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.”
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Killer whales ‘massage’ each other using kelp
||| FROM THE BBC ||| Orcas in the North Pacific have been seen "massaging" each other - rubbing pieces of kelp between their bodies. Using drones, researchers filmed the animals selecting and biting off the
A Soulful Summer Tribute | Kaylee Cole performs Carole King’s classics
||| FROM BETHANY MARIE for ORCAS CENTER ||| Orcas Center is excited to present Cole Does King, a heartfelt tribute to the legendary Carole King from Kaylee Cole, as part of the Summer Concert Series
In Memoriam | Ruth McBride 1948 – 2025
||| FROM MATT CORDDRY ||| Ruth McBride Ruth was born in St Louis, Missouri on June 22nd 1948, the first child of Melanie Levy Malewitz, an artist and stay at home mom, and
Island Stewards | Ferries, foundations, transportation, taxes, and taking care
||| FROM ISLAND STEWARDS ||| The light is long, the market lines are longer, and the wildflowers are giving it their all—the island feels both stretched and in bloom. We’re grateful you’re here, holding the
Art Opening at Orcas Center | Zoe Osenbach
||| FROM BETHANY MARIE for ORCAS CENTER ||| Orcas Center’s Visual Arts Committee (VAC) is pleased to present the next Art Opening, Friday, June 27 from 5:30pm – 7pm with featured artist, Zoe Osenbach in
Senior Center offers hearing services, grief support, Feldenkrais, and Art
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| Monthly Hearing Services Stacie Nordrum, Au.D., CCC-A, from Island Hearing Healthcare, provides hearing care at Orcas Senior Center every first Thursday of the month. To secure
Crescent Beach Preserve forest work on Orcas Island to begin in July
||| FROM PETER GUILLOZET for SAN JUAN COUNTY CONSERVATION LAND BANK ||| The San Juan County Conservation Land Bank is advancing plans for a forest thinning and fuels reduction project on Crescent Beach Preserve. The effort
Larsen tours Tacoma ICE facility and meets with Lelo Juarez
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF U.S. REP. RICK LARSEN ||| TACOMA, WA – Yesterday, Representative Rick Larsen toured the privately-run ICE detention facility in Tacoma and met with Lelo Juarez, and today he released the following
Higher fares on the horizon for Washington State Ferries
A state transportation panel proposed 3% hikes this year and next, while lawmakers and the governor boosted a surcharge to build boats and added a credit card fee. ||| FROM WASHINGTON STATE STANDARD ||| Travel
Port Commission will meet on Monday
||| FROM CHIP LONG for PORT OF ORCAS ||| The Port of Orcas Board of Commissioners will hold a Regular Meeting on Monday, June 23rd at 4:00 p.m. online via Zoom and in-person at the
As the Paradigm Shifts | I did all the right spiritual stuff and still feel like crap: WTF?!
||| AS THE PARADIGM SHIFTS by ROSIE KUHN ||| When spirituality seems like the consolation prize for not becoming somebody special. Is “becoming spiritual” a consolation prize? Are we settling for less when we give
Sheriff’s Report | June 11 – 17, 2025
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ||| WEDNESDAY, JUNE 11 25-003522 Suspicious Person/Circumstance 12:05:32 06/11/25 A Friday Harbor middle school employee reported an older woman making comments to the students that seemed inappropriate. After
LWVSJ Observer Corps | Board of Health April 18, 2025
||| FROM NECIA QUAST for LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS ||| Three members had excused absences, Geffen, Ruby and Davies. There were no reports for most committees. The North Sound Behavioral Health Organization head Jan Rose
Whale Museum announces new junior marine scientist camp for kids
||| FROM CONOR AGNEW for THE WHALE MUSEUM ||| The Whale Museum is launching a new Junior Marine Scientist Camp for kids! This multi-day camp will take place on August 7, 8, 9 and 10, and
End-of-year reflections and gratitude from OISD superintendent
||| FROM ERIC WEBB for ORCAS ISLAND SCHOOL DISTRICT ||| As we wrap up the 2024–25 school year, I want to take a moment to reflect on the remarkable progress we've made together. This year
Trump is undermining U.S. science. Here’s why that’s dangerous
Science has played a crucial role in making the United States great and powerful. ||| FROM THE WASHINGTON POST ||| The Trump administration’s reckless assaults on U.S. science are endangering the nation. If allowed to
