Tonight sounded like a wonderful time at Camp Orkila together, but unfortunately the public is no longer welcome to attend the Lummi Canoe Journey’s celebrations this afternoon and evening. Several of the Orkila staff have tested positive for COVID, so everyone has decided to play it safe. We’ll still see …
The Lummi Gathering of the Eagles Canoe Journey began Sunday, as the canoeists paddled from Anacortes to Lopez Island. On Monday, they paddled from Lopez to San Juan Island. Today, they will paddle to Orcas Island, landing at Camp Orkila at 4 PM, where the public is welcome to come …
I recently returned from a two-day trip to Seattle as a chaperone with the Orcas Christian School seniors – all five of them – on their last hurrah before graduating, led by Pastor Grayson, the school’s chaplain and high school bible teacher. I thought you might like a little vicarious …
I’ve heard it takes about 30 days to establish a new habit, so I Googled it and the first line that came up said this: “It can take anywhere from 18 to 254 days for a person to form a new habit and an average of 66 days for a new behavior …
Last night I took our older son and his friend to a concert in Everett by for King + Country, a Christian band led by two Australian brothers named Joel and Luke Smallbone. Luke explained during the concert that their father was a music promoter, and their parents and four …
I bet a lot of people on the island wonder what is legal when it comes to walking along a beach here on Orcas Island. I know that I’m always wondering what the correct thing to do is. During a joint book-signing event last Saturday at the Orcas Island Historical Museum, …
If you’d like a copy of Life on Orcas Island, it will be at Darvill’s Bookstore here in Eastsound from now on. If you are not on Orcas Island, you can call Darvill’s at (360) 376-2135 or order it online from them here. Read more about Darvill’s here. It’s a …
I had never heard of Susan Mustard until I went into Crow Valley Gallery a few weeks ago on a whim to look at all the art by different local artists. There is a beautiful variety in there, and the painting that immediately jumped off the canvas and captured me …
