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
Join our Orcas Island Food Bank team as an AmeriCorps service member
||| FROM RICK RHOADS for ORCAS ISLAND FOOD BANK ||| • One full-time, 10.5-month position still open • $3352 per month, health insurance, food assistance, childcare assistance • $6,495 education award Please forward this to
Letter to Editor | I find the Fire Department union’s stance revolting
||| FROM GREG AYERS ||| Does Local 3911 IAFF union really represent all its OIFR members? Based on what I heard on Monday during the public comment period, I strongly believe the answer is an
US CDC tracks new lineage of virus that causes COVID
||| FROM REUTERS ||| U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Thursday that it was tracking a new, highly mutated lineage of the virus that causes COVID-19. The lineage is named BA.2.86, and
Miami Seaquarium announces death of beloved orca Lolita
||| FROM WSVN, KEY BISCAYNE, FLORIDA ||| Lolita, the beloved orca who has spent over 50 years at the Miami Seaquarium, has died. The killer whale, also known as Toki, died following a battle with
Wildfire smoke being forecast in San Juan County
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| Smoke from wildfires in British Columbia and Eastern Washington is predicted to make its way to Western Washington this weekend, based on forecasted overnight shifts in wind patterns.
Orcas Fire Commissioners to hold regular meeting Monday
||| FROM KAT BARNARD for ORCAS FIRE COMMISSION ||| The Board of Fire Commissioners invites you to the Regular Meeting, Monday, August 21st at 3pm at the Eastsound Firehall or on Zoom (link in the attachments).
WSF Weekly Report | Tours, Ramel visits Orcas, contract awarded for hybrid-electric conversion
||| FROM NICOLE MCINTOSH for WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| Tour gives youth a chance to explore our ferry Wenatchee We hosted 16 members of the Youth Maritime Collaborative for a tour aboard Wenatchee Friday afternoon, continuing our efforts to anchor
Fire District Stability Group forming, looks for members
||| FROM KATE HANSEN, BRIAN EHRMANTRAUT, RANDY GAYLORD, TONI KNUDSON, FIRE COMMISSION CANDIDATES ||| In light of the resounding defeat of the August Levy for Orcas Fire and Rescue, the four challengers for the Commission
Whale Museum summer lecture series: Reducing vessel impacts on southern resident orca
||| FROM TATE THOMSON for THE WHALE MUSEUM ||| Join us on September 14 at 7 p.m. for a virtual lecture presented by Julie Watson. FREE and open to the public. The critically endangered Southern
Coming to Grange | The groovy earthiness of Alice Di Micele
||| FROM ERIC MORRIS ||| The first time I heard Alice Di Micele sing I found myself in tears as it spoke to my own experience as a child. It was a life changer. Ever
EDC presents 14th annual economics luncheon: A celebration of community leadership
||| FROM LINDA HUME for ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL ||| Community members and leaders are invited to join in A Celebration of Community Leadership at the 14th Annual EDC Economics Luncheon, to be held at Brickworks
SING with friends! Orcas youth choral groups are open for Fall registration
||| FROM SHARON HO for MUSIC ADVOCACY GROUP ||| Know a teen or younger kid who loves to sing? Help us spread the word about this fun and rewarding opportunity for island youth to discover
53rd Shaw Island Classic Race returns
||| FROM PEG GERLOCK for SHAW ISLAND CLASSIC ||| Sunshine, blue skies, fluky winds and a flood current set the stage for the 53rd annual Shaw Island Classic yacht race hosted by the San Juan
Letter to Editor | About that fire levy
||| FROM JOHN ERLY ||| THE FIRE LEVY: It is still “NO”!! You have basically the same folks presenting this Levy. The world will not come to an end, if we wait for newly elected
We’ve hatched a Pea Patch match – up to $250,000
||| FROM HILARY CANTY for ORCAS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ||| The Orcas Island Community Foundation (OICF) is launching a match campaign to get us over the finish line for purchasing the Pea Patch property, the 11
Introducing a new therapist at Healing Arts Center
||| FROM JAMES MICHAEL SEEHOF ||| James Michael Seehof is a licensed therapist offering counseling, groups and workshops focusing on relationships, mental health, substance abuse, overcoming obstacles, achieving growth and supporting cultural change. Services include
