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
Washington tribe calls on Seattle City Light to remove the Gorge Dam
To help salmon and free a culturally important stretch of the Skagit River, the Upper Skagit tribe demands that Seattle tear down the dam. ||| FROM CROSSCUT.COM ||| Raindrops fell through gusts of fresh April
World-famous photographers coming to San Juan with tales from Africa
||| FROM DIANE MARTINDALE for SAN JUAN ISLANDS MUSEUM OF ART ||| Get your tickets now! The world-famous photographers, Carol Beckwith and Angela Fisher, land in Friday Harbor on August 22 to share their spellbinding
Measuring and making change in our local food system: Online presentation, community discussion
||| FROM KATE MIKULAK for WSU EXTENSION ||| Join local food system changemakers online for an evening of updates from the field! Did you know that we have an increase in new, younger farmers in
Harmful algae blooms found in Washington lakes and rivers
Blooms can be toxic to humans, pets, and wildlife ||| FROM STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ||| OLYMPIA -- Washington State Department of Health is advising the public to take precautions while enjoying water recreation this
Doe Bay Water signs agreement for Eastsound Water to manage their water system
Eastsound Water to operate and maintain the Doe Bay water system in 2022 ||| FROM DAN BURKE, EASTSOUND WATER , and TOM WALKER, DOE BAY WATER USERS ASSOCIATION ||| On August 6, 2021, Eastsound Water
Midnight Mutterings | Whales!
||| MIDNIGHT MUTTERINGS BY JACKIE BATES ||| A couple of weeks ago I was off island when the Orcas came through Obstruction Pass, and my neighbors gave excited reports of a small group that included
San Juan County 4-H invites you to celebrate local youth with this year’s Hybrid Fair!
||| FROM WENDY WAXMAN KERN for SAN JUAN COUNTY FAIR ||| Fair week is swiftly approaching, and kids and teens around the county are hard at work finishing up their 4-H projects. Due to the
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 443,230 confirmed cases as of 11:59 p.m. on Aug. 4. There have been 6,155 COVID-19
Virtual Socrates Cafe coming up at Senior Center
Orcas Socrates Café @ Orcas Senior Center (Sunday, August 8, 4pm-6pm) ||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| On the second Sunday afternoon each month from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m., Orcas Senior
Island Hospital announces additional support for COVID-19 testing on Orcas
||| FROM LAURA MORONEY for ISLAND HOSPITAL ||| Due to recent COVID-19 community outbreak on Orcas Island and in San Juan County, Island Primary Care - Orcas will expand testing for COVID-19. Testing takes place
Weekly county COVID case update, and an Orcas case cluster update
||| FROM KYRA KINNAMAN for SJC HEALTH & COMMUNITY SERVICES ||| Orcas Case Cluster Update San Juan County has been aggressively investigating a recent COVID outbreak on Orcas Island. Since the source case was identified,
Orcas Hive worker bees launched inaugural community work party
||| FROM MEGAN NEIL for ORCAS HIVE ||| Saturday, July 31st Orcas Hive rallied their worker bees for their inaugural community work party. The overcast day was a perfect setting for a day outdoors giving
Senior Center welcomes new programs/activities coordinator
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| Welcome, Steven Ziegler! The Orcas Senior Center (OSC) nonprofit is excited to welcome Steven Ziegler as the new Programs & Activities Coordinator. Steven’s education
Gov. rescinds one COVID emergency proclamation, another on the way
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF GOVERNOR JAY INSLEE ||| Gov. Jay Inslee today rescinded one COVID-19 emergency proclamation and gave advance notice of the rescission of another emergency proclamation. Proclamation 20-49 This proclamation prohibits garnishment
Orcas Island Health Care District (OIHCD) just celebrated its third year of operations
||| FROM ANNE PRESSON for ORCAS ISLAND HEALTH CARE DISTRICT ||| Orcas Island Health Care District (OIHCD) recently celebrated its third year of operations. Since the inception we have been committed to understand what it
All-female, relatively unabridged ‘Hamlet’ production announces ongoing auditions for summer 2022 production
||| FROM MICHAEL ARMENIA for ORCAS ISLAND SHAKESPEARE SOCIETY ||| Orcas Island Shakespeare (OISS) announces ongoing auditions for an all-female cast production of William Shakespeare's "Hamlet" to be performed next summer, July 2022. Now casting
