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
Fire Commission to meet tomorrow evening
||| FROM KIM KIMPLE for ORCAS ISLAND FIRE & RESCUE ||| The Board of Fire Commissioners will be holding their regular meeting on Tuesday, June 21 at 5:30 p.m. online via Zoom. Meeting access information
SJC Elections has an Advisory Committee opening
||| FROM CAMOLYN ARMSTRONG for SJC ELECTIONS ||| Are you looking for a way to serve your community? San Juan County Elections is looking for persons with disabilities and providers of services to persons with
Health Care District calls for new meeting in search for superintendent
||| FROM TOM EVERSOLE for ORCAS ISLAND HEALTH CARE DISTRICT ||| The Agenda and Materials (Board Packet) for the June 22, 2022 SPECIAL Board meeting of the Orcas Island Health Care District will be posted
Brubeck! Porter! Live jazz comes to Village Green June 24-25
||| FROM BETHANY MARIE for ORCAS CENTER ||| Live Jazz from Charlie Porter Quintet and Brubeck Brothers Quartet comes to The Village Green on June 24 and 25 as part of the FREE Summer Concert
Latest COVID report from State Health Dept.
||| FROM STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ||| Newest numbers. The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) reported a total of 1,622,214 confirmed cases as of 11:59 p.m. on June 14. There have been 12,991 COVID-19 deaths
It’s now official | Orcas officially announces the beginning of summer with annual parade
||| PHOTOS BY ROBERT DASHIELL |||
CWR captures amazing drone video of orca pod
||| FROM CENTER FOR WHALE RESEARCH ||| We've been on the water again with whales compiling video and data for our Aerial Observation study (UAV/drone). Here is a beautiful four-minute video with J Pod.
Sun Days on Orcas | 27 things about Christopher Evans
||| SUN DAYS ON ORCAS by EDEE KULPER ||| I had a feeling Christopher Evans would have a fascinating story. I think of Christopher as a person who brings kindness, exuberance, and joy wherever he
The Governor’s week includes first Juneteenth holiday in WA
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF GOV. JAY INSLEE ||| It’s now official! Sunday marks state’s first Juneteenth holiday The Juneteenth flag flying at the Washington State Capitol. Gov. Jay Inslee, Rep. Melanie Morgan, Office
Campaign for honorary mayor of Eastsound is now underway
VOTE OFTEN! ||| FROM CHILDREN'S HOUSE ||| The 14th Annual Honorary Mayor of Eastsound Campaign is ON!If you are not seeing images, you will want to open this email in your browser to see the
As if by magic! Matthew Laslo is back for his annual July 4th show
||| FROM LASLO MAGIC ||| Matthew Laslo will welcome back audiences for his annual July 4th shows. Come see what he's cooked up for this year! Matthew Laslo is a 21-year-old award-winning magician, and Orcas
News briefs from Orcas Island Airport
||| FROM JEANNIE SHARPE for ORCAS ISLAND AIRPORT ||| I wanted to let everyone know that the airport has installed a free car charging station located in the parking lot near the biplane hangar.
Health District and Food Bank collaborate on Health Care Survey
||| FROM TOM EVERSOLE for ORCAS ISLAND HEALTH CARE DISTRICT ||| Orcas Island Health Care District (OIHCD) sponsored a booth at the Orcas Island Food Bank on Friday June 17 for patrons to complete surveys
Celebrating the roots of home – OPAL Gala returns focus to homeownership
||| FROM ALYSHA SHERBURNE for OPAL COMMUNITY LAND TRUST ||| The OPAL Gala kicks off at noon this Friday, June 24 and runs through Sunday, June 26. The theme for this year, Celebrating the Roots
Kindergartners-to-be treated to transition event
||| FROM MEGAN EHRMANTROUT for COMMUNITY RESOURCE CENTER ||| In tradition, as for the past 14 years, OCRC was excited to host Orcas’ annual Kindergarten Transition event in May to celebrate preschoolers making the big
COVID vaccines for children under consideration for emergency use
||| FROM STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ||| OLYMPIA: Several COVID-19 vaccination series for children are being considered for emergency use authorization in the coming days, including: A Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for children ages 6 months --
