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Here’s a thought…

“We can disagree and still love each other unless your disagreement is rooted in my oppression and denial of my humanity and right to exist.”

JAMES BALDWIN 


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Holiday GiveOrcas starts December 3

November 20th, 2024|

Give Meaningful Gifts That Matter ||| FROM TARA ANDAYA for ORCAS ISLAND COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ||| The Orcas Island Community Foundation (OICF) Holiday GiveOrcas campaign kicks off on Tuesday, December 3 and runs through Thursday, December 12, 2024 at www.giveorcas.org. This year’s Holiday GiveOrcas campaign features 30 local nonprofit organizations. Each

Rotary | Feeding minds and bodies at home and abroad

November 20th, 2024|

||| FROM ROTARY FOUNDATION OF THE SAN JUAN ISLANDS || The Rotary Foundation of the San Juan Islands is pleased to announce a new initiative to help children at home and abroad. Feeding Minds and Bodies at Home and Abroad will help Rotary expand the reach of three programs we

ATOI to present holiday radio show

November 19th, 2024|

||| FROM SUZANNE GROPPER for ACTORS THEATER OF ORCAS ISLAND ||| From the mouths of babes, is there a Santa Clause? "Yes Virginia, there is a Santa Claus," ATOI's holiday radio show, where you are the audience, in the studio and sound effects are live on stage. Presented at the

Community Holiday Spirit, Island Style

November 18th, 2024|

||| FROM SAN JUAN MAKERS GUILD ||| December is starting off with lots of festive fun on Orcas. The Village of Eastsound is launching its holiday season with the Tree Lighting on the Green and a delightful Night Market at Odd Fellows Hall, both on Friday, December 6th. The annual

Bomb Cyclone on its way tomorrow

November 18th, 2024|

||| FROM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ||| URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Seattle WA 1241 PM PST Mon Nov 18 2024 San Juan County-Western Whatcom County-Southwest Interior-Western Skagit County-Everett and Vicinity-Tacoma Area-Admiralty Inlet Area-Hood Canal Area-Lower Chehalis Valley Area-Eastern Strait of Juan de Fuca-Seattle and Vicinity-Bremerton and Vicinity- Including

2025 Dog Licenses now on sale

November 18th, 2024|

||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| The San Juan County Auditor’s office is ready for the 2025 dog licensing season! Each year, the department has the pleasure of recognizing a ‘Celebrity Dog’. This year, our office is recognizing a very good boy. We are thrilled to introduce, (although you

Drop-In Peer Grief Support Group

November 17th, 2024|

||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER |||  Join us for a supportive, non-judgmental space to process grief and mourning with the Drop-In Peer Grief Support Group Wednesdays at 10:00 am at Orcas Senior Center. This group is designed to help normalize your feelings, facilitate healing, and provide understanding.

Guest Opinion | An environmental spare tire

November 17th, 2024|

||| FROM BILL APPEL ||| Let's posit that a lot of federal clear air and water legislation and/or enforcement is stifled by federal executive and/or legislative action over the next few years. What should the blue states do? Background: the states and federal government share what is called concurrent jurisdiction

Uke Float

November 17th, 2024|

||| FROM ANITA ORNE ||| It’s Floating Ukulele Jam time again! Grab your uke, your voice, a song or two to share, and your friends and relations and join us on the interisland ferry on the traditional Third Thursday of the month – November 21 Boat is scheduled to depart

Discover Gentle Flexibility

November 17th, 2024|

A Balance Class Inspired by the Feldenkrais Method ||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| Join Andrea Preiss, a seasoned Feldenkrais practitioner and therapeutic eurythmist, for a relaxing movement class at Orcas Senior Center, Tuesdays at 11 am. Emphasizing a seated position, these subtle exercises rooted in the

Odd Fellows Hall Red Cedar Circle on Sunday

November 16th, 2024|

||| FROM CHE BLAINE ||| Paul Chiyokten Wagner is a Saanich Nation tribal member which is located on so called Vancouver Island BC Canada. His mother lived on Orcas Island as a child. He is a cousin of Johnny Moses. As a Traditional Coast Salish Storyteller & flutist he brings

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