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.”
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Guest Opinion | SJC residents will vote on amendments addressing climate change, environmental protection, justice and equity in Nov.
||| FROM KEVIN RANKER, CHAIR, SAN JUAN COUNTY CHARTER REVIEW COMMISSION ||| Once in a decade the voters of San Juan County have an opportunity to review and, more importantly, improve their own government. This
Request for federal resources to support hospital surge efforts in Washington
||| FROM STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ||| OLYMPIA -- Like most health care systems nationwide, Washington hospitals and health care workers are under tremendous strain as a result of staffing shortages and increasing numbers of COVID-19
Eastsound Water Board corrects misleading report on VR water usage
||| FROM DAN BURKE for EASTSOUND WATER USERS ||| The EWUA Board released a report today in response to an unauthorized and misleading presentation given under the letterhead of Eastsound Water about vacation rental water
Orcas Island Film Festival film line-up announced; passes now on sale
||| FROM ORCAS ISLAND FILM FESTIVAL ||| The Orcas Island Film Festival October 7-11, 2021 FILM LINE UP AVAILABLE HERE Passes Now On Sale This is an exciting moment for us... It's when all of
Island Primary Care-Orcas has important updates for our community
||| FROM RACHEL LAMBERT for ISLAND HOSPITAL ||| Island Primary Care – Orcas is working hard to help our community contain COVID-19 and its variants. As we head into cold and flu season, it’s especially
OICMF readies for Jon Kimura Parker salon concert at Rosario
||| FROM LINDA SLONE for ORCAS CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL ||| At 5 p.m. on Monday, October 4, the elegant Music Room at Rosario Resort and Spa will be the setting for a lively Orcas Island
School Board meets on Thursday
||| FROM ORCAS ISLAND SCHOOL DISTRICT ||| OISD Regular School Board Mtg. is this Thursday, 9/23/2021 at 5 p.m. in The School Library - in person and on zoom. Please see the details on our
County seeks proposals for affordable housing development on Lopez
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| At their September 21, 2021 meeting the San Juan County Council officially released a Request for Proposals (RFP) to purchase 5 acres of land on Lopez Island for
WSF and WSP to announce new line-cutting patrols
||| FROM WASHINGTON DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ||| EDMONDS –To address an ongoing problem of driver line cutting at ferry terminals, the Washington State Patrol and Washington State Ferries are teaming up for a new educational campaign and emphasis patrols.
Nominees announced for Friends of Library directors
||| FROM DAVE KOSIUR for FRIENDS OF ORCAS ISLAND LIBRARY ||| The Board of Directors of the FRIENDS OF THE ORCAS ISLAND LIBRARY (FOIL) has approved the following nominees to be elected as Directors by
Sen. Murray meets with SVC students on legislation to make community college tuition free
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF U.S. SENATOR PATTY MURRAY ||| U.S Sen. Patty Murray recently visited Skagit Valley College to meet with students and staff to hear how tuition-free community college would help them and
Inslee letter requests medical staffing resources from the feds
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF GOVERNOR JAY INSLEE ||| Gov. Jay Inslee sent a letter today to Jeff Zients, federal COVID-19 response coordinator, requesting federal staffing resources, including clinical and non-clinical staff, to support the Washington health
Port aims to retain trophy in second annual Fly Washington food drive
||| FROM JEANNIE SHARPE for PORT OF ORCAS ||| Starting October 1st - November 19th the Orcas airport will once again be collecting food for the Orcas Island Food Bank during the Second Annual Fly
Sun Days on Orcas | A letter to my children about hardship
||| BY EDEE KULPER ||| We live here on beautiful Orcas Island where the air is perfect. Forested hills reflect off of the calm ocean, and not even the buzz of a mosquito disturbs the
JP und die OK Rhythm Boys to play the Orcas Hotel Oktoberfest Biergarten
||| FROM ANITA ORNE for JP UND DIE RHYTHM BOYS ||| Oktoberfest is coming to Orcas! The annual autumn festival traditionally begins two weeks before the first Sunday in October. In celebration, The Orcas Hotel
Library sets deadline for art submissions
||| FROM DAVE KOSIUR for ORCAS ISLAND LIBRARY || Reminder: The deadline for art submissions in the Orcas Library in 2022 is October 1. Interested Orcas Island artists of any age should submit, either online
