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
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
Alert: Medicare is NOT issuing new Medicare cards
||| FROM TERRI OSBORNE for OFFICE OF THE INSURANCE COMMISSIONER ||| The scammers are at it again! If you receive a call telling you Medicare is replacing your paper Medicare card with a plastic one
You choose: Slow Yoga and/or Ukulele Kanikapila at Sr. Center
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| SLOW YOGA / CHAIR YOGA Slow Yoga, offered on Thursdays, 9:15-10:15 am at Orcas Senior Center, incorporates the use of props and supports to help gain
Community Foundation in final lap to purchase Lavender Farm property
||| FROM. HILARY CANTY for ORCAS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ||| We are in the final lap of the race to purchase the Lavender Farm property. This is the 11 acre parcel that is nestled between the
The Great Swendini Magic Show to appear at Senior Center
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| Get ready for a magical experience you won’t want to miss! The Great Swendini will be performing a magic show at Orcas Senior Center on Monday,
Derek Gripper and Hiroya Tsukamoto on the Village Green tomorrow
||| 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 6pm as part of
Emmanuel Market Day is early this year, and it’ll be great
||| FROM KAREN BLINN for EMMANUEL MARKET DAY ||| 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.
