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
KWIAHT: Fresh scoop on sick sea birds
||| FROM RUSSEL BARSH for KWIAHT ||| East Sound has been the epicenter of an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian flu (HPAI) over the past few months. The virus probably arrived earlier this year with
You’re invited: Port Commissioners to interview Manager applicants
||| FROM KIM KIMPLE for PORT OF ORCAS ||| The Port of Orcas Board of Commissioners will hold a Special Meeting this Monday, November 7th, at 5:00 p.m. at the Port conference room and online
Affordable housing is providing opportunity on Orcas
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| To some, the term ‘affordable housing’ means nothing more than a low monthly payment. But to Stephanie Nouvel and her family of four, ‘affordable housing’ means so much
New provider joins Island Wound Care & Hyperbaric Medicine
||| FROM LAURA MORONEY for ISLAND HEALTH ||| Perry Burrus III, MD, FACS Perry Burrus III, MD, FACS, joined Island Wound Care & Hyperbaric Medicine at the end of October bringing 28 years of experience
Sun Days on Orcas | 27 things about Ezekiel Barr
||| SUN DAYS ON ORCAS by EDEE KULPER ||| Some people have an enthusiasm for life no matter what. I can't ever remember running into Ezekiel Barr without seeing a smile on his face. After
Here’s Island Health upcoming class offerings
||| FROM RACHEL LAMBERT for ISLAND HEALTH ||| Island Health offers Living Well with COPD class Join Respiratory Therapist Sarah Edwards for an informative conversation on COPD. Learn how COPD affects the pulmonary arteries and
Looks like severe weather shelter at Community Church to be open next week
||| FROM RYAN CARPENTER for ORCAS ISLAND COMMUNITY CHURCH ||| When temperatures this winter drop to 32 degrees or below, the Severe Weather Shelter at Orcas Island Community Church is a place for unsheltered and
Inslee wraps up another busy week before Tuesday’s election
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF GOVERNOR JAY INSLEE ||| Tuesday, November 8, is Election Day Next Tuesday, Nov. 8, is Election Day in Washington state. Voters may register or update their information in-person, and vote
Schedule a Medicare appointment with local experts
||| FROM PEGI GROUNDWATER for SHIBA ||| Confused by the ads on TV and the information you get in the mail or from your friends and neighbors? You can join one of SHIBA’s drop-in enrollment
Bethany Carter flies high for her 17th birthday
||| FROM ROBERT WAUNCH for AIRHAWKS FLYING CLUB ||| On Wednesday morning, November 2, Bethany Carter turned 17 and flew to Bellingham to take her Practical examination for her Private Pilot Certificate. The first part
Sheriff’s Report | October 26 – November 1, 2022
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ||| WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 26 22-007802 Trespassing 07:53:00 10/26/22 A Deputy responded to a report of a trespassing that occurred the previous night. It was reported that a white
Reading, math, science, and wellness: youth mental health is a new educational cornerstone
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF GOVERNOR JAY INSLEE ||| Youth mental health is in a state – 45% of high school seniors reported feeling sad or hopeless in the past year, according to the statewide
Latest (next to last) COVID bulletin from State Dept. of Health
||| FROM STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ||| In coordination with the end of the COVID-19 emergency proclamations and state of emergency on Oct. 31, the Washington State Department of Health (DOH) will discontinue the weekly COVID-19 Bulletin.
More bivalent COVID-19 booster clinics scheduled for next week
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County Health & Community Services is hosting additional, large-scale bivalent COVID-19 booster vaccine clinics November 7 to November 10. There are many additional appointment slots still
EDC to offer Introduction to Welding course as part of Trades Training Initiative
||| FROM MARTI MCCONNELL for ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL ||| The Economic Development Council (EDC) of San Juan County will offer an Introduction to Welding course as part of their Trades Training Initiative. This course is
Orcas Island Community Church invites children to “Kids’ Club” on Thursday evenings
||| FROM STEPHANIE MOSS for ORCAS COMMUNITY CHURCH ||| A weekly kids’ club will be hosted at the Community Church on Thursday evenings from November 2022 through April 2023, with the exception of a few
