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
Larsen to Sec’y Buttigieg: Bipartisan Infrastructure Law is working for NW Washington
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF REP. RICK LARSEN ||| On Thursday, Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02), the lead Democrat on the Transportation & Infrastructure Committee, welcomed U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg to Northwest Washington to
Village Green concert will feature RT’s with special Lopez guest
||| FROM BETHANY MARIE for ORCAS CENTER ||| The RT’s play the Village Green stage with special guest Derek Eisel on Thursday, July 13 at 6pm as part of the FREE Summer Concert Series presented
Latest from Lekanoff | Work continues even during off-season
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF REP. DEBRA LEKANOFF ||| As the days grow longer and warmer and the Pacific Northwest buzzes with outdoor activity, I wanted to take a moment to update you on some
Letter to Editor | What happened to the Fire District alternative to sell bonds?
||| FROM CARL BUTTKE ||| During an early presentation by the Fire District financial consultant, she spoke of the benefits of selling tax free municipal bonds for equipment coupled with a tax levy for operations.
Join Friends of Orcas Library for the annual Library Fair summer book sale on Aug. 12
||| FROM LAURA HANKS for FRIENDS OF ORCAS LIBRARY ||| he Friends of the Orcas Island Library (FOIL) invites community members of all ages to the annual Library Fair Summer Book Sale. This event takes
OrcasHub has quickly become happy hunting ground for Orcas shoppers/sellers
||| FROM TONY GROSINGER for ORCAS HUB ||| In April OrcasHub was announced on TheOrcasonian. Today I would like to provide a quick update about what's been going on since then. In case you missed it,
Island Kids | The sadness of ultra-processed foods
||| ISLAND KIDS by EVAN BUXBAUM, M.D. ||| Ultra-processed foods (UPFs) make up a whopping 60+ percent of the average American’s daily caloric intake. We are increasingly aware of the health consequences from diets that
Magical assemblage collages adorn feature wall at Artworks this month
||| FROM B.J. ARNOLD for ORCAS ISLAND ARTWORKS ||| The feature wall this month at the Orcas Island Artworks is dedicated to Maria Papdemetriou’s magical assemblage collages. Maria Papademetrious “In my Art, I
Community Church is set to offer Vacation Bible School
||| FROM CAROL KULMINSKI for ORCAS ISLAND COMMUNITY CHURCH ||| Stellar! Shine Jesus' Light- July 10-14 from 9am to noon at Orcas Island Community Church. Let's go on a cosmic quest of faith-building fun, and
Humans of Orcas | Meet Thomas McDonough
|||HUMANS OF ORCAS by GRAY GAILEY ||| Thomas McDonough considers volunteering a form of self-expression. He moved to Orcas Island with his wife in 2014 and started volunteering in 2016. McDonough describes himself as an
Full Moon Tarot | Defeatism gives way to healing, inner peace, and abundance
||| FULL MOON TAROT by NIK SCHULZ ||| Welcome to the Full Moon Tarot column where once a month I work with the Tarot to interpret and offer messages from Spirit. VI Wands (Reversed) I
Another free to all concert coming up at Wild Island this weekend
||| FROM OLIVER GROENEWALD for WILD ISLAND RESTAURANT ||| Thanks everyone, for coming out to see the wonderful first series of concerts with Stanley's sextet at Wild Island Restaurant. We're looking very much forward to
Market Day will bring treats and treasures – July 22
||| FROM LYNN BAKER for EMMANUEL EPISCOPAL PARISH ||| 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.
Fragile population of North American orcas threatened by mysterious skin disease
||| FROM SCIENCE ALERT ||| Scientists are concerned after a recent study found that there has been a "dramatic" increase in skin disease in an endangered North American population of orcas, and they don't know
Annual Eastsound water quality report for 2022
||| FROM DAN BURKE for EASTSOUND WATER ||| It’s the time of the year when water systems like ours send out their annual Consumer Confidence Reports (CCR) to customers and we are proud of our outstanding results!
Derek Gripper, Hiroya Tsukamoto on the Village Green
||| 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 6 p.m. as part
