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
THANK YOU, Orcas Island! GiveOrcas fully funded
||| FROM TERA ANDAYA for ORCAS ISLAND COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ||| The 2024 Spring GiveOrcas Campaign was fully funded! Every record was broken! More donors, more donations, more participation in game days - all accomplished during
OPALCO members may be eligible for a $200 bill credit from Washington State
||| FROM KRISTA BOUCHEY for ORCAS POWER & LIGHT ||| Through the Washington Families Clean Energy Credits Grant program, OPALCO residential customers could be eligible for a $200 Bill Credit. This program is supported with
Summer Concert Series on Village Green
||| FROM BETHANY MARIE for ORCAS CENTER ||| Get ready for the FREE Summer Concert Series on the Village Green beginning this Sunday, June 16 at 5pm sponsored by Orcas Center, Country Corner, OrcaSong Farm,
Port Meeting
||| FROM CHIP LONG for PORT OF ORCAS ||| The Port of Orcas Board of Commissioners will hold a Special Meeting at 5:00 p.m. on Monday, June 10th, 2024 at the Orcas Island Airport conference
EWUA meetings
||| FROM DAN BURKE for EASTSOUND WATER USERS ASSOCIATION ||| Eastsound Water Users Association is a service-oriented association whose goal is to utilize all available resources to ensure that an adequate and consistent supply of
Letter to Editor | Kari McVeigh gets my vote
||| FROM SCOTT BOYE ||| Kari McVeigh has decades of experience working as a public servant for a variety of school districts. She will hit the ground running with expertise in budget and finance, personnel,
Shawna Franklin featured artist at Artworks
||| FROM B.J. ARNOLD for ORCAS ISLAND ARTWORKS ||| Orcas Island Artworks is pleased to announce Shawna Franklin as the Featured Artist for the Month of June. “My intention is to capture an idea or
Public Notice | Orcas Island School District #137
||| FROM SUZANNA SMITH for ORCAS ISLAND SCHOOL DISTRICT ||| As required by RCW 28A.505.050 and RCW 28A.505.060, notice is hereby given that the Orcas Island School District No. 137 will be completing the 2024-25
GO FUND ME | Support Brian’s road to recovery
||| FROM JENNIFER LEHR ||| In a moment, life can turn from Healthy…to HELL, and that's precisely what happened to Islander Brian Milligan on May 4th. Brian was visiting Poland when he was involved in a horrific motorcycle
4th July Events
||| FROM CAREY ESKRIDGE for CHAMBER OF COMMERCE ||| The Orcas Island Chamber of Commerce is thrilled to announce this year’s Fourth of July Weekend schedule of events. This year’s theme is "All Together Now"
Shaw Island community meeting recap
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County held a community meeting on Shaw Island June 3, 2024 to discuss a possible property purchase for the Public Works Department. The meeting was attended
Sheriff’s Report | May 29 – June 4, 2024
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ||| WEDNESDAY, MAY 29 24-003096 DUI 13:25:32 05/29/24 The Sheriff's Office responded to a single vehicle collision. The driver was possibly having a medical issue and was released
Report of downed aircraft in San Juan Channel
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ||| The San Juan County Sheriff’s Office, along with personnel from the US Coast Guard and the WA Department of Fish & Wildlife (DWFW), are responding to a
William Anders, Apollo 8 astronaut, ID’d as pilot in San Juan Islands plane crash
||| FROM FOX13SEATTLE ||| Retired American astronaut William Anders, who was a member of the Apollo 8 crew, has been identified as the pilot inside the plane that crashed in the waters off the San Juan
Meet Orcas County Council candidates
||| FROM CINDY CARTER ||| There will be a Townhall Meeting to meet the County Council Candidates on Orcas Island at the Eastsound Firestation on Wednesday, June 26th at 6:30 pm. Candidates will introduce themselves
San Juan County now accepting 2024 Home Fund applications
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County Health & Community Services released a Notice of Funds Available (NOFA) for the Home Fund program’s 2024 funding round. Responses will be accepted through July