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
Letter to Editor | WA lawmakers keep undermining public records law. We need an Office of Transparency
||| FROM TACOMA NEWS TRIBUNE ||| REPRINT AT REQUEST OF ORCASONIAN READER More than a century ago, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis famously wrote: “Sunlight is said to be the best of disinfectants.” It’s
301 volunteers made the Spring Great Islands Clean-up a success
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County would like to thank the 301 dedicated volunteers who collected 4,574 pounds of litter on Shaw, Orcas, San Juan, Stuart, Decatur, Sucia, and Lopez Islands
Gong & Sound Therapy opportunity coming to Odd Fellows
||| FROM KRISTI MOSELEY for MYSTIC HEARTBEATS ||| Title / Name of the activity: Gong & Sound Bath Meditation Journey Brief description: Unwind, ground and rejuvenate. Sink into vibration and intentional soundscapes to ease your
Earthrise | Healing nature
||| EARTHRISE BY JAY KIMBALL ||| Some years ago, I struggled with mild depression, fueled by delayed grief over the loss of my sister to breast cancer at the too-young age of 43. With the
Consultant sought to update Critical Areas Ordinances
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County’s Department of Community Development (DCD) seeks a qualified consultant to review and update Best Available Science (BAS) and write an update of the Critical Areas
Library artwork for May: Works by Salmonberry Cedars Students, photos by Kenzie Holland, Library Fair posters
||| FROM DAVID KOSIUR for ORCAS ISLAND LIBRARY ||| The library is fortunate to have art from three sources during May. First, the students in the Cedars class at Salmonberry School have contributed works from
Make a floral bouquet for Mothers Day at upcoming Library workshop
||| FROM SAM GAILEY for ORCAS ISLAND LIBRARY ||| Join us at the Orcas Island Public Library on Friday, May 12, at 4 p.m., to celebrate Mothers Day! Make a floral bouquet in a vase
On Saturday, Emmanuel Labyrinth joins the globe in ‘Walk as One at 1’
||| FROM NANCY AYER for EMMANUEL CHURCH ||| Every year on the first Saturday in May thousands of people around the globe participate in World Labyrinth Day as a moving meditation for world peace and
Your Saturdays in May should include these cinematic opera performances
||| FROM BETHANY MARIE for ORCAS CENTER ||| Don’t miss the chance to experience thrilling cinematic opera performances, special interviews, and behind-the-scenes features during Orcas Center’s on-screen events from the Metropolitan Opera. Join us for
OI Farmers Market is back beginning this Saturday
||| FROM ERICA LYONS for ORCAS ISLAND FARMERS MARKET ||| The Orcas Island Farmers Market is thrilled to announce that the 2023 Market season is soon upon us! Starting Saturday May 6 and running every
Let’s help fund OHS graduation events
||| FROM AYN GAILEY for CLASS OF 2023 PARENTS & GUARDIANS ||| Every year parents and guardians of seniors at Orcas Island's public high school are responsible for planning and raising funds to pay for
Orcas Christian School to present Spring play, ‘The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe’
||| BY EDEE KULPER ||| Mark your calendars! Orcas Christian School is at it again. This time, their spring drama performance is The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe (dramatized by Joseph Robinette, from the story by
Safe? Nutritious? Local food science challenges
||| FROM RUSSEL BARSH for KWIAHT ||| Growing, harvesting, and eating locally is gaining momentum in the islands. As islanders add more local plants and animals to their diets; break ground for new gardens, farms
Salish Sea Early Music Festival returns with a Bach festival in May
||| FROM JEFFREY COHAN for SALISH SEA EARLY MUSIC FESTIVAL ||| The Salish Sea Early Music Festival presents a MAY BACH FESTIVAL to include two performances of the music of Johann Sebastian Bach with guest
Town of Friday Harbor announces new poems on display
||| FROM DENISE KULSETH for TOWN OF FRIDAY HARBOR ||| The Town of Friday Harbor and Friday Harbor Arts Commission (FHAC) invite the public to enjoy new poems now on display at the four Poetry
Pam’s Power Hour strength training is back at Senior Center
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| Join Pam Evans with the new Pam’s Power Hour strength training class via Zoom on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, 9-10am. Pam’s Power Hour is a low-impact
