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
Lit Fest panels to cover a wide range of timely topics
||| FROM MATTHEW GILBERT for ORCAS ISLAND LIT FEST ||| This year’s Orcas Island Lit Fest (June 3 – 4) boasts an extraordinary lineup of authors and artists whose work will anchor the event in
Still time to participate as GiveOrcas campaign winds down
||| FROM HILARY CANTY for ORCAS ISLAND COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ||| The Orcas Island Community Foundation’s GiveOrcas campaign is in the final few days. The community has really stepped up to fund all of the great
Larsen: Affordable connectivity benefit lowers broadband costs for working families
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF REP. RICK LARSEN ||| WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02) applauded the launch of the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP), an initiative made possible by the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) to
Recap of recent COVID-19 news and updates from State
||| FROM STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ||| Newest numbers. The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) reported a total of 1,524,078 confirmed cases as of 11:59 p.m. on May 10. There have been 12,724 COVID-19 deaths
Guest Opinion | Help stop this abuse of power in San Juan County
||| FROM VICKI LEIMBACK ||| On Tuesday, May 17, there is a hearing to remove Steve Smith as a planning commissioner. The accuser has not presented any evidence. Concerned islanders, including past & current county
Deadline approaches for GiveOrcas campaign
||| FROM MEGAN NEAL for ORCAS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ||| The Orcas Island Community Foundation’s Annual Spring GiveOrcas campaign is going strong! It was a record-breaking year on many fronts and this community has stepped up
County receives $3.4 million in American Rescue Plan investments
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| SAN JUAN COUNTY, WA. – San Juan County Council is announcing $3.4 million in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) investments to support pandemic recovery efforts in public health, infrastructure
COVID case numbers are on the rise locally
||| FROM KYRA JAHANFAR for SJC HEALTH & COMMUNITY SERVICES ||| Over the previous 5 weeks leading up to last week’s update there were 115 new cases. Since the update last Friday May 5, there
Up close and miserable: This is what COVID looks like
||| BY LIN MCNULTY, theORCASONIAN EDITOR ||| Being double vaxxed and boosted didn't spare Orcas Islander Bethany Marie from contracting and experiencing a miserable COVID bout. Yet, she was willing to share with our readers
‘Still Now’ performance at Orcas Center promises to be powerful
||| FROM BETHANY MARIE for ORCAS CENTER ||| Theatre at Orcas Center returns to Center Stage May 19 – 28 with a compelling new play, “Still Now,” written by Katie Bender and directed by Pepper
Letter to Editor | Thanks for supporting my Senior Project
||| FROM UMA MCMURRAY ||| A big THANK YOU to everyone who came out and donated and supported my Senior Project Donation Drive the weekend of April 30. We received several tables worth of good
Healthcare career training being offered by EDC and Cornerstone
||| FROM MARTI MCCONNELL for ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL ||| Those seeking to enter health care careers, obtain side income while helping their neighbors, or boost personal care business are invited to get free Home Care
EDC partners with Seafarers Worldwide, EDASC to offer maritime workshop
||| FROM MARTI MCCONNELL for ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL OF SAN JUAN COUNTY ||| In an effort to address the nationwide demand for a skilled maritime workforce, Seafarers Worldwide Career Training is partnering with the Economic
Master Gardeners to be available rest of season on 3rd Wednesdays for your questions
||| FROM DIANNE MACONDRAY for MASTER GARDENERS OF SAN JUAN COUNTY ||| What a spring - like none other! Now with flowers blooming and so much green we have hope for warmer days and a
National performing arts non-profit Turning the Wheel returns to Orcas
||| FROM SUZANNE PALMER for TURNING THE WHEEL PRODUCTIONS||| WHAT: Unique, week-long expressive arts programming & performances with Orcas youth & teachers WHEN: Fall, 2022 WHERE: Salmonberry School, Funhouse Commons, Old Fellows Hall, Children’s House,
EDC launches tech accelerator training initiative with first course in HTML, CSS, JavaScript
||| FROM VICTORIA COMPTON for ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL ||| The San Juan County Economic Development Council (EDC), in an effort to train local workers into high-wage, skilled tech jobs, has launched a Tech Accelerator Training
