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
Entire island profits from car raffle: Driving the future to celebrate the past
||| FROM ANTOINETTE BOTSFORD for ORCAS HISTORICAL MUSEUMS ||| What promises cleaner air, smaller carbon footprints, support for educational goals, and a good ride with great music and a warm bottom in winter? The Orcas
The “Blackfish” Legacy | Hopeful news as captive marine mammal industry continues to decline
||| FROM WORLD ANIMAL NEWS ||| A decade after the award-winning documentary “Blackfish” examined the ethics and consequences of keeping orcas in captivity, marine theme parks and aquariums that feature cetaceans are struggling to remain
Sheriff’s Report | July 19 – 26, 2023
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ||| WEDNESDAY, JULY 19 23-005687 Unwanted Person 06:13:01 07/19/23 A San Juan Deputy took a report of an unwanted person at Peace Island Medical Center. The person had
Ferry Advisory Committee to hold special community outreach meeting
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County’s Ferry Advisory Committee (FAC) is holding a special community outreach meeting on August 2 to share information about its advocacy efforts with Washington State Ferries
Community Foundation, Health Care District work to bring dental care to more islanders
||| FROM HILARY CANTY for ORCAS ISLAND COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ||| Access to Dental Care continues to be a Nationwide problem in part due to the very low rates of Medicaid reimbursement and the challenges of
OIFR personnel respond to scene of airplane crash
||| FROM KAT BARNARD for ORCAS ISLAND FIRE & RESCUE ||| An airplane traveling a few miles away from Orcas Airport made an emergency landing Wednesday evening. The landing resulted in the airplane flipping over
Letter to Editor | My 2 cents on the fire levy lid lifting, and running candidates
||| FROM CLARK CUNDY ||| Many of us have probably voted already but it took me some time to get more up to speed. After attending the League of Women voters Fire and Port Candidates
Orcas Island Fly-In is back, including pancake breakfast
||| FROM DWIGHT GUSS for ORCAS ISLAND FLY-IN ||| The annual Orcas Island Fly-In will be held Friday through Sunday, August 4 through 6, 2023 at the Eastsound Airport. Sponsored by the local Experimental Aircraft
Experts say decades of recycling hype has backfired dramatically
||| FROM THE CONVERSATION ||| You've just finished a cup of coffee at your favorite cafe. Now you're facing a trash bin, a recycling bin and a compost bin. What's the most planet-friendly thing to
Dance with the Steers at this year’s County Fair Aug. 16-19
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| The 2023 San Juan County Fair is almost here, and with it comes new and exciting events, games, and local flavors! This year’s theme is “Dancing with the Steers,”
Music this weekend at Orcas Island Community Church
||| FROM CAROL KULMINSKI for ORCAS ISLAND COMMUNITY CHURCH ||| An outdoor concert featuring Stephen Baker and Emy and Lisa Carter with other local talented singers and musicians. Performing Friday, July 28 at 7 pm.
Wild Island presents jazz, classical music this week
||| FROM OLIVER GROENWALD for WILD ISLAND ||| We are truly blessed with our engaged audience. It's so much fun to see so many people enjoying truly improvised jazz music. This coming week, July 27-29,
Health Care District Board will meet tomorrow
||| FROM ORCAS ISLAND HEALTH CARE DISTRICT BOARD ||| The Orcas Island Health Care District Board will hold our regularly scheduled board meeting on Tuesday, July 25th at 5:00 PM in the Community Room at the
Jeffry Steele to perform at Emmanuel, along with Sharon Abreu
||| FROM JEFFRY STEELE for EMMANUEL PARISH ||| As part of the Music at Emmanuel series Jeffry Steele performs “Transatlantic Guitar: Music from Europe and South America arranged for the 8-string guitar” which includes Sharon
Letter to Editor | My ballot recommendations
||| FROM ROBERT WAUNCH ||| Fire District. A very important part of a good functioning board is historical memory and experience. Currently the only person running for a board position with historical memory and experience
Magic Show at Orcas Senior Center a Success
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| We were so lucky at the Orcas Senior Center to have Swen Nater put on a fantastic magic show for our community. He has been entertaining
