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
OCS student takes first solo flight
||| FROM ROBERT WAUNCH for AIRHAWKS FLYING CLUB ||| It was a cold overcast afternoon as Tony Simpson stepped out of the aircraft and told Nicholas Rivera, a senior at Orcas Christian School, “you’re on
PeaceHealth Peace Island adds cardiac MRIs to diagnostic imaging toolkit
||| FROM ANNE WILLIAMS for PEACEHEALTH PEACE ISLAND MEDICAL CENTER ||| PeaceHealth Peace Island Medical Center marked a milestone in its diagnostic imaging capabilities last month when a local resident became the first patient to
GoFundMe account set up for local islander
||| FROM LAUREL RUST ||| Those of you who come through the Orcas ferry landing know Dylan Ghiz-Sunn, the young ferry worker who is unfailingly helpful, patient and unflappable. Recently Brian Benthin, a life-long Orcas
Our school kids deserve the same State support as other districts
||| FROM AYN GAILEY for ORCAS SCHOOL BOARD ||| We believe our island children matter as much as Seattle’s. If you believe that, please read on: Around 2018, the state made two legislative changes that,
Meet your School Board member Ayn Carrillo-Gailey
||| FROM ORCAS ISLAND SCHOOL BOARD ||| Ayn Carrillo-Gailey moved to the island in 2016 with her husband, novelist Samuel Gailey and their daughter Gray (OISD Senior). She joined the OISD School Board in 2017.
Join San Juan County Land Bank for an open house meeting
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY LAND BANK ||| Join the San Juan County Conservation Land Bank for an open house meeting on February 15 to provide input on three Lopez Preserves: Spencer Spit, Richardson Marsh, and
Guest Opinion | Corrections, updates to previous Port column
||| FROM SADIE BAILEY ||| My guest editorial of January 23 concerning the Port Special Meeting generated interest; I am grateful. However, some of my facts were wrong or misleading. The Port was concerned about
Meet your School Board member, Chris Sutton
||| FROM ORCAS ISLAND SCHOOL DISTRICT ||| I am a dad, a garage-tinkerer, a software developer, and a community volunteer. My son is in grade 10, my daughter graduated in 2020 and is now in
Rom-com double feature coming up for Valentine’s Day
||| FROM AYN GAILEY ||| Valentine’s Weekend Event!!! February 10. Parents of the Orcas Island High School Senior Class of 2023 invite you to a rom-com double feature at the Seaview Theatre. The event is open
Island Health is offering four-week hypertension series
||| FROM RACHEL LAMBERT for ISLAND HEALTH ||| This four-week series will focus on education and preventative strategies for high blood pressure (hypertension). Join an expert at each session to learn easy and sustainable ways
Sun Days on Orcas | Growing up in the Orcas Hotel, Part II
||| SUN DAYS ON ORCAS by EDEE KULPER ||| Without further ado, here is the continuation of Clark Cundy’s stories from last week about growing up here on the island and in The Orcas Hotel…
IPC-Orcas adds new family medicine provider
||| FROM RACHEL LAMBERT for ISLAND HEALTH ||| Jennifer Simpson-Manske, MD Jennifer Simpson-Manske, MD, joins the Island Primary Care - Orcas Clinic as a full-time family medicine provider for island patients. She comes
As the Paradigm Shifts | In sickness and in health: Illness as a rite of passage
||| AS THE PARADIGM SHIFTS by ROSIE KUHN ||| My client, Martha, emailed me before our session yesterday, to say she was in the hospital. She had had an asthma attack so severe that her
Sheriff’s Report | January 25 – 31, 2023
|||FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ||| WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 25 23-000531 Accident-NonInj 11:24:48 01/25/23 A San Juan Deputy responded to a single-vehicle collision. The driver showed no signs of impairment and the Deputy assisted with
Meet our municipal leaders this weekend
||| FROM HILARY CANTY for ORCAS ISLAND COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ||| This weekend brings opportunities on Orcas to meet our newly elected municipal leaders. The Sheriff's Office is hosting Coffee with a Cop on Saturday at
High School band and strings fundraiser for Disneyland trip
||| FROM BETHANY MARIE for ORCAS CENTER ||| The Orcas High School Band and Strings are going to perform at Disneyland! Join us for an evening of music created by Island Youth as they fund-raise
