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
Lopez Village road stormwater improvement coming soon
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| This fall, San Juan County’s Department of Environmental Stewardship will upgrade the eroding ditch along the east side of Village Road between Washburn and Eads Lane, to improve
San Juan County seeks planning commissioners
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County is looking for interested volunteers to fill two vacancies on the Planning Commission. Position #5 will serve a partial term that ends in December of
Deadline extended for Orcas artists wishing to exhibit at Library in 2023
||| FROM DAVE KOSIUR for ORCAS ISLAND LIBRARY ||| November 1st is the new deadline for Orcas Island artists wishing to exhibit at the Orcas Island Library in 2023. A pamphlet describing the process is
The unexpected power of random acts of kindness
New research shows small gestures matter even more than we may think ||| FROM THE NEW YORK TIMES ||| REPRINT AT REQUEST OF ORCASONIAN READER In late August, Erin Alexander, 57, sat in the parking
Passes now available for Friday Harbor Film Festival
||| FROM ELLEN ROBERTS for FRIDAY HARBOR FILM FESTIVAL ||| It’s time to make your plans for the Friday Harbor Film Festival coming up October 21-30. Passes are now available on the fhff.org website for
Rewire, renew at ‘Move Thyself Now’ workshop
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| Emillie Novak Improve movement and improve life by experiencing the Feldenkrais Method with Emillie Novak. You can, at any time, rewire yourself with Emillie’s
Island Health latest classes, workshops
||| FROM RACHEL LAMBERT for ISLAND HEALTH ||| Living Better with Diabetes Join Registered Dietitian and Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialist Amanda Lungren in a discussion on healthy eating, being active, and reducing risks
Season’s final plant clinic at Driftwood Nursery on Sept. 14
||| FROM DIANNE MACONDRAY for MASTER GARDENERS ||| The Master Gardeners final plant clinic of the season will be in September. Please come by Driftwood Nursery in Eastsound Wednesday September 14 between 11 a.m. and
It’s time for Master Gardeners annual gardening workshop
||| FROM MO SLOANE and DIANA BROOKS for MASTER GARDENERS OF SJC ||| Join the Master Gardeners of San Juan County in welcoming the very popular Dr. Linda Gilkeson, aka “the Garden Doctor,” as the
Lopez Island’s Center Road to close during planned OPALCO outage
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County Public Works Department will be supporting OPALCO during a planned power outage by closing a section of Center Road on Lopez Island. The closure will
Island Surgeons welcomes new general surgeon
||| FROM LAURA MORONEY for ISLAND HEALTH ||| Monica Jacobus, MD ANACORTES, WA — Monica Jacobus, MD joined Island Surgeons this week, expanding access to surgical care in the region. Jacobus earned her
Lions Club steps up – as they always do. Now your turn to contribute to Mercy Flight
||| FROM ROBERT WAUNCH for MERCY FLIGHT ORCAS ISLAND ||| When the Orcas Island Lions Club heard the Mercy Flight Orcas Island program was running out of funds for fuel reimbursement it stepped up immediately
Mammogram Van visit is coming up soon
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| Assured Imaging will be at Orcas Senior Center again this year with their Mammogram Van on September 19, 20, and 21. Although one in eight women
San Juans Vision Source has added another provider for Eastsound
||| FROM SAN JUANS VISION SOURCE ||| Dr. Nicholas Castagna San Juans Vision Source is pleased to announce Dr. Nicholas Castagna has joined San Juans Vision Source. Nicholas will be providing services primarily
Department of Health announces updated at-home COVID-19 testing guidance
||| FROM STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ||| OLYMPIA – The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) has announced updated guidance around COVID-19 at-home testing, including changes to how self-testing results should be reported and additional information
Here’s some new COVID numbers
||| FROM STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ||| Newest numbers. The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) reported a total of 1,791,053 confirmed cases as of 11:59 p.m. on Sept. 6. There have been 14,020 COVID-19 deaths
