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 | Rick Fant best choice for Port of Orcas
||| FROM DAVID SHINSTROM ||| I am writing to encourage you to join me in voting for Rick Fant for Commissioner of the Port of Orcas. I first got to know Rick as owner of
Orcas Center’s Show of All Shows – Auctions are Live
||| FROM BETHANY MARIE for ORCAS CENTER ||| Orcas Center’s 2023 Gala, The Show of All Shows, takes its silent auction online. Anyone in the community can go to OrcasCenter.org/auction through Saturday, July 29th and
Coming Soon to Island Health: Cardiology telemedicine appointments at our clinic
||| FROM RACHEL LAMBERT for ISLAND HEALTH ||| We are eagerly working to arrange telehealth access to cardiology services with Joshua Schilling, MD, through Western Washington Medical Group. These video visits will be conducted at
Wild Island Restaurant has even more music for this week
||| FROM OLIVER GROENEWALD for WILD ISLAND RESTAURANT ||| After our 3rd weekend, we love seeing new regulars at Wild Island; this is so sweet, thank you for being with us. Talking about regulars, we
Letter to Editor | Rick Fant is best choice for Port Commission
||| FROM ERIC GOURLEY ||| Orcas airport is an invaluable resource for our community. One advantage it provides is transportation of medical patients. I know. As an OAA MercyPilot I have flown patients to the
Letter to Editor | Vote for “Kate” for OIFR Commissioner
||| FROM TOM FISCUS ||| I’m generally pretty reticent to recommend individuals for elected office, but the recent history of OIFR and its Commissioners has me looking at candidates who find the facts and act
C’mon, let’s play ukuleles on the ferry
||| FROM ANITA ORNE for FLOATING UKULELES ||| It’s Floating Ukulele Jam time again! Grab your uke, your voice, a song or two to share, and your friends and relations and join us on the
Fire Commissioners set to meet on Monday
||| FROM KAT BARNARD for BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS ||| The Board of Fire Commissioners invites you to the Regular Meeting, Monday, July 17th at 3pm at the Eastsound Firehall or on Zoom (link below and in the
Upcoming attractions at Orcas Senior Center
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| Art with Carla @ Orcas Senior Center – Fridays, 1-3pm Are you interested in exploring your artistic side? Art with Carla, Fridays, 1-3pm at Orcas Senior
Letter to Editor | Another reason to love Orcas
||| FROM LYNN BAKER ||| There used to be a bumper sticker: Orcas Island: The Way Life Should Be. It’s still true. Our ballots arrived today for fire and port commissioners and the fire levy. The
Schedule now for Mammogram time in September
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| Assured Imaging will be at Orcas Senior Center again this year on September 13-16 for mammograms. Although one in eight women will be diagnosed with breast
Letter to Editor | Join me in supporting Leith Templin for Fire Commission
||| FROM RICK HUGHES ||| Orcas friends, please join me in supporting and voting for my friend, Leith Templin. She is an amazing, community minded person who has served Eastsound and Orcas island for decades.
Master Gardeners to be on hand at Driftwood Nursery
||| FROM DIANNE MACONDRAY for SJC MASTER GARDENERS ||| Time to bring your plant problems to Driftwood Nursery in Eastsound from 11am -1pm on Wednesday July 19th. The Master Gardeners of San Juan County will
Sheriff’s Report | July 5 – 11, 2023
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ||| WEDNESDAY, JULY 5 23-005188 Vicious Animal 09:31:00 07/05/23 A Deputy on Orcas Island responded to an animal complaint. The Deputy contacted the owner and issued a verbal
Rep. Larsen statement on defense policy bill vote
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF REP. RICK LARSEN ||| Today, Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02) released the below statement after voting “no” on the Fiscal Year 2024 National Defense Authorization Act: “I voted ‘no’ because this bill
Letter to Editor | Trust but verify: By the numbers
||| FROM PATRICK SHEPLER ||| “Trust but Verify.” Most attribute this phrase to former President, Ronald Reagan. In fact, it was taught to Reagan by Suzanne Massie, a Russian history scholar. The real origins are
