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
Poetry | We lived happily during the war by Ilya Kaminsky
||| POSTED AT THE PROMPTING OF POETIC ORCASONIAN READER ||| We Lived Happily During the War by Ilya Kaminsky Ilya Kaminsky was raised in Odessa, Ukraine. At age four, he lost most of his
Larsen supports bipartisan bill to expand care and benefits for veterans exposed to toxic substances
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF REP. RICK LARSEN ||| WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02) recently supported House passage of Honoring Our PACT Act, bipartisan legislation to treat toxic exposure as a cost of war by addressing the
Classes, workshops, taxes: EDC has it all coming up
||| FROM ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL ||| EDC to offer Website Works Join the EDC and Course leader Shannon Borg, business coach and Squarespace web designer, for an informative workshop on improving business websites. Click here
Salish Sea Early Music Festival is back on Orcas in 11th season
||| FROM JEFFREY COHAN for SALISH SEA EARLY MUSIC FESTIVAL ||| The 2022 Salish Sea Early Music Festival presents four exciting performances through the spring at the Orcas Christian School Gym in Eastsound on Orcas
Island Health next 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. Edwards will discuss how COPD affects the pulmonary
Meet Bianca Cox, Orcas School paraeducator
||| FROM ORCAS ISLAND SCHOOL DISTRICT ||| Bianca Cox, Orcas School paraeducator Early on in life Bianca Cox aspired to be a ballerina/marine biologist. She is still pursuing her love of ballet as
Orcas Film Festival’s upcoming film: Wrist Cutters
||| FROM ORCAS ISLAND FILM FESTIVAL ||| We had a great turnout for our first movie in our Afterlife Classic film series, with over 50 people in attendance! We believe our film lovers enjoyed the soft, insightful exploration of
OPALCO board election opens March 11: Meet the candidates
||| FROM KRISTA BOUCHEY for ORCAS POWER & LIGHT CO-OPERATIVE ||| As a member-owned cooperative, OPALCO members elect the Board of Directors who are responsible for setting policies and rates, essentially guiding the course for
With Pride and Prejudice, live theatre returns to Orcas Center
||| FROM BETHANY MARIE for ORCAS CENTER ||| Live Theatre returns to Center Stage in the first production of 2022: Pride and Prejudice! Running March 10 – 19, Pride and Prejudice is a delightful romantic
Community Foundation shares signs of hope
||| FROM HILARY CANTY for ORCAS ISLAND COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ||| This week, the County Health Department officially stepped down the volunteer crews that have supported the mass vaccination clinics, marking a shift in their Covid
Discussions at Socrates Café are ongoing and all are welcome
Orcas Socrates Café @ Orcas Senior Center by Zoom: Sunday, March 13, 4-6 p.m. ||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| Orcas Senior Center continues to virtually host the Orcas Socrates Café from
Join this Global Day of Action for peace in Ukraine
||| FROM SHARON ABREU ||| In conjunction with CodePink, we'll be having a Peace in Ukraine rally in Eastsound this Sunday, March 6, at 11 a.m. at the corner of Main Street and North Beach
Newest COVID numbers from the State
||| FROM STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ||| Newest numbers. The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) reported a total of 1,427,013 confirmed cases as of 11:59 p.m. on March 1.* There have been 11,954 COVID-19 deaths
We’re not out of the COVID woods yet
||| FROM BRENDAN COWAN for DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ||| Since the last update on Friday February 25, there have been 22 new confirmed or probable cases in San Juan County. Current case count is
Regenerating the San Juan islands | FARM Fund Grants available for 2022
||| FROM LEARNER LIMBACH for SAN JUAN ISLANDS AGRICULTURAL GUILD ||| The San Juan Islands Agricultural Guild and FARM Fund partners are excited to announce $50,000 in grants available to farmers for the 2022 season.
Prune Alley street improvement project is still a go; begins March 14
||| FROM JESSIE DOUGLAS SEITZ for SJC PUBLIC WORKS ||| The Prune Alley Street Improvement Project is scheduled to kick off with construction activities beginning on March 14, 2022. San Juan County has contracted with
