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 Island Food Bank creates fruit tree map for gleaning program
||| FROM RICHARD RHOADS for ORCAS ISLAND FOOD BANK ||| A property owner on Orcas Island said, “We are getting older, and it’s just the two of us now. We have so much fruit, we
County announces annual stormwater infrastructure maintenance
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County announces the beginning of annual stormwater infrastructure maintenance on Orcas and Lopez Islands. The regular maintenance is conducted before the first flush of the season
Your questions answered about sinking of FV Aleutian Isle; what we know so far
||| FROM BRENDAN COWAN for SJC DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT |||| What is the current situation with the wreck? The sunken vessel remains in place on the West side of San Juan Island in over
Reminder: Planned overnight power outage scheduled for Thursday night
||| FROM KRISTA BOUCHEY for ORCAS POWER & LIGHT CO-OPERATIVE ||| All of San Juan County will be affected by a planned power outage necessary for Bonneville Power Association (BPA) to make scheduled repairs to
State Health Dept.: Blood donations urgently needed
||| FROM STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ||| OLYMPIA – As summer ends and the school year begins, the Washington State Department of Health (DOH) and Northwest Blood Coalition urge eligible blood donors to schedule donations. According
Hot Topic 59: All about the fall bivalent COVID-19 booster vaccine
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| The core message is simple: Get the COVID-19 bivalent booster this fall. What is this bivalent booster? What makes this booster different from the vaccines that came before?
Orcas Garden Club presenter to speak of climate change
||| FROM ORCAS GARDEN CLUB ||| Thor Hanson On Wednesday, September 21, at 10:30 a.m., the Orcas Island Garden Club will present a virtual (Zoom) meeting featuring Thor Hanson. Thor’s presentation, Hurricane Lizards
Reminder: Planned overnight power outage scheduled for Thursday night
||| FROM KRISTA BOUCHEY for ORCAS POWER & LIGHT CO-OPERATIVE ||| All of San Juan County will be affected by a planned power outage necessary for Bonneville Power Association (BPA) to make scheduled repairs to
Lopez Village road stormwater improvement coming soon
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| This fall, San Juan County’s Department of Environmental Stewardship will upgrade the eroding ditch along the east side of Village Road between Washburn and Eads Lane, to improve
San Juan County seeks planning commissioners
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County is looking for interested volunteers to fill two vacancies on the Planning Commission. Position #5 will serve a partial term that ends in December of
Deadline extended for Orcas artists wishing to exhibit at Library in 2023
||| FROM DAVE KOSIUR for ORCAS ISLAND LIBRARY ||| November 1st is the new deadline for Orcas Island artists wishing to exhibit at the Orcas Island Library in 2023. A pamphlet describing the process is
The unexpected power of random acts of kindness
New research shows small gestures matter even more than we may think ||| FROM THE NEW YORK TIMES ||| REPRINT AT REQUEST OF ORCASONIAN READER In late August, Erin Alexander, 57, sat in the parking
Passes now available for Friday Harbor Film Festival
||| FROM ELLEN ROBERTS for FRIDAY HARBOR FILM FESTIVAL ||| It’s time to make your plans for the Friday Harbor Film Festival coming up October 21-30. Passes are now available on the fhff.org website for
Rewire, renew at ‘Move Thyself Now’ workshop
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| Emillie Novak Improve movement and improve life by experiencing the Feldenkrais Method with Emillie Novak. You can, at any time, rewire yourself with Emillie’s
Island Health latest classes, workshops
||| FROM RACHEL LAMBERT for ISLAND HEALTH ||| Living Better with Diabetes Join Registered Dietitian and Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialist Amanda Lungren in a discussion on healthy eating, being active, and reducing risks
Season’s final plant clinic at Driftwood Nursery on Sept. 14
||| FROM DIANNE MACONDRAY for MASTER GARDENERS ||| The Master Gardeners final plant clinic of the season will be in September. Please come by Driftwood Nursery in Eastsound Wednesday September 14 between 11 a.m. and
