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
OPALCO ‘team’ to hit the road with Electric Vehicle trek to Eastern Washington (and back)
||| FROM SUZANNE OLSON for ORCAS POWER & LIGHT CO-OPERATIVE ||| “Switch it up pup” Pepper Starting October 6, an exclusive team from OPALCO (Communication Specialist Krista Bouchey and the “Switch it up
Letter to Editor | Mammogram van a success
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| For more than five years, Orcas Senior Center (OSC) has partnered with Assured Imaging to make mammograms for breast cancer screening available on Orcas Island. This
Library Board calls special meeting
||| FROM JANET MARLOW for ORCAS ISLAND LIBRARY ||| The Orcas Island Library Board will be having a special meeting on Monday, September 27. Topics include consideration of vaccine mandates and appointment of an interim
Case rate shows high case count, hospital admissions, increasing deaths
||| FROM STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ||| OLYMPIA -- The latest COVID-19 modeling and surveillance situation report from the Washington State Department of Health (DOH) shows the majority of counties now have case rates above 500 per 100,000.
Upcoming at SJIMA | Food for imagination
||| FROM DIANE MARTINDALE for SAN JUAN ISLANDS MUSEUM OF ART ||| One physician described the “beautiful formation” of the human body as inspiration for art. Go Figure! celebrating the human form, has just opened
Meeting Notice | Fire Commission to gather in special meeting
||| FROM KIM KIMPLE for ORCAS FIRE & RESCUE ||| The Board of Fire Commissioners will hold a Special Meeting on Friday, September 24 at 1 p.m. Meeting access information is located on the agenda.
Auditions to be held at Orcas Center for Pride & Prejudice
||| FROM NICOLE MATISSE for ORCAS CENTER ||| Audition Notice PRIDE AND PREJUDICE By Helen Jerome Adapted from the novel by Jane Austen Directed by Dorrie Braun Assistant Director Ellen Graham Auditions: Sept. 27-28; Oct.
EDC offering free tree worker basics on Orcas
||| FROM MICHELANGELO (MICKEY) VON DASSOW for ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL ||| People who want to make a living working with trees or forests are invited to a free, hands-on, outdoor course offered by the Economic
Guest Opinion | SJC residents will vote on amendments addressing climate change, environmental protection, justice and equity in Nov.
||| FROM KEVIN RANKER, CHAIR, SAN JUAN COUNTY CHARTER REVIEW COMMISSION ||| Once in a decade the voters of San Juan County have an opportunity to review and, more importantly, improve their own government. This
Request for federal resources to support hospital surge efforts in Washington
||| FROM STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ||| OLYMPIA -- Like most health care systems nationwide, Washington hospitals and health care workers are under tremendous strain as a result of staffing shortages and increasing numbers of COVID-19
Eastsound Water Board corrects misleading report on VR water usage
||| FROM DAN BURKE for EASTSOUND WATER USERS ||| The EWUA Board released a report today in response to an unauthorized and misleading presentation given under the letterhead of Eastsound Water about vacation rental water
Orcas Island Film Festival film line-up announced; passes now on sale
||| FROM ORCAS ISLAND FILM FESTIVAL ||| The Orcas Island Film Festival October 7-11, 2021 FILM LINE UP AVAILABLE HERE Passes Now On Sale This is an exciting moment for us... It's when all of
Island Primary Care-Orcas has important updates for our community
||| FROM RACHEL LAMBERT for ISLAND HOSPITAL ||| Island Primary Care – Orcas is working hard to help our community contain COVID-19 and its variants. As we head into cold and flu season, it’s especially
OICMF readies for Jon Kimura Parker salon concert at Rosario
||| FROM LINDA SLONE for ORCAS CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL ||| At 5 p.m. on Monday, October 4, the elegant Music Room at Rosario Resort and Spa will be the setting for a lively Orcas Island
School Board meets on Thursday
||| FROM ORCAS ISLAND SCHOOL DISTRICT ||| OISD Regular School Board Mtg. is this Thursday, 9/23/2021 at 5 p.m. in The School Library - in person and on zoom. Please see the details on our
County seeks proposals for affordable housing development on Lopez
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| At their September 21, 2021 meeting the San Juan County Council officially released a Request for Proposals (RFP) to purchase 5 acres of land on Lopez Island for
