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
As of January 21, 2020, The Olga Store is community-owned
Rummage Sale: February 15, 8 a.m. - 4 p.m., Olga Store -- from Olga Store Friends -- The ten month journey to community ownership was made possible by hundreds of donations totaling over $675,000, and the work
OIHCD’s ongoing work to create a future health care model for Orcas Island
-- from Anne Presson, Superintendent, Orcas Island Health Care District -- OIHCD was established to ensure the Orcas Island community has access to quality, affordable, primary and urgent health care, as well as access to
Premera coming to the island for ‘how to’ class
Friday, January 31, 10 a.m., Orcas Fire Station -- from Premera Blue Cross -- Learn how to make the most of your new Premera Medicare Advantage membership. Join us on January 31 at 10 a.m.
Out of the shadows and onto Orcas Center stage
Saturday, February 22, 4:30 Dinner, 6:15 Show, Orcas Center -- from Norm Stamper for Woman in the Woods Productions -- What do you get when you combine sensational movement and spoken word artists with a
Liz Smith named 2020 WSF Writer-In-Residence
-- from Iris Graville, Inaugural WSF Writer-In-Residence -- The table tent has been passed. Liz Smith of Friday Harbor, WA has assumed the role as the 2020 Writer-In-Residence (WIR) on the Washington State Ferries (WSF).
Dance the winter blues away at Orcas Center
Saturday, February 15, 8 p.m., Orcas Center Black Box -- from Bethany Marie for Orcas Center -- Dance away the winter blues with An Off-Center Dance Party in Orcas Center’s Black Box on Saturday, February
Vacation Rental Working Group invites Lopez to timely dialogue
Saturday, February 8, 1:30 - 3:30 p.m., Grace Hall on Lopez -- from Toby Cooper for Vacation Rental Working Group -- On Saturday, February 8 the Vacation Rental Working Group (VRWG) will hold a public
Knitting, coding among what’s happening in the stacks at Orcas School library
-- from Orcas Island School District -- Remember your old school library? Summer reading lists? The Dewey decimal system? Silence? Things have changed in the world of school libraries. No longer just a place for reading and research, the
Mozart quartets for flute, strings to be performed
Sunday, February 2, 8 p.m., Orcas Adventist Fellowship Church -- from Jeffrey Cohan for Salish Sea Early Music Festival -- The complete Mozart Quartets for Flute and Strings will be heard in arare performance on
PeaceHealth Peace Island Medical Center honors health coach graduates
-- from Deanna Ellefson for PeaceHealth Peace Island Medical Center -- PeaceHealth Peace Island Medical Center recently recognized the first group of caregivers earning health coach certification as a result of its Integrated Nutrition Pathways Scholarship
Junior SeaDoctors night, free dinner at Camp Orkila
Wednesday, February 5, 6:30 p.m., Camp Orkila -- from SeaDoc Society and Camp Orkila -- On Wednesday, February 5, the SeaDoc Society and Camp Orkila will serve a free spaghetti dinner as part of the
Ayurveda: Feeling the Kapha blues?
-- from Jule Eron -- Ayurveda, an ancient Indian medical science, teaches everything is made up of the five great elements: earth, water, fire, air and ether. Each of us is a unique combination of these
Community set to celebrate Annie Moss-Moore as she retires from Orcas Center
Sunday, February 2, 1 - 3 p.m., Orcas Center -- from Bethany Marie for Orcas Center -- Orcas Center cordially invites you to the retirement party of Annie Moss-Moore on Sunday, February 2 from 1
Update on vacation rental permits
-- from Island Stewards, Vacation Rental Work Group -- As of 23 January 2020, almost 2200 people have signed the petition asking County Council to impose an immediae moratorium on the issuance of Vacation Rental Permits. Immediate action
Agricultural community to get together for Hoedown
Friday, February 7, 6 - 9:30 p.m., Odd Fellows Hall -- from Rhys Hansen for San Juan Islands Agricultural Summit -- Those who love local food (and farmers) are invited to join the agricultural community
Guest Opinion | When paradise isn’t, but could be
-- from Kevin Carter, Gregory Kramer, and Jari Andrea Brenner -- Orcas Island is this perfect backdrop for creating and living your best life, but for some, there is an undercurrent of intolerance and, in
