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
Orcas Food Bank receives high praise in national publication
||| FROM ORCAS ISLAND FOOD BANK ||| This article published in the national publication,Food Bank News, cites Orcas Island Food Bank, along with Feeding Tampa Bay, as organizations working to eliminate the stigma that keeps many people
OPALCO’s membership meeting is on the horizon
||| FROM SUZANNE OLSON for ORCAS POWER & LIGHT COOPERATIVE ||| OPALCO’s annual member meeting is set for Saturday, April 30 via Zoom from 9 – 11 a.m. The agenda includes election results, the state
Governor’s report on highlights of his week
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF GOVERNOR JAY INSLEE ||| I-5 bridge project over Nisqually River highlights rapidly changing flood risks, ecological impacts and regional growth David Troutt, the natural resources director for the Nisqually
Upcoming class offerings from Island Health
||| FROM RACHEL LAMBERT for ISLAND HEALTH ||| Island Health offers nutrition and exercise for osteoporosis class Dietary habits play an important role in your risk of developing osteoporosis. Join registered dietitian Amber Phillips, MS,
Special native canoe journey coming to Orcas in May
You may contribute in the spirit of potlatch to supporting this event ||| FROM DAVID TURNOY ||| In late May, over a dozen Indian canoes will make a special visit to Orcas Island, representing Native
Sun Days on Orcas | Resurrecting
||| SUN DAYS ON ORCAS by EDEE KULPER ||| For two years life felt like it came to a standstill in so many ways. Not being able to gather, hug, laugh, converse, and be with
Long Live the Kings hatchery receives Robin DiGeorgio Endowment Fund grant from Madrona Club
||| FROM EMILY MCCARTEN for LONG LIVE THE KINGS ||| The Madrona Club of Orcas Island has awarded Long Live the Kings a $5,000 grant through the Robin DiGeorgio Endowment Fund, to support our Glenwood
Island Primary Care-Orcas welcomes new doc on board
||| FROM LAURA MORONEY for ISLAND HEALTH ||| ANACORTES, Washington — This month, Robert Wilson, MD, joins Island Primary Care - Orcas from his current position as Chief Medical Officer (CMO) at UW Neighborhood Lopez
Friday Harbor Film Festival Director Series will be available online
||| FROM FRIDAY HARBOR FILM FESTIVAL ||| Friday Harbor Film Festival’s 2022 DIRECTOR SERIES offers not-to-be-missed feature films that will each run for two weeks on the website, www.fhff.org. Beginning on April 21 and continuing
WSF weekly report: Worker shortages, assist with FH fire, food service reopens on some sailings
||| FROM WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| Our Seattle/Bainbridge run is a little more than three weeks into its trial service (Stage 3) of our Service Restoration Plan (Plan), which outlines steps to restore service to pre-pandemic levels
Newest numbers from State Health Dept.
||| FROM STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ||| Newest numbers. The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) reported a total of 1,471,754 confirmed cases as of 11:59 p.m. on April 12. There have been 12,589 COVID-19 deaths
Guest Opinion | An open letter to the OIFR Board triumvirate
||| FROM MIA KARTIGANER ||| When you appointed your most outspoken advocate to fill the empty seat on your board, you failed the spirit of democracy. This appointed person has perpetuated misinformation about your fifth
Explore the meeting place of water and land at upcoming Meeting of the Minds
Meeting of the Minds: “Wetlands: A Mystical Meeting Place of Water and Land” presented by Darcey Miller - Wednesday, April 20 at 1 pm by Zoom ||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER |||
Statement from the Washington State Department of Health
||| FROM STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ||| OLYMPIA – Today, the Washington State Board of Health (SBOH) voted not to include COVID-19 in the state’s immunization requirements for school entry at this time. As stated in today’s
Poetry | Offering Compassion to Ukraine and All Afflicted by War
May suffering arising from hatred be remedied. May those in the grip of fear be released to the safety of understanding. May those lost in confusion find relief in wisdom. May those in refugee camps
Letter to Editor | Early COVID treatment (lack of) availability
||| FROM JANET ALDERTON ||| The closest locations to access Paxlovid, an antiviral medication that must be taken within 5 days of the development of covid-19 symptoms, are Mount Vernon and Burlington. Why are the
