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
In Memoriam | Marilyn McGuire, 1936 – 2022
||| FROM TOM PEARCE ||| Marilyn McGuire, 1936-2022 Jane Marilyn McGuire, previously of Eastsound, WA, passed peacefully in Atlanta, Georgia under the Full Hunter Moon with her family by her side on October
It’s Medicare open enrollment time
||| FROM PEGI GROUNDWATER for SAN JUAN COUNTY SHIBA VOLUNTEERS ||| Medicare beneficiaries have an opportunity each year, October 15 through December 7, to review their insurance coverage and make sure that their current plans
OCS clothing bank is returning
||| FROM KATHY ROOSMA for ORCAS CHRISTIAN SCHOOL ||| Clothing Bank is returning this fall! After taking a break because of covid, Clothing Bank will be held at the Orcas Christian School gym on Saturday,
OICMF Musician-in-Residence Monique Mead Oct. 17-21
||| FROM LINDA SLONE for ORCAS ISLAND CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL ||| Monique Mead Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival is thrilled to welcome violinist and educator Monique Mead back to Orcas beginning Monday, October
OIHCD releases draft of strategic plan for comment
||| FROM TOM EVERSOLE for ORCAS ISLAND HEALTH CARE DISTRICT ||| Orcas Island Health Care District (OIHCD) promotes the health of the Orcas community by funding island-appropriate facilities, services and staff. It works as a
Port Commission meeting to evaluate employment candidates
||| FROM JEANNIE SHARPE for PORT OF ORCAS ||| Topic: Special Meeting-Airport Manager Time: Oct 10, 2022 05:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada) This Meeting will be on Zoom and in person at the
Anyone interested in Toni Morrison reading group on Orcas?
||| FROM JESSICA GIASULLO ||| I am starting a Toni Morrison reading group in November, probably on Wednesdays. We will meet once a month at the library. Our goal is to read and discuss all
Tony Furtado, Stephanie Schneiderman and friends to perform at Orcas Center
||| FROM BETHANY MARIE for ORCAS CENTER ||| Tony Furtado and Stephanie Schneiderman, both veteran musicians and recording artists, are combining forces for an exciting evening of eclectic music on Saturday, October 15 at 7
Midnight Mutterings | Home again
||| MIDNIGHT MUTTERINGS by JACKIE BATES ||| Unexpectedly off island for a few weeks, experiencing amazing convenience I never noticed when I lived in cities. Grocery store within walking distance, so it doesn’t matter if
Get your flu shot at PeaceHealth clinics
||| FROM ANNE WILLIAMS for PEACEHEALTH PEACE ISLAND FAMILY PRACTICE ||| The PeaceHealth Peace Island Family Practice clinic is holding flu shot clinics in the month of October for all community members aged six or
Sheriff’s Report | September 28 – October 4, 2022
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ||| WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 28 22-007079 Fraud 09:24:03 09/28/22 A Deputy on Orcas responded to a fraud callback near Eastsound. A report was taken. The reporting party had no
Master Gardeners’ new workshop series begins Oct. 18
||| FROM DIANA BROOKS for SJC MASTER GARDENERS ||| Registration ends October 12 for the San Juan County Master Gardeners’ 2022 Gardening Workshop Series: 8 one-hour Zoom webinars for $35. 8 interesting topics. 8 excellent
Orcas Island High School students awarded with academic honors from College Board National Recognition Programs
Six Orcas Island High School students excelled in College Board assessments and schoolwork to earn these awards, which colleges use to identify academically competitive underrepresented students ||| FROM ORCAS ISLAND SCHOOL DISTRICT ||| Six Orcas
Larsen announces in-person community coffee meetings in Burlington, Bellingham, Friday Harbor
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF REP. RICK LARSEN ||| Today, Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02) announced locations and times for in-person community coffee meetings in Burlington, Bellingham and Friday Harbor. This week, Larsen hosted two community
Enter your act in upcoming Whale of a Show
||| FROM BETHANY MARIE for ORCAS CENTER ||| Whale of a Show is the Island celebration of talented youth and their families and will take Center Stage this October at Orcas Center! Acts from ages
Friday Harbor seeks submissions for town’s four poetry gardens
||| FROM JULIE GREENE for TOWN OF FRIDAY HARBOR ||| San Juan County residents of ALL AGES are encouraged to submit your best original poems to the 2023 POETRY GARDEN CONTEST. Winning entries will be
