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||| SUN DAYS ON ORCAS by EDEE KULPER ||| Michael Hurwicz, along with Sharon Abreu I won't usually do two 27 Things articles back-to-back, but thought I'd follow up Sharon's things last week with her partner's things this week, just for fun. This does not imply a new trend of doing each person's
||| SUN DAYS ON ORCAS by EDEE KULPER ||| Sharon Abreu Meet Sharon Abreu and you'll immediately feel how positive, talented, and humble she is. She is always upbeat, and when she is discouraged by the state of the world, she uses the performing arts to kindly, respectfully, and creatively confront environmental and
||| SUN DAYS ON ORCAS by EDEE KULPER ||| Jon Welch is someone I have come across for years in various capacities, first at TeeJay's Tacos at the Odd Fellows Hall, and most recently at the ferry kiosk. He has always been kind-hearted, even-keel, and helpful. He even spoke up for me once on social
||| SUN DAYS ON ORCAS BY EDEE KULPER ||| Happy 92nd Birthday to my friend Frank Loudin, a wonderful painter and writer – our own Norman Rockwell. In honor of him celebrating his first several days into his 93rd year, I am honored to publish his first of ten episodes about Orcas Island’s beloved coffee
||| SUN DAYS ON ORCAS by EDEE KULPER ||| Our neighbor is an electrician here on the island and his work has taken him to many, if not most, islanders' homes and businesses. The other day I asked him who he thinks of as a quintessential veteran on Orcas Island, my aim being a fitting
||| SUN DAYS ON ORCAS by EDEE KULPER ||| In March, I interviewed Kate Jewell about her upcoming trip to help Ukrainian refugees in Poland (https://theorcasonian.com/sun-days-on-orcas-kate-jewell-is-headed-to-poland/). She has returned, and I asked if she would write about her experiences in her own words: My reason for going to Poland was to work with Ukrainians displaced by
||| SUN DAYS ON ORCAS by EDEE KULPER ||| I had a feeling Christopher Evans would have a fascinating story. I think of Christopher as a person who brings kindness, exuberance, and joy wherever he goes. From what I've known in passing over the last decade, Christopher lives life to the fullest, making the most
||| SUN DAYS ON ORCAS BY EDEE KULPER ||| I’ve heard it takes about 30 days to establish a new habit, so I Googled it and the first line that came up said this: “It can take anywhere from 18 to 254 days for a person to form a new habit and an average of 66 days
||| SUN DAYS ON ORCAS by EDEE KULPER ||| This Thursday, March 31, Kate Jewell will be headed to Oświęcim, Poland, for six weeks to help Ukrainian refugees and orphans with One Humanity Institute and Airline Ambassadors International. Kate Jewell Kate was a flight attendant for 37 years, so traveling the world and
||| SUN DAYS ON ORCAS by EDEE KULPER ||| If you haven’t already met her, Beverly Franklet is a stunning go-getter. Not in a hyper, can’t-sit-still kind of way but in a calm, adventurous, live-life-to-its-fullest sense. Do you remember several years ago when Michell Marshall decided to put up a white board at the back