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 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
Experts say decades of recycling hype has backfired dramatically
||| FROM THE CONVERSATION ||| You've just finished a cup of coffee at your favorite cafe. Now you're facing a trash bin, a recycling bin and a compost bin. What's the most planet-friendly thing to
Dance with the Steers at this year’s County Fair Aug. 16-19
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| The 2023 San Juan County Fair is almost here, and with it comes new and exciting events, games, and local flavors! This year’s theme is “Dancing with the Steers,”
Music this weekend at Orcas Island Community Church
||| FROM CAROL KULMINSKI for ORCAS ISLAND COMMUNITY CHURCH ||| An outdoor concert featuring Stephen Baker and Emy and Lisa Carter with other local talented singers and musicians. Performing Friday, July 28 at 7 pm.
Wild Island presents jazz, classical music this week
||| FROM OLIVER GROENWALD for WILD ISLAND ||| We are truly blessed with our engaged audience. It's so much fun to see so many people enjoying truly improvised jazz music. This coming week, July 27-29,
Health Care District Board will meet tomorrow
||| FROM ORCAS ISLAND HEALTH CARE DISTRICT BOARD ||| The Orcas Island Health Care District Board will hold our regularly scheduled board meeting on Tuesday, July 25th at 5:00 PM in the Community Room at the
Jeffry Steele to perform at Emmanuel, along with Sharon Abreu
||| FROM JEFFRY STEELE for EMMANUEL PARISH ||| As part of the Music at Emmanuel series Jeffry Steele performs “Transatlantic Guitar: Music from Europe and South America arranged for the 8-string guitar” which includes Sharon
Letter to Editor | My ballot recommendations
||| FROM ROBERT WAUNCH ||| Fire District. A very important part of a good functioning board is historical memory and experience. Currently the only person running for a board position with historical memory and experience
Magic Show at Orcas Senior Center a Success
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| We were so lucky at the Orcas Senior Center to have Swen Nater put on a fantastic magic show for our community. He has been entertaining
Orcas Island Cider & Mead Festival returns to Eastsound
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| Following a three-year hiatus during the pandemic, the Orcas Island Cider & Mead Festival returned to the Village Green in Eastsound on July 15. Over 300
Bird walk coming to Sculpture Park
||| FROM KRISTEN ARNIM for THE SCULPTURE PARK ||| You don’t want to miss the next bird walk at the Sculpture Park. Our bird expert, Tyler Davis, tells us, “As this year’s young fledge and
Pam’s Power Hour at Senior Center
Pam’s Power Hour: Virtual Strength Training with Pam Evans – Monday, Wednesday, Friday, 9am via Zoom ||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| Join Pam Evans with Pam’s Power Hour strength training class
Scam Alert: Medicare is NOT issuing plastic Medicare cards
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| The scammers are at it again! If you receive a call telling you Medicare is replacing your paper Medicare card with a plastic one that contains
Port Commission to meet on Monday
||| FROM KIM KIMPLE for PORT OF ORCAS ||| The Port of Orcas Board of Commissioners will hold a regular meeting on Monday, July 24th at 5:00 p.m. online via Zoom and in person at
