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
State efforts to advance evidence-based, community-supported intervention and gun violence prevention strategies gain national attention
Washington’s Office of Firearm Safety and Violence Prevention reports progress, recommendations, next steps in addressing gun violence in Washington communities ||| FROM STATE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE ||| OLYMPIA, WA --- Firearm violence is a persistent
After more than 30 years, one of our key life savers signs off the air
||| BY LIN MCNULTY, theORCASONIAN EDITOR ||| The job of 911 Dispatcher can be a rewarding career choice, both for self and for the community served. In large metropolitan areas, the career expectancy of a
What’s new at Island Primary Care?
||| FROM ISLAND PRIMARY CARE ||| Robert Wilson, M.D. We are excited to announce the arrival of our new provider, Robert Wilson, MD on March 7. Dr. Wilson is a regionally-based board certified
Planning Commission “overly” cautious in justifying vacation rental cap?
||| BY MATTHEW GILBERT, theORCASONIAN OP-ED REPORTER ||| On February 19, the SJC Planning Commission finalized its “findings of fact” to support its recommendation that there be a countywide cap on vacation rentals of 650
Fundraiser auction for Jennifer + Sebastian Posada is now live
||| FROM CAITLIN LECK ||| We are very pleased to announce that Jen and Seb’s fundraiser auction is live! Open for the next two weeks, the auction features an incredible array of beautiful offerings. All
Partnership improves acute care on Orcas
Improved working relationship between primary care and Orcas Island Fire and Rescue ||| FROM TOM EVERSOLE, ORCAS ISLAND HEALTH CARE DISTRICT INTERIM SUPERINTENDENT ||| For the past year members of both the Emergency Medical Services
Protecting your biggest assets – EDC offers Homestead Exemption workshop
||| FROM GAIL SCHNEE for ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL ||| The San Juan County Economic Development Council (EDC) and attorney Mary Schmitt will present a workshop on the New Homestead Exemption Monday, February 28, 2022, at
Latest statewide COVID numbers
||| FROM STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ||| Statewide Response Updates Newest numbers. The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) reported a total of 1,409,253 confirmed cases as of 11:59 p.m. on Feb. 17.* There have been
Poetry | A Black History Month tribute
||| POSTED AT REQUEST OF ORCASONIAN READER ||| Major Jackson Let Me Begin Again Major Jackson Let me begin again as a quiet thought in the shape of a shell slowly examined by
Health Care District needs to fill commissioner position due to upcoming vacancy
||| FROM TOM EVERSOLE for ORCAS ISLAND HEALTH CARE DISTRICT ||| At the February 15 meeting of the Orcas Island Health Care District, Commissioner Richard Fralick announced that he will resign Position # 1 effective
Reminder: Fire Commissioners meet tonight via Zoom
||| FROM KIM KIMPLE for ORCAS FIRE COMMISSION ||| The Board of Fire Commissioners will be holding a regular public meeting on Tuesday, February 22, 2022 at 5:30 p.m. online via Zoom. (Note: the meeting
Ticks widespread in the islands, Kwiaht study finds
||| FROM RUSSEL BARSH for KWIAHT ||| An exploratory study by the nonprofit conservation laboratory Kwiaht has discovered that ticks are widespread in the San Juan Islands, but not yet a significant threat to human
Funhouse story of the month: Meet Ashanti
||| FROM EMILIE GINCIG for FUNHOUSE COMMONS ||| Ashanti started working at The Funhouse just as COVID hit. At that time we were pivoting from our Afterschool programming to helping elementary school kids with remote
Black History Month poetry by a local poet
||| FROM DAVID KOBRIN ||| And Ain’t I A Woman by David Kobrin (Former slave Sojourner Truth speaks at the Women’s Rights Convention, Akron, Ohio 1851) Standing there her arm, worked muscle a bonnet
Artists: Get us your entries for Art Unlocked-Pandemic Productions
||| FROM BETHANIE MARIE for ORCAS CENTER ||| CALLING ALL LOCAL ARTISTS! The Visual Arts committee of Orcas Center is pleased to announce the first Art Opening of 2022: ART UNLOCKED – PANDEMIC PRODUCTIONS, to
Guest Opinion | In their own words: Dysfunction at OIFR as described by Commission
||| FROM AMANDA MONTAGUE ||| "Operations of the department have not been interrupted, and the Chief communicates well with the BOFC, but Chief's effectiveness this year has decreased compared to the year before. I'd hoped
