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
Isabeau Waia’u Walker and Lilo Sanchez in free summer concert
||| FROM BETHANY MARIE for ORCAS CENTER ||| Orcas Center is delighted to announce a special performance featuring Isabeau Waia’u Walker and Lilo Sanchez on Sunday, July 27, 2025, at 5:00 PM on the Village
In Memoriam | Carole Ann (Weinel) Sygitowicz 1954-2025
||| FROM MARCIA SPEES ||| It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Carole Ann Sygitowicz (nee Cannon). Carole was born on December 24, 1954 in Bellingham, Washington to June and Jim
Effective immediately, San Juan County’s fire danger is upgraded to VERY HIGH
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| At this level recreational, residential, or commercial fires are not allowed, including charcoal. This means that campfires, even in a fire ring or bowl that is no more
OIFR responds to two wildland fires on Sunday
||| FROM BEN LUNA for ORCAS ISLAND FIRE & RESCUE ||| In the afternoon of Sunday, July 20 Orcas Fire and Rescue responded to an initial wildland fire happening off Point Lawrence Road in Doe
LWVSJ Observer Corps | County Council July 15, 2025
||| FROM NECIA QUAST for LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS ||| During public comment Friends of the San Juans and one Decatur resident raised concerns about the proposed property acquisition at the Decatur marine facility. The
6 subjects that are no longer taught in schools
||| FROM INTERESTING FACTS ||| Think back to your school days: Are you nostalgic for flipping through a dusty library card catalog or clacking away on a typewriter? Some subjects you remember from those days
Have a garden question? Ask an Orcas Master Gardener
Now at the Market Garden Nursery ||| FROM JULIA TURNEY for ORCAS MASTER GARDENERS ||| Do you have a question about your soil, have a problem with your fruit tree, or are thinking about starting
LWVSJ Observer Corps | Board of Health July 16, 2025
||| FROM NECIA QUAST for LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS ||| The North Sound Behavioral Health Organization has paused their CEO search. The organization got an access-to-care grant in the latest public health funding round. They
Always something happening at Senior Center
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| Discover your artistic side Unleash your creativity at Art with Carla Fridays, 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. at Orcas Senior Center. Led by experienced artist Carla
Conservation groups sue over aquaculture pollution of Columbia River
||| FROM EMMA HELVERSON for WILD FISH CONSERVANCY ||| Portland, OR – [Earlier this month], Center for Food Safety (CFS) and Wild Fish Conservancy (WFC) filed a lawsuit against Pacific Seafood Aquaculture, LLC, for multiple violations of the Clean
Letter to Editor | You can’t make this stuff up
||| FROM BOB DISTLER ||| Early this morning, thanking us for our patience while the newer, faster and larger Sealth served our interisland route: Ana/SJs - Update: The Tillikum Returns as Interisland Vessel After successful
Jeffry Steele to perform 8-string guitar in concert
||| FROM JEFFRY STEELE ||| Jeffry Steele performs Suite de las Horas: an original work for 8-string guitar with electronic enhancements Wednesday, 7/30/25 at noon Emmanuel Episcopal Church 242 Main St, Eastsound Part of the Music
New pastor to lead Orcas Island Adventist Fellowship
||| FROM ORCAS CHRISTIAN SCHOOL ||| The Orcas Island Adventist Fellowship has announced that a new pastor will be joining the congregation this year. André Luis Rodrigues will assume leadership of the church and also take
Art opening | Celebrating the Orcas Artist Studio Tour
||| FROM BETHANY MARIE for ORCAS CENTER ||| The Visual Arts Committee (VAC) of Orcas Center, and the Orcas Artist Studio Tour are excited to present the Studio Tour Art Opening on Friday, July 25
As the Paradigm Shifts | I’m nothing like them. So how am I like them?
A midnight reckoning, a sacred stinging and the grace of seeing me as I am ||| AS THE PARADIGM SHIFTS by ROSIE KUHN ||| So often—through my training, through my struggles with people—the question turns
Sheriff’s Report | July 9 – 16, 2025
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ||| WEDNESDAY, JULY 9 25-004341 Accident-NonInj 10:11:21 07/09/25 A pickup in the ferry lane was struck on the mirror by another truck in the next lane as it
