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
Ongoing classes at Orcas Senior Center
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| Monthly Hearing Services Stacie Nordrum, Au.D., CCC-A, from Island Hearing Healthcare, provides hearing care at Orcas Senior Center every first Thursday of the month. To
Orcas Island Film Festival to reopen beloved Sea View Theatre
||| FROM DONNA LASLO for ORCAS FILM FESTIVAL ||| The Sea View Theatre will once again light up the heart of Eastsound, reopening after months of closure following the passing of beloved longtime owner Ingrid
Port Commissioners meeting scheduled for Monday
||| FROM CHIP LONG for PORT OF ORCAS ||| The Port of Orcas Board of Commissioners will hold a Regular Meeting on Monday, September 22nd at 4:00 p.m. online via Zoom and in-person at the airport
Timely new book released from John Geyman, M.D.
||| FROM EMILY GEYMAN ||| The current Congress continues to threaten Medicaid and Medicare and it is vital to look to the future and opportunities for change. Growing Costs of U.S. Health Care Corporate
Get Ready | Grannie’s Holiday Sale at Orcas Senior Center
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| Mark your calendars—Grannie’s Holiday Sale is back at Orcas Senior Center on Saturday, November 15 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.! Browse a wide array of festive
Kinship Program coming to Orcas Senior Center
Resources for grandparents and relatives raising children ||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| Join us at Orcas Senior Center on Friday, September 26 at 1 p.m. for a presentation by the Opportunity
Free course for friend and family caregivers on San Juan Island
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County and Northwest Regional Council are offering a free six-week course for unpaid family and friend caregivers on San Juan Island. This course, Powerful Tools for
Midnight Mutterings | Losing
|||MIDNIGHT MUTTERINGS by JACKIE BATES ||| There are lots of ways of losing. We can lose an election, respect, direction, our way, speed, motivation, interest, energy, faith, love, and friendships. We can lose our patience
Community Foundation announces open application period for GiveOrcas grants
||| FROM KIM WEST ACTKINSON for ORCAS ISLAND COMMUNITY FOUNDATION }}} Calling all Orcas Island nonprofits! Applications for 2025 Holiday GiveOrcas grants are now being accepted. OICF is inviting all Orcas Island nonprofit organizations to
All WSF routes | Systemwide community meetings, Thursday, Oct. 2
||| FROM WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| We’re hosting two virtual community meetings on Thursday, Oct. 2 at 12:30 p.m. and 6 p.m. WSF staff will answer questions and provide updates on the latest at Washington
Senior Center | Take charge of your health today
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| Life Line Screening will be at the Orcas Island Senior Center on Thursday, October 9, 2025, offering safe, painless, and non-invasive preventive health screenings—services not typically
Sheriff’s Report | September 10 – 16, 2025
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ||| WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10 25-006257 Wanted Person 14:46:29 09/10/25 A San Juan Deputy located a wanted person at the end of Haven Rd on Orcas Island. The man
Town launches “Be Seen” safety campaign
||| FROM JENNIFER KREMBS for TOWN OF FRIDAY HARBOR ||| To promote safety during shorter fall and winter days, the Town has launched a safety campaign for residents to “Be Seen”. The Town encourages everyone,
Madrona Institute releases COMPASS final report
500+ hours of islander participation to generate 960 ideas to shape San Juan County’s future ||| FROM CHOM GRAECEN and FAITH VAN DE PUTTE for MADRONA INSTITUTE September 18, 2025 — The Madrona Institute has
Embracing the Equinox
||| FROM LINDSAY JENNINGS for ORCAS ISLAND COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ||| The equinox is upon us, with plenty of fall gatherings and activities to look forward to. At OICF, the shift into the cozy, slower vibe
WSF Weekly Report | Online community meetings; Wenatchee back; Fall sailing schedules;
||| FROM STEVE NEVEY for WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| A message from Steve Passengers aboard Tokitae can now see and feel what it’s like to steer a ferry thanks to some creativity by our engine
