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
Roulac’s Qigong series returns to Senior Center
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS ISLAND SENIOR CENTER ||| Joan Roulac Quiet the mind and strengthen the body with Joan Roulac’s Ease Please four week Qigong series. These 15-minute sessions will gently
You’re invited to IT Basics for Business workshop
||| FROM GAIL SCHNEE for ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL ||| The Economic Development Council of San Juan County (EDC) invites business owners and entrepreneurs to an informative workshop on IT Basics for Business. Course instructor Monica
Springtime brings new works to Friday Harbor Atelier
||| FROM SHANNON BORG for FRIDAY HARBOR ATELIER ||| Winter has given us an opportunity to go inward and springtime brings the promise of new creativity, as the artists of the Friday Harbor Atelier open
Inside OCRC are food access programs for Orcas Islanders
||| FROM MEGAN EHRMANTRAUT for ORCAS COMMUNITY RESOURCE CENTER ||| Did you know that March is National Nutrition Month? As March comes to a close, OCRC wants to ensure that islanders are aware of the
Local author captures essence of Orcas Island life in her new book
||| FROM EDEE KULPER ||| Edee Kulper, local author and Orcasonian columnist Edee Kulper has just published a new book called Life on Orcas Island! Mark your calendars for April 7 at 6
‘Two Little Ducks; Quack Quack’ the Fair is back!
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| Calling all San Juan County businesses, restaurants, non-profits, organizations, service groups, cottage industries, artists, and more to participate by signing up for vendor booth space at the 2022
Be sure to catch this April art exhibit at Orcas Island Library
||| FROM DAVE KOSIUR for ORCAS ISLAND LIBRARY || This month, the Orcas Island Library features work by Michael Armenia, a multidisciplinary artist. As Michael has said: "I live every moment as an artist whether
Second COVID-19 booster dose recommended for certain individuals
Additional mRNA dose will help further increase protection for those at highest risk ||| FROM STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ||| OLYMPIA – People age 50 and older and certain immunocompromised individuals can now get a second
John Geyman, M.D. has written a new book on transformation of health care since 1960
||| FROM EMILY GEYMAN ||| Transformation of U.S. Health Care 1960-2020 One Family Physician's Journey is a new book by John Geyman, M.D. Dr. Geyman takes a reader on a trip through health care in
Poetry | Glory to Ukraine
||| FROM W. A. SCHMIDT ||| Glory to Ukraine A poem by wasakalobo Zelensky's unmatched bravery His life-affirming fame Put Putin's endless knavery And cowardice to shame A soulless bully who likes death Who sends
Save now! Pay later! OPALCO’s Switch It Up program expands
||| FROM KRISTA BOUCHEY for ORCAS POWER & LIGHT COOPERATIVE ||| OPALCO members can now finance up $100,000 (per membership) in efficiency upgrades for their home or business. Projects that qualify include home heating units
The glaring divide of COVID-19 death rates between red and blue America
||| FROM MSN.COM ||| Political polarization in the U.S. was evident and intensifying long before the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, two years ago. Americans were already deeply divided about a multitude of issues, with
New Leaf Cafe welcomes new executive chef
||| FROM AYN GAILEY for OUTLOOK INN ||| Chef Andrew Martin and his wife, executive pastry chef Amy Nack, have been visiting Orcas Island for the last fifteen years. While their son attended Camp Orkila
Local musicians do us proud in recent contest performances
||| FROM SHARON HO for MUSIC ADVOCACY GROUP ||| The Orcas Island Middle School Strings group received a Silver Performance Award at the American String Teachers Association Contest at Western Washington University on March 11
Register now for upcoming Community Car Show at fairgrounds
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County Parks and Fair Is a proud sponsor and supporter of Cody Balcomb-Bartok's Community Project. He is putting on a Community Car Show on April 23,
Deputy Eric Peter announces candidacy for county sheriff
||| FROM ERIC PETER ||| Eric Peter, San Juan County Sheriff candidate Relationships matter. I am Eric Peter, and I am announcing my candidacy for San Juan County Sheriff. It is time for
