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
Health care on Orcas at a crossroads
-- from Anne Presson, for Orcas Island Health Care District -- Orcas Island Health Care District (District) has now been officially operational for one year. To date, our primary focus has been on establishing the
Kruse Reviews: Two new books that memorialize D-Day
-- A book review by Jens Kruse -- This Thursday, June 6, 2019 marks the 75th anniversary of the allied invasion of Normandy in 1944. By way of remembrance and commemoration I read and would
Renowned memoirist coming to speak at Orcas Library
Tuesday, June 11, 6 p.m., Orcas Library @ -- from Mary Pugh for Orcas Island Library -- Join author, journalist, and educator Susan Lampe and learn how to use memoir writing to resolve issues of
Learn to make your own bullrush hat in Olga workshop
Saturday - Sunday, June 8 - 9, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m., Olga Community Center -- from Madie Murray for Olga Strawberry Council -- Ever wanted to make your own hat just to your liking?
Susan Slapin artwork on display at Islanders Bank
Acrylic, mixed media, printmaking, pastels, photography. All of Susan’s paintings are colorful, textured, and inspired by Nature. The intuitive and sensory world, play a large part in the process and outcomes -- some images contemplative,
Shop the Co-op in June to support Funhouse kids
-- from Funhouse Commons -- The Funhouse Commons is the chosen recipient of Orcas Food Co-op’s June 3% Community Shopping Day Program. This means three percent of sales made on Thursday, June 20th will be
JP and OK Rhythm Boys welcome summer with acoustic tunes, decent jokes
Saturday, June 15, 7 p.m., Orcas Grange -- from Anita Orne -- Welcome in the new Summer with an evening of toe tappin' tunes played by one of Orcas' favorite bands, JP & the OK
Governor Inslee meets with OPALCO to talk broadband, clean energy, electric ferries
-- from Suzanne Olson for OPALCO -- OPALCO and Rock Island leadership update Governor Inslee on their broadband success in San Juan County. From L-R: Alan Smith, Executive Vice President of Rock Island; Rick Christmas,
Walls with paint, test pits in athletic field highlight this week’s school construction project
-- Eric Webb, Orcas Schools Superintendent -- This week's tour of Orcas Island Schools construction site with Superintendent Eric Webb highlights ongoing work in the gym and stage area, with paint already being applied to
Renaissance instruments featured in upcoming Salish Sea Early Music Festival performance
Saturday, June 8, 7 p.m., Orcas Adventist Fellowship Church -- from Jeffrey Cohan for Salish Sea Early Music Festival -- Anna Marsh (dulcian), Shulamit Kleinerman (renaissance violin), John Lenti (theorbo & baroque guitar) and Jeffrey
Govs. Inslee, Brown, Newsom letter on abortion bans to fellow governors
-- from the Office of Governor Inslee -- In case you missed it: Govs. Jay Inslee, Kate Brown and Gavin Newsom sent a letter today to fellow governors across the country regarding new and restrictive abortion bans.
Orcas Island Shakespeare Society will read the bard’s works at Senior Center in ongoing group
Wednesday, June 5, 2 p.m., Orcas Senior Center -- from Lena Kassa for Orcas Senior Center -- Hear ye, Hear ye! Join us and the Orcas Island Shakespeare Society in reading the plays and poems of
Library talk: Change your diet, improve our planet
Thursday, June 6, 6 p.m., Orcas Library Reading Room -- from Mary Pugh for Orcas Library -- Join nutrition educator Gigi Carter and learn how changing your diet can improve your health and save our
Health Care District tackles after-hours care, building maintenance, financing
-- by Susan McBain, Orcas Issues reporter -- The major continuing topics for the commissioners of the Orcas Island Health Care District (OIHCD) sound familiar: provision of after-hours care; costs to support the two clinics,
Fill a great need: Learn about foster parenting in San Juan County
Thursday, June 13, 6 p.m., San Juan Grange -- from Lauren M. Franciosi for San Juan County Superior Court -- Foster care is the temporary placement of children -- often due to child abuse or
Early bird passes available now for this fall’s film festival
The Orcas Island Film Festival is a film lovers' dream with over 30 buzz-worthy, brand new films screened in state of the art cinemas in one of the most beautiful places in the world. Films at the Orcas Island
