Here’s a thought…
“No one, I mean no one, has the right to sit in judgment of who’s American enough.”
MICHELLE OBAMA
Maori program coming to Village Green on Thursday
||| FROM GERI AND DAVID TURNOY ||| All are invited to come to the Village Green in Eastsound this Thursday, May 22, from 12 noon until 4 pm, for a very special program featuring Whaia, "Fire," a Maori woman from Australia!! /Fire is traveling with the Native American canoe journey,
The Northwest’s electric grid deserves an upgrade
Up to 40 percent of the region’s grid could be suitable for reconductoring—for less than half the time and cost of building new transmission lines. ||| FROM SIGHTLINE INSTITUTE ||| The lights could soon dim on the Northwest’s climate goals unless the electric grid gets some serious TLC. The region,
Close To Home author at Darvill’s tomorrow evening
||| FROM SAM GAILEY for ORCAS ISLAND PUBLIC LIBRARY ||| Though rarely featured in nature documentaries or wildlife magazines, the average backyard or neighborhood park can yield new discoveries. In CLOSE TO HOME: The Wonders of Nature Just Outside Your Door, award-winning author and conservation biologist Thor Hanson helps us retrain our eyes to uncover
The joyful and kind gardener
||| FROM LAURA WALKER for ORCAS ISLAND GARDEN CLUB ||| It’s that time of year when it’s easy to get carried away when surrounded by the beauty and variety of plants at a nursery. Guilty. I find it hard to resist the beautiful colors and textures. Just recently, I bought
Video of orcas stranded in algae-infested pools triggers fresh concerns
||| FROM SCIENCE ALERT ||| A video posted online of two orcas circling in an algae-infested pool in southern France has brought a fresh wave of worldwide concern for cetaceans Wikie, 24, and her 11-year-old calf Keijo. France has been struggling to find a new home for mother and son
Guest Opinion | Thinking bigger picture on electricity
||| FROM ELISABETH ROBSON ||| The message we as a community have received recently from OPALCO is that we are in trouble related to electricity supply meeting demand on the Northwest Grid. Recent articles in The Orcasonian and The Seattle Times have made clear that a cold snap in January
Long-term islanders offer long-term islanders a long-term island home
||| BY LIN MCNULTY, theORCASONIAN EDITOR ||| Following three months of desperate house hunting on Orcas Island, long-term islanders have offered long-term islanders a much-needed long-term island rental home. When we were notified that our landlord had passed, and her children wanted to sell our home of 15 years, we
Letter to Editor | Odd Fellows thank you to community
||| FROM DIDIER GINCIG for ODD FELLOWS ||| The Odd Fellows would like to extend gratitude to our generous community for your support of our quest to upgrade sound and lights at the Odd Fellows Hall. Thanks to the success of the Orcas Island Community Foundation (OICF) Spring GiveOrcas Campaign, we will
Art opening honors sacred history of Madrona Point
||| FROM BETHANY MARIE for ORCAS CENTER ||| The Visual Arts Committee (VAC) of Orcas Center is proud to announce a special art exhibition from Peter Fisher, opening on Friday, May 23 at 5:30pm, celebrating the cultural, spiritual, and natural significance of Madrona Point. Presented in honor of the
County announces 2025 Home Fund notice of funds available
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County Health & Community Services (HCS) has released a Notice of Funds Available (NOFA) for the 2025 funding round for the Home Fund program. Applications will be accepted starting June 2, 2025, with responses being due no later than July 15,
Weingath funeral mass on Thursday
||| FROM VELMA DOTY ||| Funeral Mass for Ann and Larry Weingath this Thursday May 22 St Francis Catholic church .There will be a simple reception prior to the 5 o’clock Mass outside at the church 3:30 -430.
Rug sale coming to Odd Fellows
||| FROM DIDIER GINCIG for ODD FELLOWS HALL ||| Rug Sale at the Odd Fellows on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, May 23-May 25, 10 am to 7 pm. These beautiful rugs are from many places in the world and are for sale for a fraction of its value. Come see
Auditions upcoming for Actors Theater of Orcas Island
||| FROM LYNDA SANDERS for ACTORS THEATER OF ORCAS ISLAND ||| The Actors’ Theater of Orcas Island announces open auditions for the production of the mystery-thriller DEATH TRAP, written by Ira Levin (The Boys from Brazil, The Stepford Wives, Rosemary’s Baby) and directed by Robert Hall. Sidney Bruhl, once renowned
Celebrate Spring GiveOrcas with community ice cream social
Thursday, May 22 from 3:00 to 5:00 pm at Emmanuel Parish Hall & Labyrinth in Eastsound ||| FROM LYNN WHITE for ORCAS ISLAND COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ||| The Orcas Island Community Foundation (OICF) invites all community members to come together in celebration of collective giving, nonprofit organizations, and youth leadership. Join
Look what’s coming up at Orcas Senior Center
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| Discover Your Artistic Talent: Watercolors Class for Beginners Immerse yourself in the captivating world of watercolor painting Mondays from 9:30 to 11 a.m. Robbie Walker, an experienced instructor with years of expertise in drawing and watercolors, will guide you through the
Salish Sea Early Music Festival | Wednesday with Frederick the Great
||| FROM JEFFREY COHAN for SALISH SEA EARLY MUSIC FESTIVAL || Please join us next Wednesday at the Orcas Adventist Fellowship Church for a flute concerto composed by the king himself, who was an enthusiastic flutist and composer and performed almost nightly for concerts at his court, alongside concerti for both
