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
Look at what’s coming up at Orcas Senior Center
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| Island Hearing Healthcare at Orcas Senior Center: Thursday, October 6 Stacie Nordrum, Au.D., CCC-A, of Island Hearing Healthcare will offer hearing appointments at Orcas Senior Center
Island Health just gave Orcas a dedicated phone line
We've Heard You: Updates to Our Phone Line ||| FROM ISLAND HEALTH ||| Island Primary Care – Orcas will now have a dedicated phone line into our call center. The phone number 360.376.2561 will now
New Fire Commissioner has tendered his resignation
||| FROM KIM KIMPLE for BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS ||| With the resignation of Rex Chadwell, the Board of Fire Commissioners is seeking candidates to fill an unexpired term. The Board will conduct a public
Marcia Spees’ art to grace the Library walls this month
||| FROM DAVE KOSIUR for ORCAS ISLAND LIBRARY ||| Utilizing the artist’s toolbox of shape, color, pattern and rhythm, Marcia Spees explores the territory between reality and the instinctive. Through what she regards as the
Funhouse is bringing community together one word at a time
||| FROM EMILIE GINCIG for FUNHOUSE COMMONS ||| On Tuesday evenings community members come together to learn a new language in a fantastic collaboration between the YMCA and The Funhouse. Classes, which are held at
Newest COVID numbers from State Health Dept.
||| FROM STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ||| Newest numbers. The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) reported a total of 1,813,501 confirmed cases as of 11:59 p.m. on Sept. 27. There have been 14,219 COVID-19 deaths
State Health Dept. receives White House recognition
||| FROM STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ||| OLYMPIA – Washington State Department of Health (DOH) was recognized by the White House yesterday for the agency’s commitment to moving several plans forward for sustainable and equitable access to
Orcas Island children to benefit from new playground
Orcas Island Park and Recreation District and Kiwanis Club of Orcas Island announce a collaboration to provide a new outdoor play space at Buck Park ||| FROM TERRI ROGERS for ORCAS ISLAND PARK & RECREATION
Makers Making – Something’s brewing at Island Bounty on Friday the 30th
||| FROM MARCY MONTGOMERY for SAN JUAN MAKERS GUILD ||| Come join us for the first ever county-wide tastings and sales – all in one place - of Island Grown or Made wines, hard ciders
Please do not disturb this artist at work at SJIMA
||| FROM DIANE MARTINDALE for SAN JUAN ISLANDS MUSEUM OF ART ||| It is not often we get to witness the artist at work—this is a unique opportunity for everyone. Kevin Christison is finishing his
The Funhouse Common’s mentor program is looking for youth mentors
||| FROM NICOLE SPINOGATTI for FUNHOUSE COMMONS ||| Orcas youth need your help! As Orcas students head back to school this month and they need community members to step up more than ever. In the
Next County Council meet is scheduled for Orcas Island
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County Council invites the public to attend its meeting on Orcas Island on Tuesday, October 11. The meeting will be held at the Orcas Senior Center
OIHCD issues request for proposals
||| FROM TOM EVERSOLE for ORCAS ISLAND HEALTH CARE DISTRICT ||| On September 27, Orcas Island Health Care District (OIHCD) issued two separate requests for proposals for work to be done at the medical clinic
State ferries says, ‘Welcome aboard for free!’ to youth
||| FROM WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| SEATTLE – Some say the best things in life are free. If you’re age 18 or younger, that will soon include a ride aboard Washington State Ferries. Starting Saturday,
Navigating Life’s Currents: Attending to spirit during perplexing times
||| FROM SUSAN SHANNON for NAVIGATING LIFE'S CURRENTS ||| As we emerge from the pandemic-related challenges of the past few years, many have begun to realize that we are finding ourselves feeling disoriented and challenged
Bivalent COVID-19 boosters are coming to all three major islands
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County Health and Community Services (HCS) is bringing back Bird’s Eye Medical the week of Oct. 17 to provide bivalent COVID-19 booster vaccinations on San Juan,
