Here’s a thought…
“Old age is no joke, but it can feel like one.”
TAD TOMPKINS
Full Moon Tarot | Defeatism gives way to healing, inner peace, and abundance
||| FULL MOON TAROT by NIK SCHULZ ||| Welcome to the Full Moon Tarot column where once a month I work with the Tarot to interpret and offer messages from Spirit. VI Wands (Reversed) I read this reversed card as us embracing a sense of false optimism. We may find
Another free to all concert coming up at Wild Island this weekend
||| FROM OLIVER GROENEWALD for WILD ISLAND RESTAURANT ||| Thanks everyone, for coming out to see the wonderful first series of concerts with Stanley's sextet at Wild Island Restaurant. We're looking very much forward to seeing Kareem Kandi's World Orchestra on our stage, this Thursday through Saturday 12:30 to 2pm. Kareem
Market Day will bring treats and treasures – July 22
||| FROM LYNN BAKER for EMMANUEL EPISCOPAL PARISH ||| 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 –
Fragile population of North American orcas threatened by mysterious skin disease
||| FROM SCIENCE ALERT ||| Scientists are concerned after a recent study found that there has been a "dramatic" increase in skin disease in an endangered North American population of orcas, and they don't know why. In a recent study published in PLOS ONE, researchers studied a "strong increase" in skin lesions
Annual Eastsound water quality report for 2022
||| FROM DAN BURKE for EASTSOUND WATER ||| It’s the time of the year when water systems like ours send out their annual Consumer Confidence Reports (CCR) to customers and we are proud of our outstanding results! I am very excited to be a part of this team and to witness
Derek Gripper, Hiroya Tsukamoto on the Village Green
||| 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 6 p.m. as part of the FREE Summer Concert Series presented by Orcas Center, OrcaSong Farm, Country Corner, and
Letter to Editor | Everyone should see this movie at Sea View: “The Sound of Freedom”
||| FROM SPIRIT EAGLE and DOMENIC VERBANO ||| Great News Everyone!!! The Sea View Theater has been able to get the movie, "The Sound Of Freedom"! It will be showing on Monday, July 3rd at the theater at 7 pm. Thank you Sea View Theater. The Children and all of
Midnight Mutterings | Curmudgeonly yours: Noise
||| MIDNIGHT MUTTERINGS by JACKIE BATES ||| A friend’s middle school son was taken to a firing range by his father as a birthday gift. My friend, anti-gun like myself, was horrified and ready to assault her former husband, at least with words. However, as her rage cooled, she chose
OLGA DAZE is coming!
Saturday, July 15 from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm at Olga Park in front of the community center. ||| FROM SUSAN GORDON BENTLEY for OLGA DAZE ||| Come for breakfast at the bake sale, featuring the world-famous maple bars, made on the spot. Stay for a delicious lunch and return
Sheriff’s Report | June 21 – 27, 2023
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ||| WEDNESDAY, JUNE 21 23-004656 Citizen Assist 09:51:10 06/21/23 A Lopez Deputy responded when an elderly community member was considering sending money to a scam advertisement. No money was sent. 23-004657 Threats 10:03:57 06/21/23 A Deputy on Orcas Island responded to a report
And just like that, June is over
||| FROM HILARY CANTY for ORCAS ISLAND COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ||| This beautiful Barred Owl came to visit us this past week, hanging out in our yard for most of Saturday. It drove the robins crazy, but Hank and I sure enjoyed the visit! I am not sure if it was
Letter to Editor | Fire Math 101
||| FROM GREG AYERS ||| Look at your tax bill, not what OIFR is saying. What you are paying this year versus next is what matters to you. You don’t pay a levy you pay taxes. For you it is not a few pennies, or even a few dollars, it
Washington State Ferries July 4 holiday ferry travel expected to be heavy
||| FROM PATTY RUBSTELLO for WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| Fourth of July holiday ferry travel If your Independence Day travel plans include a state ferry ride, prepare for possible last-minute schedule changes. In addition to the usual long vehicle lines and wait times surrounding holiday weekends, trips may be canceled with
Anyone can buy the Eastsound, Washington mayors race
2023 Honorary Mayoral Race for Eastsound, Orcas Island, Washington ||| FROM MOOSE KINSEY ||| Thank mooooo to voters from far and wide who have helped Mayoral candidate Big Red (the cow) in her ongoing bid for Orcas Island's next mayor! We are so thankful and hope to see you at the Independence
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.
Department of Community Development publishes community meeting recaps and resulting next steps
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County’s Department of Community Development shares next steps as the result of organizational change and feedback from a series of community meetings. County officials including councilmembers, County Manager Mike Thomas, and other County staff held a series of public meetings on
