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.”
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Arts Submission: The Leaping Fool lit night at Orcas Island Winery
||| FROM NIK SCHULTZ for THE INTERMODAL SPIRIT ||| On November 11, 5:30 - 8:30 p.m. Orcas Island Winery will host, and SOURCE Paper and The Intermodal Spirit will co-present, a local lit reading called "The Leaping Fool." The
Sun Days on Orcas | Au revoir, Très Fabu
||| SUN DAYS ON ORCAS by EDEE KULPER ||| If you haven't met Nikki Ames or been in her clothing shop, Très Fabu, now's your chance. After 24 years of being an island institution on
Our weekly update from the Governor
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF GOVERNOR JAY INSLEE ||| Inslee and legislators roll out more reproductive freedom bills for 2023 legislative session Gov. Jay Inslee and state legislators doubled down on efforts to protect
Here’s how the road levy lid lift impacts the road fund over time
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County publishes examples that explain potential outcomes of the road levy. November's ballots will include Resolution No. 20-2022 - a proposition to increase the county road levy to
State Health Dept issues its weekly COVID report
||| FROM STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ||| Statewide Response Updates Newest numbers. The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) reported a total of 1,835,075 confirmed cases as of 11:59 p.m. on Oct. 25. There have been
State’s COVID emergency order ends next week
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF GOVERNOR JAY INSLEE ||| The COVID-19 pandemic remains, but it’s no longer an emergency thanks to vaccinations, medical treatments, and the innumerable efforts of countless Washingtonians since the state had
It’s going to be a “Trunk or Treat” event, and you’re invited
||| FROM DONNA LASLO for SEA VIEW THEATRE ||| Decorate the trunk of your car and bring some candy to share and join in the fun for a spooktacular “Trunk or Treat” event at the
Food Co-Op again hosts Community Hero Program
||| FROM LEARNER LIMBACH for ORCAS FOOD CO-OP ||| The Community Hero Program is a community giving program facilitated by the Orcas Food Co-op. Co-op shoppers have the opportunity to round up their purchases all
Food Bank takes down glass shields, puts up open shelves
||| FROM RICK RHOADS for ORCAS ISLAND FOOD BANK ||| Shopping at the Orcas Island Food Bank now feels more like shopping at a grocery store, except of course that all items remain free of
Hot Topic 60: Autumn Immunizations – What? Why? When? Where? How?
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| Once again, our core message is simple—you should get your influenza and COVID-19 vaccines. Here’s some additional information to help… First off… The COVID-19 bivalent vaccine—what is it
Join in with OISD to honor our veterans Thursday, November 10, 9:45-10:25
||| FROM LORENA STANKEVICH for OISD ||| The Orcas Island School District is excited to host a K-12 Veterans Day Celebration Assembly, Wednesday, November 9, 9:45-10:25 in the High School Gym. This event is open
Mind your cracks and crevices: The art of the crevice garden
||| FROM ORCAS ISLAND GARDEN CLUB ||| On Wednesday, November 9, 2022 at 10:30 am, the Orcas Island Garden Club presents Paul Spriggs who will discuss Cracks and Crevices: The Art of the Crevice Garden.
Art show coming to Library: In the landscape, far and near
||| FROM PAMELA JENKINS ||| I’ve always enjoyed creating art in some form, starting with the fiber arts. About 20 years ago, I found myself drawn to pastel paintings, perhaps because their soft, visual texture
FHFF on-demand is now working after cyber attack
||| FROM ELLEN ROBERTS for FRIDAY HARBOR FILM FESTIVAL ||| As some of you are aware, the Eventive on-demand films were inaccessible for most of the day on Monday. Unfortunately, this was a deliberate attack on
Talisk – Instantly enthralling Scottish group plays Orcas Center
||| FROM BETHANY MARIE for ORCAS CENTER ||| Talisk, a ground-breaking, chart-topping, genre-bending, instantly enthralling folk-based group from Scotland comes to Orcas Center on Saturday, November 5. Alongside extensive touring, and appearances at leading festivals
Food Bank expands to meet growing need
||| BY ELLIE WRIGHT, theORCASONIAN INTERN ||| In 1948, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights was signed by the United Nations, enshrining the rights and freedoms of all human beings. On that declaration, food was