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.”
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Coalition for Orcas Youth seeks your input in new survey
||| FROM NICOLE SPINOGATTI for COALITION FOR ORCAS YOUTH ||| The Coalition for Orcas Youth is conducting a community survey to gauge community perceptions of youth substance use. Your opinions are valuable and the results
After more than a year, OPAL has keys to Northern Heights Apartments
||| FROM OPAL COMMUNITY LAND TRUST ||| Lisa Byers of OPAL Community Land Trust accepted the “keys” to the Northern Heights apartments from former owners Wes Heinmiller and Alan Stameisen. Wes and Alan purchased the
The most powerful story The Onion ever wrote, over and over
The publication runs a version of “‘No Way To Prevent This,’ Says Only Nation Where This Regularly Happens” after every mass shooting in America. ||| FROM WIRED.COM ||| Living in America can all too often
Library Board will meet to discuss hiring a new director
||| FROM JANET MARLOW for ORCAS ISLAND LIBRARY ||| The Orcas Island Library Board will be having a Special Meeting on Wednesday, June 1, at 5 p.m. for the purpose of: (1) to evaluate the
Seattle writer weaves tech, family history, and climate in a thought-provoking debut novel
||| FROM MATTHEW GILBERT for ORCAS ISLAND LIT FEST ||| Former Wall Street Journal technology reporter and New Yorker business editor Vauhini Vara’s first book, The Immortal King Rao, was among the most highly anticipated releases of the
Orcas Center will be In the Garden for this year’s gala
||| FROM BETHANY MARIE for ORCAS CENTER ||| Enjoy music, art, and games in a beautiful outdoor setting at Orcas Center’s 2022 “In the Garden” Gala and Auction. You’ll have the opportunity to support the
Early bird Chamber Music Festival tickets available June 9 for local patrons
||| FROM LINDA SLONE for ORCAS ISLAND CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL ||| At 10 a.m. on Thursday, June 9, tickets to the 25th season of the Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival will be available outside the
theOrcasonian goes dark … for one day
||| BY LIN MCNULTY theORCASONIAN EDITOR ||| I am pleased to announce, and will be even more than pleased if I can actually pull it off, that I'm taking a day off - first one
OIEF BBQ will be back on June 12
||| FROM JANET BROWNELL for ORCAS ISLAND EDUCATION FOUNDATION ||| We have rescheduled the OIEF BBQ for Sunday June 12 (2-5p). Please get your tickets (again) at: https://oief.smalldognet.com/erp/donate/list/ticket or the Chamber of Commerce. Who doesn't like
Join Emily Anton via Zoom for Silver Swans Virtual Ballet
Silver Swans Virtual Ballet with Emily Anton by Zoom (Wednesdays from 11 a.m. - 12 p.m.) ||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| Join Emily Anton for Silver Swans, an hour of basic
Health Care District in search of a new superintendent
||| FROM TOM EVERSOLE, ACTING SUPERINTENDENT, ORCAS ISLAND HEALTH CARE DISTRICT ||| Orcas Island Health Care District (OIHCD) is seeking applicants for the position of District Superintendent. The Superintendent position is an exciting opportunity to
SJ Ag Guild distributes FARM fund grants to local farms
||| FROM EMMA RASTATTER for SAN JUAN ISLANDS AGRICULTURAL GUILD ||| The San Juan Islands Agricultural Guild (Ag Guild) FARM Fund is excited to announce the distribution of $72,048 in grants to San Juan County
Island Health latest class offerings
||| FROM RACHEL LAMBERT for ISLAND HEALTH ||| Island Health offers Living Well with COPD class Join Respiratory Therapist Sarah Edwards for an informative conversation on COPD. Edwards will discuss how COPD affects the pulmonary
Washington state confirms first case of monkeypox
||| FROM STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ||| OLYMPIA –– Washington State Department of Health (DOH) and Public Health—Seattle and King County (PHSKC) announced the first confirmed case of monkeypox in the state. The person, a King County resident, did
Senior Center again offering Joan Roulac’s Qigong series
Qigong Offerings with Joan Roulac by Zoom (Wednesdays, June 1-22, 9am) ||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| Quiet the mind and strengthen the body with Joan Roulac’s Ease Please four-week Qigong series. These 15-minute
In case you missed it — Garden Club presentation on YouTube
||| FROM ORCAS ISLAND GARDEN CLUB ||| In her presentation, Next Year's Harvest Starts Now, Linda Gilkeson talks about what to grow, when and where to plant, simple methods for protecting crops, extreme weather, and how
