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
Newest happenings from Island Primary Care-Orcas
||| FROM RACHEL LAMBERT for ISLAND HEALTH ||| Meet & Greet with Dr. Buxbaum Island Primary Care – Orcas is excited to introduce Dr. Buxbaum to the community on Tuesday, November 29, from 5:30-7:00 p.m.
Free award-winning films available online during November
||| FROM FRIDAY HARBOR FILM FESTIVAL ||| Friday Harbor Film Festival’s On-Demand Festival winners, as well as the student film award winners and runners-up are available to stream FREE at www.fhff.org now through November 30. BEST ON-DEMAND
Truly unique sculpture artist is showing at SJIMA
||| FROM DIANE MARTINDALE for SAN JUAN ISLANDS MUSEUM OF ART ||| Sculpture artist M.J. Anderson will tell you that she sculpts because someone needed to portray the female form differently. See for yourself in
Affordable housing sets a foundation for San Juan’s future
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| Take a stroll through Friday Harbor’s neighborhoods and you’ll find the next wave of affordable housing. On Price Street, passersby will see walls being framed in, hear the
Meet new Island Health doctors at upcoming reception
||| FROM KIM KIMPLE for ORCAS ISLAND HEALTH CARE DISTRICT ||| Orcas Island Health Care District (OIHCD) will host a reception for the community to meet the new Island Health Primary Care – Orcas physicians,
The Art of the Crevice Garden presentation now available online
||| FROM ORCAS ISLAND GARDEN CLUB ||| AVAILABLE ONLINE NOW !!! PAUL SPRIGGS Cracks & Crevices: The Art of the Crevice Garden In case you missed the program on November 9th or would like to
Olga Symphony returns to Orcas Center stage for Thanksgiving weekend
||| FROM ANITA ORNE for OLGA SYMPHONY ||| They’re back! The beloved tradition returns, as the Olga Symphony once more takes to the Orcas Center stage Friday, November 25 and Saturday November 26 at 7
Latest results from last week’s election (30 ballots left to count)
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY ELECTIONS ||| November 8, 2022 General Election Last updated on 11/15/2022 3:38 PM Number of Precincts 23 Number of Registered Voters 14,635 Total Ballots Counted 11,344 Estimated Ballots Left to
EPA reestablishes federal water pollution standards for Washington
||| FROM BILL DUNBAR for ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY ||| SEATTLE (November 15, 2022) – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a final rule to reestablish federal water quality standards for the State of Washington.
Doe Bay Wine Company to open second location … in Seattle
Orcas Island bottle shop to join star studded lineup in new building on Phinney Ridge ||| FROM COLE SISSON for DOE BAY WINE COMPANY ||| Doe Bay Wine Company, an Orcas Island bottle shop and
Island Air medical crew places 3rd in national competition
||| FROM KELSEY VENEGAS for ISLAND AIR AMBULANCE ||| This past October, Island Air Ambulance, based in Friday Harbor, was invited to compete in the Simulation Cup Competition at the 2022 Air Medical Transportation Conference
New collaboration between WA DOH and Amazon brings SNAP Produce Match to more households
DOH and Amazon increase access to healthy foods in first project of its kind ||| FROM STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ||| OLYMPIA – The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) and Amazon have teamed up to
Holiday makery pop-up at Orcas Center
||| FROM SAN JUAN MAKERS GUILD ||| A fun new Holiday Makery Pop-up is offering hands-on, make-it-yourself classes on Saturday, November 26 in the Madrona Room at Orcas Center from 11 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Community dodgeball is back
||| FROM SUSAN STOLZ ||| The Orcas Island Education Foundation and Orcas Park and Rec invite the whole community to an evening of all-ages Dodgeball at the High School Gym. Friday November 25 from 7
Health District budget hearing and special meeting
||| FROM KIM KIMPLE for ORCAS ISLAND HEALTH CARE DISTRICT ||| The Agenda and Materials (Board Packet) for the November 15, 2022 Budget Hearing and Special Board meeting of the Orcas Island Health Care District
KANU: A multifaceted musical journey to show at Orcas Center
||| FROM BETHANY MARIE for ORCAS CENTER ||| Experience KANU—an immersive, interactive journey through the Alaskan wilderness via song, soundscapes, visual installations and storytelling, this November 17 – 19 at Orcas Center. Drawing on Rafe
