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
Everyone is welcome to attend Olga Strawberry Council annual meeting
||| FROM LINDA ELDER for OLGA STRAWBERRY COUNCIL ||| The 2022 Annual Meeting of the Olga Strawberry Council is scheduled for December 13 at 9:30 a.m. Everyone is welcome to attend via Zoom. Topics will
Check out December’s Leaping Fool winter writers’ series
||| FROM NIK SCHULZ for INTERMODAL SPIRIT ||| Join SOURCE Paper and The Intermodal Spirit on December 15 (doors 5:30 p.m., reading 6:30 p.m.) for another installment of “The Leaping Fool” winter writer’s series at Orcas Island Winery.
Casting Call | Auditions for Blithe Spirit at Orcas Center
||| FROM BETHANY MARIE for ORCAS CENTER ||| Blithe Spirit, written by Noel Coward and Directed by Dorrie Braun is currently being cast. There are no audition dates, contact Dorrie Braun at 626-695-8283 to make
Ray’s Pharmacy RX department closes on Saturday until they can find a Pharmacist
||| FROM RICK HUGHES for RAY'S GENERAL STORE & PHARMACY ||| Like so many other small businesses around the state, Ray’s General Store and Pharmacy is struggling to find professionals to work in the Pharmacy.
Island Health awarded ‘A’ hospital safety grade from Leapfrog Group
||| FROM LAURA MORONEY for ISLAND HEALTH ||| Anacortes, Washington — Island Health received an “A” Hospital Safety Grade from The Leapfrog Group. This national distinction celebrates Island Health’s achievements in protecting hospital patients from preventable harm and errors.
Learn how we can conserve Indian Island with Kwiaht presentation
The sheer number of feet on the beach and barnacle-encrusted boulders has become unsustainable ||| FROM RUSSEL BARSH for KWIAHT ||| Conservation research laboratory Kwiaht will host a virtual annual report on the changing Indian
Sheriff’s Report | November 16 – 22, 2022
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ||| WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 16 22-008286 Court Order Violation 16:59:42 11/16/22 A Lopez Island Deputy was dispatched to an order violation. A report was taken. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 17 22-008292
San Juan County recognizes the cultural heritage that helped shape our islands
||| FROM ERIN LICATA for STEWARDSHIP NETWORK OF THE SAN JUANS ||| The San Juan County Council declared the month of November Native American Heritage Month in recognition of Native American contributions to the San
December on-screen performances at Orcas Center
||| FROM BETHANY MARIE for ORCAS CENTER ||| December's On-Screen lineup at Orcas Center includes a host of offerings from The Metropolitan Opera and National Theatre Live. Filmed live in HD, these on-screen events feature
Gangstagrass brings their high-energy music to Orcas Center
||| FROM BETHANY MARIE for ORCAS CENTER ||| “Suppose, just suppose, you could take a little of everything that’s great about this country and distill it. The creativity, the ingenuity, the strength of the struggles
“Yams” vs. “Sweet Potatoes”: Are they the same?
||| FROM DICTIONARY.COM ||| If you’re not arguing about politics or whether or not it’s time for Grandma to get some more grandchildren, there’s one topic that’s always guaranteed to make a splash at the Thanksgiving dinner
For Thanksgiving: Thank You
|||SUBMITTED AT REQUEST OF A BELOVED ORCAS ISLAND POET ||| Thank You Ross Gay If you find yourself half naked and barefoot in the frosty grass, hearing, again, the earth’s great, sonorous moan that says
Stuffed or dressed: For Thanksgiving, is it all the same?
||| FROM DICTIONARY.COM ||| Turkey is the traditional star of the Thanksgiving meal, but among its essential supporting cast is one dish whose name is debated every year. Is it called stuffing or dressing? Are these two words
Long-standing local businesses partner in support of islanders in need
||| FROM MEGAN EHRMANTRAUT for ORCAS COMMUNITY RESOURCE CENTER ||| Orcas Island Market and Ray’s General Store & Pharmacy are teaming up to support the most vulnerable in our community. We are proud to partner with
Affordable housing: The future of affordability
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| The need for affordable housing is a widespread and growing issue – not just in the Islands, but throughout the region and nation. The San Juan Islands are
Sharing is caring—except when it comes to viruses
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| Washington state is seeing an increase in cases of RSV (respiratory syncytial virus). RSV is a common respiratory virus that causes cold and COVID-like symptoms, including runny nose,
