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
Letter to Editor | Many thanks to community attending Youngren farmhouse sale
||| FROM JANET BROWNELL for ORCAS ISLAND EDUCATION FOUNDATION ||| The Orcas Island Education Foundation (OIEF) would like to thank all the community members who came out last Saturday to the Youngren Farmhouse sale. It was
Island Sports & Spine Clinic increases access to care with new provider
||| FROM LAURA MORONEY for ISLAND HEALTH ||| Jeffrey Krause, MD Jeffrey Krause, MD joined Island Sports & Spine Clinic this week, increasing access to care for patients looking for non-surgical, minimally-invasive, chronic pain options.
Hearing appointments available at Senior Center
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| Stacie Nordrum, Au.D., CCC-A Stacie Nordrum, Au.D., CCC-A, of Island Hearing Healthcare will offer hearing appointments at Orcas Senior Center on Thursday, November 10
Reminder: OISD to honor our veterans Thursday, November 10, 9:45-10:25
||| FROM LORENA STANKEVICH for OISD ||| The Orcas Island School District is excited to host a K-12 Veterans Day Celebration Assembly, Wednesday, November 9, 9:45-10:25 in the High School Gym. This event is open
KWIAHT: Fresh scoop on sick sea birds
||| FROM RUSSEL BARSH for KWIAHT ||| East Sound has been the epicenter of an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian flu (HPAI) over the past few months. The virus probably arrived earlier this year with
You’re invited: Port Commissioners to interview Manager applicants
||| FROM KIM KIMPLE for PORT OF ORCAS ||| The Port of Orcas Board of Commissioners will hold a Special Meeting this Monday, November 7th, at 5:00 p.m. at the Port conference room and online
Affordable housing is providing opportunity on Orcas
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| To some, the term ‘affordable housing’ means nothing more than a low monthly payment. But to Stephanie Nouvel and her family of four, ‘affordable housing’ means so much
New provider joins Island Wound Care & Hyperbaric Medicine
||| FROM LAURA MORONEY for ISLAND HEALTH ||| Perry Burrus III, MD, FACS Perry Burrus III, MD, FACS, joined Island Wound Care & Hyperbaric Medicine at the end of October bringing 28 years of experience
Sun Days on Orcas | 27 things about Ezekiel Barr
||| SUN DAYS ON ORCAS by EDEE KULPER ||| Some people have an enthusiasm for life no matter what. I can't ever remember running into Ezekiel Barr without seeing a smile on his face. After
Here’s Island Health upcoming 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. Learn how COPD affects the pulmonary arteries and
Looks like severe weather shelter at Community Church to be open next week
||| FROM RYAN CARPENTER for ORCAS ISLAND COMMUNITY CHURCH ||| When temperatures this winter drop to 32 degrees or below, the Severe Weather Shelter at Orcas Island Community Church is a place for unsheltered and
Inslee wraps up another busy week before Tuesday’s election
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF GOVERNOR JAY INSLEE ||| Tuesday, November 8, is Election Day Next Tuesday, Nov. 8, is Election Day in Washington state. Voters may register or update their information in-person, and vote
Schedule a Medicare appointment with local experts
||| FROM PEGI GROUNDWATER for SHIBA ||| Confused by the ads on TV and the information you get in the mail or from your friends and neighbors? You can join one of SHIBA’s drop-in enrollment
Bethany Carter flies high for her 17th birthday
||| FROM ROBERT WAUNCH for AIRHAWKS FLYING CLUB ||| On Wednesday morning, November 2, Bethany Carter turned 17 and flew to Bellingham to take her Practical examination for her Private Pilot Certificate. The first part
Sheriff’s Report | October 26 – November 1, 2022
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ||| WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 26 22-007802 Trespassing 07:53:00 10/26/22 A Deputy responded to a report of a trespassing that occurred the previous night. It was reported that a white
Reading, math, science, and wellness: youth mental health is a new educational cornerstone
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF GOVERNOR JAY INSLEE ||| Youth mental health is in a state – 45% of high school seniors reported feeling sad or hopeless in the past year, according to the statewide
