Here’s a thought…
“How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives.”
ANNIE DILLARD
Artworks featured artist for September is BJ Arnold
||| FROM BJ ARNOLD for ORCAS ARTWORKS ||| BJ and her husband have recently created a new home and garden closer to town. The incredible riot of flowers through the seasons is a never-ending source of inspiration and delight which is reflected in her new body of work. Her latest
Black-tail deer hunting season opens September 1 at Lopez Hill, Mount Grant Preserves
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| Deer hunting is open for a limited season at Lopez Hill and Mount Grant Preserves. Specific dates for 2023 are as follows: Archery
Lummi Nation prepares for Sk’aliCh’elh’tenaut’s return home
Chairman Hillaire: ‘She needs to rest where her family and her ancestors come from.’ ||| FROM THE SALISH CURRENT ||| She spent 53 years in captivity, performing in a Florida amusement park under the stage name Lolita. She will soon return home to her native Salish Sea as Sk’aliCh’elh’tenaut (pronounced
DCD News: New building official, new state building codes, website updates
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County’s Department of Community Development (DCD) is pleased to share a series of department updates as staff continue to address issues identified at recent community meetings. DCD is committed to providing planning and permitting services in a responsive and respectful manner, and
Open letter to community from Fire Chief van Schaick
||| FROM HOLLY VAN SCHAICK, ORCAS FIRE & RESCUE CHIEF ||| Dear Orcas Island Community, Orcas Fire Chief Holly van Schaick On Monday, August 21st, I was appointed Fire Chief of Orcas Island Fire and Rescue. I am excited to continue the work we have done over the
The Whale Museum Summer Lecture Series: Reducing vessel impacts on Southern Resident Orcas
||| FROM TATE THOMPSON for THE WHALE MUSEUM ||| Join us on September 14 at 7 p.m. for a virtual lecture presented by Julie Watson. FREE and open to the public. The critically endangered Southern Resident Orca (also known as Southern Resident Killer Whales or SRKW) population stands at just
Port Commission to meet on Monday
||| FROM KIM KIMPLE for PORT OF ORCAS ||| The Port of Orcas Board of Commissioners will meet on Monday, August 28th at 5:00 p.m. online and in-person. Access information can be found on the attached agenda.
Senior Center is rocking it these days
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| Feldenkrais/Eurythmy Class @ Orcas Senior Center: Tuesdays, August 1 – October 3, 11am (no class September 5 and 12) Andrea Preiss, Feldenkrais Practitioner and therapeutic eurythmist, invites you to join a movement class at Orcas Senior Center on Tuesdays, August 1
Orcas Island Jazz Festival opens the fall season at Orcas Center
||| FROM BETHANY MARIE for ORCAS CENTER ||| The Orcas Island Jazz Festival (OIJF), Orcas Island's premier jazz event, opens the Fall Season at Orcas Center. Head on down to the Village Green Thursday, August 31 at 6pm, for a FREE concert from Entremundos Big Band with the Queen and
Letter to Editor | No new ferries any time soon?
||| FROM DAVID TURNOY ||| The governor and legislature are quite aware of the need for new ferries, and accordingly money has been budgeted for this. The goal is to produce new ferries that greatly reduce pollution by being hybrid electric. Especially with the way the ferries have operated (or
Life Line Screening to return to Senior Center
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| Life Line Screening Event @ Orcas Senior Center – Thursday, October 12 Life Line Screening will be at Orcas Senior Center on Thursday, October 12 to offer non-invasive and painless health screenings. The screenings will help identify dangerous plaque buildup or
Much to celebrate during National Senior Center Month coming up in September
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS ISLAND SENIOR CENTER ||| On Saturday, September 9, Orcas Senior Center (OSC) will celebrate National Senior Center Month with a reception at 2 p.m. Featured speakers will include Washington State Representative Debra Lekanoff, San Juan County Council Member Cindy Wolf, and Statewide Health Insurance
Scientists design a colorful new paint that could cut your electricity bill
||| FROM SCIENCE ALERT ||| Scientists at Stanford University have designed a new paint that could help reduce our growing reliance on air conditioners and heaters. It comes in an array of colors, and if used properly, it could seriously slash electricity bills and emissions. The paint is capable of reflecting up to
A new season begins for Orcas Island Garden Club
Sign up or renew your membership today ||| FROM ORCAS ISLAND GARDEN CLUB ||| We hope you are having a wonderful summer filled with fun, family, friends, and activities to enjoy, maybe even some travel. We have an exciting year planned for our members with the return of the much-loved
Sheriff’s Report | August 16 – 22, 2023
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ||| WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 16 23-006618 Animal at Large 08:10:31 08/16/23 A Deputy on Orcas Island responded to a dog-at-large complaint. The owner had recently installed an electronic fence. The Deputy opted to issue a warning in lieu of an infraction. 23-006630 Assault -
Superintendent notes on returning to school campus
||| FROM ERIC WEBB, ORCAS SCHOOLS SUPERINTENDENT ||| Dear Students, Parents, Staff, & Community, It has been an incredibly fast-paced and productive eight weeks of summer for OISD! Signs of the start of the new school year are everywhere! The school garden is in full bloom and the barn is
