Here’s a thought…
“Old age is no joke, but it can feel like one.”
TAD TOMPKINS
Fire personnel will host upcoming info sessions on levy
||| FROM KAT BARNARD for ORCAS FIRE & RESCUE ||| This month, Orcas Island Fire & Rescue Interim Chief vanSchaick and public information officer Kat Barnard are holding informational levy discussions at the Orcas Senior Center. The next meeting will be held Thursday, July 13, at 11:30 a.m. in the
Meet Port Commissioner candidates on Wednesday
||| FROM KIM KIMPLE for PORT OF ORCAS ||| There are three candidates running opposed this election season for a seat on the Port of Orcas Board of Commissioners. The League of Women Voters is holding a candidate forum on Wednesday, July 12th at 6:00 p.m. at the Eastsound Fire
More live music coming to Wild Island this week
||| FROM OLIVER GROENEWALD for WILD ISLAND RESTAURANT ||| Please join us Thursday through Saturday 12:30 to 2pm for Brushes & Bass. Greg Williamson's early musical highlights include stints with Woody Herman’s Young Thundering Herd, The Glenn Miller Orchestra and The Harry James Orchestra. He toured with Steve Allen’s re-creation
A beautiful solar storm headed our way Thursday night
||| FROM THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ||| A solar storm forecast for Thursday is expected to give skygazers in 17 American states a chance to glimpse the Northern Lights, the colorful sky show that happens when solar wind hits the atmosphere. Northern Lights, also known as aurora borealis, are most often
Caleb Klauder’s Foghorn Stringband to take the Village Green Stage
||| FROM BETHANY MARIE for ORCAS CENTER ||| Get ready to welcome back Caleb Klauder, Reeb Willms and Foghorn Stringband! They’ll be playing on the Village Green Sunday, July 16 starting at 6 p.m. as part of the FREE Summer Concert Series presented by Orcas Center, OrcaSong Farm, Country Corner,
Letter to Editor | Fire Levy is needed and appropriate
||| FROM ANTHONY SIMPSON ||| Full disclosure, I am and have been a volunteer with Orcas Island Fire and Rescue for about 10 years since I moved to Orcas with my family. I was recruited by Chief Kevin O’Brien. To improve the reliability and timeliness of our department’s responsiveness, Chief
Recovery Rides seeks volunteers to provide transport for those struggling with substance abuse
||| FROM MONIQUE EVERETT for RECOVERY RIDES ||| Recovery Rides is seeking volunteers to join our team of riders and drivers on Orcas, San Juan, and Lopez Island. Our organization was created to increase access to recovery care by providing supportive transportation for islanders struggling with substance abuse problems to
New Eastsound Mayor is the the cat’s meow
||| FROM STEPHANIE MOSS for CHILDREN'S HOUSE ||| Congratulations to Mr. Lily, our first ever feline mayor! Committed to “embracing island life, where everyone is a friend”, we’re confident Mr. Lily is the purrr-fect candidate to fill this honorary role. After faithfully fulfilling her duties, Sweet Girl Love handed off
Letter to Editor | This was definitely a heartfelt July 4th
||| FROM CINDY WOLF, SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMISSIONER ||| This is a letter of heartfelt thanks for the fabulous Fourth of July festivities in Eastsound. To get out and celebrate in so many ways was a special pleasure after the isolation of the pandemic. As I stood with my family
Alert: Medicare is NOT issuing new Medicare cards
||| FROM TERRI OSBORNE for OFFICE OF THE INSURANCE COMMISSIONER ||| The scammers are at it again! If you receive a call telling you Medicare is replacing your paper Medicare card with a plastic one that contains a chip – BEWARE!! You are talking to a scammer!! They may just
You choose: Slow Yoga and/or Ukulele Kanikapila at Sr. Center
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| SLOW YOGA / CHAIR YOGA Slow Yoga, offered on Thursdays, 9:15-10:15 am at Orcas Senior Center, incorporates the use of props and supports to help gain access to postures safely and mindfully. It is ideal for those new to yoga or
Community Foundation in final lap to purchase Lavender Farm property
||| FROM. HILARY CANTY for ORCAS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ||| We are in the final lap of the race to purchase the Lavender Farm property. This is the 11 acre parcel that is nestled between the Funhouse, Senior Center, and the Fire Hall. The vision is to create a community campus,
The Great Swendini Magic Show to appear at Senior Center
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| Get ready for a magical experience you won’t want to miss! The Great Swendini will be performing a magic show at Orcas Senior Center on Monday, July 17 at 1pm. Swen Nater is a seven-foot-tall American Basketball Association and National Basketball
Derek Gripper and Hiroya Tsukamoto on the Village Green tomorrow
||| FROM BETHANY MARIE for ORCAS CENTER ||| Get ready for a special double bill of international guitar rhythms on the Village Green. It all starts this Sunday, July 9 at 6pm as part of the FREE Summer Concert Series presented by Orcas Center, OrcaSong Farm, Country Corner, and The
Emmanuel Market Day is early this year, and it’ll be great
||| FROM KAREN BLINN for EMMANUEL MARKET DAY ||| Jewelry galore! Great pies! Fabulous finds for friends, family, and for you! It’s all there at Market Day, Saturday, July 22, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Emmanuel Episcopal Parish. This year, the annual churchyard sale comes a week early –
As the Paradigm Shifts | Victim of life’s circumstances . . . or not!
||| AS THE PARADIGM SHIFTS by ROSIE KUHN ||| Francis A number of years ago, when I was writing a column in Orcas Issues about “Aging Like a Guru,”Francis, a beautiful, creative woman and longtime Island resident, came to visit my workplace. “I’ve been reading your articles on aging and
