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
A Washington island county is trying a 32-hour workweek
||| FROM MARKETPLACE.ORG ||| AT REQUEST OF OCASONIAN READER From the driver’s seat of a yellow school bus with Orcas Island School District on the side, Matthew Steward is training for his newest side hustle:
Guest Opinion | We should work together in favor of OIFR
||| FROM SADIE BAILEY ||| The new Fire Chief and current BOFC are campaigning hard for the exact same permanent Levy Lid Lift that got rejected by the voters in the primary by at least
Mariachi Herencia de Mexico coming to Orcas Center
||| FROM BETHANY MARIE for ORCAS CENTER ||| Orcas Center is excited to welcome Mariachi Herencia de México on Thursday, October 26 at 7 p.m. with a fantastic evening celebrating Mexican music and culture. The
Author to read from, discuss her remote British Columbia fishing lodge experience
||| FROM SAM GAILEY for ORCAS ISLAND LIBRARY ||| The inspiring story of how an urban woman came to own and operate a remote fishing lodge nestled deep in the British Columbia wilderness. When Caroll
Montessori holiday wreaths are coming back this season
||| FROM URSULA PAMATIAN for ORCAS MONTESSORI SCHOOL ||| After taking a break for a year due to some unexpected events, we are thrilled to announce that Orcas Montessori School is back and ready for
Letter to Editor | My support for Fire Commission is with Kate Hansen
||| FROM TISH KNAPP ||| My husband, Gene Knapp, served as prosecutor, on the Land Bank, and councilman in this county. He was known for his integrity, his ability to listen and his adherence to
Looking to the future with outgoing Health Commissioner Marie Michnich
||| FROM GRAY GAILEY for ORCAS ISLAND HEALTH CARE DISTRICT ||| Marie Michnich. Photo Ayn Gailey. In 2012, Marie Michnich and her husband bought a piece of land on Judd Cove and spent
Letter to Editor | I support Brian Ehrmantraut for Fire Commissioner
||| FROM DAVID TURNOY ||| I am writing to endorse Brian Ehrmantraut for Fire Commissioner. As Brian well knows from personal experience, Orcas Island Fire and Rescue is essential to the health and safety of
In Memoriam | John Francis O’Brien III, 1943 -2023
||| FROM WENDY O'BRIEN ||| John Francis O’Brien III John Francis O’Brien III died peacefully in his sleep on September 6, 2023 at his home on Orcas Island, Washington. He was born February
2023 General Election ballots have been mailed
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| All registered San Juan County voters will receive ballots for this election. San Juan County Fire Protection District No. 2 (Orcas Island Fire & Rescue) is running
Garden Club reminds us that Fall is definitely here
||| FROM ORCAS ISLAND GARDEN CLUB ||| Hello everyone! Fall is definitely here as our gardens breathe a sigh of relief with cooler temperatures and the return of rain. Leaves are changing colors, the moss
Schedule your flu shot now with Island Primary Care-Orcas
||| FROM ELLEN FRASER for ORCAS HEALTH CARE DISTRICT ||| Island Primary Care Orcas Schedule your Flu Shot! 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Adults: October 19 October 23 October 30 November 1 Pediatric: Get one
‘They just come, take a nice selfie … and leave.’ Overtourism returns, but cities are fighting back
||| FROM CNBC ||| REPOST AT REQUEST OF ORCASONIAN READER From overtourism to no tourism — and back again. Many cities have come full circle to worrying about too many tourists rather than too few.
Interested in exploring your artistic side?
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| Watercolors Class @ Orcas Senior Center – Mondays, 9:30-11am Are you interested in exploring your artistic side? Join a watercolors class for beginners at Orcas Senior
Fire Commission to meet on Monday
||| FROM KAT BARNARD for BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS ||| The SJC Fire Protection District #2 Board of Fire Commissioners invites you to the Regular Meeting on Monday, October 16th, at 3 p.m. at the Eastsound
Once again, it’s floating ukulele time on the ferry
No ukulele required!!! ||| FROM ANITA ORNE ||| Grab your uke if you have one, your voice (whether you have a uke or not, we can always use more singers), a song or two (or
