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
Cayou Channel officially renamed to honor Coast Salish leader
A blessing and celebration are set for Oct. 2 along the Pacific Northwest waterway ||| FROM RICHARD WALKER for INDIAN COUNTRY TODAY ||| 8:30-10:00 AM Awaken the Water A Sunday morning water blessing of Cayou
Annual Orcas Farm Tours is an opportunity to honor, enjoy Island Bounty this weekend
||| FROM MARCY MONTGOMERY for SJI AGRICULTURE GUILD ||| Orcas Center and the San Juan Islands Agriculture Guild are launching the popular annual Orcas Farm Tours with the Island Bounty opening party on Friday, September
Farmers Market winds down for season with final celebration, raffle
||| FROM ERICA LYONS for ORCAS ISLAND FARMERS MARKET ||| As the summer season winds down to an end and signals the transition to fall, the Orcas Island Farmers Market is heading into the final
Health Care District will interview candidates at upcoming meeting
||| FROM TOM EVERSOLE for ORCAS ISLAND HEALTH CARE DISTRICT ||| The Agenda and Materials (Board Packet) for the September 27, 2022 Board meeting of the Orcas Island Health Care District (OIHCD) will be posted
Alchemy Art Center readies its visiting artist pop-up show
||| FROM GLENN HENDRICK for ALCHEMY ART CENTER ||| Come see what Alchemy’s amazingly talented August/September artist cohort has been up to this summer! This Tuesday, September 27 from 6-9 p.m., Alchemy welcomes you to
Car seat clinic, blood drive on tap at Island Health
||| FROM RACHEL LAMBERT for ISLAND HEALTH ||| Island Health hosts car and booster seat clinic Safe Kids Northwest is hosting a free car seat clinic on Thursday, October 13 from 3–5 p.m. in the
Island Sinfonia looking for musicians
||| FROM KAREN BLINN for ISLAND SINFONIA ||| Island Sinfonia, the local inter-island orchestra, has resumed rehearsals after being halted by the pandemic in early 2020. If you play a band or a string instrument,
Island Bounty Makers launching Orcas Farm Tours
||| FROM MARCY MONTGOMERY for SAN JUAN ISLANDS AGRICULTURE GUILD ||| Orcas Center and the San Juan Islands Agriculture Guild are launching the popular annual Orcas Farm Tours with the Island Bounty opening party on
Hearing appointments available at Senior Center
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| Stacie Nordrum Stacie Nordrum, Au.D., CCC-A, of Island Hearing Healthcare will be offering hearing appointments at Orcas Senior Center on Thursday, September 29 and
Nominated for a Grammy 5 times, Karrin Allyson coming to Orcas Center
||| FROM BETHANY MARIE for ORCAS CENTER ||| Orcas Center and the Orcas Island Jazz Festival presents Five-Time Grammy Nominee Karrin Allyson on Saturday, September 30 at 7 p.m. Allyson rose to prominence in the
Port Commission meeting set for Monday
||| FROM JEANNIE SHARPE for PORT OF ORCAS ||| Port of Orcas Commissioners are scheduled to meet on Monday, September 26 at 5 p.m. to address 2022 09 26 Meeting Agenda. This meeting with be on
Latest COVID stats from State Health Dept.
||| FROM STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ||| Statewide Response Updates Newest numbers. The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) reported a total of 1,805,781 confirmed cases as of 11:59 p.m. on Sept. 20. There have been
Community Church presents Priscilla Shirer simulcast
||| FROM CAROL KULMINSKI for ORCAS COMMUNITY CHURCH ||| Orcas Island Community Church presents the Going Beyond Simulcast with Priscilla Shirer on Saturday, September 24. This is an event that brings women together for a day
Island Primary Care-Orcas welcomes return of Dr. Buxbaum
||| FROM LAURA MORONEY for ISLAND HEALTH CARE ||| Evan Buxbaum, MD, MPH Evan Buxbaum, MD, MPH returns to Orcas Island to join Island Primary Care - Orcas after practicing for the past
Considering a new career in woodworking? Check out the latest EDC class
||| FROM MARTI MCCONNEL for ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL ||| Islanders seeking new careers are invited to learn Woodworking Basics in a class offered by the EDC. Jean Shearer and Nicholas Coldren, cabinetmakers, will be teaching
Health Care District will meet for a work session tomorrow
||| FROM KIM KIMPLE for ORCAS ISLAND HEALTH CARE DISTRICT ||| The Agenda and Materials for the September 22, 2022 Board of the Orcas Island Health Care District (OIHCD) will be posted September 21. You
