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
How to age well on Orcas
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| What does it mean to be a senior on this island? What does it mean to age well on Orcas? For the membership of the Orcas
Sun Days on Orcas | Sequel deserves some sort of grant, aid, or subsidy after all this road work
||| SUN DAYS ON ORCAS by EDEE KULPER ||| In all these months of construction along Prune Alley Road, I think the hardest business hit may be Sequel. I'm not speaking on behalf of them,
Orcas Island Library features two artists in August
||| FROM DAVID KOSIUR for ORCAS ISLAND LIBRARY ||| This month, the Orcas Island Library features work by two artists, Erin Earl Moonbrick and Zoe Osenbach. Earl’s triptych, “Background Radiation,” is an abstract work painted
Guest Opinion | Our county is owed better
||| FROM JUSTIN PAULSEN ||| One faction of the Charter Review Commission believe a second submission of charter amendments was inconsistent with the direction of the charter. The other believes that their action was consistent
PeaceHealth Family Medicine offering back-to-school sports physicals
||| FROM ANNE WILLIAMS for PEACEHEALTH PEACE ISLAND FAMILY PRACTICE ||| The PeaceHealth Peace Island Family Practice clinic is holding two back-to-school sports physical clinics this month for established patients. The half-day clinics will be
Latest primary results from SJC Elections count
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY ELECTIONS ||| August 2, 2022 Primary Last updated on 08/05/2022 2:00 PM Number of Precincts 23 Number of Registered Voters 14,572 Total Ballots Counted 7,119 Estimated Ballots Left to Count
Progress update on Prune Alley project
||| FROM ERIN WYGANT for SAN JUAN PUBLIC WORKS ||| Progress Update: We have been working above ground for over a month now which means progress is readily visible throughout the project site. Concrete sidewalks,
Latest state Health Dept. COVID update
||| FROM STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ||| Newest numbers. The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) reported a total of 1,744,292 confirmed cases as of 11:59 p.m. on Aug. 2. There have been 13,551 COVID-19 deaths
Quack, quack, the San Juan County Fair is back
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| The San Juan County Fair is back in person for the first time since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. With new food vendors, thousands of entries, a
Once again, it’s time for annual firefighter pancake breakfast
||| FROM KIM KIMPLE for ORCAS ISLAND FIRE & RESCUE ||| The Orcas Island Volunteer Firefighter EMT Association will be hosting a pancake breakfast at Station 21 in Eastsound this Saturday, August 6, from 7
Music in Moran concert series to feature Carolyn Cruso
||| FROM CAROLYN CRUSO ||| Friend of Moran presents Carolyn Cruso at Music in Moran Concert Series, Saturday August 13 from 5-7 p.m. Cruso will regale you with the intricacies of the fascinating hammered dulcimer;
Call for artisans for Friday Harbor’s Full Bloom Makers Fair
Even though the deadline is passing on August 5th, please apply if you are interested - we may be able to accommodate more vendors. ||| FROM SHANNON BORG Makers from across the San Juan Islands
Working hard on Orcas this summer? This concert is for YOU
||| FROM ANITA ORNE for ORCAS CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL ||| The Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival is thrilled to kick off its 25th Season with a very special concert dedicated to a very special group
OIHCD Commissioners to meet August 4 at 5 p.m.
||| FROM KIM KIMPLE for ORCAS ISLAND HEALTH CARE DISTRICT ||| The Agenda and Materials (Board Packet) for the August 4, 2022 Board meeting of the Orcas Island Health Care District will be posted August
Music in the Celtic tradition will open for upcoming ATOI plays at the Grange
Music in the Celtic Tradition at The Grange Aug 4-6 and Aug 11-13 at 7:30 p.m. ||| FROM MELINDA MILLIGAN for ACTORS THEATER OF ORCAS ISLAND ||| Opening the play "Whither the Wind Blows," Dave
New to Lum Farm: Goat’s milk ice cream
||| FROM MANDY TROXEL for LUM FARM ||| The hot temperatures of the past weeks were an appropriate nod to the fact that July is National Ice Cream month. A lesser known designation is that
