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
Port Commission holding a special meeting Monday
||| FROM KIM KIMPLE for PORT OF ORCAS ||| The Port of Orcas Board of Commissioners will hold a special meeting on Monday, July 17th, 2023 at 4:30 p.m.. Access information can be found on
Hilary Canty: The whirlwind of Summer
||| FROM HILARY CANTY for ORCAS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ||| Team OICF - Tera, Lynn, Molly, and Hilary I am delighted to announce that Lynn Sharpless White has joined the staff of OICF as
Whale Museum presentation explores how to live harmoniously with our wild neighbors
||| FROM TATE THOMPSON for THE WHALE MUSEUM ||| Join us at The Whale Museum on August 24 at 7 p.m. for a wildlife lecture presented by Shona Aitken, Education Coordinator at Wolf Hollow Wildlife
WSF Weekly Report | WSF welcomes Sec. Buttigieg; busiest day in 3 years
||| FROM PATTY RUBSTELLO for WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg visits WSF I had the honor and pleasure of meeting U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg last week. He was in
Free concert with Tomo Nakayama coming up at Orcas Winery
||| FROM ORCAS ISLAND WINERY ||| Tomo Nakayama You are invited to enjoy a free concert at Orcas Island Winery on Sunday, July 16 at 5 p.m.Born in Japan and raised in Seattle,
Letter to Editor | Why OIFR needs this upcoming levy
||| FROM DANNY WEIBLING for SAN JUAN PROFESSIONAL FIREFIGHTERS LOCAL 3911 ||| As President of San Juan Professional Firefighters Local 3911 (“Local”), I want to write a factual statement to the public about the upcoming
Meet stewards of the island at upcoming Lum Farm event
||| FROM AYN GAILEY for FRIENDS OF THE SAN JUANS ||| Experience a special in-person gathering at one of Orcas Island's pride and joys, beautiful Lum Farm on Coffelt Farm Preserve! Learn about ongoing research,
Nope. No aurora borealis will be visible here (or practically anywhere) Thursday night
||| FROM AXIOS SEATTLE ||| No need to go out of your way for a northern lights show that will not be anything special in Seattle or anywhere else this week. Driving the news: A story
County-wide creosote piling assessment to be underway this July
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County is contracting with Environmental Science Associates (ESA) to complete a county-wide assessment of creosote pilings. Addressing creosote treated materials in the marine environment is a
Up Up Up Circus is coming to The Grange on Saturday
||| FROM SADYE OSTERLOH for UP UP UP INC. UP UP UP Inc. is a self-contained touring circus show with the mobility to provide socially distant outdoor circus shows this summer! We are a WA
Whale Museum Summer lecture series: Using scent detection dogs to study endangered whales
What poop can tell us about the health of Southern Resident Killer Whales ||| FROM TATE THOMPSON for THE WHALE MUSEUM ||| Join us at The Whale Museum on August 10 at 7 p.m. for
That’s funny — Kraken Comedy coming up at Sea View
||| FROM DAVE YERLY for KRAKEN COMEDY ||| Kraken Comedy and Sea View Theatre once again bring live stand-up comedy to Eastsound on Thursday, July 20. Hosted by local funny person Jamey Moriarty. The doors
I’m running for Fire Commissioner on Orcas Island
||| FROM TONI KNUDSON, FIRE COMMISSION CANDIDATE ||| Tony Knudson Hi. I’m Toni Knudson, and I’m running for Fire Commissioner 1 on Orcas Island because it’s time for a change! Orcas needs a
Fire personnel will host upcoming info sessions on levy
||| FROM KAT BARNARD for ORCAS FIRE & RESCUE ||| This month, Orcas Island Fire & Rescue Interim Chief vanSchaick and public information officer Kat Barnard are holding informational levy discussions at the Orcas Senior
Meet Port Commissioner candidates on Wednesday
||| FROM KIM KIMPLE for PORT OF ORCAS ||| There are three candidates running opposed this election season for a seat on the Port of Orcas Board of Commissioners. The League of Women Voters is
More live music coming to Wild Island this week
||| FROM OLIVER GROENEWALD for WILD ISLAND RESTAURANT ||| Please join us Thursday through Saturday 12:30 to 2pm for Brushes & Bass. Greg Williamson's early musical highlights include stints with Woody Herman’s Young Thundering Herd,
