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
Letter to Editor | Let’s all vote YES on Park & Rec levy
||| FROM GEORGETTE WONG ||| Please vote YES on Proposition 1 for the Orcas Island Park and Recreation District (OIPRD) levy. Parks and Rec enriches the lives of so many of us on island. Adults
New FAQ on Moderna and J&J booster doses, pediatric doses, and more…
||| FROM BRENDAN COWAN for DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ||| There are lots of developments around both vaccine boosters and vaccines for younger kids. This Hot Topic will attempt to summarize the current situation and
Orcas Community Church will host reVAMPed Fall Festival
||| FROM STEPHANIE MOSS for ORCAS ISLAND COMMUNITY CHURCH ||| The Community Church will be hosting a reVAMPed Fall Festival on October 31, 4:30-6 p.m. Children and adults are all welcome, and costumes are encouraged.
Grannie’s Closet is back at Orcas Senior Center
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| Grannie’s Closet offers household décor, kitchen and vintage items, crafting supplies, and much, much more. Located in the lobby at the Orcas Senior Center, Grannie’s Closet
IslandRidesOrcas freely delivers goods, rides to islanders
||| FROM SANDY PLAYA for ISLAND RIDES ORCAS ||| IslandRidesOrcas gives rides and delivers essential goods to islanders who don’t drive or have access to transportation. We schedule rides and deliveries for essential needs 7
Orcas Center welcomes audiences back to live, on-stage performances after two years of going dark
||| FROM BETHANY MARIE for ORCAS CENTER ||| It’s hard to believe that the last performance on the center stage at Orcas Center was The Rocky Horror Show back in October 2019. Now, after two
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 634,113 confirmed cases as of 11:59 p.m. on Oct. 25. There have been 8,511 COVID-19 deaths
Artistic achievement of Nola Ahola’s 60-year art career comes to SJIMA
||| FROM DIANE MARTINDALE for SAN JUAN ISLANDS MUSEUM OF ART ||| Autumn’s blustery days and chilly air offer the perfect opportunity to take advantage of the many attractions the San Juan Islands Museum of
Global Entrepreneurship Month offers free trainings, support for small businesses in November
||| FROM STATE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE ||| OLYMPIA, WA --- As Washington state turns the corner on the pandemic, record numbers of entrepreneurs are starting their own businesses. Compared to 2020, new business starts are
School District refines COVID testing policies, aims to keep students in school
||| FROM ERIC WEBB, ORCAS SCHOOLS SUPERINTENDENT ||| Dear Students, Staff, Families, and Community, OISD strives to offer and implement as many mitigating measures as possible to keep our students and staff healthy and safe,
Got questions for the Land Bank? Bring them to this Fall Community Conversation
||| FROM TANJA WILLIAMSON for SJC LAND BANK ||| Join us on Zoom for our second Community Conversation. – we will host a countywide meeting on Wednesday – November 10, 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. Register
Live performance art coming to SJIMA, featuring Bellingham artist
||| FROM DIANE MARTINDALE for SAN JUAN ISLANDS MUSEUM OF ART ||| Bellingham artist, Francie Allen, will be in Friday Harbor Saturday evening, November 6 to present a live dance performance at the San Juan
Request for Proposals for a housing study due November 19
In the San Juan Islands it is extremely difficult to expand the labor pool in any industry without affordable housing. ||| FROM MARCY MONTGOMERY for SAN JUAN MAKERS GUILD ||| San Juan County has a
The Santa Giving Tree is arriving on November 14
It's a whole community thing ||| FROM MIKE PARNELL ||| The Santa Tree program, formerly the Giving Tree, will be providing gifts for local children who may otherwise go without this holiday season. The Santa
Don’t miss this Portrait in Charcoal workshop coming up at SJIMA
||| FROM DIANE MARTINDALE for SAN JUAN ISLANDS MUSEUM OF ART ||| Multi-talented instructor Taylor Bruce is giving a portrait workshop as part of the complete experience of the Go Figure! exhibition at the San
Here’s where the tricks and treats await Halloweeners on Sunday
||| FROM ORCAS CENTER & CHAMBER OF COMMERCE ||| TRICK-OR-TREATING IN EASTSOUND Wear your masks and your costumes for some fun on Sunday, October 31, 3-5 p.m. Eastsound businesses that are taking part will ask
