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
San Juan County announces beginning of road striping
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County’s Public Works Department is announcing its annual summer road striping schedule beginning on Monday, August 21 and lasting approximately several weeks. Pavement markings, including centerlines, shoulder
Health & Community Services launches county-wide survey about community health
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| On Monday, July 31, 2023, San Juan County Health & Community Services (HCS) launched its county-wide survey as a part of the Community Health Assessment process which is underway. This survey is
Planting the seeds with ‘Grow Your Own Food’ and ‘Seed to Sprout’
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| This Spring San Juan County Health & Community Services (HCS) and WSU Extension Master Gardeners hosted a free four-week program for families with preschool-age children to learn about
Island Health Receives 5-Star Honors from CMS for second consecutive year
||| FROM LAURA MORONEY for ISLAND HEALTH ||| ANACORTES, Washington — For the second consecutive year, Island Health has earned an overall five-star hospital rating from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)—the highest
The Food Heroes Award goes to … The Kitchen
||| FROM THE FOOD HEROES PROJECT of SAN JUAN MAKERS GUILD ||| Local food on island plates really is the basis of building the local food economy. One of the restaurants pioneering island grown ingredients
OIFR Volunteer Association hosts Fly-In Pancake Breakfast
||| FROM KAT BARNARD for ORCAS ISLAND FIRE DEPARTMENT ||| The Orcas Island Volunteer Firefighter/EMT Association will host the Annual Fly-In Pancake Breakfast the weekend of August 5 and 6. All are welcome to come
‘It’s cancerous’: How UK seaside towns fight back against second home owners
||| FROM THE INDEPENDENT ||| In May this year, residents of Whitstable gathered to discuss a growing crisis – the slow death of their community at the hands of tourists, with the blame laid firmly on
80 entries in this year’s Library Fair poster contest
||| FROM KOSIUR for ORCAS ISLAND LIBRARY ||| Thanks to the children of Orcas, the Library Fair poster contest was a great success, with over 80 entries. To celebrate this year's library fair (which takes
Wild Island to feature drummer extraordinaire this week
||| FROM OLIVER GROENWALD for WILD ISLAND ||| The Classical repertoire has fans among our audience at Wild Island! It was great to see people really listening to these two wonderful small chamber music ensembles.
Steve Fossen and Michael Derosier of Heart to play the Village Green next Sunday
||| FROM BETHANY MARIE for ORCAS CENTER ||| This Sunday, August 6 at 6pm, come to the Village Green to experience Heart by Heart with Steve Fossen and Michael Derosier of the supergroup, Heart! All
Martin Lund again bringing premier jazz event to Orcas for Labor Day weekend
||| FROM BETHANY MARIE for ORCAS CENTER ||| The Orcas Island Jazz Festival (OIJF), Orcas Island's premier jazz event, returns to Orcas Island this Labor Day weekend. The line-up includes: Thursday, August 31 at 6pm
Qigong, Feldenkrais/Eurythmy classes coming up at Orcas Senior Center
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| Eastern Movement Class with Joan Roulac via Zoom - First four Wednesdays, 9am Joan Roulac Quiet the mind and strengthen the body with Joan Roulac’s Ease
Master Gardeners return to Driftwood Nursery to diagnose plant problems
Perhaps the San Juan County Master Gardeners can help you grow flowers like these, as seen above in The Hague. ||| FROM DIANNE MACONDRAY for SJC MASTER GARDENERS ||| On Wednesday, August 2 and 16,
Entire island profits from car raffle: Driving the future to celebrate the past
||| FROM ANTOINETTE BOTSFORD for ORCAS HISTORICAL MUSEUMS ||| What promises cleaner air, smaller carbon footprints, support for educational goals, and a good ride with great music and a warm bottom in winter? The Orcas
The “Blackfish” Legacy | Hopeful news as captive marine mammal industry continues to decline
||| FROM WORLD ANIMAL NEWS ||| A decade after the award-winning documentary “Blackfish” examined the ethics and consequences of keeping orcas in captivity, marine theme parks and aquariums that feature cetaceans are struggling to remain
Sheriff’s Report | July 19 – 26, 2023
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ||| WEDNESDAY, JULY 19 23-005687 Unwanted Person 06:13:01 07/19/23 A San Juan Deputy took a report of an unwanted person at Peace Island Medical Center. The person had
