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
Latin Grammy™ winner Nella coming to Orcas Center
||| FROM BETHANY MARIE for ORCAS CENTER ||| Born in Venezuela, Nella skyrocketed to international renown fueled by her powerhouse voice and undeniable presence. In a short time, she went from Berklee College of Music
San Juan Islands’ Hannah Heights water system tests positive for PFAs
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County Health and Community Services (HCS) received confirmed test results on Friday April 14 indicating that a well belonging to the Hannah Heights Water System on San
Sheriff’s Report | April 5 – 11, 2023
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ||| WEDNESDAY, APRIL 5 23-002285 Unconscious ALS 09:54:38 04/05/23 A Deputy on San Juan Island was requested to go to an aid call. The investigation showed that the
Student art show opens tonight at Orcas Center
||| FROM ART FOR ORCAS KIDS ||| Come enjoy the artwork and the refreshments on Friday, April 14th from 5- 7:00pm at the Orcas Center. Check out the all school event on Orcas Center Facebook
Announcing Orcas Hub | A new website for the Orcas community
||| FROM TONY GROSINGER ||| A web service has launched giving Orcas Islanders a new tool for buying, borrowing, and selling items. OrcasHub also has a section for housing listings, and there are plans to
April 16 Food Co-op Annual Meeting | Food system plan Orcas town hall **Now Virtual**
||| FROM LEARNER LIMBACH & CAITLIN LECK for ORCAS FOOD CO-OP ||| Due to having several positive Covid cases among Co-op staff over the past 24 hours, and to limit further exposure, we are moving
Orcas Island Health Care celebrates two years of service on Orcas
||| FROM RACHEL LAMBERT for ISLAND HEALTH ||| Celebrating two years of serving Orcas Island! As we near our two-year anniversary of clinic operations, we reflect on the terms of our agreement with the Orcas
Earth Day | Rena Priest – I Sing the Salmon Home
||| FROM SAN JUAN MAKERS GUILD ||| Orcas Island is honored to have been selected as a host for esteemed Poet Laureate Rena Priest thanks to support from Humanities Washington in collaboration with Arts Washington.
Apply now | Adult flight training scholarships available
||| FROM ROBERT WAUNCH for ORCAS AVIATION ASSOCIATION ||| The Orcas Aviation Association (OAA) will award two adults a $4,000 Flight Training Scholarship on a matching fund basis in 2023. The training program will be
Poetry Month: What does it mean to have a voice in America?
||| FROM SAM GAILEY for ORCAS ISLAND LIBRARY ||| What does it mean to have a voice in America? In honor of National Poetry Month, an immigrant poet from Japan, and a first-generation poet who
Meet & greet new providers at Island Primary Care – Orcas
||| FROM ELLEN FRASER for ORCAS ISLAND HEALTH CARE DISTRICT ||| By Ellen Fraser / April 12, 2023 / OIHCD News Join us for a public Meet & Greet with Island Primary Care – Orcas pediatrician Evan Buxbaum, MD, MPH and family
Earth Day | Low tide on Eastsound waterfront
||| FROM SAN JUAN MAKERS GUILD ||| Come explore the minus low tide! On Saturday, April 22, Island residents are invited to pick up colorful laminated wildlife guides at the Earth Day Orcas base camp
Artworks featured artist for April: Peter Mohlman
||| FROM B.J. ARNOLD for ORCAS ISLAND ARTWORKS ||| The Orcas island Artworks Features new paintings through the month April by Peter Andres Mohlman. Peter has spent decades working as visually creative person. He attended
Meals on Wheels looking to hire a new cook at Orcas Senior Center
|| FROM JULIE MYERS for WHATCOM COUNTY ON AGING ||| The WCOA’s Meals on Wheels and More Program is hiring an experienced, mission-driven cook to lead our Orcas Senior Center kitchen team! Job Summary: The
Letter to Editor | Don’t sweat the air ambulance
||| FROM TOM EVANS ||| Worried you may need to be air ambulanced off Island, and not a member of the right air ambulance carrier? Or, you will be socked with a bill of 20K
Middle School Spaghetti Dinner fundraiser a rousing success
||| FROM ORCAS ISLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS AND STAFF ||| Our middle school team of students, parents, and staff had a wonderful time serving over 450 meals to the Orcas community during our recent Spaghetti
