Here’s a thought…
“If they can get you asking the wrong questions, they don’t have to worry about the answers.”
THOMAS PYNCHON
Come to Olga and see the progress on Olga Store building
||| FROM LIZ RODRIGUEZ for FRIENDS OF OLGA STORE BUILDING ||| The Friends of the Olga Store Building (FOSB) are hosting an open house on Sunday May 7: OPEN HOUSE Olga Store Building SUNDAY May 7, 2023 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm Snacks will be provided by Orcas Food Co-op
Landmark legal victory ending overharvest marks turning point for SRKW, wild chinook recovery
||| FROM ELMA HELVERSON for WILD FISH CONSERVANCY ||| Yesterday, in an international, coastwide environmental victory, Seattle federal Court issued a landmark order halting the overharvest of Chinook salmon in Southeast Alaska that has persisted for decades, jeopardizing the survival of federally protected Southern Resident killer whales (SRKW) and wild
Orcas Island’s largest community-driven fundraising campaign opens May 4
||| FROM TERA ANDAYA for OI COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ||| You have the power to make a meaningful difference in your community. GIVE ORCAS is back for a remarkable 10th anniversary on Orcas Island! The community-driven fundraising campaign raises critical funds for programs and resources serving Orcas Island. GIVE ORCAS is
UPDATE: Orcas to welcome Native American canoe journey this month
||| FROM DAVID TURNOY ||| UPDATED ARTICLE Last May we had the honor of hosting a Native American Canoe Journey on Orcas, and we have this opportunity again this year. Several Native American canoes will arrive at the Olga dock on Wednesday, May 24, at about 3:00 PM. There will be
Letter to Editor | WA lawmakers keep undermining public records law. We need an Office of Transparency
||| FROM TACOMA NEWS TRIBUNE ||| REPRINT AT REQUEST OF ORCASONIAN READER More than a century ago, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis famously wrote: “Sunlight is said to be the best of disinfectants.” It’s in this spirit that I believe the time has come for the Legislature to begin
301 volunteers made the Spring Great Islands Clean-up a success
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County would like to thank the 301 dedicated volunteers who collected 4,574 pounds of litter on Shaw, Orcas, San Juan, Stuart, Decatur, Sucia, and Lopez Islands during this year’s Spring Great Islands Clean-up. That’s 1,000 pounds more than last April. One
Gong & Sound Therapy opportunity coming to Odd Fellows
||| FROM KRISTI MOSELEY for MYSTIC HEARTBEATS ||| Title / Name of the activity: Gong & Sound Bath Meditation Journey Brief description: Unwind, ground and rejuvenate. Sink into vibration and intentional soundscapes to ease your heart and mind. Join me at Odd Fellows Hall for an evening of sonic sound
Earthrise | Healing nature
||| EARTHRISE BY JAY KIMBALL ||| Some years ago, I struggled with mild depression, fueled by delayed grief over the loss of my sister to breast cancer at the too-young age of 43. With the invaluable empathetic encouragement of my wife, I found a wonderful therapist who, over several months,
Consultant sought to update Critical Areas Ordinances
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County’s Department of Community Development (DCD) seeks a qualified consultant to review and update Best Available Science (BAS) and write an update of the Critical Areas Ordinances in accordance with the Washington State Growth Management Act. The update will include upland
Library artwork for May: Works by Salmonberry Cedars Students, photos by Kenzie Holland, Library Fair posters
||| FROM DAVID KOSIUR for ORCAS ISLAND LIBRARY ||| The library is fortunate to have art from three sources during May. First, the students in the Cedars class at Salmonberry School have contributed works from four different projects as part of their study of the Black Lives Matter movement under
Make a floral bouquet for Mothers Day at upcoming Library workshop
||| FROM SAM GAILEY for ORCAS ISLAND LIBRARY ||| Join us at the Orcas Island Public Library on Friday, May 12, at 4 p.m., to celebrate Mothers Day! Make a floral bouquet in a vase and give it to your mother, or, even better, bring your mother to the workshop
On Saturday, Emmanuel Labyrinth joins the globe in ‘Walk as One at 1’
||| FROM NANCY AYER for EMMANUEL CHURCH ||| Every year on the first Saturday in May thousands of people around the globe participate in World Labyrinth Day as a moving meditation for world peace and celebration of the labyrinth experience. Many “Walk as One at 1” local time to create
Your Saturdays in May should include these cinematic opera performances
||| FROM BETHANY MARIE for ORCAS CENTER ||| Don’t miss the chance to experience thrilling cinematic opera performances, special interviews, and behind-the-scenes features during Orcas Center’s on-screen events from the Metropolitan Opera. Join us for these incredible performances coming in May: Saturday, May at 12 p.m.: Falstaff Verdi’s glorious Shakespearean
OI Farmers Market is back beginning this Saturday
||| FROM ERICA LYONS for ORCAS ISLAND FARMERS MARKET ||| The Orcas Island Farmers Market is thrilled to announce that the 2023 Market season is soon upon us! Starting Saturday May 6 and running every Saturday until September 30, we invite the community to join us on the Eastsound Village
Guest Opinion | InTERNAL YOUTH
||| FROM STEPHANIE ROSENBLATT ||| "To be, or not to be: that is the question..." Shakespeare It seems to me society is offering us various methods to be outwardly, "forever youthful." My personal lifetime quest is creating "inner-youth." I use the term quest since I began this journey in my
Let’s help fund OHS graduation events
||| FROM AYN GAILEY for CLASS OF 2023 PARENTS & GUARDIANS ||| Every year parents and guardians of seniors at Orcas Island's public high school are responsible for planning and raising funds to pay for the events leading up to graduation and beyond. That includes The Family Dinner, graduation ceremony
