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
A San Juan Island waterway honors a native county commissioner and his descendants
Cayou Channel, renaming and remembering ||| BY TREVOR SNAPP ||| The Cayou family hosted a historic blessing and canoe journey to celebrate the renaming of a key ferry route in the San Juan Islands for
Letter to Editor | Ron Krebs has my wholehearted support in re-election
||| FROM DAN AMAN ||| I wholeheartedly endorse the re-election of Ron Krebs for Sheriff of San Juan County and urge everyone to vote for him in the upcoming election. I have known Ron since
OCRC joins with community to celebrate National Hispanic Heritage month
||| FROM MEGAN EHRMANTROUT for COMMUNITY RESOURCE CENTER ||| The Orcas Community Resource Center (OCRC) is pleased to join our island community in celebration of National Hispanic Heritage month, September 15th - October 15th. We
Cozy up to JP and OK Rhythm Boys at Orcas Island Winery
||| FROM ANITA ORNE for JP AND THE OK RHYTHM BOYS ||| While they play throughout the west, Washington, Oregon, California, Idaho, and Montana, it is a rare thing for hometown Orcas Island audiences to
Matching funds being raised to keep Mercy Flights operational on Orcas
||| FROM JAMES BIDDICK for ORCAS LIONS CLUB ||| The Orcas Island Lions Club is in the middle of raising matching funds for Mercy Flights Orcas Island. The drive will end on October 28, 2022.
Meet Library’s new director at Friends Annual Meeting
||| FROM DAVE KOSIUR for ORCAS ISLAND LIBRARY ||| Ingrid Mattson, Orcas Library Come meet Ingrid Mattson, the library’s new director, and hear her speak about the exciting future of Friends and the
Orcas Garden Club: James Most discusses fruit and nut trees
||| FROM ORCAS ISLAND GARDEN CLUB ||| On Wednesday, October 19, at 10:30 am, the Orcas Island Garden Club will present a virtual (Zoom) meeting featuring James Most. James will speak about Growing Fruit and
EPRC will meet this week
||| FROM LEITH TEMPLIN for EASTSOUND PLANNING REVIEW COMMITTEE ||| The Eastsound Planning Review Committee will be holding their first Thursday of the month meeting this week October 6, 3 p.m. at the Orcas Island
This Delaware beach town is set to regulate short-term rentals
||| FROM DELAWARE ONLINE ||| One Lewes (Delaware) couple said they’ve lived in the quaint, historic beach town for more than three decades, but it wasn’t until more recently that they started to see their
Upcoming health classes from Island Health
||| FROM RACHEL LAMBERT for ISLAND HEALTH ||| Island Health offers online childbirth education class series Island Health is offering a four-week online class series designed to prepare parents-to-be for the arrival of their new
Look at what’s coming up at Orcas Senior Center
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| Island Hearing Healthcare at Orcas Senior Center: Thursday, October 6 Stacie Nordrum, Au.D., CCC-A, of Island Hearing Healthcare will offer hearing appointments at Orcas Senior Center
Island Health just gave Orcas a dedicated phone line
We've Heard You: Updates to Our Phone Line ||| FROM ISLAND HEALTH ||| Island Primary Care – Orcas will now have a dedicated phone line into our call center. The phone number 360.376.2561 will now
New Fire Commissioner has tendered his resignation
||| FROM KIM KIMPLE for BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS ||| With the resignation of Rex Chadwell, the Board of Fire Commissioners is seeking candidates to fill an unexpired term. The Board will conduct a public
Marcia Spees’ art to grace the Library walls this month
||| FROM DAVE KOSIUR for ORCAS ISLAND LIBRARY ||| Utilizing the artist’s toolbox of shape, color, pattern and rhythm, Marcia Spees explores the territory between reality and the instinctive. Through what she regards as the
Funhouse is bringing community together one word at a time
||| FROM EMILIE GINCIG for FUNHOUSE COMMONS ||| On Tuesday evenings community members come together to learn a new language in a fantastic collaboration between the YMCA and The Funhouse. Classes, which are held at
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 1,813,501 confirmed cases as of 11:59 p.m. on Sept. 27. There have been 14,219 COVID-19 deaths
