Here’s a thought…
“If you put fences around people, you get sheep. Give people the room they need.”
WILLIAM L. MCKNIGHT
Monthly Hearing Services at Orcas Senior Center
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| Stacie Nordrum, Au.D., CCC-A, from Island Hearing Healthcare, provides hearing care at Orcas Senior Center every first Thursday of the month. In July Hearing Healthcare will be on Thursday, July 18. To secure your slot, it is advisable to schedule your
Sculpture Park bird walk
||| FROM KRISTEN ARNIM for SJI SCULPTURE PARK ||| Join us at the San Juan Islands Sculpture Park on Wednesday, July 3 from 8-10am for our monthly bird walk with avid birder, Tyler Davis, leading the walk. Tyler tells us, “A lot of nestlings have fledged in the last month,
Friday Night Writes
||| FROM SAM GAILEY for ORCAS ISLAND LIBRARY ||| Are you working on a novel, short story, poem, or song? Do you want to work in a creative and supportive space with like-minded folks? Do you want a place to go on a Friday night to read a book, play
Yoga with Sam
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| Join Samantha Fisher in a holistic movement practice suitable for all experience levels, prioritizing an attuned connection to your body's inner wisdom. Drawing from her training in Hatha Yoga and Integrated Movement Therapy, Samantha integrates insights from diverse healing modalities and
Senior Center seeking volunteer drivers for off-island medical transport
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| The Orcas Senior Center is currently seeking volunteer drivers to support our off-island medical transportation program. We provide a small stipend to volunteer drivers based on the destination. Join our team of dedicated drivers today! For more information, please contact Edy
Art with Carla
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| Unleash your creativity at "Art with Carla" every Friday, 1-3 p.m. at Orcas Senior Center. Led by experienced artist Carla Stanley, this lighthearted class focuses on the creative process with a strong belief in your artistic potential, regardless of skill level.
Summer news from Orcas Island School District
||| FROM ERIC WEBB for ORCAS ISLAND SCHOOL DISTRICT ||| Dear Students, Staff, Families, and Community, The end of one school year marks a significant milestone, yet it also serves as a reminder that the work here at OISD never truly ends! As OISD is planning and gearing up for
Large turnout at Fire Commissioners meeting Friday – UPDATED
||| FROM KAT BARNARD for BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS ||| EASTSOUND—The San Juan County Fire Protection District #2 Board of Fire Commissioners held a continuance of their June 17th Regular Meeting on Friday, June 21st, 2024, at 3 p.m. The board approved two new policies before Chair Ehrmantraut added an
Council will meet to deliberate Shaw acreage purchase
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| On Tuesday June 25, the San Juan County Council is scheduled to deliberate on a decision to purchase approximately 16 acres along 1427 Neck Point Road to support Public Works operations on Shaw Island. This Council meeting follows a community meeting with Council
Summer Theatre Camp 2024: Theater 360!
||| FROM BETHANY MARIE for ORCAS CENTER ||| Theatre 360 is a deep dive into what theatre is, how it works, and how you can create it. Participants will explore acting, directing, storytelling, improvisation, technical applications, and other theater education essentials. This two-week camp culminates with a final performance for
Sheriff’s Report | June 12 – 18, 2024
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ||| WEDNESDAY, JUNE 12 24-003429 Animal at Large 08:06:18 06/12/24 A Deputy responded to a reported animal at large in the Obstruction Pass area. The owner was identified and issued an animal at large warning letter. 24-003436 Theft 09:45:01 06/12/24 A Lopez Island
Rick Larsen to visit Friday Harbor
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF REP. RICK LARSEN ||| One last reminder - tomorrow Representative Larsen is launching his 2024 campaign in San Juan County. This is the fourth event in the Kickoff Week series (one kickoff event in each of the five counties in the 2nd District). Please join
WSF Weekly Report | Public meetings; summer service; sailing stats
||| FROM STEVE NEVEY for WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| A message from Steve If I’m being honest, I’ve spent most of my career as a mariner, so the art of public speaking feels a little like learning a second language. My time in the cruise industry taught me the importance
Open House! Please join us
||| FROM HILARY CANTY for ORCAS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ||| This coming Friday, June 28th, the Community Foundation is hosting an Open House to introduce Lindsay Jennings, the next Executive Director of OICF. I hope you are able to drop by between 3-6 pm to say hello and help welcome Lindsay
Guest Opinion | Everyone is right; Everyone is wrong; Everyone loses; No one wins
||| FROM GREG AYERS ||| We lost a chief, a leader in the fire department, also her second in command and 2 board members. This is a large loss that 3 remaining commissioners will need to manage. I do not believe anyone, including the 3 commissioners, intended to have the
Crucial marine plant under study: Eelgrass health in San Juans
||| FROM TINA WHITMAN for FRIENDS OF THE SAN JUANS ||| As summer begins, Friends of the San Juans research on eelgrass health will be gathering its second year of data from below the surface. The health of eelgrass meadows is San Juan County has had very concerning trends, prompting
