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
Library’s Endurance Series continues with Afghanistan studies
||| FROM CAROL DAPOGNY for ORCAS ISLAND LIBRARY ||| Join us for Episode 3 of the Endurance Series with Margaret Mills this Thursday at 4 p.m. at the library or by Zoom meeting. Margaret Mills
First ballot count is in for November 2 general election
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY ELECTIONS ||| Results from the first ballot count (4,559 ballots) have been posted by San Juan County Elections. November 2, 2021 General Election Last updated on 11/02/2021 8:03 PM Number
Catch up with 101 years of radio history in upcoming Library presentation
||| FROM CAROL DAPOGNY for ORCAS ISLAND LIBRARY ||| Miss your morning joe with the regulars? Make a cup at home and join Norman Gilinsky at 8 a.m. on Friday, November 5 by Zoom meeting to hear about radio history and his vintage radio collection now on
A noble island tradition continues | Orcas Montessori School’s holiday wreath sale fundraiser
||| FROM JAI BRISBON for ORCAS MONTESSORI SCHOOL ||| The holidays are upon us, and now is a great time to deck the halls with wreaths aplenty! Check an item off your holiday to-do list
In a sign of normalcy, Olga Symphony returns to Orcas Center for beloved Holiday Concert
Tickets will be available starting at 10 a.m. on Sunday, October 31 ||| FROM ANITA ORNE for OLGA SYMPHONY ||| They’re back! The beloved tradition returns, as the Olga Symphony once more takes to the
Nobel prize-winning Ivermectin | A godsend for human health but ineffective and dangerous against Covid-19
||| FROM BRUCE BENTON ||| Merck & Co. donated newly-discovered Ivermectin to treat all impacted by onchocerciasis (riverblindness) while I was Manager of the World Bank/World Health Organization effort to control the disease throughout Africa.
State would like your suggestion for name of new ferry
||| FROM WASHINGTON STATE TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION ||| The Washington State Transportation Commission is asking members of the public to help name the state’s next new hybrid electric Olympic Class ferry coming in 2024/2025. Our short survey takes
Letter to Editor | Participate in this upcoming OPALCO meeting about rate structure
||| FROM LEITH TEMPLIN ||| I encourage all OPALCO users to attend their “Energy Round Table-Member Generator Rate Discussion” on Tuesday, November 2, 2021 from 5 - 6 p.m. This is an important discussion held
Islander’s camera captures images of something brewing off Crescent Beach
||| FROM ROBERT DASHIELL |||
Desperate for housing options, communities turn to ballot initiatives
Cities and counties will vote on measures, like tax increases and curbs on Airbnb, aimed at creating more affordable housing. ||| FROM NEW YORK TIMES ||| REPRINT AT REQUEST OF READER LEADVILLE, Colo. — A
Library Arts Committee selects artist exhibits for 2022
||| FROM DAVE KOSIUR for ORCAS LIBRARY ARTS COMMITTEE ||| The Art Committee of the Orcas Island Library is pleased to announce their schedule of artists’ exhibits for 2022. This will make it the fifth
UPDATED: OPALCO energy roundtable will discuss the change in solar rates
Tuesday, November 2 @ 5 p.m. on Zoom ||| FROM KRISTA BOUCHEY for ORCAS POWER & LIGHT CO-OPERATIVE ||| CLARIFICATION: The energy roundtable is simply a forum for members to discuss the proposal - but
School Board recognizes school principals’ service in recent meeting
||| FROM CATHY FERRAN ||| I'm hoping your readers will be interested in some highlights of the OISD Regular Monthly School Board meeting that took place in the School Library (and on Zoom) October 28.
WSU Extension to sponsor introduction to value-added food product development
Geared towards small-scale producers of preserves, sauces, dressings and vinegars, snacks, baked goods, and other value-added products ||| FROM KATE MIKULAK for WSU EXTENSION ||| This workshop will provide the region’s current or interested small-scale
Plans underway to remove container ship debris coming ashore off Vancouver Island
Both the coast guard and cleanup organizers urge people not to try to clean up on their own ||| FROM CBC NEWS ||| One of the shipping containers from the MV Zim Kingston that
Washington State Ferries finds Legionella bacteria in water systems on vessels
||| FROM KITSAP SUN ||| Tests on potable water systems on several Washington State Ferries vessels have found “elevated” levels of Legionella, a bacteria that can grow in unused water systems. Agency officials said in a
