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
OIFR Volunteer Association hosts Fly-In Pancake Breakfast
||| FROM KAT BARNARD for ORCAS ISLAND FIRE DEPARTMENT ||| The Orcas Island Volunteer Firefighter/EMT Association will host the Annual Fly-In Pancake Breakfast the weekend of August 5 and 6. All are welcome to come
‘It’s cancerous’: How UK seaside towns fight back against second home owners
||| FROM THE INDEPENDENT ||| In May this year, residents of Whitstable gathered to discuss a growing crisis – the slow death of their community at the hands of tourists, with the blame laid firmly on
80 entries in this year’s Library Fair poster contest
||| FROM KOSIUR for ORCAS ISLAND LIBRARY ||| Thanks to the children of Orcas, the Library Fair poster contest was a great success, with over 80 entries. To celebrate this year's library fair (which takes
Wild Island to feature drummer extraordinaire this week
||| FROM OLIVER GROENWALD for WILD ISLAND ||| The Classical repertoire has fans among our audience at Wild Island! It was great to see people really listening to these two wonderful small chamber music ensembles.
Steve Fossen and Michael Derosier of Heart to play the Village Green next Sunday
||| FROM BETHANY MARIE for ORCAS CENTER ||| This Sunday, August 6 at 6pm, come to the Village Green to experience Heart by Heart with Steve Fossen and Michael Derosier of the supergroup, Heart! All
Martin Lund again bringing premier jazz event to Orcas for Labor Day weekend
||| FROM BETHANY MARIE for ORCAS CENTER ||| The Orcas Island Jazz Festival (OIJF), Orcas Island's premier jazz event, returns to Orcas Island this Labor Day weekend. The line-up includes: Thursday, August 31 at 6pm
Qigong, Feldenkrais/Eurythmy classes coming up at Orcas Senior Center
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| Eastern Movement Class with Joan Roulac via Zoom - First four Wednesdays, 9am Joan Roulac Quiet the mind and strengthen the body with Joan Roulac’s Ease
Master Gardeners return to Driftwood Nursery to diagnose plant problems
Perhaps the San Juan County Master Gardeners can help you grow flowers like these, as seen above in The Hague. ||| FROM DIANNE MACONDRAY for SJC MASTER GARDENERS ||| On Wednesday, August 2 and 16,
Entire island profits from car raffle: Driving the future to celebrate the past
||| FROM ANTOINETTE BOTSFORD for ORCAS HISTORICAL MUSEUMS ||| What promises cleaner air, smaller carbon footprints, support for educational goals, and a good ride with great music and a warm bottom in winter? The Orcas
The “Blackfish” Legacy | Hopeful news as captive marine mammal industry continues to decline
||| FROM WORLD ANIMAL NEWS ||| A decade after the award-winning documentary “Blackfish” examined the ethics and consequences of keeping orcas in captivity, marine theme parks and aquariums that feature cetaceans are struggling to remain
Sheriff’s Report | July 19 – 26, 2023
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ||| WEDNESDAY, JULY 19 23-005687 Unwanted Person 06:13:01 07/19/23 A San Juan Deputy took a report of an unwanted person at Peace Island Medical Center. The person had
Ferry Advisory Committee to hold special community outreach meeting
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County’s Ferry Advisory Committee (FAC) is holding a special community outreach meeting on August 2 to share information about its advocacy efforts with Washington State Ferries
Community Foundation, Health Care District work to bring dental care to more islanders
||| FROM HILARY CANTY for ORCAS ISLAND COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ||| Access to Dental Care continues to be a Nationwide problem in part due to the very low rates of Medicaid reimbursement and the challenges of
OIFR personnel respond to scene of airplane crash
||| FROM KAT BARNARD for ORCAS ISLAND FIRE & RESCUE ||| An airplane traveling a few miles away from Orcas Airport made an emergency landing Wednesday evening. The landing resulted in the airplane flipping over
Letter to Editor | My 2 cents on the fire levy lid lifting, and running candidates
||| FROM CLARK CUNDY ||| Many of us have probably voted already but it took me some time to get more up to speed. After attending the League of Women voters Fire and Port Candidates
Orcas Island Fly-In is back, including pancake breakfast
||| FROM DWIGHT GUSS for ORCAS ISLAND FLY-IN ||| The annual Orcas Island Fly-In will be held Friday through Sunday, August 4 through 6, 2023 at the Eastsound Airport. Sponsored by the local Experimental Aircraft
