Here’s a thought…
“Don’t ask me who’s influenced me. A lion is made up of the lambs he’s digested, and I’ve been reading all my life.”
GIORGOS SEFERIS
OISD to connect with Orcas community
||| FROM SUZANNA SMITH for ORCAS ISLAND SCHOOL DISTRICT ||| School and Community Connections "OISD Connecting with the Orcas Community one informal conversation at a time" Please join 2 of Orcas Island School District's Board members
LWVSJ Observer Corps | County Council May 14, 2024
||| FROM NECIA QUAST for LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS ||| During public comment six citizens spoke in opposition to a proposed cement plant at the Beaverton Valley Business Park zoned for business and light industry. They cited
Eastsound Water announces boil water notice for some customers in Doe Bay
||| FROM DAN BURKE for EASTSOUND WATER ||| Eastsound Water is advising that water customers in the Doe Bay Water Users Association Service Area identified in the red circle below to boil their drinking water
Don’t touch bats: Tips to prevent rabies exposure
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County Health & Community Services wants to remind you of a few tips to make spring as enjoyable and healthy as possible. The bats are waking
Ready for Medicare? Make an appointment to apply
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| Is 2024 your year for joining Medicare? Medicare enrollment is not automatic for most people, so you’ll probably need to enroll with Social Security. Then you’ll
Island Ways | Nantucket launches fund for medical transport expenses
||| FROM COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF NANTUCKET ||| Orcas and Nantucket Islands are each roughly the same size and the same distance off their respective coasts. We share the same concerns about the high cost of living, lack
Ice cream social to accompany Honorary Mayor fundraiser this year
||| FROM EMILIE ROBINSON for CHILDREN'S HOUSE ||| The 16th annual Honorary Mayor of Eastsound fundraiser for Orcas Island Children’s House is right around the corner, and this year, we are adding a brand new
Larsen lauds House passage of FAA Reauthorization Act
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF REP. RICK LARSEN ||| WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02), the lead Democrat on the Transportation & Infrastructure Committee, applauded House passage of the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024, a bipartisan,
Ag Guild distributes 2024 Farm Fund Grants
||| FROM KRISTEN ARNIM for SAN JUAN ISLANDS AGRICULTURAL GUILD ||| The San Juan Islands Agricultural Guild FARM Fund (Food, Agriculture, Relationships, Markets) is excited to announce the distribution of $19,144.47 in grants to San
Montessori has limited spots available for summer program
||| FROM URSULA PAMATIAN for ORCAS MONTESSORI SCHOOL ||| Act fast! Limited spots remain for our dynamic summer program at Orcas Montessori School! From June 3rd to August 16th, 2024, every Monday through Thursday, 8:30
Spoken Word open mic coming up at The Barnacle
||| FROM AYN GAILEY for THE BARNACLE ||| Use your words at this month's spoken word open mic at The Barnacle. Experience never-before or rarely heard works and acts of vulnerability by Audra, Jocelyn, Gillian,
Give Orcas enters the home stretch
||| FROM HILARY CANTY for GIVE ORCAS ||| Give Orcas is in the home stretch with plenty of momentum to get us to the Finish Line, thanks to the amazing outpouring of community support. This
WaFd Art
||| FROM JANET ALEXANDER ||| Birds, a beast, botanicals and intricately detailed landscapes have emerged from five Sea Acres art studios and taken up residence in WaFd Bank in Eastsound. Please visit them in May
School Walk-Out Protest
||| FROM AN ORCAS RESIDENT ||| Across the country, student protests have been gaining momentum. Thousands of inspiring university students across the nation and world are putting their moral outrage into action by setting up
More Langford on Music May 15 at the Library
||| FROM LYNN BAKER for ORCAS CHORAL SOCIETY ||| They came, they listened, they laughed and learned. Now, it’s your turn. Bruce Langford, Artistic Director of Orcas Choral Society, continues his music appreciation series in
Salish Sea Early Music Festival
||| FROM JEFFREY COHAN for SALISH SEA EARLY MUSIC FESTIVAL ||| The Salish Sea Early Music Festival presents Flute Concerti by Bach, Vivaldi and Aubert with chamber orchestra on Wednesday, May 22 at 5 PM
