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
Great Swendini magic show
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| Join us at the Orcas Senior Center on Monday, July 22 at 1 p.m. for The Great Swendini’ s mesmerizing magic show. Swen Nater, a seven-foot-tall
Letter to Editor | I strongly support McVeigh for County Council
||| FROM EMILY GEYMAN ||| As Superintendent of Schools in Friday Harbor for two years, Kari demonstrated the very attributes that a Council member needs: ability to listen to and work with others, creativity in
How Native nations forced federal investment in salmon reintroduction
Work above the Chief Joseph and Grand Coulee Dams has proven that salmon will return home, pressuring the government to uphold obligations to Upper Columbia United Tribes. With further litigation on hold, the federal government
Squirt guns and ‘go home’ signs: Barcelona residents take aim at tourists
||| FROM THE STRAITS TIMES ||| LONDON/ZARAGOZA, Spain - For the past few months, tourists in certain areas of Spain have found fewer welcome mats and more hostility. Anti-tourism graffiti loops across buildings, and tens of
Green invasion hits Orcas Island’s Cascade Lake
||| FROM TOBY COOPER for THE SALISH CURRENT ||| Eurasian watermilfoil — a fast-growing, non-native aquatic plant that threatens the natural freshwater ecosystems, human recreation and domestic water infrastructure — has infested Orcas Island’s Cascade
OrcAsian American Storytelling
||| FROM SAM GAILEY for ORCAS ISLAND PUBLIC LIBRARY ||| Please join us at the Orcas Island Public Library as we welcome Nancy Wang and Robert Kikuchi-Yngojo of Eth-Noh-Tec, world renowned storytellers bringing nine other Asian American
Town seeking applicants for open position on Friday Harbor Planning Commission
||| FROM JENNIFER KREMBS for TOWN OF FRIDAY HARBOR ||| The Town of Friday Harbor is accepting applications for open positions on the Planning Commission. Commissioners are volunteers who consider the policies of the Town
Cultivating Success | Growing future farmers
Learn how to develop a sustainable small farm ||| FROM REBECCA MOORE for WSU EXTENSION | SAN JUAN COUNTY ||| Interested in farming? Not sure how to begin? Do you dream of beginning or expanding
County takes multi-step approach to improve Dept. of Community Development services
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| The San Juan County Council has approved a series of steps in an effort to improve services from the Department of Community Development (DCD). The County will begin
Thank you Gala goers and art lovers
||| FROM ART FOR ORCAS KIDS ||| Your unwavering support and commitment have been instrumental in making our first Gala & Art Auction possible. Thanks to you, Art for Orcas Kids (A*OK) gathered an impressive
Master Gardener Clinic
||| FROM DIANNE MACONDRAY for SJC MASTER GARDENERS ||| The Master Gardeners of San Juan County are here to help with science based answers to your plant questions. There will be another Plant Answer Clinic
Letter to Editor | Awaiting an apology from EWUA’s Nigretto
||| FROM CAROL ANN ANDERSON ||| Recently, Teri Nigretto falsely accused me and Ron Claus of violating the law in an email to all EWUA members, on the EWUA website, in the Islands Sounder, and
Islanders launch campaign to renew Land Bank’s funding
||| FROM SANDI FRIEL for RENEW OUR LAND BANK COMMITTEE ||| Left to right: Former Land Bank Commissioners Christa Campbell and Sandi Friel are co-leading the campaign to “Renew Our Land Bank.” Photo taken
Wash Fed Bank Summer Art Show
||| FROM DEBRA BABCOCK ||| The Muse Speaks, Debra Lee Babcock, 2024 WaFd Bank in Eastsound is pleased to announce that the featured artist for July and August this year is Orcas Island
Letter to Editor | O’Day is a great mediator
||| FROM NANCY FUSARE ||| I am writing in support of my friend Stephanie O’Day. I have known her for 30+ years, as both a friend, fellow volunteer and as an employee. Stephanie is very
Letter to Editor | O’Day has specific experience for tasks ahead
||| FROM LISA DES JARDINS ||| I have known and been friends with Stephanie O’Day since she moved to the island 33 years ago. She has been immersed in living, working, and volunteering on San
