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
Island Health class offerings
||| FROM RACHEL LAMBERT for ISLAND HEALTH ||| Island Health offers nutrition and exercise for osteoporosis class Dietary habits play an important role in your risk of developing osteoporosis. Join registered dietitian Amber Phillips, MS,
UPDATED: West coast states launch new multi-state commitment to reproductive freedom
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF GOVERNOR JAY INSLEE ||| California, Oregon and Washington will continue to be a safe haven for all people seeking abortions and other reproductive health care services in these states. UPDATE:
San Juan Island National Historical Park opens new visitor center
||| FROM CYRUS FORMAN for SJI NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK ||| Friday Harbor, WA – San Juan Island National Historical Park opened its brand new American Camp Visitor Center exhibits to the public for the first
Orcas Rotary’s pickleball tournament to be held in August
||| FROM LINDA HAMILTON for ORCAS ROTARY ||| Let’s play pickleball! The annual Orcas Island Pickleball Tournament is scheduled for a full weekend of friendly competition August 6 – 7 th at Buck Park on
West Coast states unite to “fight like hell” to protect access to abortion
||| FROM. THE OFFICE OF GOVERNOR JAY INSLEE ||| On Friday morning, the Supreme Court of the United States overturned Roe v. Wade in a 6-3 ruling in the case of Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization.
This week’s statewide COVID stats
||| FROM STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ||| Newest numbers. The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) reported a total of 1,640,182 confirmed cases as of 11:59 p.m. on June 21. There have been 13,055 COVID-19 deaths
2022 Garden Tour is this weekend
||| FROM ORCAS ISLAND GARDEN CLUB ||| The Orcas Island Garden Club invites you to our 2022 Garden Tour on Saturday, June 25 and Sunday, June 26. Six lovely gardens will be open from 11:00
West coast states launch new multi-state commitment to reproductive freedom, standing united on protecting abortion access in face of U.S. Supreme Court decision on Roe vs. Wade
California, Oregon and Washington will continue to be a safe haven for all people seeking abortions and other reproductive health care services in these states ||| FROM THE OFFICE OF GOVERNOR JAY INSLEE ||| The
Larsen statement on Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF REP. RICK LARSEN ||| WASHINGTON, D.C. - Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02) delivered the below statement after the U.S. Supreme Court voted to overturn Roe v. Wade: “For nearly 50 years, Roe v. Wade guaranteed
San Juan County Board of Health recruiting for two non-elected board members
||| FROM KYRA JAHANFAR for SJC BOARD OF HEALTH ||| San Juan County Board of Health is actively recruiting for two new non-elected board members to serve four-year terms. These positions will become available in
Celebrate Martin Lund’s One World 20th anniversary at Village Green concert
||| FROM BETHANY MARIE for ORCAS CENTER ||| Martin Lund, one of the most diverse musicians in the universe, celebrates One World’s 20th Anniversary with a FREE live concert on the Village Green this Saturday,
Passing of the torch | OCRC welcomes new board chair
||| FROM MEGAN EHRMANTRAUT for ORCAS COMMUNITY RESOURCE CENTER ||| The Orcas Community Resource Center is proud to introduce Patricia Benton, as our new Board Chair. Patricia and her husband, Bruce, moved to Orcas full
Works of Frieda Cron featured in July at Orcas Island Library
||| FROM DAVE KOSIUR for ORCAS ISLAND LIBRARY ||| Frieda Cron This month, the Orcas Island Library features photographs of local scenes by Frieda Cron. Nature’s creative presence has been the driving force
Sheriff’s Office will participate in Operation Dry Water
||| FROM ZAC REIMER, UNDERSHERIFF for SAN JUAN COUNTY ||| The San Juan County Sheriff Office will be participating in Operation Dry Water, a national awareness and enforcement campaign focused on reducing the number of
Glenwood Inn property secured by Land Bank for permanent conservation
58-acre parcel will add to publicly accessible shoreline on Orcas Island ||| FROM TANJA WILLIAMSON for SJC CONSERVATION LAND BANK ||| The San Juan County Conservation Land Bank and the San Juan Preservation Trust jointly
Next Port meeting scheduled, agenda posted
||| FROM JEANNIE SHARPE for PORT OF ORCAS ||| The next meeting of the Port Commission with be In-Person at the airport conference room on June 27 at 5 p.m. and also available on Zoom.
