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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Orcas Island Health Care celebrates two years of service on Orcas
||| FROM RACHEL LAMBERT for ISLAND HEALTH ||| Celebrating two years of serving Orcas Island! As we near our two-year anniversary of clinic operations, we reflect on the terms of our agreement with the Orcas
Earth Day | Rena Priest – I Sing the Salmon Home
||| FROM SAN JUAN MAKERS GUILD ||| Orcas Island is honored to have been selected as a host for esteemed Poet Laureate Rena Priest thanks to support from Humanities Washington in collaboration with Arts Washington.
Apply now | Adult flight training scholarships available
||| FROM ROBERT WAUNCH for ORCAS AVIATION ASSOCIATION ||| The Orcas Aviation Association (OAA) will award two adults a $4,000 Flight Training Scholarship on a matching fund basis in 2023. The training program will be
Poetry Month: What does it mean to have a voice in America?
||| FROM SAM GAILEY for ORCAS ISLAND LIBRARY ||| What does it mean to have a voice in America? In honor of National Poetry Month, an immigrant poet from Japan, and a first-generation poet who
Meet & greet new providers at Island Primary Care – Orcas
||| FROM ELLEN FRASER for ORCAS ISLAND HEALTH CARE DISTRICT ||| By Ellen Fraser / April 12, 2023 / OIHCD News Join us for a public Meet & Greet with Island Primary Care – Orcas pediatrician Evan Buxbaum, MD, MPH and family
Earth Day | Low tide on Eastsound waterfront
||| FROM SAN JUAN MAKERS GUILD ||| Come explore the minus low tide! On Saturday, April 22, Island residents are invited to pick up colorful laminated wildlife guides at the Earth Day Orcas base camp
Artworks featured artist for April: Peter Mohlman
||| FROM B.J. ARNOLD for ORCAS ISLAND ARTWORKS ||| The Orcas island Artworks Features new paintings through the month April by Peter Andres Mohlman. Peter has spent decades working as visually creative person. He attended
Meals on Wheels looking to hire a new cook at Orcas Senior Center
|| FROM JULIE MYERS for WHATCOM COUNTY ON AGING ||| The WCOA’s Meals on Wheels and More Program is hiring an experienced, mission-driven cook to lead our Orcas Senior Center kitchen team! Job Summary: The
Letter to Editor | Don’t sweat the air ambulance
||| FROM TOM EVANS ||| Worried you may need to be air ambulanced off Island, and not a member of the right air ambulance carrier? Or, you will be socked with a bill of 20K
Middle School Spaghetti Dinner fundraiser a rousing success
||| FROM ORCAS ISLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS AND STAFF ||| Our middle school team of students, parents, and staff had a wonderful time serving over 450 meals to the Orcas community during our recent Spaghetti
Commissioner Hilary Franz recognized again as a leader in wild salmon recovery for zero-discharge aquaculture commitment
||| FROM EMMA HELVERSON for WILD FISH CONSERVANCY ||| Washington State is once again raising the bar for governments and companies around the world when it comes to protecting aquatic ecosystems from the impacts of
Voice of the Earth | Music and art on Earth Day
||| FROM SAN JUAN MAKERS GUILD ||| Multiple performances bring delightful and thought provoking live music to the Eastsound Waterfront on Earth Day, Sat. April 22nd. The celebration opens at 10am with an instrumental violin
New survey asks: ‘How should San Juan County prioritize Public Works projects?’
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County's Public Works wants to hear from YOU! How often do you use marine facilities? Do you feel safe driving, biking, or walking on County roads?
Choral Society offers their voices for peace & hope this weekend
||| FROM LYNN BAKER for ORCAS CHORAL SOCIETY ||| This weekend, enjoy beautiful music from Orcas Islanders of all ages as Orcas Choral Society presents its spring concert, Voices for Peace and Hope. “Spring is
Earth Day | San Juan Islands green energy, transportation & technology showcase
||| FROM SAN JUAN MAKERS GUILD ||| Come learn about potential post-carbon options at the Islands Innovation Lab as part of Earth Day Orcas What does the Future Hold? The first annual Islands Innovation Lab
Walk & talk with School Board members tomorrow afternoon
||| FROM AYN GAILEY for ORCAS SCHOOL BOARD ||| The School Board has been brainstorming ways beyond their monthly general public meetings and monthly public work/budget meetings to more consistently connect with the public to keep
