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
Polar Bear Plunge has moved to April Fool’s Day (really!)
||| FROM TOBY COOPER for ORCAS ISLAND ROWING ASSOCIATION ||| Orcas Island Rowing Association is excited to announce the Polar Bear Plunge returns to Cascade Lake on Saturday, April 1. All are welcome. Great fun. Rain or shine.
County hosts ‘meet your elected officials’ event on Lopez Island
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County is pleased to host its final “Meet Your Elected Officials” event of the series on Lopez Island. After two previous meetings on Orcas and San
PeaceHealth names new chief medical officer for its communities in the Northwest
|||FROM BARBARA PONGRACZ LAMB for PEACEHEALTH NORTHWEST ||| BELLINGHAM, Wash. Lorna Gober, MD, has joined PeaceHealth’s Northwest network as chief medical officer (CMO). As CMO, Dr. Gober will work closely with the PeaceHealth Northwest executive team
Reminder: Grannie’s Closet open every weekday at Senior Center
Grannie’s Closet @ Orcas Senior Center – Monday-Friday, 9am-3pm ||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| Grannie’s Closet offers household décor, kitchen and vintage items, crafting supplies and much, much more. Located in
Wooden Boat Society presents sea stories and chanties by Tony Lee
||| FROM ARTHUR WINER for WOODEN BOAT SOCIETY ||| The Wooden Boat Society of the San Juan Islands presents long-time Orcas Islander, sailor, and singer, Tony Lee, to talk about his wooden boat adventures and
A neurologist explains why Daylight Saving brings serious health risks
||| FROM SCIENCE ALERT ||| As people in the US prepare to set their clocks ahead one hour on Sunday, March 12, 2023, I find myself bracing for the annual ritual of media stories about the disruptions to
Island school boards visited Olympia to encourage legislative support
||| FROM BRIDGET BRODERICK for ORCAS ISLAND SCHOOL DISTRICT ||| I am reaching out on behalf of your Orcas Island School District. As many of you know, we have been advocating for all San Juan
House of Tears Carvers visit on Thursday will include Madrona Point blessing ceremony
||| FROM DAVID TURNOY ||| As you read about on Monday, the House of Tears Carvers will be visiting our library this Thursday at 3:30 where they will make a presentation related to their journey
Making the most of social media for makers
||| FROM SAN JUAN ISLANDS MAKERS GUILD ||| Join Val Curtis of Treehouse Creative Digital Media on Tuesday, March 14th for a 2-hour online workshop for island makers. As a small business owner or maker organization
Meeting the Challenge: OICF releases report on our response to COVID
||| FROM HILARY CANTY for ORCAS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ||| The Orcas Island Community Foundation (OICF) has released Meeting the Challenge, a report that explores the community response to the COVID pandemic in the Spring of
Writers coming to Library to discuss reproductive rights, gender inequity, women’s safety
||| FROM SAMUEL GAILEY for ORCAS ISLAND LIBRARY ||| Please join us on Monday March 13th from 5-6 and welcome Lucy Ferriss & Jill McCabe Johnson as they discuss their fiction, nonfiction, and poetry that
Garden Club workshop: Identifying and preventing the spread of plant diseases
||| FROM ORCAS ISLAND GARDEN CLUB ||| On Wednesday, March 15th at 10:00 am the Orcas Island Garden Club will host a Hybrid meeting featuring Lindsey du Toit. Lindsey du Toit You may
Mark O’Connor coming to Orcas Center in “Crossing Bridges” concert
||| FROM ORCAS ISLAND CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL ||| Mark O’Connor Orcas Center and the Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival are thrilled to welcome three-time Grammy Award winner Mark O’Connor back to Orcas Island
Hellerwork® now available from Julie McNeill
||| FROM JULIE MCNEILL for HOLISTIC ALIGNMENT ||| Julie McNeill Holistic Alignment is a new bodywork practice in Eastsound. A type of structural integration known as Hellerwork® is now available from island resident
Yacht Club to host open house at West Sound Community Center
||| FROM MARIE MICHNICH for ORCAS ISLAND YACHT CLUB ||| On March 11, 2023, the Orcas Island Yacht Club will host an Open House from 1-3pm at the West Sound Community Center. Immediately following the
Senior Center has a plethora of activities coming up — even tax assistance
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| Breakthrough Speech-Language Pathology Healthcare @ Orcas Senior Center – Tuesday, March 21 Speech-Language Pathologist, Libby Lewis, will offer free cognition and swallow screenings at Orcas Senior
