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
Community Church will be holding Advent Vespers in December
||| FROM CAROL KULMINSKI for ORCAS ISLAND COMMUNITY CHURCH ||| Orcas Island Community Church invites the community to join them for Advent Vespers on Sundays, December 3rd, 10th, and 17th at 5:00 pm. These gatherings offer a
Open House on Saturday at Eastsound Museum
||| FROM MICHELLE HASSEBROCK for ORCAS ISLAND MUSEUMS ||| The Eastsound Museum is pleased to host a community open house THIS SATURDAY, December 2nd, 11am-3pm. We will have kid friendly activities, 10% off in our
A new Solstice Parade is born: Be the Light luminary parade
||| FROM TERA ANDAYA ||| A new island parade is born! On December 21st at 4 PM the first “Be the Light” luminary parade commences. On the longest night of the year, the community will
Faroe Islands farmers charge a fee to access beauty spots as visitor numbers soar
A tourism boom to the North Atlantic islands, fuelled by social media, has resulted in some landowners taking measures to get a share of the revenues ||| FROM THE GUARDIAN ||| The first snows have
Time is running out for making Medicare changes for 2024
||| FROM PEGI GROUNDWATER for SHIBA ||| Medicare Open Enrollment ends next week on December 7. If you haven’t checked yet to see if you should make changes for next year, there is still time.
Emmanuel opens on Wednesdays for silent prayer, meditation
||| FROM NANCY REAS for EMMANUEL EPISCOPAL ||| Emmanuel Episcopal Church invites you to come for silent prayer and meditation for the purpose of holding the people of Gaza, Israel, the West Bank, as well
Guest Opinion | Why is San Juan County not talking about Ecological Overshoot? Part 2
||| FROM ELISABETH ROBSON ||| Ecological overshoot is not a topic I hear the citizens of San Juan County discussing often. So, to help kickstart such conversations, I am hosting three online events about ecological
Port of Orcas working to reduce airplane noise
||| FROM KIM KIMPLE for PORT OF ORCAS ||| Orcas Island Airport plays a vital role in connecting people and supporting the local economy. However, the noise generated by aircraft operations can have a significant
School District is seeking applications for Pro and Con statement committees
||| FROM SUZANNA SMITH for ORCAS ISLAND SCHOOL DISTRICT ||| Orcas Island School District is seeking applications from persons interested in being appointed to a committee to write the “for” or “against” statements for the
Health & Community Services launches new program, growing families
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| Growing Families San Juan Islands (“Growing Families”) is San Juan County Health & Community Services’ (HCS) local, public health home- and community-visiting service offered to growing families throughout
In Memoriam | Paqo, October 15, 2006 – November 24, 2023
||| FROM DAVID SHINSTROM, M.D. ||| It is with profound sadness that David Shinstrom announces the death of his beloved constant companion, Paqo. Hundreds of Orcas residents got to know Paqo in his integral role
Hallelujah! Come hear Handel’s Messiah this weekend
||| FROM LYNN BAKER for ORCAS CHORAL SOCIETY ||| Orcas Choral Society presents the world’s best-beloved choral work, Handel’s Messiah, in three performances, Dec. 1-3, at the Orcas Center. Come and listen. Or, on Sunday,
Coast Guard partners with local agencies to respond to sinking vessel in West Sound
||| FROM U.S. COAST GUARD SECTOR PUGET SOUND ||| SEATTLE — Crews from Coast Guard Sector Puget Sound, Washington Department of Ecology, and the Islands’ Oil Spill Association (IOSA) responded to the sinking of the
My adventures into Tai Chi Land: Fourth in a four-part series
||| FROM STEPHANIE ROSENBLATT ||| Tai Chi offers physical and emotional balance and gifts the practitioner with an inward journey that heals the soul. This unfolding is similar to Dorothy’s adventures in the Wizard of
Fire Commission to meet tomorrow for special meeting
||| FROM KAT BARNARD for BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS ||| The SJC Fire Protection District #2 Board of Fire Commissioners invites you to a Special Meeting on Wednesday, November 29th, at 3 p.m. at the Eastsound
Our Christmas tree will come to life at Friday lighting ceremony
Tree lighting festivities this Friday on the Village Green from 4-7pm. ||| FROM CAREY ESKRIDGE for ORCAS ISLAND CHAMBER OF COMMERCE ||| We’ll have a tent set up to keep folks comfortable since the weather
