Here’s a thought…
“America is and always has been an argument — it’s an experiment.”
DAVID W. BLIGHT
Meet stewards of the island at upcoming Lum Farm event
||| FROM AYN GAILEY for FRIENDS OF THE SAN JUANS ||| Experience a special in-person gathering at one of Orcas Island's pride and joys, beautiful Lum Farm on Coffelt Farm Preserve! Learn about ongoing research, education, restoration, and environmental advocacy efforts to protect the San Juan Islands and the Salish
Nope. No aurora borealis will be visible here (or practically anywhere) Thursday night
||| FROM AXIOS SEATTLE ||| No need to go out of your way for a northern lights show that will not be anything special in Seattle or anywhere else this week. Driving the news: A story that went viral about the aurora borealis being visible in 17 states due to a solar storm
County-wide creosote piling assessment to be underway this July
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County is contracting with Environmental Science Associates (ESA) to complete a county-wide assessment of creosote pilings. Addressing creosote treated materials in the marine environment is a priority for the County, and this important step will help develop a plan for their
Up Up Up Circus is coming to The Grange on Saturday
||| FROM SADYE OSTERLOH for UP UP UP INC. UP UP UP Inc. is a self-contained touring circus show with the mobility to provide socially distant outdoor circus shows this summer! We are a WA State & Federal 501C3 nonprofit whose goal it is to do shows for outdoor gatherings
Whale Museum Summer lecture series: Using scent detection dogs to study endangered whales
What poop can tell us about the health of Southern Resident Killer Whales ||| FROM TATE THOMPSON for THE WHALE MUSEUM ||| Join us at The Whale Museum on August 10 at 7 p.m. for a lecture presented by Deborah Giles of Wild Orca. The talk is FREE and open
Letter to Editor | Things seem very out of control at OIFR, and the community needs to know
||| FROM GREG AYERS ||| Few things get my attention these days but I still go to Facebook from time to time. Today was different. Wow. Shocking. I am providing so that no one can accuse me of taking it out of context. I redacted one part of one sentence
Bluefin Tuna washes up on Orcas Island’s Crescent Beach
||| FROM NORTHWEST SPORTSMAN ||| Orcas Island is known for odd visitors from the wildlife world – a pair of bull elk, a bear – but what apparently washed ashore overnight may take the cake. A large Pacific bluefin tuna, an open-ocean species that is far, far, far more common in California’s
That’s funny — Kraken Comedy coming up at Sea View
||| FROM DAVE YERLY for KRAKEN COMEDY ||| Kraken Comedy and Sea View Theatre once again bring live stand-up comedy to Eastsound on Thursday, July 20. Hosted by local funny person Jamey Moriarty. The doors (and the lounge where they will be serving alcohol) will be open at 6:00 and
I’m running for Fire Commissioner on Orcas Island
||| FROM TONI KNUDSON, FIRE COMMISSION CANDIDATE ||| Tony Knudson Hi. I’m Toni Knudson, and I’m running for Fire Commissioner 1 on Orcas Island because it’s time for a change! Orcas needs a Fire Commission that’s as good as our amazing firefighters, paramedics, and EMTs. We need to
Fire personnel will host upcoming info sessions on levy
||| FROM KAT BARNARD for ORCAS FIRE & RESCUE ||| This month, Orcas Island Fire & Rescue Interim Chief vanSchaick and public information officer Kat Barnard are holding informational levy discussions at the Orcas Senior Center. The next meeting will be held Thursday, July 13, at 11:30 a.m. in the
Meet Port Commissioner candidates on Wednesday
||| FROM KIM KIMPLE for PORT OF ORCAS ||| There are three candidates running opposed this election season for a seat on the Port of Orcas Board of Commissioners. The League of Women Voters is holding a candidate forum on Wednesday, July 12th at 6:00 p.m. at the Eastsound Fire
More live music coming to Wild Island this week
||| FROM OLIVER GROENEWALD for WILD ISLAND RESTAURANT ||| Please join us Thursday through Saturday 12:30 to 2pm for Brushes & Bass. Greg Williamson's early musical highlights include stints with Woody Herman’s Young Thundering Herd, The Glenn Miller Orchestra and The Harry James Orchestra. He toured with Steve Allen’s re-creation
A beautiful solar storm headed our way Thursday night
||| FROM THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ||| A solar storm forecast for Thursday is expected to give skygazers in 17 American states a chance to glimpse the Northern Lights, the colorful sky show that happens when solar wind hits the atmosphere. Northern Lights, also known as aurora borealis, are most often
Caleb Klauder’s Foghorn Stringband to take the Village Green Stage
||| FROM BETHANY MARIE for ORCAS CENTER ||| Get ready to welcome back Caleb Klauder, Reeb Willms and Foghorn Stringband! They’ll be playing on the Village Green Sunday, July 16 starting at 6 p.m. as part of the FREE Summer Concert Series presented by Orcas Center, OrcaSong Farm, Country Corner,
Letter to Editor | Fire Levy is needed and appropriate
||| FROM ANTHONY SIMPSON ||| Full disclosure, I am and have been a volunteer with Orcas Island Fire and Rescue for about 10 years since I moved to Orcas with my family. I was recruited by Chief Kevin O’Brien. To improve the reliability and timeliness of our department’s responsiveness, Chief
Recovery Rides seeks volunteers to provide transport for those struggling with substance abuse
||| FROM MONIQUE EVERETT for RECOVERY RIDES ||| Recovery Rides is seeking volunteers to join our team of riders and drivers on Orcas, San Juan, and Lopez Island. Our organization was created to increase access to recovery care by providing supportive transportation for islanders struggling with substance abuse problems to
