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
Orcas Park and Rec to hold 2023 Budget Hearing
||| FROM KIM KIMPLE for ORCAS PARK & REC DISTRICT ||| NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Orcas Island Park and Recreation District will hold a Public Hearing on Thursday, November 10, 2022 at 4 p.m.
Funhouse: Preparing our teens for the future
||| FROM EMILIE GINCIG for FUNHOUSE COMMONS ||| One of the very special ways that The Funhouse serves teens in our community is by administering four college scholarships annually. We have awarded thousands of dollars
Get ready for the winter holidays and a special Art Show at Orcas Center
||| FROM BETHANY MARIE for ORCAS CENTER ||| The Visual Arts Committee (VAC) of Orcas Center presents Deck the Walls – A winter- and holiday-themed art exhibit featuring items for sale from local artists. Any
ATOI announces auditions for upcoming Christmas Radio Show
||| FROM DOUG BECHTEL for ACTORS THEATER OF ORCAS ISLAND ||| The Actors Theater of Orcas Island announces auditions for their upcoming Christmas Radio Show. There will be four performances of the Christmas Radio Show
Excitement builds toward Ocean Sounds, theme of upcoming Gear Down workshop
||| FROM TRACIE MERRILL for THE WHALE MUSEUM ||| The Whale Museum (TWM) is holding an exciting virtual Gear Down Workshop for Marine Naturalists this fall on Friday, November 18. This workshop will be held
Cemetery District changes meeting time
||| FROM SCOTT MILLER for SJC CEMETERY DISTRICT ||| Public Notice: The November General Meeting for SJC Cemetery District #3, scheduled for November 2, 2022 at the Orcas Public Library, has changed the start time
Inslee and legislators roll out more reproductive freedom bills for 2023 legislative session
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF GOVERNOR JAY INSLEE ||| Today, Gov. Jay Inslee and lawmakers announced several policy proposals that will be part of a 2023 legislative package to strengthen access and protection for patients
Community Church Fall Carnival is scheduled for tomorrow
||| FROM CAROL KULMINSKI for ORCAS ISLAND COMMUNITY CHURCH ||| Kids’ Ministry will be hosting their annual Fall Carnival on October 31, from 5:00-6:30 p.m. Children and adults are all welcome, and costumes are encouraged.
Upcoming classes from Island Health
||| FROM RACHEL LAMBERT for ISLAND HEALTH ||| Island Health offers Prediabetes Education and Prevention class If you have prediabetes or are at risk of developing diabetes, there are steps that you can currently take
Arts Submission: The Leaping Fool lit night at Orcas Island Winery
||| FROM NIK SCHULTZ for THE INTERMODAL SPIRIT ||| On November 11, 5:30 - 8:30 p.m. Orcas Island Winery will host, and SOURCE Paper and The Intermodal Spirit will co-present, a local lit reading called "The Leaping Fool." The
Sun Days on Orcas | Au revoir, Très Fabu
||| SUN DAYS ON ORCAS by EDEE KULPER ||| If you haven't met Nikki Ames or been in her clothing shop, Très Fabu, now's your chance. After 24 years of being an island institution on
Our weekly update from the Governor
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF GOVERNOR JAY INSLEE ||| Inslee and legislators roll out more reproductive freedom bills for 2023 legislative session Gov. Jay Inslee and state legislators doubled down on efforts to protect
Here’s how the road levy lid lift impacts the road fund over time
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County publishes examples that explain potential outcomes of the road levy. November's ballots will include Resolution No. 20-2022 - a proposition to increase the county road levy to
State Health Dept issues its weekly COVID report
||| FROM STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ||| Statewide Response Updates Newest numbers. The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) reported a total of 1,835,075 confirmed cases as of 11:59 p.m. on Oct. 25. There have been
State’s COVID emergency order ends next week
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF GOVERNOR JAY INSLEE ||| The COVID-19 pandemic remains, but it’s no longer an emergency thanks to vaccinations, medical treatments, and the innumerable efforts of countless Washingtonians since the state had
It’s going to be a “Trunk or Treat” event, and you’re invited
||| FROM DONNA LASLO for SEA VIEW THEATRE ||| Decorate the trunk of your car and bring some candy to share and join in the fun for a spooktacular “Trunk or Treat” event at the
