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
Island Health upcoming classes
||| FROM RACHEL LAMBERT for ISLAND HEALTH ||| Island Health offers online class on healthy digestion Take a journey into the digestive system with Registered Dietitian Amber Phillips. Learn common symptoms of digestive distress and nutrition
Invitation to artists and artisans to participate in Holiday Markets on Orcas
||| FROM MARCY MONTGOMERY for SAN JUAN MAKERS GUILD ||| Island made gifts, clothing, jewelry, woven and kitchen goods, candles, ornaments, wreaths and garlands, comforters, quilts, books, foods, beverages, toys, and functional and fine art
Auto Technology Course to be offered by EDC
||| FROM MARTI MCCONNELL for ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL ||| The Economic Development Council (EDC) of San Juan County will offer an Introduction to Automotive Technology Course as part of their Trades Training Initiative. This course
Health Care District seeks your input on Strategic Plan
||| FROM TOM EVERSOLE for ORCAS ISLAND HEALTH CARE DISTRICT ||| The DRAFT Strategic Plan for the Orcas Island Health Care District is now posted online for review. See DRAFT strategic plan The current draft is
Sheriff’s Report | October 5 – 11, 2022
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ||| WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 5 22-007304 Trespassing 18:33:51 10/05/22 An Orcas Island Deputy responded to a call of a trespasser at Cons Pitstop 274 A. St. A report was
Friday Harbor Film Festival is nearly here
||| FROM ELLEN ROBERTS for FRIDAY HARBOR FILM FESTIVAL ||| Have you ever wanted to climb a mountain, learn to surf, devote your life to saving orcas and salmon, run with the wolves, or be
Updated COVID-19 booster eligibility expanded to people ages 5 and older
Both Pfizer-BioNTech’s and Moderna’s bivalent vaccines have received authorization ||| FROM STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ||| OLYMPIA – The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) and other healthcare providers will soon begin offering Omicron variant-targeted bivalent booster doses of COVID-19 vaccines to
Newest COVID numbers from State Health Dept.
||| FROM STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ||| Newest numbers. The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) reported a total of 1,825,852 confirmed cases as of 11:59 p.m. on Oct. 11. There have been 14,353 COVID-19 deaths
It’s back! Whale of a Show – A tradition of talent and “triumphant joy”
Whale of a Show returns to the Orcas Center Main Stage October 22-23 ||| FROM BETHANY MARIE for ORCAS CENTER ||| This October, there will be a flurry of activity behind the thick velvet curtains
Compass Health announces $14 Million capital campaign to build state-of-the-art regional behavioral health facility
||| FROM CONNOR FLYNN for COMPASS HEALTH ||| EVERETT, Wash., Oct. 13, 2022– Compass Health is building the future of behavioral health care in the region and community members have an integral role to play. Today,
In Memoriam | Marilyn McGuire, 1936 – 2022
||| FROM TOM PEARCE ||| Marilyn McGuire, 1936-2022 Jane Marilyn McGuire, previously of Eastsound, WA, passed peacefully in Atlanta, Georgia under the Full Hunter Moon with her family by her side on October
It’s Medicare open enrollment time
||| FROM PEGI GROUNDWATER for SAN JUAN COUNTY SHIBA VOLUNTEERS ||| Medicare beneficiaries have an opportunity each year, October 15 through December 7, to review their insurance coverage and make sure that their current plans
OCS clothing bank is returning
||| FROM KATHY ROOSMA for ORCAS CHRISTIAN SCHOOL ||| Clothing Bank is returning this fall! After taking a break because of covid, Clothing Bank will be held at the Orcas Christian School gym on Saturday,
OICMF Musician-in-Residence Monique Mead Oct. 17-21
||| FROM LINDA SLONE for ORCAS ISLAND CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL ||| Monique Mead Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival is thrilled to welcome violinist and educator Monique Mead back to Orcas beginning Monday, October
OIHCD releases draft of strategic plan for comment
||| FROM TOM EVERSOLE for ORCAS ISLAND HEALTH CARE DISTRICT ||| Orcas Island Health Care District (OIHCD) promotes the health of the Orcas community by funding island-appropriate facilities, services and staff. It works as a
Port Commission meeting to evaluate employment candidates
||| FROM JEANNIE SHARPE for PORT OF ORCAS ||| Topic: Special Meeting-Airport Manager Time: Oct 10, 2022 05:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada) This Meeting will be on Zoom and in person at the
