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
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
Earthrise | Healing nature
||| EARTHRISE BY JAY KIMBALL ||| Some years ago, I struggled with mild depression, fueled by delayed grief over the loss of my sister to breast cancer at the too-young age of 43. With the
Consultant sought to update Critical Areas Ordinances
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County’s Department of Community Development (DCD) seeks a qualified consultant to review and update Best Available Science (BAS) and write an update of the Critical Areas
Library artwork for May: Works by Salmonberry Cedars Students, photos by Kenzie Holland, Library Fair posters
||| FROM DAVID KOSIUR for ORCAS ISLAND LIBRARY ||| The library is fortunate to have art from three sources during May. First, the students in the Cedars class at Salmonberry School have contributed works from
Make a floral bouquet for Mothers Day at upcoming Library workshop
||| FROM SAM GAILEY for ORCAS ISLAND LIBRARY ||| Join us at the Orcas Island Public Library on Friday, May 12, at 4 p.m., to celebrate Mothers Day! Make a floral bouquet in a vase
On Saturday, Emmanuel Labyrinth joins the globe in ‘Walk as One at 1’
||| FROM NANCY AYER for EMMANUEL CHURCH ||| Every year on the first Saturday in May thousands of people around the globe participate in World Labyrinth Day as a moving meditation for world peace and
Your Saturdays in May should include these cinematic opera performances
||| FROM BETHANY MARIE for ORCAS CENTER ||| Don’t miss the chance to experience thrilling cinematic opera performances, special interviews, and behind-the-scenes features during Orcas Center’s on-screen events from the Metropolitan Opera. Join us for
OI Farmers Market is back beginning this Saturday
||| FROM ERICA LYONS for ORCAS ISLAND FARMERS MARKET ||| The Orcas Island Farmers Market is thrilled to announce that the 2023 Market season is soon upon us! Starting Saturday May 6 and running every
