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
U.S. Senate unanimously approves bill to make daylight saving time permanent
||| FROM THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ||| WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate unanimously approved a measure Tuesday that would make daylight saving time permanent across the United States next year. The bipartisan bill, named the Sunshine
Library to host Outdoor Talk: Staying active, at any age or stage
March 27, 2022 Talk + Q&A with Katy Bowman (from Sequim!) from 11 a.m. - 12 p.m. on the Library's South Lawn, Book signing to follow. ||| FROM CAROL DAPOGNY for ORCAS ISLAND LIBRARY |||
In Memoriam | Theodore Francis (Ted) Driggers, 1936-2022
||| FROM ANN LEWIS ||| Theodore Francis (Ted) Driggers, 1936-2022 Theodore Francis (Ted) Driggers, 85, of Orcas Island, WA, passed away on Saturday, February 26, 2022. Ted was born on December 2, 1936
A Spring poetry discovery while passing through Warm Valley
||| FROM RICK MARKOV ||| The lambs are dropping Both Black and White in Warm Valley So soon So Quick As if from the Sky
It’s finally time to celebrate history again, in person
||| FROM SANDY STREHLOU for TOWN OF FRIDAY HARBOR ||| Now that Covid is over (mostly), it’s time to celebrate history again, in person! So, get ready, start planning, and let us know what fabulous
Join Katy Bowman for Nutritious Movement talk at The Funhouse
March 26, 11 a.m. on the sport court at The Funhouse ||| FROM NICOLE SPINOGATTI for FUNHOUSE COMMONS ||| Walking is a major “movement food group” for human bodies. Kids’ developing bodies need the
SJIMA’s spring shows are like nothing you’ve seen before
||| FROM DIANE MARTINDALE for SAN JUAN ISLANDS MUSEUM OF ART ||| The spring shows at the San Juan Islands Museum of Art (SJIMA) are wholly novel, dramatic and totally unique. Recently installed, enjoy INTO
Some people aren’t ready to stop masking, but it can be tough to go against the grain
||| FROM NPR.ORG POSTED AT REQUEST OF theORCASONIAN READER ||| Like everyone else, Devin Golden is thrilled omicron is in retreat. But he isn't ready to let down his guard. He's not even close. "I
Airhawks Flying Club has a ribbon cutting ceremony coming up on Saturday
||| FROM ROBERT WAUNCH for AIRHAWKS FLYING CLUB ||| The Airhawks Flying Club will be having our official ribbon cutting ceremony next Saturday the 19th [Note: Corrected date] at 10 a.m. at my aircraft hangar;
Board? OICF has support and training available for nonprofit board members
||| FROM ED ANDREWS for ORCAS ISLAND COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ||| Have you ever considered joining a nonprofit Board? Board service is a wonderful way to support causes you care about, meet new people, and connect
Bored? You just might be game to play with this monthly group
||| FROM INGRID KJELSTRUP ||| The Orcas Board Game Society meets the 3rd Sunday of every month at the Orcas Library (including this coming Sunday, March 20th). We play a variety of board games, some
Food Co-op outlines strategy to cope with parking interruptions
||| FROM LEARNER LIMBACH for ORCAS FOOD CO-OP ||| The county and Jesse particularly are doing a great job with coordination, but the reality is the Co-op and members/customers will be severely impacted. Here is
Orcas Island Health Care District posts upcoming meeting agenda
||| FROM TOM EVERSOLE, INTERIM SUPERINTENDENT, ORCAS HEALTH CARE DISTRICT ||| The Agenda and Materials (Board Packet) for the March 15, 2022 Board meeting of the Orcas Island Health Care District will be posted March
Our SHIBA folks are ready to welcome you to Medicare
Join us for an online presentation on Monday, March 21 at 1 p.m. ||| FROM PEGI GROUNDWATER for SHIBA ||| Welcome to Medicare...! Is this the year you join Medicare? Depending on your circumstances you
Getting ready for upcoming season, boaters education course offered
||| FROM ZAC REIMER for SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ||| The San Juan County Sheriff Office would like to assist in preparing you for the upcoming boating season. Washington State law requires you to
Back by popular demand, EDC again offers basic class in masonry
||| FROM MICKEY VON DASSOW for ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL ||| Due to popular demand, the Economic Development Council (EDC) of San Juan County is offering a second hands-on Masonry Basics class. This one-day course will
