Here’s a thought…
“Art is how we decorate space, music is how we decorate time.”
JEAN-MICHEL BASQUIAT
Fabulous food. Magical music. Outdoors on a summer evening
||| FROM JASMINE TOWNSEND for THE KITCHEN ||| You are invited to a lovely evening fundraiser dinner with music, outdoors at Camp Moran in support of The Kitchen on Saturday, August 5th. For one special evening on Saturday, August 5th, Charles and Jasmine are hosting an outdoors fundraising dinner and
Letter to Editor | Kate or Toni for Fire Commissioner
||| FROM SADIE BAILEY ||| Frankly, I’d be thrilled if these two candidates won the primary. I wish I could vote for both of them, or that they were running for different seats. Listening to them at the forum and speaking with both after the forum makes the decision on
Join our Orcas Island Food Bank team as an AmeriCorps service member
||| FROM ORCAS ISLAND FOOD BANK ||| The Orcas Island Food Bank, OIFB, currently has openings for two full-time 10.5-month Operation & Volunteer Coordinator positions funded through our Washington Service Corps AmeriCorps program. If you are interested in gaining professional experience and helping the community, we are looking for you.
Community Wellness Program ready to help you thrive
"What mental health needs is more sunlight, more candor, and more unashamed conversation." – Glenn Close ||| BY MEGAN EHRMANTRAUT for ORCAS COMMUNITY RESOURCE CENTER ||| What is “Mental Health” and who does it affect? Mental health includes our emotional, psychological, and social well-being. It affects how we think, feel,
As the Paradigm Shifts | The HOW is the entire point of this journey
||| AS THE PARADIGM SHIFTS by ROSIE KUHN ||| Upon reviewing our lives, and perhaps reliving memories of the past, we often see patterns and strategies we were conditioned to engage in. There were principles and rules, ideals and obligations at play that we may not have been aware of.
Sheriff’s Report | July 12 – 18, 2023
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ||| WEDNESDAY, JULY 12 23-005428 Fraud 13:14:22 07/12/23 A Deputy on Orcas Island was dispatched to a report of fraud. A report was taken. 23-005430 Citizen Assist 14:12:44 07/12/23 A Deputy on Orcas Island was dispatched to a report of a suspicious circumstance.
The fullness of the season
||| FROM HILARY CANTY ||| There comes a time every summer that I feel like life hits Frappe speed- spinning a little out of control. There is a frenetic charge in every store and restaurant, a guessing game at every stop or yield sign, and a constant stream of cyclists,
Orcas Money Smart coming soon, an opportunity to sharpen your financial skills
||| FROM MEGAN EHRMANTRAUT for ORCAS COMMUNITY RESOURCE CENTER ||| Are you interested in sharpening your financial skills or becoming a mentor? The Orcas Community Resource Center (OCRC) offers Orcas Money Smart, a nine month program where volunteer mentors teach the basics of budgeting, savings, banking, housing decisions, debt, credit,
UPDATED! Island Bat Ecology – A presentation by Kwiáht’s Russel Barsh
||| FROM SAM GAILEY for ORCAS ISLAND LIBRARY ||| Please join the Orcas Island Public Library for a fascinating conversation, Island Bat Ecology -- a presentation by Russel Barsh, Kwiáht Director. The gathering will be on Friday, July 28, at 1 p.m.* Bats are a key biological control of insect
WSF Weekly Report | Recruiting high schoolers, scholarships for deck officers, talk about ferry fares
||| FROM WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| High schoolers interested in a career in maritime tour Tacoma, Eagle Harbor Students from Tacoma Public Schools’ Tacoma Tideflats - Merchant Mariner summer program toured one of our ferries and our Eagle Harbor Maintenance Facility on Monday. The class, which sets high schoolers up for a career in maritime,
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.
Exciting News: Reliable Broadband coming to NW Washington
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF REP. RICK LARSEN ||| The infrastructure advocacy work my team is doing in Congress is bringing money home for our community, Lin. Thanks to the recent passage of bipartisan infrastructure legislation, reliable broadband access is coming to Point Roberts and other underserved communities in Northwest
County announces ban on recreational fires in unincorporated areas of San Juan County
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| The San Juan County Fire Marshal has declared a ban on all recreational fires after consultation with the San Juan County Fire Chiefs. Due to current atmospheric and field conditions, this ban applies throughout unincorporated San Juan County. The following operations are prohibited
Enter Now | Library Fair to include rubber duck races
||| FROM MICHAEL ARMENIA for FRIENDS OF ORCAS ISLAND LIBRARY ||| At the upcoming Library Fair on August 12, the Friends of the Orcas Island Library (FOIL) is hosting a rubber duck race event as a benefit for the Ken Gibbs Memorial Fund for Youth Science Education. For three hours
Electric Summer Revolution: Come to the EV Jamboree on Lopez!
Thursday, Aug 24, 3 - 5 p.m. – FREE Family Fun! ||| FROM KRISTA BOUCHEY for ORCAS POWER & LIGHT CO-OP ||| EVERYONE is invited to the OPALCO Electric Vehicle (EV) Jamboree at Lopez Village Park to celebrate and explore electric vehicles of all types. There will be new EVs
Arcata, CA proclaims support for recognizing rights of Southern Resident Orca
||| FROM KRISS KEVORKIAN for LEGAL RIGHTS FOR THE SALISH SEA ||| Arcata, CA (July 20, 2023)— Yesterday, the Mayor of the City of Arcata, CA, signed a proclamation describing the City of Arcata’s support for action by local, state, federal and tribal governments that secure and effectuate the inherent
