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
Magical assemblage collages adorn feature wall at Artworks this month
||| FROM B.J. ARNOLD for ORCAS ISLAND ARTWORKS ||| The feature wall this month at the Orcas Island Artworks is dedicated to Maria Papdemetriou’s magical assemblage collages. Maria Papademetrious “In my Art, I
Community Church is set to offer Vacation Bible School
||| FROM CAROL KULMINSKI for ORCAS ISLAND COMMUNITY CHURCH ||| Stellar! Shine Jesus' Light- July 10-14 from 9am to noon at Orcas Island Community Church. Let's go on a cosmic quest of faith-building fun, and
Humans of Orcas | Meet Thomas McDonough
|||HUMANS OF ORCAS by GRAY GAILEY ||| Thomas McDonough considers volunteering a form of self-expression. He moved to Orcas Island with his wife in 2014 and started volunteering in 2016. McDonough describes himself as an
Full Moon Tarot | Defeatism gives way to healing, inner peace, and abundance
||| FULL MOON TAROT by NIK SCHULZ ||| Welcome to the Full Moon Tarot column where once a month I work with the Tarot to interpret and offer messages from Spirit. VI Wands (Reversed) I
Another free to all concert coming up at Wild Island this weekend
||| FROM OLIVER GROENEWALD for WILD ISLAND RESTAURANT ||| Thanks everyone, for coming out to see the wonderful first series of concerts with Stanley's sextet at Wild Island Restaurant. We're looking very much forward to
Market Day will bring treats and treasures – July 22
||| FROM LYNN BAKER for EMMANUEL EPISCOPAL PARISH ||| Jewelry galore! Great pies! Fabulous finds for friends, family, and for you! It’s all there at Market Day, Saturday, July 22, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Fragile population of North American orcas threatened by mysterious skin disease
||| FROM SCIENCE ALERT ||| Scientists are concerned after a recent study found that there has been a "dramatic" increase in skin disease in an endangered North American population of orcas, and they don't know
Annual Eastsound water quality report for 2022
||| FROM DAN BURKE for EASTSOUND WATER ||| It’s the time of the year when water systems like ours send out their annual Consumer Confidence Reports (CCR) to customers and we are proud of our outstanding results!
Derek Gripper, Hiroya Tsukamoto on the Village Green
||| FROM BETHANY MARIE for ORCAS CENTER ||| Get ready for a special double bill of international guitar rhythms on the Village Green. It all starts this Sunday, July 9 at 6 p.m. as part
Letter to Editor | Everyone should see this movie at Sea View: “The Sound of Freedom”
||| FROM SPIRIT EAGLE and DOMENIC VERBANO ||| Great News Everyone!!! The Sea View Theater has been able to get the movie, "The Sound Of Freedom"! It will be showing on Monday, July 3rd at
Midnight Mutterings | Curmudgeonly yours: Noise
||| MIDNIGHT MUTTERINGS by JACKIE BATES ||| A friend’s middle school son was taken to a firing range by his father as a birthday gift. My friend, anti-gun like myself, was horrified and ready to
OLGA DAZE is coming!
Saturday, July 15 from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm at Olga Park in front of the community center. ||| FROM SUSAN GORDON BENTLEY for OLGA DAZE ||| Come for breakfast at the bake sale, featuring
Sheriff’s Report | June 21 – 27, 2023
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ||| WEDNESDAY, JUNE 21 23-004656 Citizen Assist 09:51:10 06/21/23 A Lopez Deputy responded when an elderly community member was considering sending money to a scam advertisement. No money
And just like that, June is over
||| FROM HILARY CANTY for ORCAS ISLAND COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ||| This beautiful Barred Owl came to visit us this past week, hanging out in our yard for most of Saturday. It drove the robins crazy,
Letter to Editor | Fire Math 101
||| FROM GREG AYERS ||| Look at your tax bill, not what OIFR is saying. What you are paying this year versus next is what matters to you. You don’t pay a levy you pay
Washington State Ferries July 4 holiday ferry travel expected to be heavy
||| FROM PATTY RUBSTELLO for WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| Fourth of July holiday ferry travel If your Independence Day travel plans include a state ferry ride, prepare for possible last-minute schedule changes. In addition to the
