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Tickets are now available for this annual celebration on Orcas Island ||| FROM LISA TERRY for LONG LIVE THE KINGS ||| The first salmon of the season have made it home to Eastsound and up the fish ladder at Glenwood Springs on Orcas Island! Each year, Long Live the Kings throws a party to
||| FROM RICK RHOADS for ORCAS ISLAND FOOD BANK ||| “When we saw the horrific loss of lives, homes, and stores — including grocery stores — in Lahaina, our board and staff wanted to do something to help,” said Amanda Sparks, executive director of the Orcas Island Food Bank (OIFB). “We decided to help the
||| FROM BETHANY MARIE for ORCAS CENTER ||| The Orcas Island Jazz Festival (OIJF), Orcas Island's premier jazz event, opens the Fall Season at Orcas Center. Head on down to the Village Green Thursday, August 31 at 6pm, for a FREE concert from Entremundos Big Band with the Queen and Duke of Samba. Friday, September 1
||| FROM KRYSTYNA. U. WOLNIAKOWSKI ||| Irmgard Conley (nee Honold), age 94, died peacefully in her sleep on January 12, 2023, in her Olga, WA home where she lived for 44 years. Irmgard had charm and a sharp wit, and was a kind, loving, energetic and compassionate friend to all who were honored to be
||| SUN DAYS ON ORCAS by EDEE KULPER ||| Michael Hurwicz, along with Sharon Abreu I won't usually do two 27 Things articles back-to-back, but thought I'd follow up Sharon's things last week with her partner's things this week, just for fun. This does not imply a new trend of doing each person's
||| FROM TYLER AND JOCELYNE HARDING ||| This week the world lost a creative and wonderful soul - our dear friend Lorinda Roland. Lorinda also made her place in our hearts, becoming a dear friend and Olga neighbor to us during our two years on Orcas. Never at a loss for words, her outspoken discourse
||| FROM NANCY STILLGER for ORCAS ISLAND HISTORICAL MUSEUMS ||| 16,000 years ago bison grazed in the meadows of Orcas Island. 14,000 years ago human beings harvested, butchered and ate bison meat in a meadow near Olga on Orcas Island, Washington State. Even today an artistic interpretation of a bison (created by George Post) grazes
||| FROM LYNN WEBER/ROOCHVARG ||| Child looking for Santa, Christmas Ship visit, Deer Harbor, Orcas Island, 1983 Journal of the San Juan Islands, December 14, 1983, p. B-7, Courtesy San Juan Historical Museum On December 23, 1951, children in the San Juan Islands, who have little opportunity to meet Santa and give
||| BY EMILLIE NOVAK, theORCASONIAN REPORTER ||| Orcas Island was the unexpected beneficiary of 60 hours of heavy rain, a deluge of tons of storm rainwater that left islanders stunned with the catastrophic impact, and working to create new networks of support, physically and as a community. Dan Carlberg, a rural US Postal carrier spoke
||| FROM SAN JUAN MAKERS GUILD ||| The Orcas Farm Tours invite explorers of all ages to come enjoy safe, outdoor learning experiences on any of seven local farms with shell fishery and winery stops. Saturday and Sunday, October 2-3, open farm days invite self-guided walkabouts, tours, free samplings and farm stand purchasing. Great way