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
Agenda released for next Health Care District meeting
||| FROM TOM EVERSOLE for ORCAS ISLAND HEALTH CARE DISTRICT ||| The Agenda and Materials (Board Packet) for the May 3, 2022 Board meeting of the Orcas Island Health Care District will be posted May
Woman in the Woods looks forward to 4th annual fundraiser, June 5
||| FROM MICHELL (MITCH) MARSHALL for WOMAN IN THE WOODS PRODUCTIONS ||| Woman in the Woods Productions is delighted to announce that our 4th annual fundraiser will be held, Sunday, June 5, in the Madrona
‘Red Paint’ author will visit, present on Library’s south lawn
||| FROM CAROL DAPOGNY for ORCAS ISLAND LIBRARY ||| The Orcas Island Library is honored to welcome author, poet, and artist Sasha LaPointe on Thursday, May 5 at 6 p.m. on the South Lawn and by
Next week’s construction plan for Prune Alley
||| FROM JESSE DOUGLAS-SEITZ for SAN JUAN PUBLIC WORKS ||| 4-day work week with the site open Friday, Saturday, and Sunday for the remainder of the construction season as work permits. The Contractor is installing manholes and catch basins
Island Health class offerings
||| FROM RACHEL LAMBERT for ISLAND HEALTH ||| Island Health offers free improving memory class Join Island Health speech-language pathologist Libby Lewis, MA, MEd CCC-SLP, to learn strategies and activities to improve your memory and keep
Sun Days on Orcas | Mustard art all over the walls
||| SUN DAYS ON ORCAS by EDEE KULPER ||| I had never heard of Susan Mustard until I went into Crow Valley Gallery a few weeks ago on a whim to look at all the
SJ Visitors Bureau prepares for annual Travel, Tourism Week
||| FROM AMY NESLER for SAN JUAN ISLANDS VISITORS BUREAU ||| “I can’t control the wind, but I can adjust the sails.” – Ricky Skaggs The 39th annual National Travel and Tourism Week, taking place
Two films from Friday Harbor Film Festival to be screened in May
||| FROM ELLEN ROBERTS for FRIDAY HARBOR FILM FESTIVAL ||| During May the FHFF Director Series will screen two audience favorite documentaries from 2013, the festival’s inaugural season. Each film runs for two weeks on
Fairgrounds looking for vendors for Flea & Craft Market
||| FROM CARLENE BALCOMB-BARTOK for SAN JUAN COUNTY FAIR ||| Calling all vendors for the Spring Flea & Craft Market at the San Juan County Fairgrounds! The Markets will be held on Saturday May 14th.
Sit-down kindergarten transition dinner scheduled for next month
||| FROM MEGAN EHRMANTRAUT for ORCAS COMMUNITY RESOURCE CENTER ||| With the lazy days of summer approaching on Orcas, many preschoolers are looking forward to a big first step towards Kindergarten this fall. The Orcas
State Health Dept’s latest COVID numbers
||| FROM STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ||| Newest numbers. The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) reported a total of 1,493,194 confirmed cases as of 11:59 p.m. on April 26. There have been 12,686 COVID-19 deaths
Reminder: Local authors book signing event at Orcas Island Historical Museum
||| FROM NANCY STILLGER for ORCAS ISLAND HISTORICAL MUSEUM ||| Come to the Orcas Island Historical Museum in Eastsound Saturday, April 30 from 1:30 - 3:30 p.m. for a book signing and talk by local
Tuberculosis cases on the rise globally and in Washington state
||| FROM STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ||| OLYMPIA – Washington’s tuberculosis (TB) cases are on the rise, putting state and local public health officials on heightened alert. Widespread disruptions in public health and healthcare services and missed TB
Oahu, Hawaii’s most populous island, will now limit Airbnbs and short-term vacation rentals in a big way
||| FROM SFGATE.COM ||| REPRINT AT REQUEST OF ORCASONIAN READER Oahu, Hawaii’s third-biggest island, will now place further restrictions on where Airbnb, Vrbo and other short-term rental properties can be located throughout Honolulu and the island. In
Larsen announces more than $6.49 Million to lower Washingtonians’ energy costs
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF REP. RICK LARSEN ||| EVERETT, WA - Today, Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02) announced Washington state will receive more than $6.49 million in federal funds to bring down heating and cooling costs
Poetry | An Earth Song by Langston Hughes – 1901-1967
An Earth Song by Langston Hughes - 1901-1967 It's an earth song,— And I've been waiting long for an earth song. It's a spring song,— And I've been waiting long for a spring song.
