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
A poem for this day
Orcas The sweet scent of hawthornReminder of home, drifting on the airAs we walk the gritty path to EastsoundExchanging stories, thoughts, laughter,Tentative tentacles searching out friendship,Blessed by sun, summer weather in May,Sharing delight in Earth’s
Multiracial coalition launches campaign for equitable 2021 redistricting process
-- from Washington Census Alliance -- SEATTLE—The Washington Census Alliance (WCA)—a statewide coalition of 92 Black and Brown-led community organizations—today announced a campaign to increase and protect community input in the 2021 redistricting process alongside WinWin Action,
Preschoolers prep for the wonderful world of kindergarten
2020 OCRC Kindergarten Transition Program is live -- from Zanetha Amani Matisse for Orcas Community Resource Center -- It’s that time of year again. Orcas Island preschoolers are about to gain entrée into the wonderful
Eth-Noh-Tec honors 75th anniversary of Hiroshima, Nagasaki bombings
-- from Eth-Noh-Tec -- In honor of the 75th Anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki by the United States, we are presenting our story of one Japanese atom bomb survivor’s journey from revenge
Recent COVID-19 news and updates
-- from Emergency Operations Center, Camp Murray -- Newest numbers. The Department of Health reported a total of 71,705 confirmed cases as of 11:59 pm on August 24. There have been 1,876 COVID-19 deaths in Washington.
Health District gets down into details of upcoming negotiations
-- by Susan McBain, Orcas Issues Reporter -- As promised, the Orcas Island Health Care District commissioners turned their attention at their Aug. 18 meeting to details to be negotiated in their proposed agreement with
Registration open for Sea Doc’s cheers to 20 years
-- from Justin Cox for SeaDoc Society -- As we announced this spring, our annual Wine & Sea Auction was cancelled due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. We wish we could see you in person this year,
Show your support for post office funding
-- from Sandy Strehlou -- This morning, Sunday, August 23, 2020, Friday Harbor residents turned out to show support funding for the USPS, and to protest any attempt by the Trump administration to rig the
Life in Words workshop coming up at Orcas Senior Center
-- from Lena Kassa for Orcas Senior Center -- As our community continues to feel the effects of the COVID pandemic, the Senior Center has been looking for ways to begin offering classes again. “Your
SJC organization receives $750,000 grant for long-term care solutions
-- from Evan Perrollaz for SJC Long-Term Care Coordination Network -- The San Juan County LTC Care Coordination Network (Network) is pleased to announce a $750,000 three-year grant from the federal Health Resources and Services
Letter to Editor | Mary Pugh delivers great programming service to islanders
-- from Tom McDonough -- Sometimes you never know who is in the background doing something pretty darned important. They go unnoticed but really they need to be applauded for all their efforts. So welcome to the
Time to sign up/renew Senior Center memberships
-- from Lena Kassa for Orcas Senior Center -- What do you miss most about the Senior Center being closed during these days of the pandemic? The coffee and community that comes together inside the
Unsung guardians stand watch on Orcas Island
-- by Lin McNulty, Orcas Issues Editor -- For 24 hours a days, seven days a week, month after month, a stoic group of characters have been standing guard, masked up for the pandemic while
School Board to convene regular meeting
-- from Orcas Island School District -- Orcas Island School District Board will ZOOM-meet on Thursday, August 27, at 5 p.m. AGENDAZoom Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/76617837715:00 PM CALL TO ORDER – REGULAR MEETING Approve AgendaApprove Consent AgendaSPECIAL
In Memoriam | David Thomas McPeake, 1938 – 2020
-- from Jim Biddick -- David Thomas McPeake was born October 16, 1938. On August 17, 2020 he died in Mount Vernon, Washington of heart failure. Orcas Island certainly changed for the better when David
State and local public health respond to outbreak in Kitsap County hospital
-- from Washington State Department of Health -- OLYMPIA – Kitsap Public Health District and the Washington State Department of Health (DOH) are working with St. Michael Medical Center in Bremerton to contain an outbreak of
