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.”
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Weekly Ferry Update | Busy, busy week at our favorite ferry service
||| FROM NICOLE MCINTOSH for WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| Thanksgiving weekend ferry travel Carve out some extra time if your Thanksgiving travel plans include a state ferry ride. In addition to the long vehicle lines
Letter to Editor | Congrats to Kate Hansen on her Fire Commission victory
||| FROM TONI KNUDSON ||| I want to congratulate Kate Hansen on her election to the Orcas fire commission. I also want to thank the many Orcas voters who supported me. Now all of
New plant hardiness map, used by gardeners nationwide, is unveiled
||| FROM PHYS.ORG ||| The U.S. Department of Agriculture today released its new Plant Hardiness Zone Map, the national standard by which gardeners can determine which plants are most likely to survive the coldest winter temperatures
Health Care District seeking a maintenance handyman
||| FROM ORCAS ISLAND HEALTH CARE DISTRICT ||| The Orcas Island Health Care District (OIHCD) is a Washington Public Hospital District that exists to protect and improve the health of our community. OIHCD owns the
Dolly Parton album launch party at library
||| FROM SAM GAILEY for ORCAS ISLAND LIBRARY ||| Dolly Parton Album Launch Party at the Orcas Island Public Library. Friday November 17th at 5pm. Dancing & Singing, Fashion Show, Trivia & Food, Movies &
Cozy up to the upcoming Winter Night Market on Orcas
Dozens of Island artisans, music, dinner and drink options, make a great evening opening for the Winter Artisans Market weekend on Orcas. ||| FROM SAN JUAN ISLANDS MAKERS GUILD ||| Opening night for the Winter
San Juan County to move to .gov domain for enhanced cybersecurity
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| To enhance the County’s cybersecurity systems, the County’s website domain will be transitioning to .gov along with an updated name. The County will be trading ‘www.sanjuanco.com’ for the
Safety tips: OIFR wants you to stay safe during winter weather
||| FROM KAT BARNARD for ORCAS FIRE & RESCUE ||| Winter storms create a higher risk of car accidents, hypothermia, frostbite, carbon monoxide poisoning, and heart attacks from overexertion. Winter storms, including blizzards, can bring
Rekindling adventure: Climbing adventures with Orcas Senior Center
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| “I feel alive again” were the first words said by Karen as she left Climb San Juan, a climbing gym in Friday Harbor. Four climbers, including
Made in the San Juans winter holiday online market and auction coming up
||| FROM RIVER WYLDE for SAN JUAN MAKERS GUILD ||| Enjoy the island lifestyle wherever you live through beautiful and evocative works of creative Makers featured in the online “Made in the San Juans” marketplace.
Art for Orcas Kids art classes selected to make Governor’s Mansion holiday ornaments
||| FROM ART FOR ORCAS KIDS ||| Art for Orcas Kids (A*OK), a program of the Orcas Island Education Foundation, is thrilled to announce its Orcas Island School District Middle School art classes' selection to
Orcas Island School District music program inspires local youth
||| FROM MUSIC ADVOCACY GROUP ||| The Orcas Island School District music program is moving to a quick beat. A schedule adjustment has meant that high school band and strings groups are meeting at 8:30
The day federal agents busted PNW’s prolific bootlegger
||| FROM SAM GAILEY for ORCAS LIBRARY ||| On Thanksgiving Day, 1925, Roy Olmstead was trapped by federal prohibition agents and their Tommy guns on a lonely Puget Sound dock. His reign as the Northwest’s
Larsen: Extreme GOP bill restricts reproductive health care, hurts Northwest Washington families
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF REP. RICK LARSEN ||| WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02) released the below statement in response to House Republicans’ extreme health spending bill (H.R. 5894), which includes several anti-choice provisions: “MAGA
Health Care District Board to hold public budget, levy hearing tomorrow
||| FROM ORCAS ISLAND HEALTH CARE DISTRICT ||| The Orcas Island Health Care District will hold a Public Budget and Levy Hearing on Wednesday, November 15 at 4:30 p.m. in the Community Room at the Orcas Island Library, 500
Island Health Emergency Department renovations underway
||| FROM LAURA MORONEY for ISLAND HEALTH ||| The multi-faceted Emergency Services Project at Island Health is progressing, with construction beginning within the Emergency Department (ED) this week. The ED work includes new flooring, paint
