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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Island Kids | What you need to know now that RSV season is here
||| ISLAND KIDS BY EVAN BUXBAUM, M.D. ||| Long before Coronavirus became a household name- and a household lockdown- Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) topped the list of viruses that we worried about for our youngest
My adventures into Tai Chi Land: Second of a four-part series
“You must teach!” ~ Mrs. Chow ||| FROM STEPHANIE ROSENBLATT ||| I was in my early twenties when I began my exploration of tai chi, so when Mr. Chow was escorting me to the door
Have you ever heard such a thing? Olga Symphony is back for its beloved holiday concert
||| FROM ANITA ORNE for OLGA SYMPHONY ||| They’re back! Longtime favorite island holiday tradition the Olga Symphony concert will be happening at Orcas Center on Friday, November 24 and Saturday November 25 at 7
Welcome to Medicare presentation at Orcas Senior Center
Wednesday, November 15, 10:30 am ||| FROM LENA KASS for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| Will you be joining Medicare sometime in the next year? Medicare enrollment is not automatic for most people, so you’ll probably
Orcas Fire Commissioners will hold special budget hearing tomorrow
||| FROM KAT BARNARD for BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS ||| The Board of Fire Commissioners will hold a Budget Hearing during a Special Meeting on Monday, November 13th, 2023, at 1:00 p.m. online via Zoom and
Art is alive at Senior Center
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| Art with Carla @ Orcas Senior Center – Fridays, 1-3 pm Are you interested in exploring your artistic side? Art with Carla, Fridays, 1-3 pm at
They captured our hearts this summer, now they’re back for music residency
||| FROM MARY TAYLOR for ORCAS CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL ||| The Polish accordion–violin duo that captured audiences’ hearts this past summer at the Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival will be returning to the island for
Upcoming Meeting of the Minds topic: “Monitoring Wild Salmonid Runs on Orcas Island”
by Jenny De Groot @ Orcas Senior Center – Wednesday, November 15, 1 pm ||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| Did you know that Coho salmon were observed in Cascade Creek as
John Jorgenson brings bluegrass supergroup to Orcas Center
||| FROM BETHANY MARIE for ORCAS CENTER ||| J2B2 is an all-star bluegrass supergroup featuring four legendary, award-winning musicians – John Jorgenson on acoustic guitar, mandolin and vocals; Herb Pedersen on banjo, acoustic guitar and
Community Dodgeball is back with prizes, bakesale, fun
||| FROM SUSAN STOLZ for ORCAS PARK & REC ||| Community Dodgeball - IT’S BACK!! The Orcas Island Education Foundation and Orcas Park and Rec invite the whole community to an evening of all-ages Dodgeball
Community Resource Center keeping islanders warm & clean through Coates Programs
Hygiene poverty comes with a social stigma that affects all areas of life, work, school and relationships ||| FROM MEGAN EHRMANTRAUT for ORCAS COMMUNITY RESOURCE CENTER ||| Hygiene poverty is a hidden crisis. Buying the
Sheriff’s Report | November 1 – 6, 2023
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE |||| WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 1 23-008637 Domestic Dispute or Assault 13:50:31 11/01/23 San Juan Deputies responded to the area of the Ferry landing for a domestic. It turned out
On-demand Friday Harbor Film Festival awards announced
||| FROM ELLEN ROBERTS & KAREN PALMER for FRIDAY HARBOR FILM FESTIVAL ||| The On-Demand Friday Harbor Film Festival Audience Choice Awards are presented to those films that viewers chose through their votes after viewing
Future of Mercy Flights gets a boost with new students
||| FROM ROBERT WAUNCH for ORCAS AVIATION ASSOCIATION ||| Orcas Aviation Association (OAA), your Orcas Island all volunteer MERCY FLIGHT provider, is looking to the future as all organizations must. This year our pilots have
Welcome back to normal Orcas life: Community Thanksgiving potluck has returned
||| FROM ROBERT AUSTIN for ORCAS ODD FELLOWS ||| We’re delighted to announce that our longtime tradition of hosting a Thanksgiving Potluck in our Hall will resume this year. This is a wonderful opportunity to
Bumpy landing
||| FROM HILARY CANTY for ORCAS ISLAND COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ||| I returned from my holiday with a bout of Covid, my first. I am grateful it has been a mild case, and that I did
