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
Thoughts from Eric Webb following yesterday’s school shooting in Texas
||| FROM ERIC WEBB, ORCAS SCHOOLS SUPERINTENDENT ||| Students, Families, Staff and Community, Today, our deepest sympathies are with those in Texas who suffered an unthinkable act of violence yesterday. Please be reassured that the
Statement from Washington State Office of Firearm Safety and Violence Prevention
||| FROM STATE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE ||| OLYMPIA, WA --- “Once again we find ourselves grieving from the loss of innocent lives to a senseless act of gun violence. While mass shootings blare from the
Guest Opinion | Don’t forget to breathe; construction upheaval is only for one season
||| FROM CINDY WOLF, SAN JUAN COUNTY COUNCILMEMBER ||| This Spring the news from the bigger world has been rough and our own political sphere has been contentious. It is difficult to avoid the vortex
Breaking News: Canoe Journey event no longer open to the public
||| FROM DAVID TURNOY ||| Due the incidence of Covid positive tests among several of the staff at Camp Orkila, the canoe journey events tonight are not open to the public. Sorry, but please don't
County makes it official: Vacation rental permits are limited
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County Council voted unanimously (3-0) on May 17 to limit the number of vacation rental permits on Lopez, Orcas, and San Juan Island, as well as
Guest Opinion | About those trees at The Longhouse…
||| FROM PEGEEN WHITE ||| This weekend I spent several hours gathering signatures for a petition to save the trees at The Longhouse, a donated apartment building for low-income seniors and the disabled. I have
Washington part of multi-state Salmonella outbreak linked to peanut butter
||| FROM STATE HEALTH DEPARTMENT ||| OLYMPIA -- Washington State Department of Health (DOH) is working with local and federal public health partners to investigate a case of Salmonella that is likely linked to consuming contaminated Jif® brand
Live music is being added to the fun of Farmers Market
||| FROM ERICA LYONS for ORCAS ISLAND FARMERS MARKET ||| The Orcas Island Farmers Market is thrilled to announce the launch of an exciting program: Music In The Market 2022! We have been working diligently
Eastsound Water Users receives praise from State Office of Drinking Water
||| FROM STATE HEALTH DEPARTMENT ||| Eastsound Water Users Association: Building Efficiencies in Operations Every water system consists of source water, equipment, and people. Each system is unique in its operations and management. A year
Funhouse kids explore expression through creative play, movement
||| FROM EMILIE GINCIG for FUNHOUSE COMMONS ||| Turning the Wheel Productions, a national non profit arts and education organization, visited with The Funhouse kids last month to offer a week long afterschool arts program
Orcas Center issues call for auditions
||| FROM BETHANY MARIE for ORCAS CENTER ||| Call for Auditions for The Cake, written by Bekah Brunstetter, directed by Melinda Milligan at the Orcas Center Black Box, Monday, June 6 and Tuesday, June 7
Letter to Editor | On behalf of Longhouse trees
||| FROM B. SADIE BAILEY ||| I'm writing because I was told that you three are the only people who can postpone or stop any tree removal on the Prune Alley Road Project. The low
Prune Alley construction update for week of May 23
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| 4-day work week is anticipated, with the site open Friday, Saturday, and Sunday for the Memorial Day holiday weekend. Sewer Switch over, new sewer line and service connections south of
Upcoming classes, activities from Island Health
||| FROM RACHEL LAMBERT for ISLAND HEALTH ||| Island Primary Care – Orcas hosts 5k walk/run and Health Fair Join Island Primary Care – Orcas for a 5k walk/run and health fair. Activities include 5k
Poetry | Spring by Linda Pastan
Spring by Linda Pastan Just as we lose hope she ambles in, a late guest dragging her hem of wildflowers, her torn veil of mist, of light rain, blowing her dandelion breath in our ears;
OHS high school students treated to career day presentations
||| FROM KATE LONG for ORCAS HIGH SCHOOL ||| “It was fast, informative, and so much fun,” is how Counselor Meagan Gable described ‘Career Day 2022’ at Orcas Island High School held on May 18.
