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
Orcas Island Farmers Market fall announcements
||| FROM ERICA LYONS for ORCAS ISLAND FARMERS MARKET ||| As we transition into the Fall Season, the Orcas Island Farmers Market has big announcements. Coming up on our calendar is our annual Harvest Festival
Orcas Center call for artists | ‘Movement’ community show
||| FROM ORCAS CENTER ||| Installation Day: Wednesday, September 24 | 10:30am – 12pm Art Opening: Friday, September 26 | 5:30pm – 7pm On Display: September 26 – October 21 Artwork Pickup: Wednesday, October 22
Emmanuel donates Market Day money to Orcas non-profits
||| FROM LYNN BAKER for EMMANUEL EPISCOPAL CHURCH ||| If you shopped at Market Day at Emmanuel Episcopal Church this July, you helped the Pea Patch Project, Food Bank, OPAL, The Exchange, and the Orcas
No Place Like Loam | A chestnut is true generational wealth
||| NO PLACE LIKE LOAM by ALEX TAMAYO-WOLF ||| In history, entire cultures were built under canopies. Greek philosophers walked beneath plane trees, giving birth to the very idea of public life. Medieval Europe gathered
Create your own Fidget Quilt at Orcas Senior Center
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| Join Brenda Bacon at Orcas Senior Center for a creative Fidget Quilt workshop on Wednesday, September 17 and October 15, from 1 to 4 p.m. These
Conservation advocates serve Notice of Intent to Sue over feds continued failure to protect Wild Salmon, Steelhead, and Orcas from harmful Columbia River hatcheries
||| FROM EMMA HALVORSON for WILD FISH CONSERVANCY ||| Wild Fish Conservancy (WFC) and The Conservation Angler (TCA) have announced their intent to sue the federal government for failing to protect threatened wild salmon, steelhead,
Spirit of Water | Indigenous song and story coming to Friday Harbor
||| FROM JESS NEWLEY for FRIENDS OF THE SAN JUANS ||| This October, Friends of the San Juans invites the community to gather for Spirit of Water with Chenoa Egawa, an evening of Indigenous song,
Lopez Friends invites you to advocate for Indian boarding school healing
||| FROM DARCY LEACH for LOPEZ ISLAND FRIENDS ||| Monday, September 29, 6 PM Lopez Center for Community and Arts National Native American Boarding School Healing Coalition is an indigenous-led national organization advocating on behalf
Quakers discern genocide is occurring in Gaza and urge courageous action
||| FROM LINDA ELLSWORTH for ORCAS ISLAND QUAKERS ||| As Quakers, we recognize the divine imprint in every human being and confess the equality of all to live safely and without fear. We are also
Guest Opinion | Resilience or overreach?
Why OPALCO’s “Essential Public Facilities” Push Deserves Public Scrutiny ||| FROM ELISABETH ROBSON ||| San Juan County’s comprehensive plan is at a crossroads. OPALCO has proposed language that would designate its major energy projects as
Orcas Christian teachers return inspired from conference
||| FROM ORCAS CHRISTIAN SCHOOL ||| Teachers from Orcas Christian School joined more than 150 educators from 26 schools across the Washington Conference of Seventh-day Adventists for a gathering focused on worship, professional growth, and
As the Paradigm Shifts | A modern take on an old Zen proverb
Before Enlightenment—Cook Meals, Do Laundry. After Enlightenment—Cook Meals, Do Laundry ||| AS THE PARADIGM SHIFTS by ROSIE KUHN ||| My client, Badrah—a Pakistani woman living in Texas with her husband and two teenage sons—has traveled
Sheriff’s Report | September 3 – 9, 2025
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ||| WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3 25-006062 Lost Property 13:55:34 09/03/25 The Sheriff's Office took a report of lost property. The incident was documented. 25-006065 Wildland Fire 15:48:02 09/03/25 A
Oriental rugs now on sale at Odd Fellows Hall
||| FROM DIDIER GINCIG for ODD FELLOWS HALL ||| Huge Oriental Rug Sale at the Odd Fellows Hall Friday, September 12 (11:00-6:00); Saturday, September 13 (10:00-6:00); Sunday, September 14 (10:00-4:00). New inventory; new low prices.
WSF Weekly Report | Checking in with Maritime HS; Wenatchee update
||| FROM STEVE NEVEY for WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| A message from Steve Yesterday, I had the privilege of spending time out in the fleet on our Seattle/Bremerton route. I met with our engine room
Encounter #54 • Bigg’s Killer Whales
||| FROM THE CENTER FOR WHALE RESEARCH ||| Full Encounter Report ObservBegin: 02:20 PM ObservEnd: 03:55 PM Vessel: KCB III Staff: Michael Weiss Other Observers: Taylor Redmond Pods: Bigg's killer whales IDsEncountered: T75B, T75B2, T75B3,
