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
Into the Woods
||| FROM BETHANY MARIE for ORCAS CENTER ||| The Brothers Grimm hit Orcas Center’s Main Stage this spring with an epic fairytale about wishes, family and the choices we make: Into the Woods. James Lapine
Salish Sea Folk Arts Fest
"Get your Folk On!" ||| FROM MARCI MONTGOMERY for SALISH SEA FOLK ARTS FEST ||| The Salish Sea Folk Arts Fest is celebrating PNW folk arts through music, dance, poetry and a pop-up Makers Village
Island Ways | Lease to Locals exceeds its goal and unlocks over 20 year-round rentals on Nantucket
||| FROM NANTUCKET INQUIRER AND MIRROR ||| Lease to Locals has been incredibly successful in helping local workers and their families secure housing. On Nantucket, the program offers homeowners incentives - ranging from $4,500 for
Got to get back to the garden 🎶
Invertebrates Return to Eden ||| FROM ORCAS ISLAND GARDEN CLUB ||| Cynthia Brast-Bormann Please join the Orcas Island Garden Club on Wednesday, April 17, 2024 when we welcome independent entomologist Cynthia Brast-Bormann with
Concerned citizens launch GoFundMe effort
||| FROM CLARK CUNDY ||| Dear Orcas Islanders and Property Owners, In June of 2023, a group of concerned citizens and property owners on Orcas began organizing to combat the proposed Orcas Fire and Rescue
Hawaii could ban short-term vacation rentals for good
Booking through Airbnb or VRBO in Hawaii may become a thing of the past ||| FROM SFGATE.COM ||| Two Hawaii bills that will allow counties across the Islands to phase out short-term rentals have been moving through
Seattle teens travel to Orcas to mentor Orcas F.E.A.S.T. Program youths
||| FROM ORCAS ISLAND F.E.A.S.T. PROGRAM ||| If you see a lot of activity on your way to or from the ferry at Map Corner on April 20 th , it’s because several teens from
Poetry Reading
||| FROM JULIE GREEN for TOWN OF FRIDAY HARBOR ||| The Town and its Friday Harbor Arts Commission invite the public to celebrate National Poetry Month with a reading by local poets of their works
Additional acreage next to Madrona Point to be returned to Lummi Nation
Nonprofit acquires 2.14 acres for $3 million ||| FROM RICHARD ARLIN WALKER for SALISH CURRENT ||| A nonprofit led by a former Lummi Nation chairman has acquired 2.14 acres of ancestral land on Orcas Island in
Letter to Editor | Vote YES on fire levy
...But stay engaged to ensure strong fiscal management ||| FROM PATTY MILLER ||| Vote Yes on the Orcas Fire Levy OIFR serves one of the most essential roles in our community and we as voters
Chair Yoga
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| Join us for Chair Yoga, a soothing practice tailored for seniors and those with disabilities, held every Tuesday and Thursday from 10:00 to 10:45 am. No
Sheriff’s Report | March 27 – April 2, 2024
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ||| WEDNESDAY, MARCH 27 24-001708 Citizen Assist 11:07:11 03/27/24 A Friday Harbor man was trespassed from a private residence. A trespass letter was served in person. 24-001718 Court
Letter to Editor | Good leadership means making the right choices at the right time
||| FROM CINDY WOLF , DISTRICT #2 COUNTY COUNCILOR ||| Thank you for the opportunity to serve as your District #2 County Councilor for the 2021-2024 term. After giving careful thought to some recent family
Congratulations to Orcas Community Resource Center
||| FROM HILARY CANTY ||| Congratulations to the Orcas Community Resource Center (OCRC) for being recognized as the Vital Service Provider of 2024 by the Chamber of Commerce. OCRC acts as the hub for social
Ukulele Kanikipila
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| Experience the joy of making music at Ukulele Kanikipila, Hawaiian for "play music," every Monday from 1 to 3 pm at Orcas Senior Center. This gathering
Letter to Editor | Necessity of proposed levy is why I support it
||| FROM MILLY VETTERLEIN ||| In my 20 years on island I have used OIFD services twice and with a firm intention to stay put for my last decade I am voting enthusiastically for THIS
