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
Second annual Lopez Uncovered Music Festival, Sat., August 13
Music . Art . Food . Dancing . Beer . And Fun! ||| FROM MARCY MONTGOMERY for LOPEZ UNCOVERED MUSIC FESTIVAL ||| Come join us for the second annual Lopez Uncovered Music Festival and bask
Friday Harbor Film Festival features Janis Joplin film
||| FROM ELLEN ROBERTS for FRIDAY HARBOR FILM FESTIVAL ||| Janis: Little Girl Blue, Friday Harbor Film Festival’s next offering in The Director Series, will appeal to lovers of music, especially rock & roll. This
How to age well on Orcas
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| What does it mean to be a senior on this island? What does it mean to age well on Orcas? For the membership of the Orcas
Sun Days on Orcas | Sequel deserves some sort of grant, aid, or subsidy after all this road work
||| SUN DAYS ON ORCAS by EDEE KULPER ||| In all these months of construction along Prune Alley Road, I think the hardest business hit may be Sequel. I'm not speaking on behalf of them,
Orcas Island Library features two artists in August
||| FROM DAVID KOSIUR for ORCAS ISLAND LIBRARY ||| This month, the Orcas Island Library features work by two artists, Erin Earl Moonbrick and Zoe Osenbach. Earl’s triptych, “Background Radiation,” is an abstract work painted
Guest Opinion | Our county is owed better
||| FROM JUSTIN PAULSEN ||| One faction of the Charter Review Commission believe a second submission of charter amendments was inconsistent with the direction of the charter. The other believes that their action was consistent
PeaceHealth Family Medicine offering back-to-school sports physicals
||| FROM ANNE WILLIAMS for PEACEHEALTH PEACE ISLAND FAMILY PRACTICE ||| The PeaceHealth Peace Island Family Practice clinic is holding two back-to-school sports physical clinics this month for established patients. The half-day clinics will be
Latest primary results from SJC Elections count
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY ELECTIONS ||| August 2, 2022 Primary Last updated on 08/05/2022 2:00 PM Number of Precincts 23 Number of Registered Voters 14,572 Total Ballots Counted 7,119 Estimated Ballots Left to Count
Progress update on Prune Alley project
||| FROM ERIN WYGANT for SAN JUAN PUBLIC WORKS ||| Progress Update: We have been working above ground for over a month now which means progress is readily visible throughout the project site. Concrete sidewalks,
Latest state Health Dept. COVID update
||| FROM STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ||| Newest numbers. The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) reported a total of 1,744,292 confirmed cases as of 11:59 p.m. on Aug. 2. There have been 13,551 COVID-19 deaths
Quack, quack, the San Juan County Fair is back
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| The San Juan County Fair is back in person for the first time since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. With new food vendors, thousands of entries, a
Once again, it’s time for annual firefighter pancake breakfast
||| FROM KIM KIMPLE for ORCAS ISLAND FIRE & RESCUE ||| The Orcas Island Volunteer Firefighter EMT Association will be hosting a pancake breakfast at Station 21 in Eastsound this Saturday, August 6, from 7
Music in Moran concert series to feature Carolyn Cruso
||| FROM CAROLYN CRUSO ||| Friend of Moran presents Carolyn Cruso at Music in Moran Concert Series, Saturday August 13 from 5-7 p.m. Cruso will regale you with the intricacies of the fascinating hammered dulcimer;
Call for artisans for Friday Harbor’s Full Bloom Makers Fair
Even though the deadline is passing on August 5th, please apply if you are interested - we may be able to accommodate more vendors. ||| FROM SHANNON BORG Makers from across the San Juan Islands
Working hard on Orcas this summer? This concert is for YOU
||| FROM ANITA ORNE for ORCAS CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL ||| The Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival is thrilled to kick off its 25th Season with a very special concert dedicated to a very special group
OIHCD Commissioners to meet August 4 at 5 p.m.
||| FROM KIM KIMPLE for ORCAS ISLAND HEALTH CARE DISTRICT ||| The Agenda and Materials (Board Packet) for the August 4, 2022 Board meeting of the Orcas Island Health Care District will be posted August
