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
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
Why we need to ‘electrify everything,’ according to this ‘genius’ inventor
||| FROM WASHINGTON POST at request of Orcasonian reader ||| Saul Griffith has a plan to combat climate change while creating millions of new jobs. It boils down to two words: "electrify everything." The Australian American
San Juan Makers survey: Let’s identify & quantify our actual housing challenges
Invitation to Farmers, Restaurants, Food and Beverage Producers, Grocers, Farmers Market Food Vendors, and Ag Product Artisans ||| FROM SAN JUAN MAKERS GUILD ||| If you own or manage a farm or food system business,
Orcas Library is recruiting for a new Library Director
||| FROM MADELINE SHEPLOR for ORCAS ISLAND LIBRARY ||| Orcas Island Library has begun the recruitment for a new Library Director. Our award-winning library is advertising on various social media platforms, websites, through associations and
Here are the newest numbers from State Health Dept.
||| FROM STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ||| Newest numbers. The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) reported a total of 1,440,632 confirmed cases as of 11:59 p.m. on March 13. There have been 12,219 COVID-19 deaths
