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
Port Commission meeting set for Monday
||| FROM JEANNIE SHARPE for PORT OF ORCAS ||| Port of Orcas Commissioners are scheduled to meet on Monday, September 26 at 5 p.m. to address 2022 09 26 Meeting Agenda. This meeting with be on
Latest COVID stats from State Health Dept.
||| FROM STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ||| Statewide Response Updates Newest numbers. The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) reported a total of 1,805,781 confirmed cases as of 11:59 p.m. on Sept. 20. There have been
Community Church presents Priscilla Shirer simulcast
||| FROM CAROL KULMINSKI for ORCAS COMMUNITY CHURCH ||| Orcas Island Community Church presents the Going Beyond Simulcast with Priscilla Shirer on Saturday, September 24. This is an event that brings women together for a day
Island Primary Care-Orcas welcomes return of Dr. Buxbaum
||| FROM LAURA MORONEY for ISLAND HEALTH CARE ||| Evan Buxbaum, MD, MPH Evan Buxbaum, MD, MPH returns to Orcas Island to join Island Primary Care - Orcas after practicing for the past
Considering a new career in woodworking? Check out the latest EDC class
||| FROM MARTI MCCONNEL for ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL ||| Islanders seeking new careers are invited to learn Woodworking Basics in a class offered by the EDC. Jean Shearer and Nicholas Coldren, cabinetmakers, will be teaching
Health Care District will meet for a work session tomorrow
||| FROM KIM KIMPLE for ORCAS ISLAND HEALTH CARE DISTRICT ||| The Agenda and Materials for the September 22, 2022 Board of the Orcas Island Health Care District (OIHCD) will be posted September 21. You
Orcas Center serves up one more helping to see The Cake
||| FROM BETHANY MARIE for ORCAS CENTER ||| SATURDAY SHOW ADDED! THE CAKE A play by Bekah Brunstetter, Directed by Melinda Milligan In the Black Box Theatre September 21-24 at 7pm (W,Th,F, AND Sat) LEARN
DOH launches interactive monkeypox virus (MPV) data dashboard
New dashboard includes case counts by county and certain demographic information ||| FROM STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ||| OLYMPIA – To further expand access to important public health information, the Washington State Department of Health (DOH) has
Deer Harbor, Pt. Lawrence on tap for road resurfacing work on Tuesday
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County Public Works is announcing additional road resurfacing work on Orcas Island. Two locations are set to be chip sealed on Tuesday, September 27. Drivers can
Coming to Orcas Center with your support: Immersive, multidisciplinary theater
||| FROM RAFE PEARLMAN ||| KANU An immersive multidisciplinary theater performance by Rafe Pearlman and friends. Co-produced and directed by Jake Perrine November 17-19 at the Orcas Center Drawing from Rafe Pearlman’s experiences growing up
Orcas Island Film Festival announces film line up
||| FROM ORCAS ISLAND FILM FESTIVAL ||| The Orcas Island Film Festival October 6-10, 2022 FILM LINE UP ANNOUNCED! This year we are proud to present 8 documentary films and 28 feature films from 25
SHIBA folks offering Medicare enrollment session
||| FROM PEGI GROUNDWATER, SHIBA ADVISOR ||| Are you turning 65 this year? In that case, you need to get ready to enroll in Medicare. Depending on your circumstances Social Security may enroll you automatically.
Fire Commissioners are meeting tomorrow
||| FROM KIM KIMPLE for BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS ||| The Board of Fire Commissioners meeting will be held on Monday, September 19 at 5:30 p.m. online via Zoom. Access information can be found on
Upcoming Island Health class offerings
||| FROM RACHEL LAMBERT for ISLAND HEALTH ||| Island Health hosts end-of-life paperwork class What documents should you have prepared for end-of-life? Join an end-of-life expert from Hospice of the Northwest to learn more about
In Martha’s Vineyard, even the doctors can’t afford housing anymore
Essential workers can’t afford to stay on the island, putting basic services in jeopardy ||| FROM WASHINGTON POST ||| MARTHA’S VINEYARD, Mass. — The stacks of chicken broth and shelf-stable milk were dwindling as the
Latest COVID update from State Health Dept.
||| FROM STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ||| Newest numbers. The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) reported a total of 1,796,023 confirmed cases as of 11:59 p.m. on Sept. 11. There have been 14,060 COVID-19 deaths
