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
Learn construction project management with Economic Development Council
||| FROM MICKEY VON DASSOW for ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL ||| Those seeking to build their career or business in construction are invited to learn Construction Project Management in a FREE online class offered by the
Island Hospital receives two awards honoring employee wellness
||| FROM LAURA MORONEY for ISLAND HOSPITAL ||| ANACORTES, Washington -- Island Hospital’s Employee Wellness Committee has been awarded the esteemed Golden Apple Award from the Healthy Worksite Summit Planning Committee and the Zo8 Award from the Washington State
Sheriff’s Office investigation indicates Spring Point deer died from common fertilizers
||| FROM ZAC REIMER, SAN JUAN COUNTY UNDERSHERIFF ||| On Sunday, May 9, 2021 a Deputy on Orcas island responded to a report of several deceased deer in the area of Spring Point Rd. It
Streaming from Orcas Center: Stormy Hildreth, Mitch House, surprise guests
This Thursday, May 13 at 7 p.m. Streaming at www.OrcasCenter.org ||| FROM BETHANY MARIE for ORCAS CENTER ||| Please join local vocalist Stormy Hildreth and fellow musician Mitch House for an evening of music! With a
Poetry Pause | Grandmother’s Garden, Section 18
Grandmother’s Garden, Section 18 By Meena Alexander In New York City, the passage of days and night crosses things out. You enter JFK. Along with a string of others — brown people, black people, people
Marcia Spees Fine Art launches a new website
||| FROM MARCIA SPEES ||| as Edward Hopper says: "If I could say it in words, there would be no reason to paint." Today I am pleased to announce the official launch of the Marcia
Letter to Editor | With elder population increasing, we need a nonprofit home health agency
||| FROM TOM EVERSOLE ||| In San Juan County, the only age group predicted to increase over the next 15 years are those aged 75 and older. A startling 75% of Americans over 65 live
Health District update on first month with Island Primary Care-Orcas
||| FROM ANNE PRESSON for ORCAS ISLAND HEALTH CARE DISTRICT ||| The new Clinic under Island Hospital’s leadership started seeing patients on Monday, April 5. Over the first month, the team provided 930 patient care
At least a dozen dead deer have been found in Spring Point area
||| BY LIN MCNULTY, theORCASONIAN EDITOR ||| Spring Point residents were surprised and shocked to learn that up to a dozen dead deer were discovered throughout the area within the last couple of days. Area
Spring is here! Master Gardeners will be at Driftwood to answer your gardening problems
||| FROM DIANNE MACONDRAY for MASTER GARDENERS OF SJC ||| Spring has arrived and with a new gardening season you perhaps have questions or problems related to your plants. The Master Gardeners of San Juan
SJC Fair is looking for local talent to fulfill “Lettuce Entertain You” theme
||| FROM JENNIFER ALLEN for SAN JUAN COUNTY FAIR ||| Interested in performing at the 2021 San Juan County Fair? The 2021 "Lettuce Entertain Ewe" Fair is looking for local talent to help round out
Book Review | I Am 99: A southern resident orca story
||| BY LIN MCNULTY, theORCASONIAN EDITOR ||| Sailor-Lyn wants to learn all she can about the Southern Resident orcas she sees in Friday Harbor. When she finds out there are only 72 whales left, she
School Board will meet both in-person and via ZOOM
||| FROM ORCAS ISLAND SCHOOL DISTRICT ||| The Orcas Island School District School Board will be hosting their meetings in-person in the school cafeteria AND online VIA ZOOM on Thursday, May 13, 2021 5 p.m.
Missive from Medicare: Guard your COVID-19 vaccination card
||| FROM MEDICARE ||| After you get your COVID-19 vaccine, keep your vaccination card safe — scammers are using the COVID-19 pandemic to try to steal your personal information. Don't share a photo of your COVID-19
EDC presents a FREE course in Sustainability Management
||| FROM VICTORIA COMPTON for ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL ||| The EDC invites community leaders, legislators, entrepreneurs, and business owners to join in a FREE 2-day course in Sustainability Management, led by world-renowned expert in corporate sustainability
Open hours at our library are gradually increasing
||| FROM PHIL HEIKKINEN for ORCAS ISLAND LIBRARY ||| We continue gradually to increase our building’s open hours, most recently adding two hours to the start of the day. We’re now open from 10 a.m.
