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
Pandemic Poetry | Hope by Czeslaw Milosz
Hopeby Czeslaw Milosz (1911-2004) Hope is with you when you believeThe earth is not a dream but living flesh,That sight, touch, and hearing do not lie,That all things you have ever seen hereAre like a garden looked
Recapping today’s COVID-19 news and updates
-- from Emergency Operations Center, Camp Murray -- Numbers. For the most recent tally of cases by county, demographics, and more, visit the Department of Health's website. Gov. Inslee issues guidance for card rooms in Phase 2. Through
Guest Opinion | Funhouse Commons’ message of solidarity
-- from The Funhouse Board, Executive Director, and Staff -- The recent protests sweeping the country are a long, overdue wake up call for many individuals and organizations across the world, including The Funhouse. Being
New report shows increasing COVID-19 activity in Washington state
-- from Washington Department of Health -- OLYMPIA – Today the Washington State Department of Health (DOH) released the latest statewide situation report, which shows COVID-19 transmission continued to increase in eastern Washington as of the end
Guest Opinion | Support Orcas health commissioners
-- from Norm Zimlich -- Friends, in the flood of bad pandemic news, have you have missed the historic GOOD NEWS about Orcas healthcare happening right now? For the last 14 years Orcas has been
Pandemic Poetry | I Worried by Mary Oliver
I Worried Mary Oliver I worried a lot. Will the garden grow, will the riversflow in the right direction, will the earth turnas it was taught, and if not how shallI correct it? Was I
This year’s scholarship awards went to …
-- from Janna Carter for Orcas Island School District -- Scholarships were awarded this morning to the seniors graduating from Orcas Island School. American Legion Voyle B. Martin Post #93Academic Scholarship in Honor of Glen
Land Bank, libraries team up to explore, learn more about our public lands
-- from Tanja Williamson for San Juan County Land Bank -- Your Conservation Land Bank turns 30 this year and is celebrating with a multi-island exploration. Every preserve has a story – gather your family
Court updating list of non-profits willing to support offenders’ community service hours
-- from Mellissa Derksema, San Juan County District Court -- The courts of San Juan County are updating and improving their community service program. In many cases, criminal defendants have the opportunity to volunteer at
This week’s films are stories from three continents
-- from Orcas Island Film Festival -- The brilliance and struggles of Indigenous Aboriginal youth with IN MY BLOOD IT RUNS from Australia; The trauma of Indigenous past with the Cannes award-winning film OUR MOTHERS
Recap of today’s COVID-19 news and updates
-- from Emergency Operations Center, Camp Murray -- Numbers. For the most recent tally of cases by county, demographics, and more, visit the Department of Health's website. Gov. Inslee issues proclamation on K-12 reopening. Gov. Jay Inslee today issued a
Inslee issues proclamation on K-12 possible reopening
-- from Governor Inslee's Office -- Gov. Jay Inslee today issued a proclamation outlining the state's plan to possibly re-open schools in the fall for the 2020-2021 school year. The plan follows the state's Safe Start phased approach to
Proclamation protecting high-risk workers extended
-- from Governor Jay Inslee's Office -- Gov. Jay Inslee announced the extension of a proclamation today giving high-risk workers the right to protect themselves from COVID-19 without jeopardizing their employment status or loss of
Letter to Editor | Our health dilemma comes from our DC leaders
-- from David Kobrin -- This dilemma of our needing to choose between the economic health of those in our community, and the physical health of those in our community, is a result, I believe,
Peace Island adjusts visitor policy to allow limited access
-- from Deanna Ellefson for PeaceHealth Peace Island -- PeaceHealth Peace Island Medical Center has adjusted its visitor policy to allow for limited visitor access until COVID-19 is no longer a public health threat. Patients
Library presents ‘Imagine Your Story’ summer reading program
-- from Jenny De Groot, Children's Librarian -- Readers of all ages will explore all things fairytale, fantasy, and myth this summer as Orcas Island Public Library presents “Imagine Your Story” library programing. Children’s activities
