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
Author Samuel Gailey is Friends of Orcas Library guest speaker
Sunday, October 8, 3-5 p.m., Outlook Inn ||| FROM SAM GAILEY for FRIENDS OF ORCAS LIBRARY ||| Friends of the Orcas Island Library is delighted to present this year’s guest speaker, local author Samuel Gailey. His
Announcing award-winning films coming to Friday Harbor Film Festival
||| FROM ELLEN ROBERTS & KAREN PALMER for FRIDAY HARBOR FILM FESTIVAL ||| The 2023 FHFF In-Theatre Feature Film Guide, detailing the many exciting new documentaries coming to Friday Harbor on October 27-29, is now
Orcas Center upcoming presentation overflows onto Grange Stage
||| FROM BETHANY MARIE for ORCAS CENTER ||| Orcas Center is pleased to present Nina Gerber and Chris Webster at The Grange! That’s right – Orcas Center was so excited to hear that Nina Gerber
Book signing, talk, reading, humor coming up
||| FROM SUSAN SLAPIN ||| Greetings Friends, Family…..and so on. Here we go! SATURDAY October 7. Time: 5:30 p.m. Limited Edition Artist Books - Book signing, Prints... Food and Beverage Available for purchase. Talk, Reading,
You’re invited to join Socrates Cafe coming up on Wednesday
Socrates Café @ Orcas Senior Center – Wednesday, October 4, 1pm ||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| Join us on the first Wednesday of the month at 1pm after lunch for Socrates
WSU Master Gardeners Gardening Workshop Series
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY MASTER GARDENERS ||| Successful gardeners know that beautiful and bountiful gardens require knowledge and planning. Fall is the perfect time to start thinking about the what, when, where, why and
Larsen reintroduces bill to boost federal response to seasonal and pandemic flu
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF REP. RICK LARSEN ||| Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02) introduced the Protecting America from Seasonal and Pandemic Influenza Act (“The Influenza Act”) to bolster the federal response to seasonal and pandemic influenza. Reps. Deborah Ross
WSU Extension SJC Master Gardener volunteer program coming up
||| FROM KAT ROSE for SJC MASTER GARDENERS ||| Are you a gardener in San Juan County? Do you enjoy learning and sharing your knowledge with others? Have you just moved to the islands and
Sheriff’s Report | September 20 – 26, 2023
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ||| WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20 23-007585 Parking Problem 08:39:33 09/20/23 A Deputy on Orcas wrote a ticket for mooring at public landing. The boat was moored at a county
WSF Weekly Report | Inslee tours Kaleetan, fare changes October 1
||| FROM PATTY RUBSTELLO for WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| Gov. Jay Inslee tours Kaleetan on way to Lopez Island While travelling from Anacortes to Lopez Island, Gov. Jay Inslee talked to some of our employees aboard Kaleetan on Tuesday.
Harvest Moon
||| FROM HILARY CANTY for ORCAS ISLAND COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ||| Fall certainly arrived with a splash! The Eastsound trees are starting to show their fall beauty. I am so grateful for Robin Kucklick and his
Local author to read/sign her debut literary historical novel
||| FROM VICTORIA GRAGEDA-SMITH ||| In celebration of Filipino American National History Month, I will be reading and signing my debut literary historical novel, The Thomasite, published and released by Orange Blossom Publishing last May 30, featured among the
Orcas Girls Sailing Team going to national event in San Diego
||| FROM JULIA SOES for SAIL ORCAS ||| One of the many wonderful things about sailing is that it’s a co-ed sport, but historically it has tended to be a male dominated one. Over the
COVID-19 Rapid Test Kits again available for online ordering
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| On Monday, Sept. 25, 2023, the federal government opened online orders for every U.S. household to place an order for four free COVID-19 rapid tests. Go online to covid.gov/tests to
Orcas Island Winery to feature works of local artist Natalie Menacho
||| FROM ORCAS ISLAND WINERY ||| Natalie Menacho Orcas Island Winery’s pop-up modern & contemporary art gallery, MUST, featuring local and visiting artists, presents an emerging artist exhibit featuring the brand new works
Dates Added | PeaceHealth Peace Island offering their patients flu shots next month
||| FROM ANNE WILLIAMS for PEACEHEALTH PEACE ISLAND ||| FRIDAY HARBOR, Wash. – The PeaceHealth Peace Island Family Practice clinic is holding flu shot clinics in the month of October for established PeaceHealth patients aged
