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
Their music is genre-defying, yet has something for everyone
||| FROM BETHANY MARIE for ORCAS CENTER ||| The Paperboys musical style simply defies classification. Some say it’s a bit of Mexican Son Jarocho mixed in with Irish Jigs and Reels and a good dose
Take a deep dive into Afghanistan in upcoming dialogue
||| FROM DIANE MARTINDALE for SAN JUAN ISLANDS MUSEUM OF ART ||| Afghanistan, one of the poorest and most poorly understood countries in the world, has been a center of revolution, foreign occupation and civil
Orcas Choral Society is back with a new artistic director
||| FROM LYNN BAKER for ORCAS CHORAL SOCIETY ||| Bruce Langford The Orcas Choral Society is delighted to announce its return to singing together this fall under its new Artistic Director, Bruce Langford.
Newest COVID-19 numbers from State Health Dept.
||| FROM STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ||| Newest numbers. The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) reported a total of 1,776,370 confirmed cases as of 11:59 p.m. on Aug. 23. There have been 13,843 COVID-19 deaths
Write what you’ve always wanted to write in this Tish Knapp workshop
Creative Writing Workshop by Tish Knapp at Orcas Senior Center: Tuesdays, September 6-October 11, 2-3 p.m. ||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| Write what you always thought you wanted to write at
Cultivating success: Growing future farmers (además en Espanol)
Learn how to develop a sustainable small farm ||| FROM KATE SMITH FOR WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY ||| Interested in farming? Not sure how to begin? Do you dream of beginning or expanding your own small
Fire Commission to pass a resolution changing regular meeting times
||| FROM KIM KIMPLE for ORCAS ISLAND BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS ||| The Orcas Island Board of Fire Commissioners will present a Resolution during the September 19 5:30 p.m. regular meeting to change the time
Port of Orcas to launch search for Airport Manager, as Sharpe resigns
||| FROM ROBERT HAMILTON for PORT OF ORCAS ||| I am sad to report that Jeannie Sharpe is resigning from her position as Port of Orcas Airport Manager. Jeannie has done a fantastic job over
Next week, join in this celebration of access on Prune Alley
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County is proud to announce the opening of Prune Alley in Eastsound. The public is invited to join County officials and community members in a celebration
Hot Topic #38: Diseases in the headlines: Monkeypox virus (MPV) and Polio
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| COVID-19 is not the only disease making national headlines, so we thought it was a good time to bring back our Hot Topic series. There is a lot
Tourism Management Plan grinds toward reality checks
||| BY MATTHEW GILBERT, theORCASONIAN OP-ED REPORTER ||| On August 23, Kendra Smith, Director of Environmental Stewardship, updated the County Council on the progress of the Sustainable Tourism Management Plan (STMP). The vision and the
OI Health Care District (OIHCD) strategic planning continues
||| FROM TOM EVERSOLE, OIHCD INTERIM SUPERINTENDENT ||| At its August 23 meeting, the OIHCD Board received an update on new needs assessment data. Ms. Jody Carona of Health Facilities Planning and Design summarized findings
Makers Fair at Pelindaba is opportunity to come out and show your support
||| FROM SAN JUAN MAKERS GUILD ||| The FULL BLOOM Makers Fair at Pelindaba is an opportunity to come out and show your support for the Island Makers who provide such valuable cultural and culinary
Amid housing crises vacation towns limit short-term rentals
||| FROM AP NEWS ||| STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — In the Colorado ski town of Steamboat Springs, motels line the freeway, once filled with tourists eager to pitch down the slopes or bathe in
Orcas Island Jazz Festival opens next weekend at Orcas Center
||| FROM BETHANY MARIE for ORCAS CENTER ||| The Orcas Island Jazz Festival (OIJF), lights up Orcas Center every Labor Day weekend to celebrate and share the music of jazz. This year, join us in
After-hours access to Island Health-Orcas clinic has improved
|||FROM TOM EVERSOLE for ORCAS ISLAND HEALTH CARE DISTRICT ||| With support from Orcas Island Health Care District, Island Health has made considerable improvements in access to after-hours care. Here’s the information you need to know:
