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
Weekly update from Governor Inslee
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF GOVERNOR JAY INSLEE ||| Kids ride free! Public transit agencies drop youth fares thanks to Move Ahead Washington transportation package A child waves at a passing ferry in the Puget
Orcas painter, along with his weaver mom, exhibiting at WaFd
||| FROM PETER CARLSON ||| WaFd Bank in Eastsound is pleased to announce that the featured artists for September and October will be Orcas Island painter Peter Carlson and his mother, the weaver Ann Carlson
What’s that gray stuff on our big leaf maples?
||| FROM JULIA TURNEY for SAN JUAN MASTER GARDENERS ||| Our Big Leaf Maple leaves have been looking very gray this summer and many trees have leaves that are turning brown and dropping from the
Update on Senior Council Districts separation
||| FROM TOM EVERSOLE for SENIOR SERVICES COUNCIL ||| Earlier this spring, the Board of Directors of the Senior Services Council of San Juan County (SSCSJC) voted to transfer the operational functions of its three
Avian flu outbreak has been confirmed in Eastsound area
||| FROM RUSSEL BARSH for KWIAHT ||| More than a dozen Canada geese visiting shorelines and farm ponds in the Eastsound area have died suddenly in the last two weeks. Testing by Kwiaht and by
Meet your school staff: Lydia Dennee-Lee, Farm to Classroom Garden Keeper
||| FROM ORCAS ISLAND SCHOOL DISTRICT ||| Lydia Dennee-Lee was born and raised in Olympia. She's lived on Orcas full time for the past three years. She started her undergraduate education as a marine biology
Beloved Grannie’s Closet is back at Orcas Senior Center
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| Grannie’s Closet offers household décor, kitchen and vintage items, crafting supplies and much, much more. Located in the front lobby of the Orcas Senior Center, Grannie’s
In Memoriam | Lorinda Roland, 1938 – 2022
||| FROM TYLER AND JOCELYNE HARDING ||| This week the world lost a creative and wonderful soul - our dear friend Lorinda Roland. Lorinda also made her place in our hearts, becoming a dear friend
Prune Alley is now a beautiful site – and open to pedestrians, vehicles
||| BY EDEE KULPER, theORCASONIAN REPORTER ||| Last night Prune Alley officially opened at 6 p.m. with lovely speeches, a non-motorized parade of people walking down the street for the first time, KIND bars and
Meet your school staff | Dina Streets, Para-Educator
||| FROM ORCAS ISLAND SCHOOL DISTRICT ||| Dina Streets Dina Streets shares her life with her best friend and pet, Alli. She has this to say about Orcas Island: "The people here are
Food Co-op has selected Funhouse to receive funds for September
||| FROM NICOLE SPINOGATTI for FUNHOUSE COMMONS ||| The Funhouse Commons is the chosen recipient of the Orcas Food Co-op’s September Community Shopping Day Program. This means three percent of sales made on Thursday, September
Planned overnight power outage scheduled for mid-month
||| FROM KRISTA BOUCHEY for ORCAS POWER & LIGHT CO-OPERATIVE ||| All of San Juan County will be affected by a planned power outage necessary for Bonneville Power Association (BPA) to make scheduled repairs to
Capdeville/Doty families ask for your help as Carl Capdeville recovers
||| FROM ROXY MARCK ||| Carl Capdeville began to feel ill about the middle of June. Initially he was convinced it was something he ate. Two weeks later he was in St. Joseph hospital fighting
Dr. Cornel West is coming to Orcas Center
||| FROM DOUG MARSHALL for WOMAN IN THE WOODS PRODUCTIONS ||| Woman in the Woods Productions will bring a major figure in contemporary American thought to Orcas Center on Saturday, September 24. Dr. Cornel West
Steps you can take now to prepare for wildfire smoke
Early preparation is key to protect yourself and your family ||| FROM STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ||| OLYMPIA – Washington state is in the midst of wildfire season and, although it’s been a mild season to
Health Care District has an upcoming work session scheduled
||| FROM KIM KIMPLE for ORCAS ISLAND HEALTH CARE DISTRICT ||| The Agenda and Materials (Board Packet) for the September 01, 2022 Orcas Island Health Care District Board Work Session will be posted August 31.
