional accuracy, strong Excel and computer skills and a great team attitude. Experience with inventory control a plus. We offer 32-36 hours per week, year round employment, a healthcare contribution, paid vacation, and store discounts. Send resume to: pathunt.darvills@gmail.com

You can check for other job postings from Chamber businesses here.

Orcas Senior Center once again offers Your Life in Words, an online workshop with Diane Craig that focuses on the desire to write one’s life story beginning January 27. Participants is limited to 12 at this time. Read more... orcasseniors.org

The Board of Directors has several open positions available for enthusiastic Owners who want to engage with their Co-op community. The deadline for submitting a notice of intent to run and a candidate statement to get on the ballot is January 29. Read more...

Orcas Senior Center and Orcas Center are excited to announce a collaboration on the much-anticipated Seniors Have (Virtual) Talent! The event, featuring talented community members, will be aired on the Orcas Senior Center and Orcas Center websites Saturday, January 30 at 6 pm. orcasseniors.org and orcascenter.org. Read more...

We express our deepest respect and gratitude to our indigenous neighbors. We're deeply moved and draw inspiration from the fact that we may make music surrounded by the ancestral homelands of the Swinomish, Coast Salish, Samish, Lummi, Nooksack, Chimacum, Duwamish, Snohomish, Stillaguamish and Skagit and other Peoples, who have cared for these lands and waterways from time immemorial. Read more... 

Open Monday, Wednesday, and Friday 10 am - 5 pm, 360-317-3363.

We are available to help your business send out forms 1099-MISC, 1099-NEC and W2s. Sending out these forms gives your workers a chance to get a jump start on their tax return filings and ensures you avoid late fees and penalties. Please call us during business hours and schedule an appointment as we are only seeing one client in our office at a time.

Our business Printshop Northwest is growing, and we recently hired a general manager, Erica Hanson. Erica is moving to the island from Seattle. As I'm sure all of you know, housing on Orcas is a challenge! That's why I'm reaching out to my island contacts to see if anyone might have any leads for housing starting February 1st. Read more...

The Orcas Senior Center non-profit welcomes Tom Eversole as the newest member of the Orcas District Committee (ODC), the operating committee of the center. Many of you will remember Tom from his time as Hearts and Hands Coordinator, or as the man inside the Cedric the Centipede costume. Read more...

It will still be a long winter with some challenging months ahead, but with several vaccines on the horizon, we can begin to see a light at the end of the tunnel. Thank you Orcas Island for helping the Senior Center continue to make sure we get through that tunnel together. You make us both Orcas Strong and Orcas Proud. Read more...

The Kitchen is featuring our 12th annual MLK Jr. Special this coming Monday, January 18, 11 am - 4 pm. Menu: Double dipped buttermilk fried chicken, Red beans and rice, Cole slaw, and Cornbread. $20. For dessert: Hazelnut pie with whipped cream. $6. 10% of proceeds will be donated to the Family Resource Center.

Open Friday and Saturday 11-5 pm though February. Also, open these two Sundays, January 17 and February 14.

Bring in or mention this ad in the Blast for 10% off your entire purchase, once during the month of January. Pawki’s for Pets hours are Monday-Saturday, 10-5:30 pm. Closing at 4 pm on December 31^st.

Open 11 am- 4pm on weekends now until April 1, except for Monday, January 18 for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. Many items still on sale! Read Sallie Bell's new year's message here.

The winter season is here! New Hours for Siren Boutique: Tuesday-Saturday 11-5 pm. Closed Sunday & Monday until we warm up again! End of winter sale until February! 50% off winter items and 25% off selected clothing: Habitat, Cutloose, Bobeau, Lysse, NYDJ, Citron and more...

NOVALASH CLASSIC LASH EXTENSIONS *Full Eyelash Set $80 (Savings of $100) *3 week Eyelash Fill $50 (Savings of $50) and REPLENISHING ALGAE FACIAL, $175 ($50+ savings). By Appointment Only. Please call/ text 360-378-7638 or email omaribeautybar@gmail.com to reserve your treatment. Read more...

January Special: 15% off Psychic Adventures Readings! 2021 Good Fortune, Medical Intuition, Past Lives, Aura Chakra Reiki, and Angel Team Assist. Call Deborah Darner, LMT, 360-376-4188.

Fresh Bucks is our Community Hero for the month of January! All this month we will be asking for support from our Members and community to help raise funds to continue offering this amazing program in 2021. Read more...

Support local businesses by purchasing gift cards. Shop Local! OrcasStrong Website

Orcas Animal Protection Society, 360-376-6777.

Blast Readers, please send us pictures of your pets. Include a caption, their names and your name. We will feature one each week.