Here’s a thought…
“People will forgive you for being wrong, but they will never forgive you for being right.”
THOMAS SOWELL
Letter to Editor | Don’t sweat the air ambulance
||| FROM TOM EVANS ||| Worried you may need to be air ambulanced off Island, and not a member of the right air ambulance carrier? Or, you will be socked with a bill of 20K +. Listen up. I have good news. You don’t actually have to be a member
Zwilling Health | 3 habits to help you wake up feeling great
||| ZWILLING HEALTH by REGINA ZWILLING ||| Regina has been a massage therapist, yoga practitioner and teacher, and a nutritionist for 20+ years. She co-owned several yoga studios and in that capacity led yoga teacher trainings and several cleanses, helping hundreds of people learn how to truly nourish their bodies
Middle School Spaghetti Dinner fundraiser a rousing success
||| FROM ORCAS ISLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS AND STAFF ||| Our middle school team of students, parents, and staff had a wonderful time serving over 450 meals to the Orcas community during our recent Spaghetti Dinner fundraiser. It was great to be back in action after a three year break!
Commissioner Hilary Franz recognized again as a leader in wild salmon recovery for zero-discharge aquaculture commitment
||| FROM EMMA HELVERSON for WILD FISH CONSERVANCY ||| Washington State is once again raising the bar for governments and companies around the world when it comes to protecting aquatic ecosystems from the impacts of salmon aquaculture. In a press release this morning, Commissioner of Public Lands Hilary Franz announced the Department
Voice of the Earth | Music and art on Earth Day
||| FROM SAN JUAN MAKERS GUILD ||| Multiple performances bring delightful and thought provoking live music to the Eastsound Waterfront on Earth Day, Sat. April 22nd. The celebration opens at 10am with an instrumental violin concert by Joel Gamble accompanying a contemplative earth-themed art exhibit in the Emmanuel Parish Hall.
New survey asks: ‘How should San Juan County prioritize Public Works projects?’
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County's Public Works wants to hear from YOU! How often do you use marine facilities? Do you feel safe driving, biking, or walking on County roads? How should funding be prioritized into the future? These questions and more will guide the
Washington tribe fights to bring home orca living in Miami aquarium
||| FROM ONE NEWS NETWORK ||| More than 50 years ago, Tokitae was captured in Washington's Puget Sound — one of several orcas shipped to theme parks around the world. Since then, she's been kept as a performer in a small tank at Miami Seaquarium under the name "Lolita." She's
Choral Society offers their voices for peace & hope this weekend
||| FROM LYNN BAKER for ORCAS CHORAL SOCIETY ||| This weekend, enjoy beautiful music from Orcas Islanders of all ages as Orcas Choral Society presents its spring concert, Voices for Peace and Hope. “Spring is here at last! We’ll rejoice in the freshness of the world’s rebirth with Vivaldi’s Gloria,
Orcas Island’s Fish Trap culvert replacement enters second phase
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| The County’s Public Works Department is entering phase two of a project to replace a culvert and repair a section of Cormorant Bay Road near Deer Harbor. The FEMA-funded project is installing a ten-foot-wide box culvert, specially designed to improve fish passage to
Earth Day | San Juan Islands green energy, transportation & technology showcase
||| FROM SAN JUAN MAKERS GUILD ||| Come learn about potential post-carbon options at the Islands Innovation Lab as part of Earth Day Orcas What does the Future Hold? The first annual Islands Innovation Lab is presenting news on current and planned green and blue technology tools that will help
Walk & talk with School Board members tomorrow afternoon
||| FROM AYN GAILEY for ORCAS SCHOOL BOARD ||| The School Board has been brainstorming ways beyond their monthly general public meetings and monthly public work/budget meetings to more consistently connect with the public to keep abreast of community concerns and feedback. The intention is to give more voice to the
Orcas Island Lit Fest is returning June 2-3, 2023
||| FROM ORCAS ISLAND LIT FEST ||| Celebrating its fourth anniversary of bringing world-class literary talent to the San Juan Islands, the Orcas Island Lit Fest (OILF) will have something for everyone. The festival will kick off on Friday night, June 2, with the popular open-to-the-public Lit Walk held at
OHS student Moose Kinsey has won award in 2023 State Superintendent’s HS art show
||| FROM MOOSE KINSEY ||| Orcas Island High School art student Moose Kinsey has won in the Washington State High School Art Show and will be recognized at a reception in Seattle next month hosted by the Superintendent of Public Instruction. Jackie Robinson 42, has been selected to receive the
Slow Yoga, Ukulele classes coming up at Senior Center
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| Slow Yoga and Chair Yoga with Susie Frank @ Orcas Senior Center – Thursdays, 9:15-10:15 a.m. (Slow Yoga) and 10:30-11:30 a.m. (Chair Yoga) Slow Yoga, offered on Thursdays, 9:15-10:15 a.m. at Orcas Senior Center, incorporates the use of props and supports to
You can’t BBQ your way out of a wild pig problem
Canadian "turbocharged" superpigs are heading South in a US invasion ||| FROM SCIENCE ALERT ||| A cross between a domestic pig and wild boar was bred in Canada decades ago. After escaping captivity, the "super pigs" spread throughout the country, wreaking havoc on native species and crops. Now, they may be making
Sun Days on Orcas | Publish your book
||| SUN DAYS ON ORCAS by EDEE KULPER ||| I want to take this opportunity to encourage you to write the book you've always wanted to write, and publish it! Figuring out how to self-publish can feel vague and scary if you've never done it, so I'm going to break
