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
Watch Thor Hanson’s Garden Club presentation
||| FROM ORCAS ISLAND GARDEN CLUB ||| THOR HANSON -- Hurricane Lizards and Plastic Squid In case you missed this September program or would like to watch it again, the recording of Thor Hanson's September
New school immunization data shows childhood vaccination rates remain flat
On-time immunization throughout childhood helps protect from diseases ||| FROM STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ||| OLYMPIA – The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) has updated their school immunization data dashboard to include data from the 2021-2022 school
Want help during Medicare open enrollment?
||| FROM PEGI GROUNDWATER for SHIBA ||| Confused by the ads on TV and the information you get in the mail or from your friends and neighbors? SHIBA volunteers are available to give you free,
How to protect yourself from this wildfire smoke
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| Smoke from nearby wildfires has settled over the islands – resulting in unhealthy air quality. San Juan County’s Department of Health and Human Services urges residents to take
Halloween in Eastsound! Celebrate safely on Monday, October 31
Orcas Island Chamber of Commerce works to safeguard Trick or Treaters on North Beach Road ||| FROM ORCAS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE ||| Come celebrate Halloween on Monday, October 31 in Eastsound. The Chamber of Commerce
Moving forward with commercial composting in San Juan County
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| You may have noticed a buzz surrounding commercial composting in the islands the past few months. That’s because San Juan County’s Solid Waste Program is exploring how to
Health Care District will convene special meeting tomorrow
||| FROM KIM KIMPLE for ORCAS ISLAND HEALTH CARE DISTRICT ||| The Agenda and Materials for the October 19, 2022 Special Board Meeting of the Orcas Island Health Care District (OIHCD) was posted October 17.
SJIMA: Turning waste metal, plastics and glass into art
||| FROM DIANE MARTINDALE for SAN JUAN ISLANDS MUSEUM OF ART ||| How do you do this? It’s made of what? Learn the answers to these questions and more at Kevin Christison’s special gallery walk
Time approaches for Fall flu shot clinic
||| FROM TOM EVERSOLE for ORCAS ISLAND HEALTH CARE DISTRICT ||| Protect your family from the flu this fall. Island Primary Care – Orcas will be offering flu shot appointments for patients October 28, November
SJC Health & Community Services & Latinx Food Bank celebrate National Hispanic Heritage Month
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County is proud to reflect on the successful partnership with Alimentando al Pueblo – a Latinx food bank from Burien, WA – who joined the San
Community Resource Center a valuable island institution
||| BY ELLIE WRIGHT, theORCASONIAN INTERN ||| The Orcas Community Resource Center can only be described as the heart of our community. The Orcas Community Resource Center (OCRC) aims to ease the hardships of those
Port of Orcas to hold 2023 Budget Hearing
||| FROM KIM KIMPLE for PORT OF ORCAS ||| NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Port of Orcas will hold a Public Hearing on Monday, October 24, 2022 at 4 p.m. to consider and adopt
Fall Festival is back at Camp Orkila
||| FROM KATIE O'ROURKE for CAMP ORKILA ||| Join us for this family event! Enjoy hot dogs, soup and cider to warm you up. Fun, fall activities will include hay rides, pumpkin painting, cider-pressing, archery,
Sun Days on Orcas | 27 things about Tony Ghazel
||| SUN DAYS ON ORCAS by EDEE KULPER ||| Tony Ghazel Tony Ghazel is a lovely human being, in case you haven't met him. He has a daily knack of getting people together
Island Health upcoming classes
||| FROM RACHEL LAMBERT for ISLAND HEALTH ||| Island Health offers online class on healthy digestion Take a journey into the digestive system with Registered Dietitian Amber Phillips. Learn common symptoms of digestive distress and nutrition
Invitation to artists and artisans to participate in Holiday Markets on Orcas
||| FROM MARCY MONTGOMERY for SAN JUAN MAKERS GUILD ||| Island made gifts, clothing, jewelry, woven and kitchen goods, candles, ornaments, wreaths and garlands, comforters, quilts, books, foods, beverages, toys, and functional and fine art
