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
Food Bank needs your help supporting vital Orcas youth feeding programs
||| FROM ORCAS ISLAND FOOD BANK ||| This week you can make a difference! Today, we’re raising funds for three life-changing programs that give children the tools, care, and confidence to rise above challenges and
Island Stewards launches Common Ground transit talks
Petition and Surveys Now Open ||| FROM ISLAND STEWARDS ||| Island Stewards has launched Common Ground Transit Talks, a community-driven effort to explore how public transportation can strengthen what is already in place, supporting connection
Letter to Editor | How about some solar-operated speed signs?
||| FROM JOHN ERLY ||| I wonder what the cost would be for two (2) solar operated speed signs. The kind that tells the driver how fast they are going. Should this be a county
Nearly 59 million acres of National Forest are at risk right now
||| FROM U.S. REP. RICK LARSEN ||| Last month, I went on a hike at the Baker Lake Trail, which is inside the Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest. I joined the Outdoor Alliance of Washington on
Fire safety preparation as heating season approaches
September Fire Safety Reminders from Orcas Island Fire & Rescue ||| FROM BEN LUNA for ORCAS ISLAND FIRE & RESCUE ||| As September marks the transition to cooler weather and the beginning of heating season,
San Juan County announces beginning of road striping
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County’s Public Works Department is announcing its annual summer road striping schedule beginning on Monday, September 8 and lasting approximately two weeks. Pavement markings, including centerlines, shoulder
County seeks volunteers to review new cultural access material
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| The San Juan County Parks, Recreation, and Fair Department is seeking volunteers from local nonprofit organizations whose field of focus is on culture, science, art, and history to
September art show at Orcas Library
||| FROM ANDREA COHEN for ORCAS ISLAND LIBRARY ||| The Orcas Island Library’s Art Show for the month of September features the work of Sally Walker and Ritambhara Tyson, two outstanding pet portraitists who use
Jurors excused: September 8-12
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| JURY DUTY: SEPTEMBER 8-12, 2025 All jurors summonsed for jury duty beginning September 8th through Friday September 12th, are excused. Thank you.
‘Battle of the Bands’ coming to Orcas Center
||| FROM BETHANY MARIE for ORCAS CENTER ||| The famed showdown of musical might has returned! The 2025 Battle of Bands makes a jump to the Orcas Center on Saturday, September 13 at 6pm for an
Longstanding Orcas businesses sponsor $15,000 community match
||| FROM MEGAN METCALF for RESOURCE CENTER COMMUNICATIONS TEAM ||| In a world where online and off island business are easy to choose, the Orcas community has continued to support locals by choosing to keep
Fall Festival afoot at Family Tides Farm
||| FROM EMILIE ROBINSON for FAMILY TIDES FARM ||| Family Tides Farm & Northwest Indian College invite you to the fourth annual Fall Festival on Sunday, September 21 st , from 11am-4:00pm, at 6389 Deer
Learn how Washington became the Apple State
||| FROM SAM GAILEY for ORCAS ISLAND LIBRARY ||| Why do so many apples in the grocery store look the same? And why do so many come from Washington? In this talk, explore how Washington
Introducing Salmonberry Community School
||| FROM PAUL FREEDMAN for SALMONBERRY COMMUNITY SCHOOL ||| As Salmonberry School prepares to open its silver gates on Henry Rd in Eastsound for the start of its 25th academic year, it is excited to
Hedrick Smith to present ‘The Outlook for American Democracy’ at Orcas Center
||| FROM BETHANY MARIE for ORCAS CENTER ||| Orcas Center is honored to host a special presentation by Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist and author Hedrick Smith, titled The Outlook for American Democracy, on Wednesday, September 10
Artwork featured artist for September | Shawna Franklin
||| FROM B.J. ARNOLD for ORCAS ISLAND ARTWORKS ||| Shawna Marie Franklin’s journey, both as a professional kayaker and a celebrated artist, is an inspiring reminder that creativity and nature are inextricably linked, each informing
