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
Chamber of Commerce sponsors July 4th events this weekend
||| FROM CAREY ESKRIDGE for ORCAS ISLAND CHAMBER OF COMMERCE ||| The Orcas Island Chamber of Commerce is happy to announce this year’s Fourth of July Weekend schedule of events. This year’s theme is "Orcas
Marie Wolfe brings a felt sense of place to her art next month at Library exhibition
||| FROM DAVE KOSIUR for ORCAS ISLAND LIBRARY ||| ‘Hands are a deeper intelligence of the heart’. Working from a felt sense of place I use my intuition and my hands as an expression or
OIFR sets annual firefighter pancake breakfast for this weekend
||| FROM KAT BERNARD for ORCAS ISLAND FIRE & RESCUE ||| SATURDAY, JULY 1ST 7:00—11:00 A.M. COST ADULTS—$10 CHILDREN—$7 UNDER 7 YEARS OLD, EAT FREE! Orcas Island Volunteer Firefighter/EMT Association hosts an annual pancake breakfast
Music returns to Wild Island with all-star line up
||| FROM OLIVER GROENEWALD ||| We’re excited to kick off our 3rd season with an all-star line up lead by the young bass player Stanley Ruvinov on Thursday through Saturday, June 29 - July 1,
Carl Verheyen of Supertramp to play the Village Green
||| FROM BETHANY MARIE for ORCAS CENTER ||| This Sunday July 2 at 6 p.m., come to the Village Green to witness the guitar virtuoso, Carl Verheyen live in concert as part of the FREE
Crow Valley Gallery features Carl Buttke’s work in July
||| FROM CHRIS MORRIS for CROW VALLEY GALLERY ||| Crow Valley Gallery is thrilled to announce Carl Buttke’s new show “Celebrating 30 Years of Painting on Orcas Island.” The opening is this Saturday, July 1st
Opening this weekend: The Outrageous Adventures of Sheldon and Mrs. Levine
||| FROM ACTORS THEATER OF ORCAS ISLAND ||| Come share in the laughter and antics as an overbearing mother and her 31 year old son each attempt to “find their true purpose” in this roller coaster
UPDATED | Peace Island welcomes two pediatricians to monthly rotation
||| FROM ANNE WILLIAMS for PEACEHEALTH PEACE ISLAND ||| Manny Eusebio Jennifer Rosquist Jennifer Rosquist, MD, recently joined Manny Eusebio, MD, in PeaceHealth Peace Island Medical Center Family Medicine’s monthly rotation
Pam’s Power Hour: Virtual strength training at Senior Center
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| Join Pam Evans with Pam’s Power Hour strength training class via Zoom on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, 9-10am. Pam’s Power Hour is a low-impact strength, conditioning,
Whale Museum Lecture Series | How social relationships shape killer whale survival, reproduction
||| FROM TATE THOMPSON for THE WHALE MUSEUM ||| Join us at The Whale Museum on July 6 at 7 p.m. for a killer whale talk presented by Dr. Michael Weiss. The talk is FREE
As the Paradigm Shifts | The everyday gurus among us
||| AS THE PARADIGM SHIFTS BY ROSIE KUHN ||| John is a guru—not that he would recognize himself as one. He is in his mid-80’s, retired, and lives with his wife Eleanor. When looking at John,
Sheriff’s Report | June 14 – June 20, 2023
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ||| WEDNESDAY, JUNE 14 23-004421 Traffic Hazard 06:23:45 06/14/23 A Lopez Deputy responded when an early morning commuter headed to the ferry from Islandale Road swerved when a
A new season is upon us
||| FROM HILARY CANTY ||| Judy Scott (l) and Angela Foster (r) This week marks the end of Judy Scott’s tenure as OICF Board Chair. Judy helped steer the organization through the pandemic
County’s Derelict Vessel Program seeks community support to minimize impacts of neglected boats
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County’s Derelict Vessel Program strives to minimize the impacts of derelict vessels throughout the county. By working closely with the public, local authorities, and the Washington
Court rules in favor of short-term economics over endangered species protections for SRKW, wild chinook
||| FROM EMMA HELVERSON for WILD FISH CONSERVANCY ||| In a shocking ruling for Endangered Species protection, a Ninth Circuit Court approved a request by NOAA Fisheries, the State of Alaska, and the Alaska Trollers Association that
WSF Report | Student tour, still wanting comments on fare increases, Pride celebration
||| FROM PATTY RUBSTELLO for WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| Homeschool students tour Cathlamet We hosted 25 students from the North Kitsap Homeschool Community and their chaperones aboard Cathlamet last week. They visited the pilothouse during a roundtrip sailing between Bainbridge