Here’s a thought…
“Don’t ask me who’s influenced me. A lion is made up of the lambs he’s digested, and I’ve been reading all my life.”
GIORGOS SEFERIS
A serious fundraising request from theOrcasonian
||| FROM LIN MCNULTY, EDITOR ||| I am beginning to panic as the webhost for theOrcasonian is constantly reminding me that we are in need of an expensive (by Orcasonian standards) website uprade in
Curriculum of Place | Cohort 2 applications now open
||| FROM JAIME BEECHUM and CAITLIN LECK for ISLAND ALLIES OF INDIGENOUS LIFEWAYS ||| Island Allies of Indigenous Lifeways, Family Tides Farm, and Northwest Indian College are pleased to announce that applications are now open
Warren Miller’s ‘Days Off’ to show at Orcas Center
||| FROM COLLEEN SMITH SUMMERS for ORCAS CENTER ||| Winter is calling! Orcas Center will screen Warren Miller's "Days Off" at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 24, on its Center Stage. The film celebrates the days
Orcas Christian School connects with Walla Walla Academy through music
||| FROM ORCAS CHRISTIAN SCHOOL ||| Orcas Christian School (OCS) students had an opportunity to experience education through music and collaboration when Walla Walla Valley Academy’s (WWVA) praise band visited Orcas Island on Thursday and
Community Foundation | Celebrating collective impact
||| FROM LINDSAY JENNINGS for ORCAS ISLAND COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ||| The Orcas Island community gave more than 5,000 donations to and through the Foundation last year, enabling more than $6 million in grants to local
Orcas Center presents music of Zan Fiskum and Sturtz
||| FROM COLLEEN SMITH SUMMERS for ORCAS CENTER ||| Come enjoy a night of live music at the Orcas Center with Sturtz and Zan Fiskum. The two acts have toured together in the past, and
Pea Patch Community Campus takes shape; housing construction to begin this Fall
||| FROM SUZANNE OLSON for PEA PATCH CAMPUS ||| The Pea Patch Campus is beginning to be shaped into the community we’ve been imagining. Over the summer, local contractor Island Excavating completed site preparation, utility
Tender hearts, hopeful outlooks, and a blue wave
||| FROM ORCAS ISLAND PRIDE ||| Today, our hearts feel tender, holding both hope and heartbreak. As election results arrive across Washington, Initiative 638—a cruel attempt to exclude transgender girls from school sports and force
Understanding Political Tribalism | A book talk with Dr. Stephen Ducat
Friday, November 13 | 6 pm Orcas Island Public Library ||| FROM SAM GAILEY for ORCAS ISLAND PUBLIC LIBRARY ||| Why do people become so deeply attached to political movements and leaders? What draws individuals
WSF Weekly Report | Decisions, decisions
||| FROM STEVE NEVEY for WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| A message from Steve One of the challenges of leading Washington State Ferries is that there are often more things to do than we have the
Letter to Editor | An island is strongest when nobody has to carry everything alone
||| FROM DOUGLAS VANDERGRAPH ||| Living on an island can teach a person how closely independence and interdependence are tied together. People value resourcefulness, and for good reason. Yet the very conditions that make island
Damaged electric car chargers removed from Orcas Park & Ride
Any replacement or repair work will be scheduled and prioritized based on available budget resources ||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| This week, the County’s Public Works Department was notified that the electric vehicle
Summer water | Part 2 of 5
This article is the second of a five part journalism series by the San Juan Islands Conservation District on streams and wetlands in the islands, and what people can do to restore them ||| FROM
Enchanted Forest 6 | The Last Suffer to raise money for Deborah Sparks
||| FROM COLLEEN SMITH SUMMERS for ORCAS CENTER ||| Enchanted Forest Cabaret is coming out of retirement for one last show to raise funds for its “Lady of Mayhem” and long-time islander Deborah Sparks. Enchanted
Letter to Editor | A post-election apology
||| FROM TENAR HALL ||| I can be rather generous with my family’s resources, but the only things that are mine and mine alone to give are my time and my voice. Lately, despite them
OISD seeks applications for PRO and CON statement committees
||| FROM ORCAS ISLAND SCHOOL DISTRICT ||| Orcas Island School District is seeking applications from District residents interested in being appointed to committees to write the “for” and “against” statements for the San Juan County
