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
Nov. 1 deadline for art in the Orcas Library is quickly approaching
||| FROM DAVE KOSIUR for ORCAS ISLAND LIBRARY ||| Want to Exhibit Your Art? Now’s your chance. The Art Committee at the Orcas Island Public Library is seeking applications for the 2024 exhibit schedule. All
Make Your Voice Heard: Community health survey postcards on their way to you
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County Health & Community Services wants to hear from as many people as possible in the Community Health Survey. We are sending a postcard to all San
Local rock band to debut at Grange for Halloween dance party
||| FROM COLLEEN SMITH SUMMERS ||| All ages are invited to kick off their Halloween festivities with a cosmic dance party at the Grange. A group of Orcas Island all-stars have united to create a
Large Snake River toxic algal bloom hasn’t happened before
||| FROM KNKX NPR.ORG ||| POSTED AT REQUEST OF ORCASONIAN READER From the air above Lower Granite Dam on the Snake River, a green sheen spreads out over the water. “There was a pretty extensive
Fall 2023 Great Islands Clean-up successfully removes 1,800lbs of litter
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| In an inspiring display of community unity and environmental stewardship, 164 dedicated volunteers came together to participate in the Fall Great Islands Clean-up on Orcas, San Juan, Shaw,
Call for artisans for Orcas Winter Market and countywide online auction
||| FROM SAN JUAN MAKERS GUILD ||| Join us as a featured vendor at the Winter Artisans Market at Odd Fellows Hall in Eastsound, Dec 8-10. Open to San Juan County residents. Online applications due
Registration opens for pediatric COVID-19 vaccine appointments
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| Registration for the new pediatric 23-24 COVID-19 vaccine is now open, with limited availability for children under 19 years of age. Our first clinics will be held Oct.
Time again for Medicare open enrollment presentations
||| FROM PEGI GROUNDWATER for SAN JUAN SHIBA ||| October 15 through December 7 is your once-a-year chance to review your insurance coverage and make sure that it will still be right for you in
Road work on Cattle Point Road begins
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County’s Public Works Department is beginning maintenance on Cattle Point Road this week. The road will remain open to traffic, though drivers may experience traffic delays.
Vermont utility plans to end outages by giving customers batteries
Green Mountain Power is asking state regulators to let it buy batteries it will install at customers’ homes, saying doing so will be cheaper than putting up more power lines. ||| FROM THE NEW YORK
Auditions upcoming for Whale of a Show
||| FROM BETHANY MARIE for ORCAS CENTER ||| Whale of a Show is the Island celebration of talented youth and their families and will take Center Stage this November at Orcas Center! Acts from ages
Meet the candidates for OIFR Assistant Chief
||| FROM KAT BARNARD for ORCAS FIRE & RESCUE ||| Orcas Island Fire and Rescue is having a candidate meet and greet on Monday, October 16, 2023, at 5:00 p.m. at the Eastsound Fire Hall.
Southern Resident Orca community coffee roundtable
Showcasing the interconnected efforts to recover the endangered Southern Resident Orca ||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| Join Representative Debra Lekanoff, San Juan County, and the MRC as they celebrate Orca Recovery Day with
Second half property taxes due October 31
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County Treasurer, Rhonda Pederson, would like to remind county property owners that the second half property taxes and personal property taxes are due Tuesday, October 31.
Guest Opinion | Destination Management Plan is still open for public comment until end of this month
||| FROM BRIAN WIESE ||| The County's Department of Environmental Stewardship, in coordination with the San Juan Visitors Bureau and with funding from the Lodging Tax, has issued its Draft Destination Management Plan, proposing its
OHS freshman musician is off to New York, London with your support
||| FROM LAMAI HONS ||| My name is Lamai and I am a 14 year old freshman at Orcas Island High School. I have been in private music lessons with Rachel Bishop here on Orcas
