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
Friday Harbor Film Festival offering free on-demand online viewing of winners, runners-up
||| FROM ELLEN ROBERTS for 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
Can you see an opportunity here to help Ukrainian children?
||| FROM UKRAINE CHILDREN'S ACTION PROJECT ||| We don’t know how we will find enough words to describe the gratitude we feel to all of you for helping support so many children who are the
As the Paradigm Shifts | The Older I Get, the Luckier I Feel
||| AS THE PARADIGM SHIFTS by ROSIE KUHN |||| Standing at the left cash register in the Island Hardware Store on Orcas Island, glancing into the back of the store, you will read: "If You
Ken Gibbs memorial endowment launches
||| FROM HILARY CANTY for ORCAS ISLAND COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ||| Ken Gibbs The Orcas community lost a remarkable man this summer. Ken Gibbs was a brilliant scientist, a kind neighbor, a dedicated volunteer
Servicios de interpretación de Island Health : Medical Clinic provides care in Spanish
||| FROM TOM EVERSOLE for ORCAS ISLAND HEALTH CARE DISTRICT ||| In alignment with its strategic plan, Orcas Island Health Care District wants to make sure that members of our community know that language is
Letter to Editor | Thank you to all the A*OK supporters
||| FROM SUSAN SINGLETON, BROOK MEINHARDT, DANNA KINSEY for ART FOR ORCAS KIDS ||| Our Art for Orcas Kids Program is gearing up for another fun-filled holiday GiveOrcas campaign and we are reflecting back to
The connection between Veterans Day and the Number 11
||| FROM DICTIONARY.COM ||| November 11 is Veterans Day, a federal holiday honoring all military veterans and originally commemorating the end of World War I. It’s marked on 11/11, an interesting date with a bit of
Book by local author explores whether our nation can remain one country
||| FROM DAVID TURNOY ||| I want to bring a new book to your attention. For years Dr. John Geyman of Friday Harbor has been writing books and pamphlets listing the ills of our current
Larsen statement on Veterans Day
|||FROM THE OFFICE OF REP. RICK LARSEN ||| EVERETT, WA – Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02), a senior member of the Armed Services Committee, released the below statement to commemorate Veterans Day: “Today, a grateful nation pauses
Senior Center shares upcoming class schedule
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| Silver Swans Virtual Ballet with Emily Anton by Zoom, Wednesdays from 11am-12pm Join Emily Anton for Silver Swans, an hour of basic and gentle ballet for
It’s time for the 3rd Annual Gingerbread Contest
||| FROM FUNHOUSE COMMONS ||| Let the games begin! The Third Annual Gingerbread House contest, sponsored by The Funhouse Commons & Island Market is back once again this year! Holiday fun for ALL AGES and levels
Final (?) COVID bulletin from State Health Dept.
||| FROM STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ||| Note to subscribers: In coordination with the end of the COVID-19 emergency proclamations and state of emergency on Oct. 31, the Washington State Department of Health (DOH) is discontinuing the
Latest election results from SJC Elections
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY ELECTIONS ||| November 8, 2022 General Election Last updated on 11/09/2022 5:33 PM Number of Precincts 23 Number of Registered Voters 14,635 Total Ballots Counted 9,131 Estimated Ballots Left to
Statement from Rick Larsen on initial general election returns
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF REP. RICK LARSEN ||| BELLINGHAM – Rick Larsen released the following statement today following initial general election returns: “This seat belongs to the voters, and I am humbled that they entrusted
Affordable housing: Lopez’s community-driven solutions
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| Leyna Lavinthal and her family of three are about to celebrate a major milestone – one year in secure, affordable housing. The Lavinthal family left Seattle behind and
Friday Harbor Film Fest announces audience choice awards
||| FROM ELLEN ROBERTS & KAREN PALMER for FRIDAY HARBOR FILM FESTIVAL ||| The On-Demand Friday Harbor Film Festival Audience Choice Awards have been decided by the film lovers who viewed the documentaries. Nearly all
