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
Does Orcas Airport seem so bad in comparison?
||| FROM THE NANTUCKET INQUIRER AND MIRROR ||| 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,
County wants to hear from you with newly launched communications survey
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| Have you ever said, “I didn’t hear about that” or “I wish I knew about it sooner” when it comes to County projects? In an effort to continuously
Many hands
||| FROM HILARY CANTY ||| I spent this morning on a walking tour with Dr. Jack Ehlen, a retired dentist and a new(ish) resident of Deer Harbor. Dr Ehlen is assisting in establishing an interim
WSF Weekly Report | Fleet reliability awards, and more
||| FROM PATTY RUBSTELLO for WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| 2023 Fleet Achievement and Vessel Reliability Awards Each year, our port engineers honor the vessel engine crews and Eagle Harbor Maintenance Facility personnel who achieve the
LWVSJ Observer Corps | Board of Health February 2024
||| FROM LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS ||| The Board introduced new member Richard Geffen of the Friday Harbor Town Council. The current chair and vice chair Cindy Wolf and Christine Minney were re-elected for 2024.
Bring riders’ voices back on board to sustain WA ferries’ future
||| FROM THE SEATTLE TIMES ||| Success of any business relies on listening to customers. The same holds true for Washington’s state-run but beleaguered ferry system, the sole provider of 10 marine highways across the inland
EPRC special meeting tomorrow on Eastsound exterior lighting
||| FROM EASTSOUND PLANNING REVIEW COMMITTEE ||| In case you didn’t see it on the County calendar, the Eastsound Planning Review Committee will host a special meeting with discussion of updating Exterior Lighting regulations in
Orcas Center art opening: Avi Shmueli and his landscape art
||| FROM BETHANY MARIE for ORCAS CENTER ||| The Visual Arts Committee (VAC) opens its March exhibit with a community show showcasing landscape art on Friday, March 1 at 5:30pm with Featured Artist Avi Shmueli.
Island Wound Care & Hyperbaric Medicine receives distinguished award
||| FROM LARA MORONEY for ISLAND HEALTH ||| Anacortes, WA―Island Health is honored to announce Island Wound Care & Hyperbaric Medicine is a recipient of RestorixHealth’s highest achievement, the 2023 Distinguished Center of Excellence Award. Recipients
The Community Health Assessment report Is here
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| The Community Health Assessment (CHA) is now available after months of work to better understand San Juan County residents’ health needs. San Juan County (SJC) partnered with our community to
Public invited to San Juan Islands Agricultural Summit island-wide celebration March 8
||| FROM REBECCA MOORE for SAN JUAN ISLANDS AGRICULTURAL SUMMIT ||| The San Juan Islands Agricultural Summit is hosting a delightful evening celebrating local food and community at our Ag Summit Celebration dinner at Oddfellows
Island Ways | The dining out desert
||| FROM THE INQUIRER AND MIRROR ||| 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
Community Foundation accepting applications for spring campaign
Calling all Orcas Island nonprofits ||| FROM TERA ANDAYA for COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ||| We are pleased to announce that the application process is now open for 2024 Spring GiveOrcas. The Orcas Island Community Foundation (OICF)
JP and OK Rhythm Boys coming to Orcas Hotel
||| FROM ANITA ORNE for JP AND THE OK RHYTHM BOYS ||| Join JP and the OK Rhythm Boys for an evening of fine food and musical fun at Orcas Hotel! JP, Gordon, and Anita
PeaceHealth Peace Island earns national awards for excellence in patient experience
||| FROM BARBARA PONGRACZ LAMB for PEACEHEALTH PEACE ISLAND ||| FRIDAY HARBOR, Wash. – PeaceHealth Peace Island Medical Center has been recognized with a 2023 Human Experience Guardian of Excellence Award®, and for the first
Dungeons and Dragons adventure coming to Orcas Center
||| FROM BETHANY MARIE for ORCAS CENTER ||| Witches and warlocks, paladins and goblins, elves and humans rejoice! She Kills Monsters by Qui Nguyen is a cultural phenomenon which premiered in 2011 at The Flea
