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
Conservation District invites everyone to 75th Anniversary open house
||| FROM SAN JUAN ISLANDS CONSERVATION DISTRICT ||| You're Invited! SJICD 75th Anniversary Open House What: San Juan Islands Conservation District 75th Anniversary Open House Who: This event is open to the public, whether you’re a San Juan
Fire Commission will hold special meeting to interview candidate(s)
||| FROM KIM KIMPLE for ORCAS FIRE COMMISSIONERS ||| The Board of Fire Commissioners will hold a special meeting on Monday, September 12 at 1 p.m. for the purpose of interviewing, evaluating, and appointing a
Cultivating Success: Growing Future Farmers
Learn how to develop a sustainable small farm ||| FROM KATHRYN MIKULAK for SJC WSU EXTENSION ||| Interested in farming? Not sure how to begin? Do you dream of beginning or expanding your own small
Deadline approaches for Orcas artists wishing to exhibit at Library in 2023
||| FROM DAVE KOSIUR for ORCAS ISLAND LIBRARY ||| REMINDER! October 1st is the deadline for Orcas Island artists wishing to exhibit at the Orcas Island Library in 2023. A pamphlet describing the process is
Notary services soon to be available at Senior Center
Notary Service by Lisa Spesard at Orcas Senior Center: Monday, September 12 and Monday, October 10 ||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| Lisa Spesard will provide notary services on Monday, September 12
Silver Swans Virtual Ballet with Emily Anton by Zoom: Wednesdays, 11am-12pm
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| Join Emily Anton for Silver Swans, an hour of basic and gentle ballet for older adults on Wednesdays, 11am-12pm by Zoom. Improve your mobility, posture, stability,
Omicron variant boosters to soon be available
Bivalent boosters aim to provide better protection from currently-circulating variants of COVID-19 ||| FROM STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ||| OLYMPIA – The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) and other healthcare providers will soon begin offering Omicron variant-targeted bivalent booster doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines following authorization
Sun Days on Orcas | 27 things about Sharon Abreu
||| SUN DAYS ON ORCAS by EDEE KULPER ||| Sharon Abreu Meet Sharon Abreu and you'll immediately feel how positive, talented, and humble she is. She is always upbeat, and when she is
Weekly update from Governor Inslee
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF GOVERNOR JAY INSLEE ||| Kids ride free! Public transit agencies drop youth fares thanks to Move Ahead Washington transportation package A child waves at a passing ferry in the Puget
Orcas painter, along with his weaver mom, exhibiting at WaFd
||| FROM PETER CARLSON ||| WaFd Bank in Eastsound is pleased to announce that the featured artists for September and October will be Orcas Island painter Peter Carlson and his mother, the weaver Ann Carlson
What’s that gray stuff on our big leaf maples?
||| FROM JULIA TURNEY for SAN JUAN MASTER GARDENERS ||| Our Big Leaf Maple leaves have been looking very gray this summer and many trees have leaves that are turning brown and dropping from the
Update on Senior Council Districts separation
||| FROM TOM EVERSOLE for SENIOR SERVICES COUNCIL ||| Earlier this spring, the Board of Directors of the Senior Services Council of San Juan County (SSCSJC) voted to transfer the operational functions of its three
Avian flu outbreak has been confirmed in Eastsound area
||| FROM RUSSEL BARSH for KWIAHT ||| More than a dozen Canada geese visiting shorelines and farm ponds in the Eastsound area have died suddenly in the last two weeks. Testing by Kwiaht and by
Meet your school staff: Lydia Dennee-Lee, Farm to Classroom Garden Keeper
||| FROM ORCAS ISLAND SCHOOL DISTRICT ||| Lydia Dennee-Lee was born and raised in Olympia. She's lived on Orcas full time for the past three years. She started her undergraduate education as a marine biology
Beloved Grannie’s Closet is back at Orcas Senior Center
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| Grannie’s Closet offers household décor, kitchen and vintage items, crafting supplies and much, much more. Located in the front lobby of the Orcas Senior Center, Grannie’s
In Memoriam | Lorinda Roland, 1938 – 2022
||| FROM TYLER AND JOCELYNE HARDING ||| This week the world lost a creative and wonderful soul - our dear friend Lorinda Roland. Lorinda also made her place in our hearts, becoming a dear friend
