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
OIHS students stretch at HOBY Washington leadership camp
||| FROM KATE LONG & THE OI FUTURES LOUNGE ||| How does a high school student react when someone suggests they attend a leadership camp? “A little bit boring and kind of lame. That’s what
Brograss returns home to play at Moran State Park this Thursday
||| FROM RACHEL BISHOP for BROGRASS ||| Come hear island favorites Brograss (Tashi and Kaj Litch) at Moran State Park this Thursday (July 21) from 5 - 7 p.m. at the picnic shelter at the
High school students selected for leadership camp
||| FROM KRISTA BOUCHEY for ORCAS POWER & LIGHT ||| More than 65 students representing electric co-ops from Alaska to Nevada attended the 2022 Co-op Youth Rally at the College of Idaho. The week-long event
Letter to Editor | Lions Club says thanks for BBQ support
||| FROM STEVE SCHAEFER for ORCAS LIONS CLUB ||| Your local Lions Club thanks you and the community for your generous support of our Salmon BBQ fundraiser on Saturday of the July 4th weekend. We
Beloved Market Day returns to Emmanuel
||| FROM LYNN BAKER for EMMANUEL EPISCOPAL CHURCH ||| It’s a highlight of the Orcas year; on the last Saturday of July, treasures from across the island appear on and then fly from the grounds
Isle of Skye tourism, economy suffer due to lack of affordable housing
||| FROM MSN NEWS ||| Jobs on the idyllic Isle of Skye, which is popular with tourists, are going unfilled because workers cannot afford accommodation, new research has found. Some 1,700 jobs are currently vacant
Commissioners held meeting on Waldron
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| Last week, San Juan County Council held its first meeting outside of the Friday Harbor council chambers since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. The three councilmembers, accompanied
Fire Commission will meet tomorrow in recorded session
||| FROM KIM KIMPLE for BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS ||| The Board of Fire Commissioners will meet on Monday, July 18 at 5:30 p.m. online via Zoom. Access information can be found on the attached
An evening of Rock and Roll is coming to the Village Green
||| FROM BETHANY MARIE for ORCAS CENTER ||| Rock out on Sunday, July 24 at 6 p.m. with Lucky Tongue and The Pine Needles as part of the FREE Summer Concert Series presented by Orcas
Get your Orcas Island Film Fest early-bird tickets now
||| FROM ORCAS ISLAND FILM FESTIVAL ||| We are excited to announce that the Orcas Island Film Festival will be happening again, in person, October 6-10, 2022. We will be back at The Sea View
Sun Days on Orcas | Good Morning: Teezer’s Episode 1 by Frank Loudin
||| SUN DAYS ON ORCAS BY EDEE KULPER ||| Happy 92nd Birthday to my friend Frank Loudin, a wonderful painter and writer – our own Norman Rockwell. In honor of him celebrating his first several
Artists in community | Free activities with Alchemy Art Center
||| FROM GLENN HENDRICK for ALCHEMY ART CENTER ||| This summer, Alchemy Art Center is offering free art activities every week on San Juan Island! As part of our Artists in Community program, Alchemy Art
Prune Alley paving is set to begin Monday morning
||| FROM ERIN WYGANT for SAN JUAN PUBLIC WORKS ||| Progress Update: Prune Alley is ready to be paved on schedule this Monday morning (July 18)! This a major milestone in the projects schedule and
How are we doing with ‘plastic free’ proclamation?
||| FROM KATIE FLEMING for DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP ||| Did you know the San Juan County Council proclaimed July as “plastic free”? The proclamation recognized the pressing issues around plastic waste, including the fact
Master Gardeners return to Driftwood for ailing plant advice
||| FROM DIANNE MACONDRAY for SJC MASTER GARDENERS ||| Prepare for July 20th! Bring your plant problems to Driftwood Nursery in Eastsound from 11am - 1 pm on July 20th, so the Master Gardeners of
988 suicide and crisis lifeline launches
Marks Washington’s first phase of building understanding, hope and a path forward for those in need ||| FROM STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ||| OLYMPIA -- 988 is the new, nationwide, three-digit dialing code for the Suicide
