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
Asleep at the Wheel coming to Village Green
||| FROM BETHANY MARIE for ORCAS CENTER ||| Ten-time Grammy™ Award winning musicians, Asleep at the Wheel will be performing live on the Village Green, Thursday, July 14 at 7 p.m. as part of the
Epic in scope, intimate in detail | SJIMA exhibit looks into Kabul
||| FROM DIANE MARTINDALE for SAN JUAN ISLANDS MUSEUM OF ART ||| With a growing humanitarian disaster taking shape in Afghanistan in the wake of the Taliban’s return to power, James Longley’s timely exhibition at
School Board has a meeting/public hearing next week
||| FROM ORCAS ISLAND SCHOOL DISTRICT ||| Thursday, July 14, 2022 5:OOPM SPECIAL SCHOOL BOARD MEETING/ PUBLIC HEARING for 2022-23 BUDGET In person at The School Library and via Zoom ORCAS ISLAND SCHOOL DISTRICT #137
You’re invited to observe as SJC Elections tests balloting equipment
||| FROM CAMOLYN ARMSTRONG for SAN JUAN COUNTY ELECTIONS ||| A “Logic and Accuracy” test of ballot tabulating equipment used in San Juan County for the August 2, Primary election is scheduled for Wednesday, July
OI Community Church to host upcoming concert in sanctuary
||| FROM CAROL KULMINSKI for ORCAS ISLAND COMMUNITY CHURCH ||| On July 9 at 7:00 pm, the Timothy James Meaney Band will be in concert in our sanctuary. I hope that you and your friends will join
Olga Daze! returns with bake sale, parade, quilt raffle, and just plain fun
||| FROM LORNA RHODES for OLGA DAZE! ||| Don’t miss Olga Daze! Festivities in Olga begin in front of the Community Center at 10 a.m. on Saturday, July 16. Come for breakfast at the bake
Make arrangements for at least one of these workshops
||| FROM EMMY GRAN ||| Join flower farmer and florist Emmy Gran of Fabled Flora at the Orcas Island Winery, from 2-4 p.m. on July 11 and July 28 for an afternoon of flower arranging
Preface to Leaves of Grass is worth revisiting
||| BY WALT WHITMAN ||| AT REQUEST OF ORCASONIAN READER This is what you shall do: Love the earth and sun and the animals, despise riches, give alms to every one that asks, stand up
Two concerts – four artists…next weekend…so much fun!
||| FROM BETHANY MARIE for ORCAS CENTER ||| Live Music comes to the Village Green this July 8 & 9, as part of the FREE Summer Concert Series presented by Orcas Center, OrcaSong Farm, Country
Weapons of Mass Delight to be unleashed at Moran’s hootenanny
||| FROM TOM RAWSON ||| On Saturday, July 9. I’m bringing my arsenal of WMD (Weapons of Mass Delight—banjo and other very happy noisemakers) to Cascade Lake. I'm teaming up with Ellen van der Hoeven
Letter to Editor | Mercy Pilots are a vital, welcome addition to island life
||| FROM KAREN J. KEY SPECK ||| During the Fourth of July Parade, MC Ken and I are asked to impromptu add things via the public address system. Sometimes we can and sometimes we are
Women who lead: San Juans to have first all-woman county council
||| FROM NANCY DEVAUX, SALISH CURRENT ||| #MeToo, #BlackLivesMatter, #EqualPayforEqualWork, #TitleIX, #RoeVsWade … headlines and hashtags have marked the steep and torturous paths women have faced in their battle for equality. Fifty years ago, the
Port issues RFQ for developing several projects over next 5 years
||| FROM JEANNIE SHARPE for PORT OF ORCAS ||| The Port of Orcas is requesting interested firms to submit their qualifications for engineering services (attached) to assist the Port in developing several projects over the
Island Health classes in the offing
||| FROM RACHEL LAMBERT for ISLAND HEALTH ||| Living Better with Diabetes Join Registered Dietitian and Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialist Amanda Lungren in a discussion on healthy eating, being active, and reducing risks
Tonight’s concerts have moved indoors to the Black Box Theatre due to weather
||| FROM BETHANY MARIE for ORCAS CENTER ||| Youssoupha Sidibe is a Senegalese West African Kora (African Harp) player. Throw out all your ideas of what a harpist is, Youssoupha breaks out of traditional Kora
Washington is a sanctuary state for abortion
Inslee and state legislators respond to Supreme Court decision ||| FROM THE OFFICE OF GOVERNOR JAY INSLEE ||| Gov. Jay Inslee held a press conference on Saturday, June 25 to declare Washington a sanctuary state
