Here’s a thought…
“Deep breath. Deep breath. The air is free. You can take as many as you want.”
BUDDHIST MONK
Give Orcas Campaign off to a rousing start
||| FROM TERA ANDAYA for COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ||| THANK YOU ORCAS! The Give Orcas Campaign is off to a fantastic start. The first proposal was fully funded in record time- 4 hours! Congratulations to the Actor’s Theater. OICF’s goal is to help every proposal reach full funding. With 26 nonprofit
Orcas Farmers Market requests your help during Give Orcas campaign
||| FROM KRISTEN FAY for ORCAS ISLAND FARMERS MARKET ||| The Give Orcas Campaign has begun! Please make your donations between May 8th-May 17th. OIFM seeks assistance from the community to cover rent owed to San Juan County for use of the Village Green in summer 2024. Help the market
Orcas Community Band Concert
||| FROM KAREN KEY SPECK for ORCAS COMMUNITY BAND ||| Music brings people together. After three long years of pandemic hiatus, the Orcas Island Community Band presents its first formal concert on Friday, June 7, 2024 at 7:00pm at Orcas Center. You are invited to join your island friends and
Washington’s ferry system is seeing the impact of decades of underfunding
||| FROM NATIONAL PUBLIC RADIO ||| Washington's ferry system is the biggest in the U.S., but after decades of chronic underfunding, it's breaking down and short-staffed: a serious problem for the people who depend on it.
Geomagnetic storms forecast for Saturday
||| FROM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ||| Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Seattle WA 509 AM PDT Sat May 11 2024 San Juan County-Western Whatcom County-Southwest Interior- Western Skagit County-Everett and Vicinity-Tacoma Area- Admiralty Inlet Area-Hood Canal Area-Lower Chehalis Valley Area- Olympics-Eastern Strait of Juan de Fuca- Western Strait of
Music on the Green to continue this summer
||| FROM BETHANY MARIE for ORCAS CENTER ||| What started out as a means to gather safely during COVID has now turned into an annual Orcas tradition. Join us this summer as Orcas Center presents 11 great bands on the Village Green – FREE to the community! The eclectic lineup
As the Paradigm Shifts | Aging – Who me?
||| AS THE PARADIGM SHIFTS by ROSIE KUHN ||| My 68-year-old client, Miranda, was profoundly impacted by the results of her cataract surgery. Without the need for glasses, Miranda was confronted by the fact that she could no longer hide that she is aging. For decades, Miranda’s eyeglasses were a
Sheriff’s Report | May 1 – 7, 2024
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ||| WEDNESDAY, MAY 1 24-002523 Suspicious Person/Circumstance 15:31:34 05/01/24 A San Juan Deputy was dispatched to a report of suspicious activity. The reporting party advised that they received unwanted correspondence from a person, who was not identified. The incident was documented. 24-002532 Noise
In case you had not heard
||| FROM HILARY CANTY ||| Today Is Unique Donor Day! Head to www.giveorcas.org and make a donation of $10 or more to the proposals you care about. Together, we make Orcas stronger! Didier Gincig makes the change he wants to see through Give Orcas Today is also the launch of
“My Beloved Orcas” Art Exhibition
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| Experience the enchanting "My Beloved Orcas" Art Exhibition at Orcas Senior Center April 29 to June 28, Monday to Friday, 9 am to 3 pm. Delight in a vibrant display of multimedia artwork celebrating the essence of Orcas Island through its
Loring files to continue serving as Superior Court Judge
||| FROM KATHRYN LORING ||| Judge Kathryn (Katie) Loring Kathryn (Katie) Loring has filed for reelection to continue serving our community as San Juan County Superior Court Judge. Judge Loring began her term on the bench when Governor Inslee appointed her at the end of 2017, and she
Square Dancing on tap on Saturday at Odd Fellows
||| FROM NIK SCHULZ for ORCAS ODD FELLOWS ||| Square Dance, Saturday, May 11th Odd Fellows Hall, 7pm–9pm featuring The Cully Cutups (Caleb Klauder, Reeb Willms, and Chris Miller) and caller Kelsey Nelsen Sliding scale, kids free No partner or experience necessary, all dances taught. Join us for an evening of
Orcas Island Fire & Rescue team up with DNR for Wildfire Ready Neighbors program
||| FROM KAT BARNARD for ORCAS FIRE & RESCUE ||| Fire Chief Holly vanSchaick and PIO Kat Barnard met with representatives from the Washington State Department of Natural Resources (DNR), San Juan Fire & Rescue, Lopez Fire & EMS, emergency management, the National Park Service, and San Juan Islands Conservation
Gray whale washes ashore in Oregon after orca attack
||| FROM FOX12 OREGON ||| BANDON Ore. (KPTV) - A juvenile gray whale washed ashore at Tish-A-Tang Beach in southern Oregon this week after being attacked by orcas. According to a statement by the Coquille Tribe, the tribe will handle the removal of the whale. Jim Rice, the Marine Mammal
WSF Weekly Report | More HS vessel tours; new quality assurance dept; a nice kudo from SJs
||| FROM STEVE NEVEY for WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| A message from Steve Continuous improvement, fueled by lessons learned, is essential for any organization striving for operational excellence. I’m excited to share some news from Washington State Ferries as we continue our journey towards operational excellence: the recent establishment of
Occam’s Razor | Our island, our world through the eyes, pen of S.C. Watson
Welcome to our weekly feature, Occam's Razor, from local artist S.C. Watson.
