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 | Thanks for lettuce-ing entertain you
||| FROM CARLENE BALCOMB-BARTOK for SAN JUAN COUNTY PARKS & FAIR ||| Please accept our sincere appreciation for all County residents who participated in and enjoyed the 2021 Virtual Fair. Your willingness, flexibility and creativity
Letter to Editor | OIFR extinguishes wildland fire, while department morale plummets
||| FROM PATRICK SHEPLER ||| Thank you, Orcas Fire & Rescue, for the excellent job done on Saturday's wildland fire. Your quick actions led to another successful operation. Now rewind to last Monday night, at
A whimsical poem from Burce Hanna
||| FROM BRUCE HANNA ||| Einstein imagined traveling faster than time on a trolley approaching a large clock Say the trolley was a mile away… several clicks of the minute hand would occur before the
Boat America safety class is upcoming soon. Register now.
||| FROM PENNY MILCZEWSKI for U.S.C.G. AUXILIARY ||| We hope you have had the opportunity to be out on the water. We have one class of Boat America currently pending. It starts Tuesday, September 7.
A startup Is turning houses into corporations; neighbors are fighting back
||| FROM NPR.ORG ||| On a sleepy cul-de-sac amid the bucolic vineyards and grassy hills of California's Sonoma Valley, a $4 million house has become the epicenter of a summer-long spat between angry neighbors and
What’s the deal with Orca and peanut head?
Peanut head: What is it, when does it happen, and what are the causes? CONTENT WARNING: Contains photographs of severely emaciated killer whales. Several weeks ago, K21, the oldest male killer whale (orca) in the
Orcas Island Jazz Festival returns this week at Orcas Center
||| FROM BETHANY MARIE for ORCAS CENTER ||| The Orcas Island Jazz Festival (OIJF), lights up Orcas Center every Labor Day weekend to celebrate and share the music of jazz. This year, COVID-friendly precautions will
Upcoming workshop | Solar opportunities/considerations for NW WA farmland
||| FROM KATE MIKULAK for WSU EXTENSION OFFICE ||| Solar on Farmland- Opportunities and Considerations in NW WA When: Thursday, Sept 23, from 6:30 - 8 p.m. Where: Online via Zoom Registration: Free! Click here to register: https://bit.ly/farmlandsolar
Call for assistance | Might you have a spare computer for a worthy cause?
||| ELEANOR HOAGUE ||| I have worked for a long time with the Washington Immigrant Solidarity Network (WAISN), a very successful non-profit that promotes immigrant rights and benefits at a state and federal level. During
School superintendent offers thanks for safe start screenings
||| FROM ERIC WEBB, ORCAS SCHOOLS SUPERINTENDENT ||| Dear Students, Parents, Staff, & Community, On behalf of the Orcas Island School District, I would like to say “THANK YOU” to the students, family, and staff
Orcas Island Fire wants to know, is your property “FireWise”?
||| FROM KIM KIMPLE for ORCAS ISLAND FIRE & RESCUE ||| Orcas Island Fire and Rescue is pleased to announce a joint focus with our community on the National Fire Protection Association’s FireWise USA program.
Orcas Elementary’s summer reading program is a success story
||| FROM TOM OWENS ||| Orcas Elementary’s summer reading program met with good success. Four weeks, two hours a day, 14 students received additional reading instruction. The summer vacation months are typically a period of
Join JP and the OK Rhythm Boys as they close Moran Centennial music series
||| FROM ANITA ORNE for JP AND THE OK RHYTHM BOYS ||| You’re invited to join JP and the OK Rhythm Boys for the closing concert of the Friends of Moran State Park 2021 Centennial
Latest from Lekanoff | COVID-19 Q&A, economic recovery, and the Green Amendment
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF REP. DEBRA LEKANOFF ||| Happy Fantastic Friday! Thank you for your continued diligence as we continue to navigate the rise in COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations, and deaths here in our communities.
The latest COVID case numbers from State Health Dept.
||| FROM STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ||| Newest numbers. The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) reported a total of 491,869 confirmed cases as of 11:59 p.m. on Aug. 25. There have been 6,471 COVID-19 deaths
Warning | Ivermectin should not be used to prevent or treat COVID-19
||| FROM STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ||| OLYMPIA – The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) warns people should not take ivermectin to prevent or treat COVID-19, following today’s Health Alert Network advisory released by the Centers for
