Here’s a thought…
“If you put fences around people, you get sheep. Give people the room they need.”
WILLIAM L. MCKNIGHT
The Funhouse Commons is looking for a new Executive Director
||| FROM FUNHOUSE COMMONS ||| The Funhouse Commons, a small nonprofit organization located on Orcas Island, is seeking a passionate and forward-thinking Executive Director. Our focus is to create a safe and inclusive space for youth and families, fostering their well-being, personal growth, and community engagement. To learn more about
Larsen votes to prevent catastrophic default, maintain U.S. global economic leadership
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF REP. RICK LARSEN ||| WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02) released the below statement after voting for the Bipartisan Budget Agreement (BBA). The BBA passed the House by a final vote of 314 to 117 and now heads to the Senate for consideration. “I
San Juan County citizen input needed: Do you have waste tires?
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| Do you have old tires you’d like to dispose of? Let the County know! San Juan County’s Solid Waste Program is assessing the waste tire disposal needs of local citizens in an effort to provide better solutions into the future. “Large amounts of
Eyes of the World: Images of Misha Rauchwerger at library
||| FROM DAVE KOSIUR for ORCAS ISLAND LIBRARY ||| Misha Rauchwerger has been fascinated with photography since the day his Dad gave him an all manual Czech viewfinder camera as a child. He met his hero, Ansel Adams, in person when only 13, and was strongly influenced by Ansel’s teachings
County to begin work on Orcas Island’s Bayhead Creek culvert replacement
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| The County will begin a project to replace a culvert on Killebrew Lake Road, just east of Laporte Road. The FEMA-funded project will install a 12-foot-wide box culvert, specially designed to improve fish passage to Bayhead Creek and withstand significant storms. Work will
Celebrate Summer with new art show at Friday Harbor Atelier
||| FROM SHANNON BORG for FRIDAY HARBOR ATELIER ||| Summer is finally here, and the artists of the Friday Harbor Atelier open the doors to a new season with new artworks by 10 member artists. The artists of the Friday Harbor Atelier (313 Spring St., Friday Harbor), invite the public
What to look for at next Sculpture Park Bird Walk
||| FROM KRISTEN ARNIM for SCULPTURE PARK ||| Join us Wednesday, June 7 from 8-10am at the Sculpture Park for our monthly bird walk with avid birder Tyler Davis. “One of our summer breeding residents that we saw on our June birdwalk last year and will keep an eye out
Larsen: Bipartisan budget agreement is “necessary step” to prevent catastrophic default, maintain U.S. global economic leadership
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF REP. RICK LARSEN ||| WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02) released the below statement in support of the Bipartisan Budget Agreement (BBA): “I will be voting ‘yes’ on the Bipartisan Budget Agreement, a necessary step to prevent catastrophic default and maintain U.S. economic leadership
Canoe Journey a total success, may return yearly
||| FROM DAVID TURNOY ||| I want to extend a big thank you to our generous Orcas community for making the recent canoe journey a wonderful success. Sandy and Uuve Taylor provided their beautiful and historically significant property right above Buck Bay as a scenic setting for the canoe families
Michael Hurwicz to present his new book at Library tomorrow
||| FROM SHARON ABREU ||| You are invited to Michael Hurwicz's book talk at Orcas Library this coming Wednesday, May 31 from 5 - 6:30 p.m. Michael will share about his new book, just published by Academic Studies Press, entitled Leonid Hurwicz: Intelligent Designer: How War and the Great Depression Inspired a
Pam’s Power Hour returns to Senior Center
Virtual Strength Training with Pam Evans – Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, 9-10am via Zoom ||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| Join Pam Evans with Pam’s Power Hour strength training class via Zoom on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, 9-10am. Pam’s Power Hour is a low-impact strength, conditioning, and
As the Paradigm Shifts | Nobody does it like Mother Nature
||| AS THE PARADIGM SHIFTS by ROSIE KUHN ||| I’ve heard it said that death is the great equalizer. As true as this statement is, I see that aging, too, is the great equalizer. Stuff happens as we age, and no matter how much power, money, beauty or sex appeal
Sheriff’s Report | May 17 – 23, 2023
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ||| WEDNESDAY, MAY 17 23-003457 Traffic Violation 08:45:54 05/17/23 A Deputy on Orcas Island was dispatched to a report of a bicyclist failing to obey a flagger. A report was taken. 23-003458 Harassment 09:07:18 05/17/23 A Deputy on San Juan Island took a
GiveOrcas’ ice cream social was about more than ice cream
||| FROM HILARY CANTY for ORCAS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ||| So Grateful We could not have had a better day to celebrate the GiveOrcas campaign with an Ice Cream Social at Cascade Lake. Cones, bowls, and rootbeer floats were enjoyed, grant checks were distributed and the Youth Philanthropy Awards were revealed.
New legislation increases senior and disabled persons income limits for tax purposes
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County’s Assessor’s Office is alerting the public of new income limits that affect taxes for senior citizens and people with disabilities in San Juan County. Substitute House Bill 1355 passed the legislature and was signed by the governor, which increases the
County to share draft report of Shoreline Cumulative Effects Evaluation
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County is conducting a Cumulative Effects Evaluation of its shorelines for the Department of Ecology. A virtual public meeting to review the draft report is scheduled for Wednesday, June 7, 2023 from 6:30-7:30pm. Find meeting information, review the draft report, and
