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Orcas Today: Wednesday, October 15th

Orcas Island Film Festival
October 15th-19th at Various Locations
Now in its 11th year, the Orcas Island Film Festival celebrates and promotes the art of cinema as a catalyst for connection, creativity, and cultural understanding. OIFF is dedicated to amplifying diverse voices, inspiring critical thought, and bringing communities together through the transformative power of storytelling.

Drop-In Peer Grief Support Group
October 15th at 10:00am at the Orcas Senior Center
Gather in a supportive, non-judgmental space to process grief and mourning with the Drop-In Peer Grief Support Group Wednesdays at 10am at Orcas Senior Center. This group is designed to help normalize your feelings, facilitate healing, and provide understanding. This is a safe space to explore your thoughts and emotions without fear of judgment. For questions, contact George Eberle at 360.298.2829 or John Ehrmantraut at casadonjuan12@gmail.com or 760.325.0677

Bingo at Cafe Aurora
Wednesdays at 5:00pm
Join Cafe Aurora this Wednesday for more silliness.  Bingo is ages 21+.

Doe Bay Wine Co. Monthly Wine & Cheese Tasting
October 15th at 5:00pm
Join the Doe Bay Wine Co. crew for this month’s Wine and Cheese tasting on Wednesday, October 8, from 5–6 pm! Everyone’s welcome! You’ll enjoy four artisan cheeses paired with three wines in a relaxed, social setting. Tickets are $20 per person, with a special $10 price for Cheese Club members. Not a member? Come to the tasting and learn how to join! Bring friends, sip wine, taste cheese, and have fun! For tickets, visit: https://square.link/u/2cnGu6HE

Get out and Hike

Cascade Creek Trail – Easy to Challenging

One of the best paths through the wooded southern section of Moran State Park runs along Cascade Creek, the stream that helps feed Cascade Falls. Traditionally starting at the South Campground of Cascade Lake, the Creek Trail winds through some of the oldest growth on Orcas and brings hikers past many man-made and natural landmarks including the south entrance bridge and the Lower Falls. Hikers can opt to enjoy themselves by the Falls, or continue the trail into the woods and meadows that hem the Creek up to the spillway at Mountain Lake. This trail features some switchbacks, but otherwise is quite easy to handle and a wonderful chance to see undisturbed natural growth and wildlife in the heart of Moran State Park.

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A Bite Of Orcas

Inn at Ship Bay – By Simon

There are times in life when you discover, for any number of reasons, and in any number of ways, that a thing is not actually a thing. Or, perhaps more specifically, a thing is not the thing you thought it was. That is not to say that it is not what it ought to have been, or what you really needed. It is at this point that the devotee of religion expresses thanks to their higher power, the spiritualist thanks the universe, and the rest of us heathens just feel generally appreciative for whatever caused the thing to be more than it was or was supposed to be. Confused yet? Good, me too. Now we can begin. Tucked away on the shores of a bay just outside of…

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