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
PeaceHealth welcomes new family medicine provider
||| FROM ANNE WILLIAMS for PEACEHEALTH PEACE ISLAND MEDICAL CENTER ||| Lauren Kreiger. Bellingham, WA. © 2024 Mark Turner Lauren Kreiger, MD, has joined the Family Medicine team at PeaceHealth Peace Island Medical
Vibrant Stitches: Quilters’ showcase at Orcas Senior Center
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| Step into the Orcas Senior Center any weekday between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. to delve into a magnificent display of quilting artistry! Throughout the months
3-Day Orcas Artists Studio Tour
||| FROM ZOE OSENBACH for ORCAS ARTIST STUDIO TOUR ||| Explore beautiful Orcas Island on a 3 day studio tour with 30+ island artists! This August 9th through 11th, follow the signs down country roads
Become a part of Orcas Senior Center
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| It's an exciting time to become involved in the Orcas Senior Center. In January 2023, a new nonprofit doing business as Orcas Senior Center (OSC) assumed
Town Council meeting
Special meeting on August 5, 2024, to review ballot proposition to finance transportation improvements ||| FROM JENNIFER KREMBS for TOWN OF FRIDAY HARBOR ||| On August 5, 2024, at 12 noon, the Town Council will
Papademetriou is Artworks featured artist
||| FROM B.J. ARNOLD for THE ARTWORKS ||| The Artworks is pleased to announce Maria Papademetriou as our Featured Artist for the month of August. Maria has been a member of the artworks for 23
Free tooth extractions
||| FROM TERI TRIPLETT for DR. TRIPLET'S DENTAL OFFICE ||| Dr. Triplett’s dental office at 445 Madrona Street in Eastsound has reserved Wednesday August 28 for free tooth extractions for our Orcas, Shaw, and Waldron
Sheriff’s Report | July 24 – 31, 2024
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ||| WEDNESDAY, JULY 24 24-004671 Vicious Animal 07:35:46 07/24/24 A San Juan Island resident reported her dog being bitten by another dog in their neighborhood. The dog was
Aging and mental health
||| FROM TOM EVERSOLE for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| Loneliness and depression are not qualities most of us want to define our last years. Addiction and alcohol abuse are a real risk among seniors. Alternative
WSF Weekly Report | Rescue near Bremerton; online open house for SJs; Navy band
||| FROM WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES A message from Steve It’s no surprise that I’m often asked how we’re doing at Washington State Ferries. For many a ride on one of our vessels is usually a
Name that dinosaur
||| FROM KRISTEN ARMIN for SAN JUAN SCULPTURE PARK ||| This lady dinosaur needs a name! Temporarily called Long Neck, the Park’s newest piece will be a permanent installation. All summer long the Park has
Working together to make lives better
||| FROM HILARY CANTY ||| The Odd Fellows have a great service program supplying firewood to seniors and families in need. This past winter, they noticed that a couple of their clients had aged out
Ship fire off Victoria shows Canada isn’t prepared for marine emergencies
The container ship rolled and lost 109 containers overboard, spilling cargo along Vancouver Island's beaches. About 36 hours later, while the vessel was anchored off Victoria, a fire broke on the ship. ||| FROM THE
‘Gut-wrenching’ photos show humpback whale with severed tail on B.C. coast
||| FROM GLOBAL NEWS ||| Conservationists say heartbreaking images of a humpback whale with a severed tail on B.C.’s coast should serve as a wake-up call. The whale was spotted twice earlier this month, once
Seeking prize donors, sponsors for Qwakwace by Friends of the Orcas Island Library
||| FROM MICHAEL ARMENIA for ORCAS ISLAND LIBRARY ||| At the upcoming Library Fair on August 10, the Friends of the Orcas Island Library (FOIL) is hosting the Second Annual Qwackwace, a rubber duck race
Sheriff’s Office makes arrest in $70,000 fraud theft
All persons are considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law ||| FROM SHERIFF ERIC PETERS for SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ||| In September of 2023 the San Juan County Sheriff’s Office
