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
State Health Dept. receives White House recognition
||| FROM STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ||| OLYMPIA – Washington State Department of Health (DOH) was recognized by the White House yesterday for the agency’s commitment to moving several plans forward for sustainable and equitable access to
Orcas Island children to benefit from new playground
Orcas Island Park and Recreation District and Kiwanis Club of Orcas Island announce a collaboration to provide a new outdoor play space at Buck Park ||| FROM TERRI ROGERS for ORCAS ISLAND PARK & RECREATION
Makers Making – Something’s brewing at Island Bounty on Friday the 30th
||| FROM MARCY MONTGOMERY for SAN JUAN MAKERS GUILD ||| Come join us for the first ever county-wide tastings and sales – all in one place - of Island Grown or Made wines, hard ciders
Please do not disturb this artist at work at SJIMA
||| FROM DIANE MARTINDALE for SAN JUAN ISLANDS MUSEUM OF ART ||| It is not often we get to witness the artist at work—this is a unique opportunity for everyone. Kevin Christison is finishing his
The Funhouse Common’s mentor program is looking for youth mentors
||| FROM NICOLE SPINOGATTI for FUNHOUSE COMMONS ||| Orcas youth need your help! As Orcas students head back to school this month and they need community members to step up more than ever. In the
Next County Council meet is scheduled for Orcas Island
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County Council invites the public to attend its meeting on Orcas Island on Tuesday, October 11. The meeting will be held at the Orcas Senior Center
OIHCD issues request for proposals
||| FROM TOM EVERSOLE for ORCAS ISLAND HEALTH CARE DISTRICT ||| On September 27, Orcas Island Health Care District (OIHCD) issued two separate requests for proposals for work to be done at the medical clinic
State ferries says, ‘Welcome aboard for free!’ to youth
||| FROM WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| SEATTLE – Some say the best things in life are free. If you’re age 18 or younger, that will soon include a ride aboard Washington State Ferries. Starting Saturday,
Navigating Life’s Currents: Attending to spirit during perplexing times
||| FROM SUSAN SHANNON for NAVIGATING LIFE'S CURRENTS ||| As we emerge from the pandemic-related challenges of the past few years, many have begun to realize that we are finding ourselves feeling disoriented and challenged
Bivalent COVID-19 boosters are coming to all three major islands
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County Health and Community Services (HCS) is bringing back Bird’s Eye Medical the week of Oct. 17 to provide bivalent COVID-19 booster vaccinations on San Juan,
Noxious weed pulling party; don’t miss it
||| FROM JEANNIE SHARPE for PORT OF ORCAS ||| On Friday September 30 the Port of Orcas will be having a Noxious Weed Pulling Party. If you are interested in helping, please meet at the
Makers Making | Zack Leck, blacksmith and sculptor, at Island Bounty, Fri. Sept 30
||| FROM MARCY MONTGOMERY for SJI AGRICULTURE GUILD ||| With the orange hot forge burning, seeing hard metal forms heated and turning to pliable shapes that are pounded under an artist’s hammer, is an amazing
Sea View launches new Dream Machine series featuring Bad Dads this Thursday
||| FROM RYAN PAGE for SEA VIEW THEATRE ||| The Sea View Theatre is proud to announce the first show in a new regular series of multimedia musical events known as the Dream Machine. The
Makers Making | Maria Bullock basketry at Island Bounty, Fri. Sept 30
||| FROM MARCY MONTGOMERY for SAN JUAN MAKERS GUILD ||| Basketry is a sculptural art form on display at the upcoming Island Bounty event at the Orcas Center. Maria Bullock is a true agricultural maker
OICF requesting proposals for 2022 GiveOrcas Holiday Campaign
||| FROM ED ANDREWS for ORCAS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ||| The Orcas Island Community Foundation (OICF) is requesting proposals for the 2022 GiveOrcas Holiday Campaign. OICF’s bi-annual GiveOrcas Campaigns are a way to build awareness of
Makers Making | Emmy Gran floral design at Island Bounty, Fri. Sept 30
||| FROM MARCY MONTGOMERY for SAN JUAN MAKERS GUILD ||| Floral design and sculpture are an art form on display at the upcoming Island Bounty event at the Orcas Center. One of the featured exhibitors
