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
County Council has extended VR Moratorium for six more months
||| BY MATTHEW GILBERT, theORCASONIAN OP-ED REPORTER ||| Another large and passionate group of islanders weighed in on whether to extend/expand or end the VR moratorium and cap-setting resolution that was extended for six months
Food Bank Director says Orcas workers must be able to live healthy lives
An interview with Amanda Sparks, the first executive director of the Orcas Island Food Bank, by Food Bank volunteer and board member Rick Rhoads. ||| FROM ORCAS ISLAND FOOD BANK ||| Rick: Amanda, you were
Newest news, numbers from State Health Dept.
||| FROM STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ||| Statewide Response Updates Newest numbers. The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) reported a total of 691,077 confirmed cases as of 11:59 p.m. on Dec. 6. There have been
Support our food bank tomorrow, on ‘Unique Donor Day’
||| FROM ORCAS ISLAND FOOD BANK ||| WHAT IS UNIQUE? Unique: One of a kind, special, singular, outstanding, extraordinary, unequalled, second to none, unparalleled, peerless, unsurpassed, incomparable, beyond compare, inimitable. On Thursday, December 9, YOU can become all of the above by participating in the Give
Hot Topic #57 | The new Omicron variant and what it may mean for the islands
||| FROM BRENDAN COWAN for DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ||| The rise of a worrisome new variant is front and center in headlines for good reason, but as is so often the case, finding the
Woman in the Woods has some good news to share
||| FROM WOMAN IN THE WOODS PRODUCTIONS ||| Woman in the Woods Productions (WIWP) has exciting news to share this holiday. The 501c3 arts organization has added three new powerhouse board members: Jeff Henigson, Ayn
Roses bids farewell, welcomes new owners
||| FROM JONI & JOHN TRUMBULL ||| Very dear friends and neighbors, Joni and I would like to announce that as of November 30th, the old fire station building that Roses Bakery Cafe inhabited over
Sign up now for Whale Museum’s upcoming Marine Naturalist Program
||| FROM TRACIE MERRELL for THE WHALE MUSEUM ||| Registration is now open for a spring virtual session of TWM’s Marine Naturalist Program. This dynamic and high quality program will be 6-sessions and run on
El Fondo Comunitario de Respuesta a Emergencias brinda alivio por daños por inundaciones
||| FROM HILARY CANTY for ORCAS ISLAND COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ||| El Fondo Comunitario de Respuesta a Emergencias brinda alivio por daños por inundaciones La Fundación Comunitaria de la Isla Orcas (Orcas Island Community Foundation, OICF)
Community emergency response fund to provide relief from flood damage
||| FROM HILARY CANTY for ORCAS ISLAND COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ||| The Orcas Island Community Foundation (OICF) and the Orcas Community Resource Center (OCRC) are launching a trial program to help individuals and families who experienced
Join us in helping Jennifer and Sebastian heal from Lyme
||| FROM CAITLIN & ZACKARYA LECK ||| We invite you to join us in supporting our dear friends and long-time Orcas Islanders, Jennifer and Sebastian Posada. Jen and Seb are on a healing journey with
Repair Economy Summit 2021: Who has the right to repair your possessions?
||| FROM STEPHEN SHRADER for SAN JUAN MAKERS GUILD ||| The San Juan Makers Guild attended the Repair Economy Summit 2021: Connecting for Inspiration on Saturday, December 4. Others attending the Washington-based, five-hour virtual gathering,
COVID-19 boosters essential for protection as omicron variant spreads across the country
Everyone 18 and older should get a booster shot as soon as they are eligible ||| FROM STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ||| OLYMPIA – Vaccines remain the best public health tool available to protect people from
LaPorte Road opens tonight, closes again during day on Tuesday, Wednesday
||| FROM BRENDAN COWAN for DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ||| LaPorte Rd. will be open to traffic after crews wrap up their work at the end of the day today. However, the road will be
This weekend at the Grange: “It’s a Wonderful Life”
||| FROM DOUG BECHTEL for ACTORS THEATER OF ORCAS ISLAND ||| The Actors Theater of Orcas Island invites you to celebrate the holiday season with us as we enjoy the beloved American holiday classic, “IT’S
Film Fest will re-show ‘The Rescue,’ to present the film with an award
||| FROM ORCAS ISLAND FILM FESTIVAL ||| Many islanders and visitors had the wonderful opportunity to experience the powerful lineup of films, presented at the Orcas Island Film Festival this past October. There were 16
