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 District enters the time of year for budgets
-- by Susan McBain, Orcas Issues reporter -- The main theme of the September 3 meeting of the Orcas Island Health Care District (OIHCD) commissioners was dollars and cents—that is, budgets and costs. The commissioners
Moran fish hatchery honored as outstanding volunteer group by State Parks
-- from Didier Gincig for Orcas Odd Fellows -- The Moran Creek Kokanee Hatchery on Orcas Island has been selected as the Outstanding Volunteer Group in the Washington State Parks system for 2018. Volunteers help
School construction project, literally, on track
-- from Eric Webb, Orcas Schools Superintendent -- The excitement this week for Orcas Schools construction moves outdoors to the track area.
Man suffering sudden cardiac arrest successfully revived at Doe Bay
-- from Kim Kimple for Orcas Island Fire and Rescue -- Orcas Island Fire and Rescue (OIFR) crews responded to reports of CPR in progress after a male in his 60s collapsed during the Imagine
In Memoriam | Hazel O’Brien, 1934 – 2019
-- from Kathleen Lunde -- Hazel June Andrews O’Brien died peacefully on September 2, at her home on Orcas Island with a book in her lap and her dog Bellis by her side. Hazel was
Orcasional Musings | Early ferries? From where, to where, with what?
||| ORCASIONAL MUSINGS BY STEVE HENIGSON ||| In 1922, Captain Harry Crosby converted the Harvester King from kelp collector to front-ramp automobile ferry. At last it was easy to drive on, and then drive off
Educate before you medicate: Seniors and Cannabis at Senior Center
Wednesday, September 18, 1 - 2 p.m., Senior Center -- from Lena Kassa for Orcas Senior Center -- After our summer hiatus, the Orcas Senior Center will be resuming its free, informative and intellectually stimulating
Library group will meet to discuss Foreign Policy Assoc. ‘Great Decisions’ program
Fourth Mondays, beginning September 23, 6 p.m., Orcas Library -- from Mary Pugh for Orcas Library -- The Library is pleased to announce a new series based on the Foreign Policy Association’s Great Decisions program.
Fish For Teeth brings free mobile dental clinic to Friday Harbor
Friday - Saturday, October 4 - 5 -- from Hayley Day for Fish For Teeth -- Fish for Teeth sponsors a mobile dental van for dental clinics on San Juan Island, three times a year.
Guest Opinion | Now there’s a word for it
-- from Bill Appel -- We’ve all felt it in our quiet moments: the breakdown of community values, a steady drumbeat of more people, as people drive faster, make more noise, litter more, drink more
Genealogy Club branches out to learn about recording video histories
Tuesday, September 17, 10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m., Orcas Library -- from Kathi Ciskowski for Orcas Island Genealogy Club -- The Orcas Island Genealogy Club is free and open to anyone who is interested in
Last chance to have your plants diagnosed
Saturday, September 14, Farmers Market Wednesday, September 18, Driftwood Nursery -- from Dianne Macondray -- Last chance this year to find out why your plants are not thriving. Bring your unhealthy specimens in a ziplock
Plans for a revitalized Olga Store get more real
-- by Susan McBain, Orcas Issues Reporter -- Teams from the Friends of the Olga Store Building (FOSB) and the Orcas Food Co-op got together for a public presentation on Friday, September 6 at the
Friday Harbor soon to be home to four poetry gardens
Accepting submissions through November -- from David M. Jenkins for Friday Harbor Arts Commission -- Friday Harbor will soon be the home of four poetry gardens. The Town of Friday Harbor and the Friday Harbor
Lest we forget…
-- from Jens Kruse -- Here are three stories to help us never forget 9/11/01: www.esquire.com/news-politics/a48031/the-falling-man-tom-junod/www.politico.com/magazine/story/2016/09/were-the-only-plane-in-the-sky-214230www.politico.com/magazine/story/2016/09/trump-hillary-clinton-september-11-911-attacks-nyc-214236
Funhouse, OHS team up for College Week presentations
Tuesday, October 1 - Friday, October 4 -- from Liz Doane for Funhouse Commons -- Funhouse Commons and Orcas Island High School are teaming up for another year of college events for High School students.
