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
For Thanksgiving: Thank You
|||SUBMITTED AT REQUEST OF A BELOVED ORCAS ISLAND POET ||| Thank You Ross Gay If you find yourself half naked and barefoot in the frosty grass, hearing, again, the earth’s great, sonorous moan that says
Stuffed or dressed: For Thanksgiving, is it all the same?
||| FROM DICTIONARY.COM ||| Turkey is the traditional star of the Thanksgiving meal, but among its essential supporting cast is one dish whose name is debated every year. Is it called stuffing or dressing? Are these two words
Long-standing local businesses partner in support of islanders in need
||| FROM MEGAN EHRMANTRAUT for ORCAS COMMUNITY RESOURCE CENTER ||| Orcas Island Market and Ray’s General Store & Pharmacy are teaming up to support the most vulnerable in our community. We are proud to partner with
Affordable housing: The future of affordability
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| The need for affordable housing is a widespread and growing issue – not just in the Islands, but throughout the region and nation. The San Juan Islands are
Sharing is caring—except when it comes to viruses
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| Washington state is seeing an increase in cases of RSV (respiratory syncytial virus). RSV is a common respiratory virus that causes cold and COVID-like symptoms, including runny nose,
Happy Thanksgiving from Orcas Island School District
||| FROM ERIC WEBB, ORCAS SCHOOLS SUPERINTENDENT ||| Our Mission Our students experience a sense of belonging and will graduate fully equipped to meet life’s challenges - confident and independent life-long learners and passionate in
DOH strongly urges individuals get vaccinated to prevent spread of flu
DOH strongly urges individuals get vaccinated to prevent spread of flu ||| FROM STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ||| OLYMPIA – The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) wants the public to know flu cases are rising quickly in Washington
EMT course starting soon at Orcas Fire & Rescue
||| FROM KIM KIMPLE for ORCAS ISLAND FIRE & RESCUE ||| Are you interested in being a volunteer EMT with the fire department? Orcas Island Fire & Rescue is now accepting applications from the community
Glenn Hendrick solo show at Artspace on San Juan
||| FROM GLENN HENDRICK ||| On Saturday, December 3, a selection of works on paper by local artist Glenn Hendrick will be featured in Joe Cooper’s intimately proportioned Artspace, located at 160 Macginite Road in
SJC plans to relocate Public Works operations on Lopez
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County is entering the planning stages of an exciting project on Lopez Island. County Council has directed staff to develop a plan to relocate Public Works
Council to bid farewell to Jamie Stephens after 12 years of service
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| Outgoing SJC Councilmember, Jamie Stephens Councilmember Jamie Stephens is retiring after 12 years of public service on the San Juan County Council. His final Council meeting
Update from Senior Services as management moves to separation by island
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| Since February 2022, The Senior Services Council (SSCSJC) has been working to move management of its three senior centers to separate nonprofits on Lopez, Orcas and
Salmonberry School celebrates diversity, multiculturalism, inclusion
||| FROM KARI VAN GELDER for SALMONBERRY SCHOOL ||| Over the course of a week-long collaborative project, Salmonberry School’s 4th- 6th grade Eagles class created a breathtaking sand mandala in their Eastsound classroom. Inspired by
Place your orders: Susan Slapin has published a new book
||| FROM SUSAN SLAPIN ||| I was inspired to create this new book: An Artist Her Dog & Islands In The Salish Sea. (Full color, soft cover, 6x8”, 40 pages, $38) Poems, prose, many images
Health Care District sets next meeting for Tuesday
||| FROM KIM KIMPLE for ORCAS ISLAND HEALTH CARE DISTRICT ||| The Agenda and Materials (Board Packet) for the November 22, 2022 Board meeting of the Orcas Island Health Care District (OIHCD) will be posted
Sun Days on Orcas | 27 things about Marcia Spees
||| SUN DAYS ON ORCAS by EDEE KULPER ||| I will always think of fancy-looking, amazing-tasting peas when I think of Marcia Spees. Her garden was one of many on the garden tour years ago,
