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.”
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In Memoriam | Michael “Mike” Wiley
||| FROM EVANS CHAPEL ||| On the evening of July 3, Michael “Mike” Wiley of Orcas Island, WA died peacefully at home, overlooking his yard and with his dog by his side. Mike was born
Orcas Veterinary Service announces limited schedule, staff, and services
||| FROM ELIZABETH GUERY for ORCAS VETERINARY SERVICE ||| Important Updates from Orcas Veterinary Service Beginning August 10th, Orcas Veterinary Service will be providing limited service from our new facility located at 9 Hope Lane.
Inslee issues proclamation requiring vaccination for most state employees, health and long-term care workers
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF GOVERNOR JAY INSLEE ||| Gov. Jay Inslee today issued an emergency proclamation mandating that most state executive branch employees and on-site contractors and volunteers, along with public and private health care
Although not listed, Kandis Susol is one of the artists in upcoming Orcas Artists Studio Tour
||| FROM AYN GAILEY ||| Our family is very excited to meet and view the Orcas Island artists on this weekend's Artist Studio Tour. Thank you to all of the volunteers for their efforts and for the
Kruse Reviews | “Hamnet: A Novel of the Plague” by Maggie O’Farrell
||| KRUSE REVIEWS by JENS KRUSE ||| In 2004, Stephen Greenblatt, the great Shakespearean, published Will in the World: How Shakespeare became Shakespeare. In this book, which is not quite a biography, he presents us
Latest upcoming class offerings from Island Hospital
||| FROM RACHEL LAMBERT for ISLAND HOSPITAL ||| Island Hospital offers online childbirth education class series Island Hospital is offering a four-week online class series designed to prepare parents-to-be for the arrival of their new
Local legislators outline how new police laws will make our communities safer
In close voting, Washington state legislators enacted new laws in the 2021 session to reform some policing accountability and practices. As the laws have taken effect, legislators are speaking out to clarify what they see
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
