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
How to access after-hours health care
||| FROM TOM EVERSOLE for ORCAS ISLAND HEALTH CARE DISTRICT ||| HOW TO GUIDE: AFTER-HOURS CARE If you’re experiencing a life-threatening event, such as heart attack or stroke, call 9-1-1. Orcas Island residents and visitors
Alchemy Art Center presents artist talk series at SJIMA
||| FROM GLENN HENDRICK for ALCHEMY ART CENTER ||| Alchemy Art Center, in partnership with the San Juan Islands Museum of Art, is hosting an artist talk series featuring visiting and local artists. Talks will
Climate Leadership Scholarships awarded to two local teens
||| FROM JACK RUSSILLO for SAN JUAN PRESERVATION TRUST ||| For the third consecutive year, the San Juan Preservation Trust is pleased to announce the winners of its board-sponsored Climate Leadership Scholarships, awarded to two
State Health Dept. needs blood donations
Blood centers across Washington state say the shortage shows no signs of letting up and donors are urgently needed ||| FROM STATE HEALTH DEPARTMENT ||| The Washington State Department of Health (DOH), in partnership with
Health District survey ending soon
||| FROM TOM EVERSOLE for ORCAS ISLAND HEALTH CARE DISTRICT ||| The Orcas Island Health Care District (OIHCD) 2022 Health Care Needs Assessment is drawing to a close. If someone from your household has not
Registration now open for summer marine naturalist training virtual program
||| FROM TRACIE MERRELL for THE WHALE MUSEUM ||| Registration is now open for a summer virtual session of TWM’s Marine Naturalist Program. This dynamic and high quality program will be 6-sessions and run on
A new view: When confidence seems lost
||| FROM JAN EHRLICHMAN ||| Phillip Hockley Things can seem bleak when we see all the kinds of suffering going on in humanity, perhaps even among our own family members or neighbors. But
IslandRides continues to serve while marking one year anniversary
||| FROM CURT VAN HYNING for ISLANDRIDES ||| This month, June 2022, will mark one full year of service by IslandRides to Orcas Islanders. About fifteen dauntless volunteer drivers have joined with coordinator Sandy Playa
Good Lovelies to headline Summer Solstice Extravaganza
||| FROM BETHANY MARIE for ORCAS CENTER ||| Get ready to welcome the sun with a day packed full of music, dance, and fun this Saturday, June 18 on the Village Green. After the Solstice
Multi-state Salmonella outbreak linked to backyard poultry
11 sickened in Washington state so far ||| FROM STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ||| OLYMPIA -- Washington State Department of Health (DOH) is working with local and federal public health partners to investigate 11 identified cases
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 1,605,181 confirmed cases as of 11:59 p.m. on June 7. There have been 12,932 COVID-19 deaths
Paralytic shellfish poisoning illness confirmed in Snohomish Co.
||| FROM STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ||| OLYMPIA -- Washington State Department of Health (DOH) and Snohomish County Health District have identified a confirmed case of Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning (PSP) in a Snohomish County resident. The
Kaleidoscope awarded grant to fund outdoor nature based program expansion
||| FROM AMBER PAULSEN for KALEIDOSCOPE ||| Kaleidoscope, a non-profit preschool and childcare center on Orcas Island, was recently awarded a $700,000 grant by the Washington State Department of Commerce Early Learning Facilities grant program.
Hurry! Orcas Center’s online auction closes June 12
||| FROM BETHANY MARIE for ORCAS CENTER ||| This year, Orcas Center has taken their silent auction online at www.OrcasCenter.org/auction. Bid on themed packages filled will delights from many local businesses, restaurants, and artisans, including
Health District makes changes to meeting dates
||| FROM TOM EVERSOLE for ORCAS ISLAND HEALTH DISTRICT ||| At its meeting June 7, the Orcas Island Health District Board of Commissioners moved by resolution the dates of its regular meetings from the first Tuesday to
Warm Valley Farm 100-year-old farm house to be replaced with event space
||| FROM JEFF PLATT ||| The story behind the original farmhouse at Warm Valley Farm on Orca Island is a 100-year tale of expansions and additions. However, these days it's best known for sinking and
