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
Carl Verheyen of Supertramp to play the Village Green
||| FROM BETHANY MARIE for ORCAS CENTER ||| This Sunday July 2 at 6 p.m., come to the Village Green to witness the guitar virtuoso, Carl Verheyen live in concert as part of the FREE
Crow Valley Gallery features Carl Buttke’s work in July
||| FROM CHRIS MORRIS for CROW VALLEY GALLERY ||| Crow Valley Gallery is thrilled to announce Carl Buttke’s new show “Celebrating 30 Years of Painting on Orcas Island.” The opening is this Saturday, July 1st
Opening this weekend: The Outrageous Adventures of Sheldon and Mrs. Levine
||| FROM ACTORS THEATER OF ORCAS ISLAND ||| Come share in the laughter and antics as an overbearing mother and her 31 year old son each attempt to “find their true purpose” in this roller coaster
UPDATED | Peace Island welcomes two pediatricians to monthly rotation
||| FROM ANNE WILLIAMS for PEACEHEALTH PEACE ISLAND ||| Manny Eusebio Jennifer Rosquist Jennifer Rosquist, MD, recently joined Manny Eusebio, MD, in PeaceHealth Peace Island Medical Center Family Medicine’s monthly rotation
Pam’s Power Hour: Virtual strength training at Senior Center
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| Join Pam Evans with Pam’s Power Hour strength training class via Zoom on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, 9-10am. Pam’s Power Hour is a low-impact strength, conditioning,
Whale Museum Lecture Series | How social relationships shape killer whale survival, reproduction
||| FROM TATE THOMPSON for THE WHALE MUSEUM ||| Join us at The Whale Museum on July 6 at 7 p.m. for a killer whale talk presented by Dr. Michael Weiss. The talk is FREE
As the Paradigm Shifts | The everyday gurus among us
||| AS THE PARADIGM SHIFTS BY ROSIE KUHN ||| John is a guru—not that he would recognize himself as one. He is in his mid-80’s, retired, and lives with his wife Eleanor. When looking at John,
Sheriff’s Report | June 14 – June 20, 2023
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ||| WEDNESDAY, JUNE 14 23-004421 Traffic Hazard 06:23:45 06/14/23 A Lopez Deputy responded when an early morning commuter headed to the ferry from Islandale Road swerved when a
A new season is upon us
||| FROM HILARY CANTY ||| Judy Scott (l) and Angela Foster (r) This week marks the end of Judy Scott’s tenure as OICF Board Chair. Judy helped steer the organization through the pandemic
County’s Derelict Vessel Program seeks community support to minimize impacts of neglected boats
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County’s Derelict Vessel Program strives to minimize the impacts of derelict vessels throughout the county. By working closely with the public, local authorities, and the Washington
Court rules in favor of short-term economics over endangered species protections for SRKW, wild chinook
||| FROM EMMA HELVERSON for WILD FISH CONSERVANCY ||| In a shocking ruling for Endangered Species protection, a Ninth Circuit Court approved a request by NOAA Fisheries, the State of Alaska, and the Alaska Trollers Association that
WSF Report | Student tour, still wanting comments on fare increases, Pride celebration
||| FROM PATTY RUBSTELLO for WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| Homeschool students tour Cathlamet We hosted 25 students from the North Kitsap Homeschool Community and their chaperones aboard Cathlamet last week. They visited the pilothouse during a roundtrip sailing between Bainbridge
Elections schedules Logic & Accuracy test of ballot tabulating equipment
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County’s Elections office will be holding a “Logic and Accuracy” test of ballot tabulating equipment used for the County’s August 1, 2023, Primary election. The test
Youth Summer Theatre Camp 2023 is Theater 360!
||| FROM BETHANY MARIE for ORCAS CENTER ||| Theater 360 is an experiential learning environment and summer performance lab for Orcas Youth where participants will build a variety of small theatrical works from the ground
Friends of Olga Store invite you to painting party this weekend
||| FROM ELIZABETH RODRIGUEZ for FRIENDS OF THE OLGA STORE ||| Come one. Come all. The Friends of the Olga Store (FOSB)are having a Painting Party on this Saturday and Sunday (June 24 & 25).
Letter to Editor | What’s up with Cindy Wolf?
||| FROM ALEX MCLEOD ||| The question arises, again, after the County Council’s decision to halt the Killebrew Lake Road project a little less than three weeks before it was to begin and less than
