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.”
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Letter to Editor | Why OIFR needs this upcoming levy
||| FROM DANNY WEIBLING for SAN JUAN PROFESSIONAL FIREFIGHTERS LOCAL 3911 ||| As President of San Juan Professional Firefighters Local 3911 (“Local”), I want to write a factual statement to the public about the upcoming
Meet stewards of the island at upcoming Lum Farm event
||| FROM AYN GAILEY for FRIENDS OF THE SAN JUANS ||| Experience a special in-person gathering at one of Orcas Island's pride and joys, beautiful Lum Farm on Coffelt Farm Preserve! Learn about ongoing research,
Nope. No aurora borealis will be visible here (or practically anywhere) Thursday night
||| FROM AXIOS SEATTLE ||| No need to go out of your way for a northern lights show that will not be anything special in Seattle or anywhere else this week. Driving the news: A story
County-wide creosote piling assessment to be underway this July
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County is contracting with Environmental Science Associates (ESA) to complete a county-wide assessment of creosote pilings. Addressing creosote treated materials in the marine environment is a
Up Up Up Circus is coming to The Grange on Saturday
||| FROM SADYE OSTERLOH for UP UP UP INC. UP UP UP Inc. is a self-contained touring circus show with the mobility to provide socially distant outdoor circus shows this summer! We are a WA
Whale Museum Summer lecture series: Using scent detection dogs to study endangered whales
What poop can tell us about the health of Southern Resident Killer Whales ||| FROM TATE THOMPSON for THE WHALE MUSEUM ||| Join us at The Whale Museum on August 10 at 7 p.m. for
That’s funny — Kraken Comedy coming up at Sea View
||| FROM DAVE YERLY for KRAKEN COMEDY ||| Kraken Comedy and Sea View Theatre once again bring live stand-up comedy to Eastsound on Thursday, July 20. Hosted by local funny person Jamey Moriarty. The doors
I’m running for Fire Commissioner on Orcas Island
||| FROM TONI KNUDSON, FIRE COMMISSION CANDIDATE ||| Tony Knudson Hi. I’m Toni Knudson, and I’m running for Fire Commissioner 1 on Orcas Island because it’s time for a change! Orcas needs a
Fire personnel will host upcoming info sessions on levy
||| FROM KAT BARNARD for ORCAS FIRE & RESCUE ||| This month, Orcas Island Fire & Rescue Interim Chief vanSchaick and public information officer Kat Barnard are holding informational levy discussions at the Orcas Senior
Meet Port Commissioner candidates on Wednesday
||| FROM KIM KIMPLE for PORT OF ORCAS ||| There are three candidates running opposed this election season for a seat on the Port of Orcas Board of Commissioners. The League of Women Voters is
More live music coming to Wild Island this week
||| FROM OLIVER GROENEWALD for WILD ISLAND RESTAURANT ||| Please join us Thursday through Saturday 12:30 to 2pm for Brushes & Bass. Greg Williamson's early musical highlights include stints with Woody Herman’s Young Thundering Herd,
A beautiful solar storm headed our way Thursday night
||| FROM THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ||| A solar storm forecast for Thursday is expected to give skygazers in 17 American states a chance to glimpse the Northern Lights, the colorful sky show that happens when
Caleb Klauder’s Foghorn Stringband to take the Village Green Stage
||| FROM BETHANY MARIE for ORCAS CENTER ||| Get ready to welcome back Caleb Klauder, Reeb Willms and Foghorn Stringband! They’ll be playing on the Village Green Sunday, July 16 starting at 6 p.m. as
Recovery Rides seeks volunteers to provide transport for those struggling with substance abuse
||| FROM MONIQUE EVERETT for RECOVERY RIDES ||| Recovery Rides is seeking volunteers to join our team of riders and drivers on Orcas, San Juan, and Lopez Island. Our organization was created to increase access
New Eastsound Mayor is the the cat’s meow
||| FROM STEPHANIE MOSS for CHILDREN'S HOUSE ||| Congratulations to Mr. Lily, our first ever feline mayor! Committed to “embracing island life, where everyone is a friend”, we’re confident Mr. Lily is the purrr-fect candidate
Letter to Editor | This was definitely a heartfelt July 4th
||| FROM CINDY WOLF, SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMISSIONER ||| This is a letter of heartfelt thanks for the fabulous Fourth of July festivities in Eastsound. To get out and celebrate in so many ways was
