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
Eastsound Water opens voting for their 2022 Board of Directors election
||| FROM DAN BURKE for EASTSOUND WATER ||| On 11/2/2022 , Eastsound Water Users Association (EWUA) announced that membership voting for three Board of Director’s seats has begun. Online ballots were sent on November 1,
On-screen performances from The Met return to Orcas Center
||| FROM BETHANY MARIE for ORCAS CENTER ||| Orcas Center’s On-Screen offerings return this season with new performances from The Metropolitan Opera. Join us for these great events coming up in November: Sunday, November 20
You must whisper a secret to the great pumpkin, no matter how tired you are
||| FROM NANCY AYER ||| Emmanuel Church’s annual Great Pumpkin Halloween Labyrinth Walk Giving one of his candies to the Great Pumpkin A 4 yr old gets mighty exhausted after trick or treating! He
Students return to school following their summer reading success
||| FROM TOM OWENS ||| The 2022 Summer Reading Class brought all 12 students through the summer without any reading skill loss and in fact increased skill in almost all students. These students entered their
Orcas music students continue to build skills to share with the community
||| FROM SHARON HO for MUSIC ADVOCACY GROUP ||| Beautiful Fall weather on Orcas Island saw the high school (HS) band rehearsing outdoors for their marching debut. On October 7, the band led the Homecoming
Island Health has improved Patient Portal
||| FROM TOM EVERSOLE for ORCAS ISLAND HEALTH CARE DISTRICT ||| Orcas Island Health Care District’s partner, Island Health (IH), operates the medical clinic on Deye Lane. IH and its local primary care clinic significantly
There’s a new Superintendent at OIHCD
||| FROM KIM KIMPLE for ORCAS ISLAND HEALTH CARE DISTRICT ||| Orcas Island Health Care District has hired Christopher Chord as its new superintendent. Mr. Chord will assume his duties November 15, 2022. “The board
Orcas Park and Rec to hold 2023 Budget Hearing
||| FROM KIM KIMPLE for ORCAS PARK & REC DISTRICT ||| NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Orcas Island Park and Recreation District will hold a Public Hearing on Thursday, November 10, 2022 at 4 p.m.
Funhouse: Preparing our teens for the future
||| FROM EMILIE GINCIG for FUNHOUSE COMMONS ||| One of the very special ways that The Funhouse serves teens in our community is by administering four college scholarships annually. We have awarded thousands of dollars
Get ready for the winter holidays and a special Art Show at Orcas Center
||| FROM BETHANY MARIE for ORCAS CENTER ||| The Visual Arts Committee (VAC) of Orcas Center presents Deck the Walls – A winter- and holiday-themed art exhibit featuring items for sale from local artists. Any
ATOI announces auditions for upcoming Christmas Radio Show
||| FROM DOUG BECHTEL for ACTORS THEATER OF ORCAS ISLAND ||| The Actors Theater of Orcas Island announces auditions for their upcoming Christmas Radio Show. There will be four performances of the Christmas Radio Show
Excitement builds toward Ocean Sounds, theme of upcoming Gear Down workshop
||| FROM TRACIE MERRILL for THE WHALE MUSEUM ||| The Whale Museum (TWM) is holding an exciting virtual Gear Down Workshop for Marine Naturalists this fall on Friday, November 18. This workshop will be held
Cemetery District changes meeting time
||| FROM SCOTT MILLER for SJC CEMETERY DISTRICT ||| Public Notice: The November General Meeting for SJC Cemetery District #3, scheduled for November 2, 2022 at the Orcas Public Library, has changed the start time
Inslee and legislators roll out more reproductive freedom bills for 2023 legislative session
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF GOVERNOR JAY INSLEE ||| Today, Gov. Jay Inslee and lawmakers announced several policy proposals that will be part of a 2023 legislative package to strengthen access and protection for patients
Community Church Fall Carnival is scheduled for tomorrow
||| FROM CAROL KULMINSKI for ORCAS ISLAND COMMUNITY CHURCH ||| Kids’ Ministry will be hosting their annual Fall Carnival on October 31, from 5:00-6:30 p.m. Children and adults are all welcome, and costumes are encouraged.
Upcoming classes from Island Health
||| FROM RACHEL LAMBERT for ISLAND HEALTH ||| Island Health offers Prediabetes Education and Prevention class If you have prediabetes or are at risk of developing diabetes, there are steps that you can currently take
