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
Fall has arrived!
||| FROM HILARY CANTY for ORCAS ISLAND COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ||| It appears we are experiencing yet another round of Covid infections on Orcas. The County is working on plans to provide the new booster. We
Letter to Editor | Human nature
||| FROM JENNIFER SMITH ||| As a writer and observer of people, I notice patterns, both here in the Pacific Northwest and back on the Plains where we grew up. I suspect it is throughout
WSF Weekly Report | Prospective students tour, Walla Walla out for 4 weeks, SJI task force, and a Troll
||| FROM PATTY RUBSTELLO for WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| Staff and students from Seattle Jobs Initiative tour Tacoma, Eagle Harbor A group from Seattle Jobs Initiative toured a vessel on our Seattle/Bainbridge route Tuesday as part of our
Chief vanSchaick interview: ‘You can’t outwork bad leadership’
Setting the tone and driving organizational change from the chief’s seat ||| FROM EMS1.COM ||| The spark: What put you on the path to becoming a Chief? Holly vanSchaick, fire chief of Orcas Island
Yep, there’s wildfire smoke drifting into/across San Juan County
||| FROM BRENDAN COWAN for DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ||| A layer of moderate wildfire fire smoke has settled over San Juan County overnight. Local fire departments are investigating numerous calls to 911 reporting the
Let’s do the bird walk at SJI Sculpture Park
||| FROM KRISTEN ARNIM for SJI SCULPTURE PARK ||| The San Juan Islands Sculpture Park will host its last bird walk of the year on Wednesday, October 4 from 8-10am. Join Tyler Davis, our birding
Farmers Market Harvest Festival will be on September 30
||| FROM ERICA LYONS for OI FARMERS MARKET ||| The Orcas Island Farmers Market is proud to announce the conclusion of our Summer Market Season with our Harvest Festival on September 30th from 10am to 2pm! 4
Guest Opinion | Quality of life vs. quality of economy
||| FROM MICHAEL JOHNSON ||| Anecdotal evidence tells us that there is, once again, a rising number of Covid cases spreading throughout our island communities at this very moment in time. But, as we no
Island Obstetrics & Gynecology – 24th St. Clinic welcomes new provider
||| FROM LAURA MORONEY for ISLAND HEALTH ||| Island Obstetrics & Gynecology – 24th Street Clinic welcomed Dr. Julie Watters to its clinic on September 18. Watters most recently served as Interim Department Head and
Larsen: The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law is working for Northwest Washington and the nation
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF REP. RICK LARSEN ||| WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02), the lead Democrat on the Transportation & Infrastructure Committee, delivered the below statement during a hearing with U.S. Department of
School Board will meet on Tuesday
||| FROM ORCAS ISLAND SCHOOL DISTRICT ||| ORCAS ISLAND SCHOOL DISTRICT #137 EASTSOUND, WASHINGTON Notice of a REGULAR SCHOOL BOARD MEETING AGENDA 5:00pm, Tuesday, September 26, 2023 OISD Library and via Zoom https://us02web.zoom.us/j/5838618023
Upcoming special Fire Commission meeting to discuss lid lift ballot measure
||| FROM KAT BARNARD for BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS ||| The San Juan County Fire Protection District #2 Board of Fire Commissioners will hold a Special Meeting on Tuesday, September 26, 2023, at 6:00 p.m.
There’s some new happenings at Airhawks
||| FROM BOB WAUNCH for AIRHAWKS FLYING CLUB ||| This summer has been busy for the Airhawks Flying Club. An additional aircraft was added, several student pilots competed their first solo flights, and another (the
New family medicine doctor joins Island Primary Care – M Avenue
||| FROM LAURA MORONEY for ISLAND HEALTH ||| On September 18, Dr. Sarah Van Gaasbeek joined Island Primary Care – M Avenue Clinic. Van Gaasbeek specializes in family medicine with obstetrics. She earned her Doctor
Vaccines will be available starting tomorrow at Ray’s Pharmacy
||| FROM RICK HUGHES for RAY'S PHARMACY ||| Ray’s Pharmacy is pleased to announce we will now be offering walk in vaccination clinics. The clinics will begin September 20, 2023 and will offer the following
Seattle-based Brazilian dance coming to Orcas Center
||| FROM BETHANY MARIE for ORCAS CENTER ||| Bahia In Motion, a Brazilian dance organization based in Seattle, comes to Orcas Island with their presentation of “Abrindo Caminhos” (Opening Pathways) on Saturday, September 30 at
