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
Madeleine Albright: Resilience of spirit, more than intellect, is the key to life
Several months before her death, former secretary of state Madeleine K. Albright wrote some reflections on the importance of making the most out of life. Her thoughts are excerpted here from the new afterword of
What is happening with PlayFest?
||| FROM DOUG BECHTEL for ACTORS THEATER OF ORCAS ISLAND ||| The past few years have had major impacts on live theatre, in person performances, and human interaction in so many ways we will probably
Poetry | Cherry Blossoms
Cherry blossoms Toi Derricotte - 1941- I went down to mingle my breath with the breath of the cherry blossoms. There were photographers: Mothers arranging their children against gnarled old trees; a couple, hugging,
Shakespeare Society needs a few more roles filled for all-female ‘Hamlet’ production
An important note from Michael Armenia, Director of the upcoming production of one of Shakespeare's most important plays. ||| FROM MICHAEL ARMENIA ||| Our Orcas Island Shakespeare Society's production of 'Hamlet' with an all-female cast
Upcoming Island Health classes
||| FROM RACHEL LAMBERT for ISLAND HEALTH ||| Island Health offers online cholesterol class Join Registered Dietitian Amber Phillips for an informative 30-minute talk on small changes you can make to your diet beyond the
Sun Days on Orcas | Kate Jewell is headed to Poland
||| SUN DAYS ON ORCAS by EDEE KULPER ||| This Thursday, March 31, Kate Jewell will be headed to Oświęcim, Poland, for six weeks to help Ukrainian refugees and orphans with One Humanity Institute and
Let’s celebrate our history this May
||| FROM SANDY STREHLOU for TOWN OF FRIDAY HARBOR ||| It’s time to celebrate history again, in person and on-line! So, get ready, start planning, and let us know what fabulous local history-related event you
Land Bank invites comments to objectives, policy document
||| FROM TANJA WILLIAMSON for SAN JUAN COUNTY LAND BANK ||| San Juan County Conservation Land Bank welcomes public input on its updated final draft Agriculture: Overview Objectives and Policy document. This updated version incorporates
Sheriff’s Office alerts islanders to phone scam
||| FROM ZAC REIMER for SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ||| The San Juan County Sheriff’s Office has received multiple reports from community members that are receiving calls from phone scammers claiming to be officials
Health Care District releases statement on behavior within clinic
||| FROM TOM EVERSOLE, ORCAS ISLAND HEALTH CARE DISTRICT INTERIM SUPERINTENDENT ||| Members of our community have held a long-standing appreciation that we are living on a small island in close proximity to each other.
Newest COVID numbers from State Health Dept.
||| FROM STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ||| Newest numbers. The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) reported a total of 1,448,779 confirmed cases as of 11:59 p.m. on March 22. There have been 12,392 COVID-19
San Juan County numbers reflect diminished case count
||| FROM BRENDAN COWAN for DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ||| Since the last update on Friday March 18, there have been three new confirmed or probable cases in San Juan County. Current case count is
Fire Department responds to a downed aircraft at the Port
||| FROM KIM KIMPLE for ORCAS ISLAND FIRE & RESCUE ||| Orcas Island Fire and Rescue career and volunteer staff responded with the San Juan County Sheriff's Office yesterday afternoon to reports of a downed
How can we better prepare for natural hazards on our coasts? Inter-organizational collaboration to assist local efforts may be key
A newly completed project lays the foundation for a team to help Washington’s coastal communities be better prepared for floods, erosion and other coastal hazards ||| FROM WASHINGTON SEA GRANT ||| Floods. Erosion. Sea level
Governor signs bill to allow candidates to use campaign funds for child care
||| FROM WASHINGTON STATE DEMOCRATS ||| OLYMPIA – Gov. Jay Inslee today signed legislation that explicitly allows candidates running for office in Washington state to use campaign funds for child and other dependent care. Senate Bill
Hearing consults to be available at Senior Center
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| Stacie Nordrum, Au.D., CCC-A, of Island Hearing Healthcare will once again be offering hearing appointments at Orcas Senior Center on Thursday April 7, Thursday May 19,
