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
Letter to Editor | Thanks to community for offering space to counsel Medicare clients
||| FROM PEGI GROUNDWATER for SHIBA ||| The SHIBA volunteers on Orcas Island would like to express our sincere gratitude to the Orcas Island Family Resource Center and the Orcas Island Library for their generosity
Rep. Larsen elected as Ranking Member of Transportation Committee
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF REP. RICK LARSEN ||| WASHINGTON, D.C. –Representative Rick Larsen (WA-02) released the below statement after being elected by his colleagues to serve as Ranking Member of the Transportation & Infrastructure Committee
Christmas and More! concert coming to Community Church
||| FROM CINDY CARTER ||| Local Musicians are performing a variety of Christmas music and then breaking in to the New Year with a variety of their own compositions. Performers include Almost Classical, including Paris
Update on OISD schedule for end of 2022
||| FROM ORCAS ISLAND SCHOOL DISTRICT ||| As we close out the year 2022 and welcome 2023, we wanted to take this time to share with you what our amazing group of students and staff
Letter to Editor | On Orcas, music advocacy rocks
||| FROM ANNETTE VAN DONGEN for MUSIC ADVOCACY GROUP ||| Thank you for your support during the 2022 Orcas Island Community Foundation (OICF) GiveOrcas Holiday campaign. Your generosity has made it possible for the Music
OCRC helps islanders stay warm and clean with Coates Programs
||| FROM MEGAN EHRMANTROUT for ORCAS COMMUNITY RESOURCE CENTER ||| With the arrival of winter weather on Orcas Island, the Orcas Community Resource Center (OCRC) has been busy helping islanders stay warm. Through a generous
OISD decides to continue distance learning for rest of week
||| FROM BLAKE WILSON for ORCAS SCHOOL DISTRICT ||| After much thought and consideration the administrative staff have concluded that, for the safety of the students, all Orcas Island schools will continue distance learning for
Letter to Editor | COVID is still with us
||| FROM STEVE SCHAEFER for ORCAS LIONS ||| One of our members, Dr. Chris White, let me know yesterday that he is seeing a huge rise in the number of people either self-testing positive with
Urgent from National Weather Service | How many ‘Rs’ are in Brrrrr?
||| FROM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ||| URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Seattle WA 350 PM PST Tue Dec 20 2022 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING (TUESDAY) TO
Music to students’ ears : Wednesday is a SnOw DaY!!
||| FROM BLAKE WILSON for ORCAS ISLAND SCHOOLS ||| All schools on Orcas Island are called off tomorrow (Wednesday 12/21/22) due to hazardous conditions on our roads. The facilities team has been hard at work
OPALCO has some cold-weather tips to get us through
||| FROM ORCAS POWER & LIGHT COOPERATIVE ||| Extreme Winter Weather: Energy Use Alert Extreme winter weather means our heating systems are working harder to keep up. Even if you keep your thermostat the same
Happy holiday wishes from an Orcas Garden Club poet
||| FROM ORCAS GARDEN CLUB ||| ‘Twas December on Orcas, when all through the isle Not a green thing was growing, or would be for a while The gardening catalogs were marked up with care
GiveOrcas Campaign closes with fully-funded campaigns
You amaze us, Orcas! ||| FROM ORCAS ISLAND COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ||| The 2022 Holiday GiveOrcas Campaign was fully funded this year because of you and so many of your neighbors. All in all, 603 people
San Juan County Auditor Milene Henley’s retirement party is postponed
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| Retirement party postponed due to inclement weather. San Juan County is grateful for Milene Henley's 16 years of service and hopes to be able to celebrate her when
Flu cases very high in Washington: DOH urges everyone take precautions
As hospitalizations and deaths from flu rise, DOH strongly encourages everyone eligible to get vaccinated ||| FROM STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ||| OLYMPIA – The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) is informing Washingtonians that the
Remembering Ken Balcomb: A candlelight vigil
||| FROM THE CENTER FOR WHALE RESEARCH and ORCA NETWORK ||| The Center for Whale Research and Orca Network invites you to take part in a worldwide candlelight vigil to remember Ken Balcomb. We will
