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
2019 novel coronavirus declared a public health emergency
What you need to know locally -- from San Juan County Communications -- The World Health Organization declared a global emergency on Thursday, and Friday the White House declared a U.S. public health emergency as
School District passes resolution to ask Legislature to support small schools
CALL TO RESOLVE LEVY LID CRISIS -- from Orcas Island School District -- OISD Resolution 2020-01 Calling on Washington State House and Senate to Support Small Schools by Approving a Levy Lid that Allows Necessary
Museums will honor Orcas women’s clubs with HERSTORY exhibit
Reception: Thursday, February 6, 4-6 p.m., Orcas Historical Museum -- from Carol Kulminski for Orcas Island Historical Museums -- Opening reception with light refreshments on Thursday, February 6, 4-6 pm at 181 North Beach Rd.
Letter to Editor | Thank you, San Juan Island Community Foundation
-- from Diane Martindale for San Juan Islands Museum of Art -- We live in a community of openhearted people who in quiet ways assure that many of our non-profit services are alive and robust.
February’s Olga Potluck is for sweethearts and friends
Saturday, February 8, 5:30 p.m., Olga Community Center -- from Lorna Rhodes -- Bring your sweetheart to the Olga Valentine’s Potluck, Saturday, February 8 at the Olga Community Center. Social hour begins at 5:30 and
Health District facing uncertainties regarding costs, structure
-- by Susan McBain, Orcas Issues Reporter -- January was a month of uncertainties for the commissioners of the Orcas Island Health Care District, specifically about costs and about possible models for the island health
In Memoriam | Marie Elizabeth Bechtel, 1942-2020
-- from the family of Marie Bechtel -- Marie Elizabeth Bechtel, 78, a 31 year resident of Orcas Island passed away peacefully after a lingering illness on January 20, 2020. She was born on January
Candidates named for OPALCO election
Nominations by petition due February 17 -- from Suzanne Olson for Orcas Power & Light -- The volunteer member Elections & Governance Committee has selected candidates for the OPALCO Board of Directors election in District
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
