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
Orcas Clinic new providers meet & greet September 22, 2026
||| FROM ORCAS ISLAND HEALTH CARE DISTRICT ||| Island Primary Care - Orcas clinic has welcomed two new Providers over the past six months, Cameron Fralick, PA-C, and Paula Whitmire, MD. In order for community
2027 preliminary budget to be presented to Council at August 25th meeting
San Juan County Auditor’s Office will present the 2027 preliminary budget which includes $3.7 million in potential modifications identified ||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| The San Juan County Auditor will present a preliminary
General Mojo’s to play final Orcas Center summer concert on Aug. 30
||| FROM COLLEEN SMITH SUMMERS for ORCAS CENTER ||| Orcas Center has presented its annual Summer Concert Series on the Village Green, bringing free, live music to the heart of Eastsound, all summer long. This
Larsen releases statement on collapse of U.S.-Canada talks to prevent Trump’s pointless new tariffs
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF U.S. REP. RICK LARSEN ||| WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Representative Rick Larsen (WA-02) released the following statement: "These new tariffs aren't leverage over Canada. They're yet another way that the
Garden Club Presentation | Gardening with mushrooms
||| FROM ORCAS ISLAND GARDEN CLUB ||| Please join the Orcas Island Garden Club on Wednesday, September 9, 2026, when we welcome Alex Winstead to share helpful advice for Gardening with Mushrooms in the Pacific
I’m Not the Church Lady | You are here
You can’t know where you’re going if you don’t know where you are ||| I'M NOT THE CHURCH LADY by ROSIE KUHN ||| You are here ... There’s something wonderfully obvious about it—and yet spiritually,
Washington State Department of Commerce federal grants workshop
||| FROM LINDSAY JENNINGS for ORCAS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ||| Learn how to build stronger grant applications at this free, informative, and interactive workshop provided by the Washington State Department of Commerce’s Federal Funds Grant Writing
Art Show opening on Friday, August 28 | Peter Carlson, “Me Here You There”
||| FROM MARJORIE TAYLOR for ORCAS CENTER ||| The Visual Arts Committee of Orcas Center announces the opening of a new show featuring recent paintings and prints of Peter Carlson on August 28, 5:30 to
Questions and commitments
||| FROM LINDSAY JENNINGS for ORCAS ISLAND COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ||| Earlier this week, at our National Nonprofit Day program, Eric Liu spoke about the role and importance of civic culture. He shared how it is
Prospective Critical Areas Ordinance update process
San Juan County is currently reviewing and revising its Critical Areas Ordinance. The County expects to complete the process by the end of the year. ||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County
Midnight Mutterings | Emojis
||| MIDNIGHT MUTTERINGS by JACKIE BATES ||| I don’t love emojis. If this were a text, these sentences would be followed by six dancing broken hearts with sad eyes squirting fat tears. Later lines would
JP and OK Rhythm Boys coming to Orcas Isle Cider
||| FROM ANITA ORNE for JP AND THE OK RHYTHM BOYS ||| Enjoy an afternoon of cider and song as JP and the OK Rhythm Boys bring their inimitable and infectious musical stylings to Orcas
POSTPONED | August 26 Clinic expansion town hall
||| FROM ORCAS ISLAND HEALTH CARE DISTRICT ||| The second Orcas Island Health Care District (OIHCD) community town hall had originally been planned for Wednesday, August 26th, from 5:15 - 7:00 PM to share progress on the Island
WSF Weekly Report | Keeping the boats running; Upcoming public meetings; On-water rescue near Orcas
||| FROM STEVE NEVEY for WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| A message from Steve Over the last few weeks, I’ve used this space to provide updates on the construction of our new ferries. By now, most
Upcoming Garden Club Event | Flower pressing workshop with Tony Suruda
Saturday, August 22nd, 2:30 pm at the Orcas Library (please note the change in time) ||| FROM ORCAS ISLAND GARDEN CLUB ||| In this workshop participants will use microwave oven presses to dry flowers and
Port Commission to meet on Monday
||| FROM CHIP LONG for PORT OF ORCAS ||| The Port of Orcas Board of Commissioners will hold a Regular Meeting on Monday, August 24th at 4:00 p.m. online via Zoom and in-person at the airport
