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
Silver Swans virtual ballet sessions coming up at Senior Center
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS ISLAND SENIOR CENTER ||| Silver Swans Virtual Ballet with Emily Anton by Zoom (Wednesdays, 11am-12pm) Join Emily Anton for Silver Swans, an hour of basic and gentle ballet for
Request for Proposals issued for Coffelt Farm Preserve
||| FROM TANJA WILLIAMSON for SAN JUAN COUNTY LAND BANK ||| We invite proposals from skilled farmers and/or farm organizations who wish to move their farm operation and/or agricultural program to Coffelt Farm Preserve on Orcas
Ease Please Qigong with Joan Roulac by Zoom
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS ISLAND SENIOR CENTER ||| Joan Roulac Quiet the mind and strengthen the body with Joan Roulac’s Ease Please four-week Qigong series. These 15-minute sessions will gently loosen muscles, strengthen
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
