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
Coming up from SJIMA: Dr. Kellie Kirksey on race, activism, poetry
‘Dancing’ with the rhythm of words and sounds to survive the generational wound of racism ||| FROM DIANE MARTINDALE for SAN JUAN ISLANDS MUSEUM OF ART ||| Join the San Juan Islands Museum of Art
Most recent statewide COVID guidance, response updates
||| FROM STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ||| Newest numbers. The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) reported a total of 417,318 confirmed cases as of 11:59 p.m. on July 7. There have been 5,986 COVID-19 deaths
Letter to Editor | An open letter to the Journal of the San Juans
||| FROM MICHAEL JOHNSON ||| To: Mandi My name is Michael Johnson. I live on Orcas Island. I find myself at this time wanting to reach out to you in response to your 6/29 editorial
Heat-related deaths in Washington state climb after historic heat wave
||| FROM STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ||| OLYMPIA -- As the result of the extreme heat wave last week, the Department of Health has further identified a total of 78 likely heat-related deaths in Washington state.
Free COVID-19 student/staff testing appointments available from OISD
||| FROM ORCAS ISLAND SCHOOL DISTRICT ||| Please be aware that OISD continues to offer free Covid-19 testing for our students and staff on Wednesday afternoons from 3:30pm to 5:30pm; however, because of the current
Richard Donner honored by PETA for producing Free Willy
Free Willy raised awareness about the anguish of orcas in captivity 20 years before Blackfish, and PETA is grateful for Richard Donner producing the movie ||| FROM MOVIEWEB.COM ||| Richard Donner is getting a lot
Orcas School Board will Zoom-meet on Thursday
||| FROM ORCAS ISLAND SCHOOL DISTRICT ||| The Orcas Island School District School Board will be hosting their meeting online VIA ZOOM. Here is the link to sign up for free ZOOM: https://zoom.us/freesignup/. Please click on
Feeling philosophical? Senior Center’s Socrates Cafe is coming up this weekend
Orcas Socrates Café @ Orcas Senior Center (Sunday, July 11, 4 - 6 p.m.) ||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| On the second Sunday afternoon each month from 4 p.m. to 6
Just what we need as we emerge from pandemic: Library Fair is back Aug. 14
||| FROM DAVE KOSIUR for FRIENDS OF THE ORCAS ISLAND LIBRARY ||| After a 1-year hiatus, the Friends of the Orcas Island Library are now organizing this year’s library fair. Come to the library’s parking
Latest COVID guidance from State Health Department
||| FROM STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ||| Newest numbers. The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) reported a total of 416,532 confirmed cases as of 11:59 p.m. on June 5. There have been 5,960 COVID-19 deaths
Richard Donner dies: ‘Superman’, ‘Lethal Weapon’ and ‘The Goonies’ director was 91
||| FROM DEADLINE.COM ||| Richard Donner, the prolific Hollywood director and producer whose helming credits include some of the most iconic movies of the 1970s and ’80s including the Christopher Reeve-starring Superman, The Goonies and the Mel Gibson-Danny Glover
Learn how to operate and rent the Conservation District no-till drill
||| FROM KATE MIKULAK for SJC WSU EXTENSION ||| Interested in reseeding your pastures or hayfields? Planting cover crops or grains? The SanJuan Islands Conservation District is implementing a program to rent out their Great
Orcas community to usher long-time, local doctor into retirement at upcoming celebration
||| FROM AAIMEE JOHNSON ||| Join us to celebrate nearly 30 years of commitment to healthcare on Orcas Island as Dr. David C. Shinstrom, Dr. Dave to most, hangs up his stethoscope in retirement. Dr. Dave
Caleb Klauder and Reeb Willms with The Horsenecks to perform live on Village Green
Summer Concerts on The Village Green continue July 10 with Caleb Klauder and Reeb Willms, and The Horsenecks ||| FROM BETHANY MARIE for ORCAS CENTER ||| Summer Concerts on The Village Green, a joint venture
Funhouse virtual fundraiser looks through rose-colored glasses to brighter future
||| FROM FUNHOUSE COMMONS ||| Join us in looking through rose-colored glasses to the brighter future we know we are capable of creating for our island youth. While this past year has been full of
Inslee issues final utility moratorium extension
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF GOVERNOR JAY INSLEE ||| Gov. Jay Inslee [Friday] issued an extension of the utility moratorium proclamation, which will now expire on September 30, 2021. This will be the final extension of
