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
Island Health is offering four-week hypertension series
||| FROM RACHEL LAMBERT for ISLAND HEALTH ||| This four-week series will focus on education and preventative strategies for high blood pressure (hypertension). Join an expert at each session to learn easy and sustainable ways
Sun Days on Orcas | Growing up in the Orcas Hotel, Part II
||| SUN DAYS ON ORCAS by EDEE KULPER ||| Without further ado, here is the continuation of Clark Cundy’s stories from last week about growing up here on the island and in The Orcas Hotel…
IPC-Orcas adds new family medicine provider
||| FROM RACHEL LAMBERT for ISLAND HEALTH ||| Jennifer Simpson-Manske, MD Jennifer Simpson-Manske, MD, joins the Island Primary Care - Orcas Clinic as a full-time family medicine provider for island patients. She comes
As the Paradigm Shifts | In sickness and in health: Illness as a rite of passage
||| AS THE PARADIGM SHIFTS by ROSIE KUHN ||| My client, Martha, emailed me before our session yesterday, to say she was in the hospital. She had had an asthma attack so severe that her
Sheriff’s Report | January 25 – 31, 2023
|||FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ||| WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 25 23-000531 Accident-NonInj 11:24:48 01/25/23 A San Juan Deputy responded to a single-vehicle collision. The driver showed no signs of impairment and the Deputy assisted with
Meet our municipal leaders this weekend
||| FROM HILARY CANTY for ORCAS ISLAND COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ||| This weekend brings opportunities on Orcas to meet our newly elected municipal leaders. The Sheriff's Office is hosting Coffee with a Cop on Saturday at
High School band and strings fundraiser for Disneyland trip
||| FROM BETHANY MARIE for ORCAS CENTER ||| The Orcas High School Band and Strings are going to perform at Disneyland! Join us for an evening of music created by Island Youth as they fund-raise
Check out this bullrush hat workshop with Maria Bullock
||| FROM MARIA BULLOCK ||| Learn how to weave this lightweight, breathable and very durable sun hat out of Orcas grown bullrush. This two day workshop will take you on a journey of learning about
Applications now being accepted for the Working Families Tax Credit
Up to $1,200 to individuals and families who meet eligibility requirements ||| FROM STATE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE ||| OLYMPIA, WASH. – The Department of Revenue has begun accepting applications for the Working Families Tax Credit
Attend the 13th Annual Datapalooza!
||| FROM ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL ||| We invite you to join the conversation at this year’s Datapalooza! event on Wednesday, February 22nd, from 10:00-11:30 am. This year’s program will feature presentations by noted speakers Dr. Anneliese
IPC-Orcas adds new physician, new exam rooms
||| FROM RACHEL LAMBERT for ISLAND HEALTH ||| Welcome Dr. Simpson-Manske Dr. Jennifer Simpson-Manske We are thrilled to announce the arrival of another permanent provider to Island Primary Care – Orcas. This month,
Garden Club hosts seed stewardship meeting
||| FROM PERRI GIBBONS for OI GARDEN CLUB ||| On Wednesday, February 15th at 10:00, the Orcas Island Garden Club will host a Hybrid meeting with Marisa Hendron. You may attend the presentation in person in
Musical traditions from Ozarks, Ottawa coming to Orcas Center stage
||| FROM BETHANY MARIE for ORCAS CENTER ||| Through their strong musical traditions of the Ozarks and Canada’s Ottawa Valley, Joe Newberry and April Verch take a little bit of home with them wherever they
OICF requesting proposals for 2023 Spring GiveOrcas
||| FROM ED ANDREWS for ORCAS ISLAND COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ||| The Orcas Island Community Foundation (OICF) is requesting proposals for the 2023 Spring GiveOrcas Campaign. OICF’s bi-annual GiveOrcas Campaigns are a way to build awareness
Eye care product linked to antibiotic-resistant infections
DOH, CDC encourage residents to stop using EzriCare Artificial Tears ||| FROM STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ||| OLYMPIA – Washington State’s Department of Health (DOH) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) are investigating
United Way of San Juan County supports Orcas Resource Center
||| FROM MEGAN EHRMANTROUT for COMMUNITY RESOURCE CENTER ||| The Orcas Community Resource Center (OCRC) is grateful for the generous support of United Way of San Juan County. Through their support, that of other valued
