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
A new view: When confidence seems lost
||| FROM JAN EHRLICHMAN ||| Phillip Hockley Things can seem bleak when we see all the kinds of suffering going on in humanity, perhaps even among our own family members or neighbors. But
IslandRides continues to serve while marking one year anniversary
||| FROM CURT VAN HYNING for ISLANDRIDES ||| This month, June 2022, will mark one full year of service by IslandRides to Orcas Islanders. About fifteen dauntless volunteer drivers have joined with coordinator Sandy Playa
Good Lovelies to headline Summer Solstice Extravaganza
||| FROM BETHANY MARIE for ORCAS CENTER ||| Get ready to welcome the sun with a day packed full of music, dance, and fun this Saturday, June 18 on the Village Green. After the Solstice
Multi-state Salmonella outbreak linked to backyard poultry
11 sickened in Washington state so far ||| FROM STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ||| OLYMPIA -- Washington State Department of Health (DOH) is working with local and federal public health partners to investigate 11 identified cases
Latest COVID update from State Health Dept.
||| FROM STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ||| Newest numbers. The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) reported a total of 1,605,181 confirmed cases as of 11:59 p.m. on June 7. There have been 12,932 COVID-19 deaths
Paralytic shellfish poisoning illness confirmed in Snohomish Co.
||| FROM STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ||| OLYMPIA -- Washington State Department of Health (DOH) and Snohomish County Health District have identified a confirmed case of Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning (PSP) in a Snohomish County resident. The
Kaleidoscope awarded grant to fund outdoor nature based program expansion
||| FROM AMBER PAULSEN for KALEIDOSCOPE ||| Kaleidoscope, a non-profit preschool and childcare center on Orcas Island, was recently awarded a $700,000 grant by the Washington State Department of Commerce Early Learning Facilities grant program.
Hurry! Orcas Center’s online auction closes June 12
||| FROM BETHANY MARIE for ORCAS CENTER ||| This year, Orcas Center has taken their silent auction online at www.OrcasCenter.org/auction. Bid on themed packages filled will delights from many local businesses, restaurants, and artisans, including
Health District makes changes to meeting dates
||| FROM TOM EVERSOLE for ORCAS ISLAND HEALTH DISTRICT ||| At its meeting June 7, the Orcas Island Health District Board of Commissioners moved by resolution the dates of its regular meetings from the first Tuesday to
Warm Valley Farm 100-year-old farm house to be replaced with event space
||| FROM JEFF PLATT ||| The story behind the original farmhouse at Warm Valley Farm on Orca Island is a 100-year tale of expansions and additions. However, these days it's best known for sinking and
Airhawks Flying Club shares another success story
||| FROM BOB WAUNCH for AIRHAWKS FLYING CLUB ||| Airhawks Flying Club is proud to announce another significant award to one of our High School Flight Training Scholarship recipients, Bethany Carter. Bethany, who just completed
The Olga Store is coming back to life
||| FROM GAY PARESKY for OLGA STORE ||| We, Friends of the Olga Store Building (FOSB), are excited to announce the beginning of Phase III which will complete the renovation of the beloved building that
There’s still time: Orcas Center’s online auction closes Sunday, June 12
||| FROM BETHANY MARIE for ORCAS CENTER ||| This year, Orcas Center has taken their silent auction online at www.OrcasCenter.org/auction. Bid on themed packages filled will delights from many local businesses, restaurants, and artisans, including
Air medical transport memberships: Why you need all three
||| FROM KIM KIMPLE for ORCAS ISLAND HEALTH CARE DISTRICT ||| When a patient needs rapid transport from the San Juan Islands, emergency service providers call for air medical transport from one of three providers
Notice of a special School Board meeting
Thursday, June 9, 2022 5 p.m. SPECIAL SCHOOL BOARD Mtg./ 2022-23 BUDGET WORK SESSION ||| FROM ORCAS ISLAND SCHOOL DISTRICT ||| Notice of a SPECIAL SCHOOL BOARD MEETING The Orcas Island School District School Board
EDC announces new trades, tech training coordinators
||| FROM ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL ||| The EDC of San Juan County is pleased to announce that Marti McConnell and Jillian Urbach have joined their staff as Trades Training Coordinator and Tech Training Coordinator.
