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
Sun Days on Orcas | The real Orcas Island
||| SUN DAYS ON ORCAS by EDEE KULPER ||| Sometimes I forget why I feel different these days. It's not just the gray blanket across the sky, blocking the possibility of Vitamin D production. Then
Medicare scam is having a ‘resurgence.’ Here’s what to look for…
Islander received such a call. Shares warning. ||| FROM CINCINNATI.COM, reprint at request of Orcasonian reader ||| Be on the lookout, again, for a scam by people looking to steal Medicare information. The Better Business Bureau said they are
New Island Hospital classes coming up this week
||| FROM RACHEL LAMBERT for ISLAND HOSPITAL ||| Island Hospital offers free memory screening Free memory screening will be held on Tuesday, November 9, from 1:30-3:30 p.m. at Island Hospital’s Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapy
Latest report on COVID-19 outbreaks in schools
||| FROM STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ||| OLYMPIA -- The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) has released the latest report on COVID-19 outbreaks in K-12 schools across the state, which covers the start of the 2021/2022 school
These on-screen performances are coming to Orcas Center in November
||| FROM BETHANY MARIE for ORCAS CENTER ||| Orcas Center brings the world’s best performers to Center Stage in their On-Screen Offerings from The Metropolitan Opera, Bolshoi Ballet, and National Theatre Live. Join us for
Whidbey SAR conducts two MEDEVACs from Lopez Island
||| FROM NAVAL AIR STATION WHIDBEY ISLAND ||| NAVAL AIR STATION WHIDBEY ISLAND, Wash. – A Search and Rescue (SAR) team from Naval Air Station (NAS) Whidbey Island conducted two medical evacuations (MEDEVAC) with three
Weekly case update | Once again, Orcas in the lead on COVID case count
||| FROM BRENDAN COWAN for DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ||| Since the last update on Friday October 22, there have been nine new confirmed or probable cases in San Juan County. Current case count is
Don’t miss this presentation by Island Air Ambulance at Senior Center
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| Join Island Air Ambulance to learn about this important service and get all your questions answered on Wednesday, November 3 at 10 a.m. by Zoom. Island
Letter to Editor | Let’s all vote YES on Park & Rec levy
||| FROM GEORGETTE WONG ||| Please vote YES on Proposition 1 for the Orcas Island Park and Recreation District (OIPRD) levy. Parks and Rec enriches the lives of so many of us on island. Adults
New FAQ on Moderna and J&J booster doses, pediatric doses, and more…
||| FROM BRENDAN COWAN for DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ||| There are lots of developments around both vaccine boosters and vaccines for younger kids. This Hot Topic will attempt to summarize the current situation and
Orcas Community Church will host reVAMPed Fall Festival
||| FROM STEPHANIE MOSS for ORCAS ISLAND COMMUNITY CHURCH ||| The Community Church will be hosting a reVAMPed Fall Festival on October 31, 4:30-6 p.m. Children and adults are all welcome, and costumes are encouraged.
Grannie’s Closet is back at Orcas Senior Center
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| Grannie’s Closet offers household décor, kitchen and vintage items, crafting supplies, and much, much more. Located in the lobby at the Orcas Senior Center, Grannie’s Closet
IslandRidesOrcas freely delivers goods, rides to islanders
||| FROM SANDY PLAYA for ISLAND RIDES ORCAS ||| IslandRidesOrcas gives rides and delivers essential goods to islanders who don’t drive or have access to transportation. We schedule rides and deliveries for essential needs 7
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
