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
Sheriff’s Report | April 26 – May 2, 2023
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ||| WEDNESDAY, APRIL 26 23-002858 Juvenile Problem 06:08:32 04/26/23 A Deputy on Orcas responded to a juvenile problem. No crime had been committed. An informational report was taken.
Letter to Editor | Thoughts on litter funding
||| FROM WILLIAM THOMPSON (AKA THE ROAD GUY) ||| I've been removing litter from Orcas roads on pretty much a daily basis for twenty years. It's my way of honoring the privilege of living on
Lekanoff wraps up a successful 2003 Legislative session
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF REP. DEBRA LEKANOFF ||| Happy Fantastic Friday! It’s hard to believe we’ve finished the 2023 legislative session! I want to take a moment to thank you for your engagement and
San Juan County to resurface over 14 miles of roads this Summer
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County’s Public Works Department is announcing its annual summer road resurfacing schedule to chip seal over 14 miles of roads on San Juan, Orcas, and Lopez
PNW Island Time | Alaska, Kenmore Air partner for connecting flights to San Juans
||| FROM COBURN CHILDS for KENMORE AIR ||| Don’t you love it when getting away to a getaway gets easier? Alaska Airlines, in partnership with Kenmore Air, is ready to take you to one of
Call for Artists: Faces of Orcas
||| FROM BETHANY MARIE for ORCAS CENTER ||| The Visual Arts Committee (VAC) of Orcas Center welcomes all Orcas artists to participate in the next community show: Faces of Orcas. Bring in your portraits of
Coming up: Welcome to Medicare seminar
||| FROM TERRI OSBORNE for STATE INSURANCE COMMISSIONER ||| Is 2023 the year you join Medicare? Depending on your circumstances you may be enrolled automatically by Social Security or you may need to submit an
State funding available for artists and cultural programmers
||| FROM BETHANY MARIE for ORCAS CENTER ||| On Tuesday, May 16, Orcas Center welcomes the team from Inspire Washington – the state-wide advocacy organization for the cultural sector promoting the value of science, heritage
Myla Ross is featured artist for May at Artworks
||| FROM B.J. ARNOLD for ORCAS ISLAND ARTWORKS ||| During the month of May, The Orcas Island Artworks is privileged to feature Myla Ross, an 18-year-old student of Spring Street International School who lives on
Early Childhood Education Initiative is participant in Spring 2023 GiveOrcas Campaign
||| FROM MONIQUE EVERETT for EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION INITIATIVE ||| During this year’s GiveOrcas Campaign (May 4 - May 18), the Early Childhood Education Initiative (ECEI) is raising money for Orcas Island’s youngest students. By
Come to Olga and see the progress on Olga Store building
||| FROM LIZ RODRIGUEZ for FRIENDS OF OLGA STORE BUILDING ||| The Friends of the Olga Store Building (FOSB) are hosting an open house on Sunday May 7: OPEN HOUSE Olga Store Building SUNDAY May
Orcas Island’s largest community-driven fundraising campaign opens May 4
||| FROM TERA ANDAYA for OI COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ||| You have the power to make a meaningful difference in your community. GIVE ORCAS is back for a remarkable 10th anniversary on Orcas Island! The community-driven
UPDATE: Orcas to welcome Native American canoe journey this month
||| FROM DAVID TURNOY ||| UPDATED ARTICLE Last May we had the honor of hosting a Native American Canoe Journey on Orcas, and we have this opportunity again this year. Several Native American canoes will
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
