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
RE Sources to honor 2021 Environmental Heroes in evening of powerful stories
The nonprofit’s virtual celebration and benefit on June 9 will recognize three NW Washington Environmental Heroes and will also feature State Rep. Debra Lekanoff and WA State Poet Laureate Rena Priest ||| FROM JAY KOSA
No charge Connection Practice coaching session this weekend
||| FROM SHARON ABREU ||| As a certified Connection Practice Coach, I am so pleased to be able to offer you a coaching session at no charge during the Global Connection Practice Weekend happening this
All counties move into Phase 3 after reopening pause
||| FROM STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ||| OLYMPIA – Today, the Washington State Department of Health (DOH) announced that all Washington counties have moved into Phase 3 of Governor Jay Inslee’s Healthy Washington: Roadmap to Recovery
New book from John Geyman M.D.: America’s Mighty Medical-Industrial Complex
||| FROM EMILY GEYMAN ||| The rise of an enormous medical-industrial complex over the last 60 years in the United States has brought wealth to ever-larger corporations, their shareholders, and CEOs at the expense of
Planning Commission to decide if county should create “Truth in Planning” component to Comp Plan
Letters needed now! Planning Commission meets Friday May 21 ||| FROM ISLAND STEWARDS ||| The San Juan County Planning Commission is set to decide if the county should create a "Truth in Planning" component to
Larsen announces more than $80 Million for NW Washington students, colleges, universities
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF REP. RICK LARSEN ||| WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02) announced more than $80 million in emergency funding for students, colleges and universities in Washington’s Second Congressional District under
Alchemy Art Center prepares for 2021 Artists in Residence, workshops, community programming
||| FROM GLENN HENDRICK for ALCHEMY ART CENTER ||| After suspending much of their programming for more than a year, Alchemy Art Center is thrilled to announce the return of their summer Artist in Residence
Superintendent confirms three positive COVID-19 cases in school district
If you are not contacted by the county in the next day or two, you are not considered a close contact. ||| FROM ERIC WEBB, ORCAS SCHOOLS SUPERINTENDENT ||| I want to take a moment
Join this livestream evening of conversation (and music) with internationally known composer
||| FROM LINDA SLONE for ORCAS CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL ||| On Thursday, May 27, at 5 p.m. Pacific Time, composer Jake Heggie joins Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival Founder and Artistic Director Aloysia Friedmann for
It’s official: Face masks still required inside local San Juan County businesses
||| FROM BRENDAN COWAN for DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ||| Regarding the continuation of the San Juan County Health Officer Order requiring that face coverings still be worn inside businesses: There are updated posters for
Spring GiveOrcas grant campaign fully funded a full week before deadline
||| FROM MEGAN NEAL for ORCAS ISLAND COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ||| The Orcas Island Community Foundation’s 2021 Spring GiveOrcas grant campaign was fully funded last week with a week to spare! 255 donors contributed to the
Schedule your preventive health screening coming up at Senior Center
Life Line Screening at Orcas Senior Center: Thursday, June 10, 2021 ||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| There is a simple, convenient way for you to get preventive health screenings and learn
Commerce awards $234 million in fourth round of Working Washington small business relief and recovery grants
Over 20% of the 11,697 grantees say they will use funds to reopen ||| FROM STATE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE ||| OLYMPIA, WA --- The Washington State Department of Commerce has awarded an additional $234 million
EDC has a virtual trove of training, grants available to islanders
||| FROM ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL ||| Join the EDC for a FREE course in Sustainability Management Join the EDC for a FREE course in Sustainability Management and receive certification as a Sustainability Professional. $549/person course
Upcoming Island Hospital classes, workshops
||| FROM RACHEL LAMBERT for ISLAND HOSPITAL ||| Nutrition for Healthy Pregnancy with Island Hospital Learn essential tips for ensuring proper nutrition during each stage of your pregnancy, from conception to the first post-partum meal.
Virtual Vineyard set to explore the taste of Mexico
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| “the virtual vineyard” by Zoom – Taste of Mexico by Orcas Senior Center and Doe Bay Wine Company: Sunday, May 23, 5:00pm Join Michel Vekved, Orcas
