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 Dance Collective co-founder and family lose home to fire, community raises $80,000
||| FROM JEFF PLATT ||| The Eastsound community is stepping up in a huge way to help the family of Tiffany Loney, the co-founder of Orcas Dance Collective, after they lost their home in a fire.
Floating, playing, singing, ukulele-ing
||| FROM ANITA ORNE for FLOATING UKULELE JAM ||| It’s Floating Ukulele Jam time! Grab your uke, your voice, a song or two to share, and your friends and relations and join us on the
Spring GiveOrcas Campaign update | One week in
Continues through May 15, 2025 ||| FROM LYNN WHITE for ORCAS ISLAND COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ||| Orcas Island, this is our moment - let’s finish strong and make a lasting impact together! We are more than
Orcas Christian School brings Little Women to center stage at Orcas Center
||| FROM ORCAS CHRISTIAN SCHOOL ||| The Orcas Center is proud to welcome Orcas Christian School (OCS) to Center Stage for their production of Little Women, the beloved coming-of-age classic by Louisa May Alcott. Performances
Balance, aging, chair yoga, meditation, ukuleles at Orcas Senior Center
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| Ukulele Kanikipila: Join the Musical Fun Experience the joy of making music at Ukulele Kanikipila, Hawaiian for "play music," Mondays from 1 to 3 pm at
Wildfire Awareness Month in the San Juans held community event Saturday
Island Readiness event with DNR, Fire Depts., Conservation Dist., and more ||| FROM ANGIE REQUENA for WILDFIRE READY ||| Saturday, Orcas Island Fire & Rescue (OIFR), Washington Department of Natural Resources (WA DNR), and other
Paper Airplane Contest soon at Orcas school gym
||| FROM MAURICE AUSTIN for KEY CLUB ||| Do you have a sure-to-win paper airplane design? Come to the new gym on May 21 at 2:00 pm to build and how off your airplane. Categories:
Have a garden question? Ask an Orcas Master Gardener
||| FROM JULIA TURNEY and JAY LUCAS FOR ORCAS MASTER GARDENERS ||| Do you have a question about your soil, have a problem with your fruit tree, or are thinking about starting a garden? Is
2025 Orcas Island Garden Tour | Orcas beauty, bounty, and sanctuary
Interactive and educational opportunities at each location! ||| FROM ORCAS ISLAND GARDEN TOUR ||| During the 2024 - 2025 season, the Orcas Island Garden Club has been proud to fund speakers for nine programs always
OIFR responds to structure fire on Buckhorn Road
||| FROM BEN LUNA for ORCAS ISLAND FIRE & RESCUE ||| At 10:45 AM on Friday, May 9 Orcas Fire responded to reports of a fire in the Buckhorn Road area. The initial fire report
Letter to Editor | We need your help
||| FROM SAN JUAN COMMUNITY HOME TRUST ||| The Town is blocking our development of affordable housing. For the past two years, we have been diligently trying to satisfy the Town of Friday Harbor’s requirements
Fidelio at Orcas Center
Start time updated to 7pm on Wednesday, May 14 ||| FROM BETHANY MARIE for ORCAS CENTER ||| The Metropolitan opera’s production of Beethoven’s Fidelio comes to the Orcas Center’s screen on Wednesday, May 14 at
In Memoriam | June Cale West, May 8, 1927 to April 26, 2025
||| FROM MARCIA WEST ||| June Cale West “Fly me to the moon” the song begins; however, June’s daily walks and hikes on Orcas Island earned her enough miles that she could have
Fraud Prevention | How to spot and stay safe from scams
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| In today’s digital age, scams, and fraud are more prevalent than ever. Protecting yourself and your loved ones from these threats requires knowledge and vigilance. Fortunately,
Open house for six soon-to-be-completed homes on Crayfish Way, Lopez Island
||| FROM BRETON CARTER for LOPEZ COMMUNITY LAND TRUST ||| Lopez Community Land Trust and Oystercatcher housing co-op invite you to join us for an open house for the six soon-to-be-completed homes on Crayfish Way,
Fun, free, Rotary Spelling Bee is coming to Orcas
||| FROM SUZANNE OLSON for ROTARY CLUB OF THE SAN JUAN ISLANDS The Rotary Club of the San Juan Islands invites the community to attend its 19th Annual Spelling Bee at 4 PM, May 15,
