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
Memories of Abby Rueb’s life on Orcas continue to feed an island, and our souls
||| BY EILEEN DEAN, KAY GROSSMAN, LIN MCNULTY ||| Orcas Island recently lost a beloved icon when Abby Rueb passed on Monday, October 26, 2021. Our memories of this beautiful, gifted, impish little dickens kicked
Virtual discussions continue at Senior Center’s Socrates Cafe
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| Orcas Senior Center continues to virtually host the Orcas Socrates Café from 4-6 p.m. on the second Sunday of each month. It’s an opportunity to engage
Poetry for Today | I Am This Land by Sandora Hedrich
||| FROM SANDORA HEDRICH ||| I Am This Land Sandora Hedrich I am this land at times the expanse that flows out so far I cannot even see where I end and you begin to
Library’s annual Holiday Tea returns with a bit of a sweet, creative twist
Think cookies! ||| FROM DAVE KOSIUR for FRIENDS OF ORCAS ISLAND LIBRARY ||| The holiday spirit is returning to the library this year! The Friends of the Orcas Island Library will hold their annual Holiday
Go Figure! It’s the latest exhibit at SJI Museum of Art
||| FROM DIANE MARTINDALE for SAN JUAN ISLANDS MUSEUM OF ART ||| The human form has served as muse to artists since the beginning of time. In its current Go Figure! exhibit, The San Juan
Upcoming at Senior Center | ‘Mapping Orcas: The Way Home’
“Mapping Orcas: The Way Home” with Orcas Island Historical Museum’s Nancy Stillger: Tuesday November 16 at 1 p.m. via Zoom ||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| How did early explorers find their
What does Veterans Day mean to you? A salute to veterans
||| FROM PAT AYERS ||| When that question, "what does Veterans Day mean to you" is asked of me, I think about my incredible experiences of being a member of the Armed Forces. When I
Apply to enroll in San Juan County Master Gardener program
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY MASTER GARDENERS ||| Are you a gardener in San Juan County? Do you enjoy learning and sharing your knowledge with others? Have you just moved to the islands and want
Here are some ‘did you know’ services available at Senior Center
||| FROM LYNNETTE WOOD for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| Did you know that many services available from the Orcas Senior Center are available to others than just seniors? For instance, all of our services are
Significant milestone: 10 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine administered across Washington
State’s latest vaccination milestone comes just days after children 5 – 11 became eligible ||| FROM STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ||| OLYMPIA – The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) is pleased to announce another significant
Ana-FH weekday 10:05 sailing limited to smaller, oversized vehicles until further notice
||| FROM WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| The weekday 10:05 a.m. departure from Anacortes to Friday Harbor will be limited to smaller oversized vehicles until further notice starting today, Nov. 10. No standard-sized vehicles will be
Second annual Funhouse/Island Market gingerbread house contest is coming up
||| FROM JIM BREDOUW for THE FUNHOUSE COMMONS ||| After the enormous success of last year’s First Annual Gingerbread House contest, The Funhouse Commons and Island Market are bringing it back! Holiday fun for ALL
PeaceHealth Peace Island holding vaccine booster clinics
||| FROM ANNE WILLIAMS for PEACEHEALTH ||| PeaceHealth Medical Group Family Medicine at PeaceHealth Peace Island is offering the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine for booster shots and primary immunizations by appointment. All clinics will be held
Orcas High School soccer team to compete in state playoff
||| FROM KATE LONG for ORCAS ISLAND BOOSTER CLUB ||| OI High School Soccer will compete at 1 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 12 at Anacortes High School against Puget Sound Adventist in the first game
Upcoming celebration opportunities to thank our veterans
||| FROM LIN MCNULTY, theORCASONIAN EDITOR ||| OISD will be hosting a Veterans Day Celebration, with the American Legion Auxiliary on Wednesday, November 10 from 8:45-9:15 a.m., outside in the middle school commons. Parents and
Larsen: Here is what the infrastructure bill means for your family
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF REP. RICK LARSEN ||| Late Friday night, I voted for the bipartisan infrastructure bill in the House. Here is what it means for folks in Washington state and across the
