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
Orcas Center welcomes audiences back to live, on-stage performances after two years of going dark
||| FROM BETHANY MARIE for ORCAS CENTER ||| It’s hard to believe that the last performance on the center stage at Orcas Center was The Rocky Horror Show back in October 2019. Now, after two
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 634,113 confirmed cases as of 11:59 p.m. on Oct. 25. There have been 8,511 COVID-19 deaths
Artistic achievement of Nola Ahola’s 60-year art career comes to SJIMA
||| FROM DIANE MARTINDALE for SAN JUAN ISLANDS MUSEUM OF ART ||| Autumn’s blustery days and chilly air offer the perfect opportunity to take advantage of the many attractions the San Juan Islands Museum of
Global Entrepreneurship Month offers free trainings, support for small businesses in November
||| FROM STATE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE ||| OLYMPIA, WA --- As Washington state turns the corner on the pandemic, record numbers of entrepreneurs are starting their own businesses. Compared to 2020, new business starts are
School District refines COVID testing policies, aims to keep students in school
||| FROM ERIC WEBB, ORCAS SCHOOLS SUPERINTENDENT ||| Dear Students, Staff, Families, and Community, OISD strives to offer and implement as many mitigating measures as possible to keep our students and staff healthy and safe,
Got questions for the Land Bank? Bring them to this Fall Community Conversation
||| FROM TANJA WILLIAMSON for SJC LAND BANK ||| Join us on Zoom for our second Community Conversation. – we will host a countywide meeting on Wednesday – November 10, 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. Register
Live performance art coming to SJIMA, featuring Bellingham artist
||| FROM DIANE MARTINDALE for SAN JUAN ISLANDS MUSEUM OF ART ||| Bellingham artist, Francie Allen, will be in Friday Harbor Saturday evening, November 6 to present a live dance performance at the San Juan
Request for Proposals for a housing study due November 19
In the San Juan Islands it is extremely difficult to expand the labor pool in any industry without affordable housing. ||| FROM MARCY MONTGOMERY for SAN JUAN MAKERS GUILD ||| San Juan County has a
The Santa Giving Tree is arriving on November 14
It's a whole community thing ||| FROM MIKE PARNELL ||| The Santa Tree program, formerly the Giving Tree, will be providing gifts for local children who may otherwise go without this holiday season. The Santa
Don’t miss this Portrait in Charcoal workshop coming up at SJIMA
||| FROM DIANE MARTINDALE for SAN JUAN ISLANDS MUSEUM OF ART ||| Multi-talented instructor Taylor Bruce is giving a portrait workshop as part of the complete experience of the Go Figure! exhibition at the San
Here’s where the tricks and treats await Halloweeners on Sunday
||| FROM ORCAS CENTER & CHAMBER OF COMMERCE ||| TRICK-OR-TREATING IN EASTSOUND Wear your masks and your costumes for some fun on Sunday, October 31, 3-5 p.m. Eastsound businesses that are taking part will ask
This week’s classes from Island Hospital
||| FROM RACHEL LAMBERT for ISLAND HOSPITAL ||| Balance Screening at Island Hospital Determine if you are at risk of falling due to balance issues at a free screening on Tuesday, November 2, between 10:30
High levels of hospital occupancy likely to continue through fall 2021
Declines in trends indicate effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccinations, masking ||| FROM STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ||| OLYMPIA -- The latest COVID-19 modeling and surveillance situation report from the Washington State Department of Health (DOH) shows case counts, hospital
Sun Days on Orcas | Urgent
||| SUN DAYS ON ORCAS by LEVI KULPER ||| Hello. My name is Levi and I am 11 years old. My mom let me write the column this week. I want to say something that
Port of Orcas meeting coming up on Monday
||| FROM JEANNIE SHARPE for PORT OF ORCAS ||| The Port of Orcas will convene in a regularly scheduled meeting to discuss budget issues on Monday, October 25, at 5 p.m. via ZOOM. Agenda here.
New caregiver brings collaboration and integrative medicine to Orcas Clinic
||| FROM LAURA MORONEY for ISLAND HOSPITAL ||| Rachael Cleghorn, PA-C ANACORTES, Washington -- Island Hospital welcomed Rachael Cleghorn, PA-C to its Island Primary Care - Orcas Clinic on October 4. Cleghorn, who
