Here’s a thought…
“No one, I mean no one, has the right to sit in judgment of who’s American enough.”
MICHELLE OBAMA
Tarot readings now available at Healing Arts Center
||| FROM NIK SCHULZ for HEALING ARTS CENTER ||| The Healing Arts Center is excited to announce the arrival of our newest member, Tarot practitioner Nik Schulz. Nik has been studying the Tarot since 2010 and has been offering readings professionally since 2021. He believes that the Tarot connects us with
Emmy Award winning journalist to investigate root causes of critically endangered Southern Resident Orcas continuing decline
||| FROM SHARON GRACE for SRKW CHINOOK SALMON INITIATIVE ||| Los Angeles, CA.||| Despite protections from the Endangered Species Act and the Marine Mammal Protection Act, the population of Southern Resident Orcas continues to decline – now at 75. Lack of chinook salmon, the orcas’ primary prey, limits the Southern
Update on Eastsound Water Users proposed bylaws and approval process
||| FROM EASTSOUND WATER USERS ASSOCIATION ||| To all EWUA Members, Your Board of Directors have reviewed the Bylaws for the Association this year with your (the member’s) legal counsel, and has updated them to be in compliance with new laws and industry standards. An updated version of this revised
Upcoming Whale Museum summer lecture series will also be on Zoom
A picture of health: trends in body condition, growth and pregnancies of endangered Southern Resident killer whales from non-invasive drone photogrammetry ||| FROM TATE THOMPSON for THE WHALE MUSEUM ||| Join us at The Whale Museum on September 28 at 7 p.m. for a lecture presented by Dr. John Durban and
Larsen encourages NW students to compete in 2023 Congressional App Challenge
Challenge Open To All Middle and High School Students Who Live or Attend School in Washington’s Second District ||| FROM THE OFFICE OF REP. RICK LARSEN ||| Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02) is encouraging all middle and high school students who live in or attend school in Washington’s Second Congressional District to
SJC Destination Management Plan seeks “balance”
||| BY MATTHEW GILBERT, theORCASONIAN OP-ED REPORTER ||| At long last, the county has put the finishing touches on the “San Juan Islands Destination Management Plan” (DMP), an ambitious effort to make “sustainable tourism” a centerpiece of island life. Sustainable tourism is defined by the UN Environment Program and UN
First-time novelist will sign books at Darvills
||| FROM ARTHUR WINER ||| Shearwater Storm is the story of Charlotte Rose, whose quiet life on a remote island not far from the Canadian border is forever changed when Michael Cordero, injured and bleeding from an accident on his forty-foot ketch, Shearwater, sails into Eagle Cove seeking help. Using
Upcoming: 2023 Climate Solutions Speaker Series hosted by The Madrona Institute, Friday Harbor Labs
||| FROM THE MADRONA INSTITUTE & FRIDAY HARBOR LABS ||| Join us for the Madrona Institute's exciting four-part Climate Solutions Speaker Series in collaboration with Friday Harbor Labs, taking place on September 14 & 28, and October 12 & 26, 2023. All talks start at 5:30 PM, are free to
Free monthly movies are coming to Emmanuel starting this month
||| FROM MADELINE SHEPLOR for EMMANUEL PARISH ||| We are hosting our first "Movies at Emmanuel" A free monthly (2nd Thursday) movie night for all in the community. The first movie is "The Tiger Rising." Thursday, Sept. 14 7 p.m. Parish Hall.
Ukulele, Slow Yoga classes are latest enticements at Sr. Center
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| Ukulele Kanikapila, Mondays, 1-3 p.m. (Kanikaplila) and Ukulele Lessons, Tuesdays, 11 a.m.-12 p.m. and Thursdays, 12-1 p.m. @ Orcas Senior Center Join the ukulele Kanikipila, Hawaiian for “play music,” Mondays, 1-3pm at Orcas Senior Center. Adults of all ages with all levels
Islands Makers to present community talk on repair cafes, tool libraries
||| FROM SJ ISLANDS MAKERS ||| Community talk on Tues. Sept 12th, 11am-1pm via Zoom - BYO Lunch Islanders are resourceful - by nature and by need. The Share / Repair Economy offers us a model for self-sufficient, low and no cost solutions. Come learn about models for Repair Cafes and
Midnight Mutterings | Letter from America
||| MIDNIGHT MUTTERINGS by JACKIE BATES ||| Yesterday, I left Orcas Island to spend a few days on the mainland, In addition to some appointments, I wanted to visit Rose and Molly. Their first birthday was August 26, which means, as cats, they are fully grown women. And they are,
Sheriff’s Report | August 30 – September 5, 2023
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ||| WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 30 23-007045 Fraud 07:59:03 08/30/23 A San Juan Deputy took a report of Fraud. The reporting party noticed suspicious charges on their account and provided information on a possible suspect. This investigation is ongoing. 23-007046 Malicious Mischief 09:05:58 08/30/23 A
Island Primary Care – M Avenue Clinic adds new provider to the team
||| FROM LAURA MORONEY for ISLAND PRIMARY CARE ||| ANACORTES, WA—Island Primary Care – M Avenue is excited to announce a new provider Jason Blair, MD. A family medicine with obstetrics physician, Blair was most recently a providing care at Clinica Medicos OB/Gyn in Memphis, Tennessee, where he provided bilingual,
Fall is peaking around the corner…
||| FROM HILARY CANTY for ORCAS ISLAND COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ||| The cooler temperatures and foggy mornings are preparing us for the coming season. My canning pot is in heavy use as I prepare and put up salsa,sauces. pickles and jams to try to keep up with the abundance in the
Call for Artists | 2024 exhibits at the Orcas Island Public Library
Want to exhibit your art? Now’s your chance. ||| FROM DAVE KOSIUR for ORCAS ISLAND PUBLIC LIBRARY ||| The Art Committee at the Orcas Island Public Library is seeking applications for the 2024 exhibit schedule. All types of art — painting, sculpture, photography, mixed-media — are acceptable. Deadline for submissions:
