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
Just where did this idea for Daylight Savings Time come from?
||| FROM WIKIPEDIA ||| REPRINT AT REQUEST OF ORCASONIAN READER Daylight saving time (DST), also known as daylight savings time or daylight time (United States, Canada, and Australia), and summer time (United Kingdom, European Union, and some other countries), is the practice of
Biarritz curbs holiday leases to make way for locals
Basque landlords are told they must rent out homes for entire year ||| FROM THE GUARDIAN REPRINT AT REQUEST OF ORCASONIAN READER ||| With its elegant boutiques and stretches of golden sand, the French resort
Island Health offers a class for new or expecting grandparents
||| FROM RACHEL LAMBERT for ISLAND HEALTH ||| If you are a grandparent to young children or an expecting grandparent, join Childbirth Educator Teri Shilling on Thursday, March 31 at 12 p.m. Learn what has
PeaceHealth medical facilities in Whatcom County easing COVID-19 visitor restrictions
||| FROM BEV MAYHEW for PEACEHEALTH NORTHWEST NETWORK ||| BELLINGHAM, Wash. — PeaceHealth is pleased to announce that effective Thursday, March 17, visitors are again allowed—one per patient and one at a time—at PeaceHealth St.
Lovelett bill to provide transitional food assistance signed into law
||| FROM WASHINGTON STATE DEMOCRATS ||| OLYMPIA – Legislation to provide transitional food assistance to more families and update statutes to reflect changes at the federal level was signed into law by Gov. Inslee this week.
Are you an early riser? Lahari is looking for early morning drivers to red-eye ferry
||| FROM SARA PELFREY for LAHARI ||| Looking for early morning drivers to the red-eye ferry Lahari’s Door to Door is calling for volunteer drivers willing to take riders for the red-eye ferry for vital
Sun Days on Orcas | 30 things about Frank Loudin
||| SUN DAYS ON ORCAS ISLAND by EDEE KULPER ||| Frank Loudin I’ve recently become acquainted with artist Frank Loudin through BJ Arnold’s friendship with him, and as always, it’s fascinating to learn
Orcas Christian School introduces island’s first transitional kindergarten program
||| FROM REBECCA CARTER for ORCAS CHRISTIAN SCHOOL ||| Orcas Christian School is bringing the island its first transitional kindergarten program for the 2022-2023 school year. Transitional kindergarten is a program that supports students who
Funhouse mentors, mentees create something unique together
||| FROM FUNHOUSE COMMONS ||| Throughout this challenging pandemic, it has been heartening to see our mentors stepping up to maintain their relationships with Orcas youth. During our second Covid winter, mentors have had to
Orcas Island Farmers Market is hiring
||| FROM ERICA LYONS for ORCAS ISLAND FARMERS MARKET ||| Would you like to be more involved in this vibrant island community but don’t have the time for full time work? Does championing the agricultural
State Health Dept. rolls out its long-term ForWArd plan for next pandemic phase
||| FROM STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ||| OLYMPIA – As Washington’s COVID-19 response continues to evolve, the Washington State Department of Health (DOH) is laying out its long-term ForWArd plan to keep people safe and healthy as we move
State Health Dept newest COVID numbers
||| FROM STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ||| Newest numbers. The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) reported a total of 1,442,947 confirmed cases as of 11:59 p.m. on March 15. There have been 12,273 COVID-19 deaths
Our local nonprofit boards are in search of new members
||| FROM HILARY CANTY for ORCAS ISLAND COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ||| Lum Farm lambs (Photo by Jenn Staplin) It is the season of renewal. Baby lambs are prancing in the fields, daffodils are opening
Join the EDC to learn about careers on the water
||| FROM MICHELANGELO (MICKEY) VON DASSOW ||| People interested in careers on the water are invited to join the EDC for an online Maritime Career Fair, March 31 at noon to 1 p.m., held over
Weekly case update from County Emergency Management
||| FROM BRENDAN COWAN for DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ||| Weekly Case Update: Since the last update on Friday March 11, there have been 15 new confirmed or probable cases in San Juan County. Current
How did early explorers find Orcas without a map? Find out at this Senior Center Zoom presentation
“Mapping Orcas: The Way Home” with Orcas Island Historical Museum’s Nancy Stillger Wednesday March 23 at 1 p.m. via Zoom ||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| How did early explorers find their way to Orcas
