Here’s a thought…
“That confidence — that the law cannot reach you because you are the one wielding it — is the oldest and most dangerous delusion in Washington.”
MILES TAYLOR
Sun Days on Orcas | 27 things about Eric Peter
||| SUN DAYS ON ORCAS by EDEE KULPER ||| San Juan County Sheriff Eric Peter We are all familiar with the name Eric Peter, as well as his face on signs in windows and along the road when he was running for San Juan County Sheriff. Upon winning
GiveOrcas gets rolling!
||| FROM HILARY CANTY for ORCAS ISLAND COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ||| OICF’s grant making has evolved over the years into a true community process. Twice a year, OICF invites the community to submit proposals for funding through the GiveOrcas Campaigns. The application period for the Spring GiveOrcas Campaign closed this week,
As the Paradigm Shifts | Resonance is the sweet spot of living gracefully
||| AS THE PARADIGM SHIFTS by ROSIE KUHN ||| What are you listening For? Where are you listening From? For those of you reading this or any of my previous offerings, I suspect that you were attracted to something that resonates with you. Something engages your curious mind. Something that
Sheriff’s Report | February 22 – 28, 2023
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ||| WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 22 23-001215 Boating Problem 07:07:10 02/22/23 A Lopez Deputy responded to a report of a submerged tugboat near the Lopez ferry terminal. The Coast Guard coordinated with a contractor to have the boat safely removed. 23-001216 Domestic Dispute or Assault
Letter to Editor | Wild Snake River salmon and steelhead could begin their path to recovery
||| FROM LIN LAUGHY via HEATHER NICHOLSON ||| According to the Inslee-Murray Lower Snake River Dams (LSRDs) Benefit Replacement Report, power generated by the LSRDs must be replaced before these four dams can be breached. In its 2021 Power Plan (2021-2026) the Northwest Power and Conservation Council reported that between
OIFF is on USA TODAY list of top 20 U.S. film festivals; vote daily to make final top 10
We may be small, but we are mighty ||| FROM SAM GAILEY for ORCAS ISLAND FILM FESTIVAL ||| Exciting news for Orcas Island and the hardworking team at the Orcas Island Film Festival. The USA TODAY panel of event experts has narrowed down the list of top 20 U.S. film
March on-screen performances at Orcas Center
||| FROM BETHANY MARIE for ORCAS CENTER ||| This March, Orcas Center is pleased to present two on-screen events from the National Theatre Live in London. Filmed live in HD, these events get you the best seat in the house to high-caliber performances for a fraction of the cost! Don’t
‘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.
Memorial service scheduled for Bruce Orchid at school gym
||| FROM LORENA STANKEVICH for ORCAS ISLAND SCHOOL DISTRICT ||| Bruce Orchid I have just heard the final details regarding a memorial celebration for Mr. Bruce. The date will be this Saturday, March 4, at 2:00pm in the Old Gym at the Orcas Island School District on Orcas
Poetry Garden contest winners announced
||| FROM DENICE KULSETH for TOWN OF FRIDAY HARBOR ||| The Town of Friday Harbor and Friday Harbor Arts Commission (FHAC) have announced the winners of their second Poetry Garden Contest. A blind judging process was used to review 104 poems submitted by San Juan County residents. Final selections were
Blithe Spirit opens this week at Orcas Center
||| FROM BETHANY MARIE for ORCAS CENTER ||| Blithe Spirit, written by Noel Coward and directed by Dorrie Braun, comes to the Orcas Center main stage with an all-local cast and production team. A love triangle set between this world and the next, Blithe Spirit, offers great comic relief as
South African orcas kill 17 sharks in a single day
||| FROM DIVE MAGAZINE ||| Port and Starboard, the orca pair that were first observed predating great white sharks in 2017, were recently found to have killed as many as 17 sharks in a single day, according to researchers at Marine Dynamics. Port and Starboard (pictured) are named for the
Samuel Gailey has a new novel written entirely on Orcas Island
||| SUBMITTED BY DARVILLS BOOKSTORE ||| When Come Away From Her author Samuel W. Gailey decided to forego a traditional book tour for interviews and podcasts, he knew there would be one exception. "Orcas Island and our community were so important to the writing of this novel, I wanted to plan something
Poetry | Struggling Times by Bruce Hanna
||| BY BRUCE HANNA ||| Struggling Times For the world for deepest personal integrity each of us Time to open to balance dial down the intensity Go gently in to the day the moments the discussion Time for a slow acronym? Soft Loving Open Welcoming Take your time make your
PRA Boot Camp for public records officers
||| FROM LINDA HUME for ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL ||| EDC, SJC PA’s office and SJCPHD1 host AG’s office for Public Records Act Workshop & Training in March. The EDC, in partnership with the San Juan County Prosecuting Attorney’s office and the San Juan County Public Hospital District No. 1, will
FROG survey coming up at end of month
||| FROM ROY JENNINGS for STATE TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION ||| At the end of March, the Washington State Transportation Commission will be sending you a link to a new FROG survey that will ask for your input on WSF’s recent performance (January to March 2023). To get as many people involved as possible, we
