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
Hospice Volunteer Training Offered on Orcas
Tuesday, October 30, 6:30 - 7:30 p.m., Orcas Senior Center -- from Dennis King for Lahari -- Hospice volunteers have a tremendous impact on the lives of the patients that they serve, the hospice team
County Comp Plan Update: Time for Citizens to Weigh In
--by Matthew Gilbert, Orcas Issues reporter-- Eastsound Planning Review Committee members, county staff and Orcas Island residents confer at Eastsound Planning Review Committee Meeting in 2016. For all you policy wonks out there
Public Notice | Hospital District Public Hearing
Tuesday, November 6, 4 p.m., Eastsound Fire Station -- from Board of Commissioners, San Juan County Public Hospital District #3 -- PUBLIC NOTICE SAN JUAN COUNTY PUBLIC HOSPITAL DISTRICT #3 dba ORCAS ISLAND HEALTH CARE
Reminder: Power Outage Tonight
Tuesday, October 23, 12:30 - 4:30 a.m. All of San Juan County will be affected by a series of two planned outages necessary for BPA to replace a section of one of the two main
Book Review | The Man Who Walked Backward
-- Book review by Jens Kruse -- Why would anyone want to read a book with a title suggesting that it is about a celebrity-seeking stunt artist, that it tells a story too frivolous for
Letter to U.S. Senator and the Public: Buy Back Port Land
--by Walter Corbin -- To: Senator Maria Cantwell Over the years both you and Murray generally have never responded to my emails or letters. Perhaps because I do not send you thousands for your campaigns.
Green Home Tour to Include Electric Vehicle Transport
Sunday, October 28, 11 a.m., Island Market Lot -- from Ryan Palmateer for San Juan Islands Conservation District -- Join the San Juan Islands Conservation District and the San Juan Islands Electric Vehicle Assocation for
Long Term Care Community Meeting Scheduled
Thursday, November 1, 6:30 - 8 p.m., Orcas Senior Center -- from Sara Boyle for Orcas Senior Center -- Are you concerned about the elder care options of the future? Are you a caregiver not
Countywide Varicella (Chickenpox) ALERT!
-- from San Juan County Dept. of Health -- Nine school- and preschool-aged children have CONFIRMED cases of varicella (chickenpox) on Lopez, Orcas and Shaw islands, with additional possible cases awaiting evaluation from health care
Flotsam and Jetsam: Growing Pangs and Local Pitchforks
-- by Maurice Austin -- It was a quiet, placid day on Orcas Island, like so many other recent days. Deer munched at foliage along the roadside. Tourists idled about, taking selfies in front of
Redefining Prosperity — Can Beauty Save the World?
Tuesday October 23, 6pm at the Orcas Island Library Can beauty save the world? Filmmaker John de Graaf will present his latest documentary "Redefining Prosperity," the story of Nevada City’s fight to keep dams off
Camp Orkila’s Fall Festival Full of Adventure, Food
Sunday, October 28, 1 - 5:30 p.m., Camp Orkila Saturday, October 27, 7 - 8:45 p.m. - Super Spooky Haunted Hay Ride -- from Haley Winchell for Camp Orkila -- Join us for this free
Health Commissioners Move Toward Final 2019 Budget
-- by Susan McBain, Orcas Issues Reporter -- On the obstacle course to getting their job done, the commissioners of the Orcas Island Health Care District cleared a hurdle this week: they passed a resolution
OICF Supports OPAL With Large Grant
-- from Hilary Canty for Orcas Island Community Foundation -- The Orcas Island Community Foundation (OICF) recognizes that access to affordable housing is the most pressing need currently facing the Orcas community. When our workforce,
Island Market Sponsors Jack-o-Lantern Contest
decorate a silly pumpkin like this one at Emmanuel Parish Labyrinth Island Market encourages kids aged 13 and under to be as creative as you like. Let your imagination run wild. First pick
Letter to the Editor: Vote Yes for Homes Proposition 1
-- by Brian Wiese -- An online survey of visions and values of the Eastsound community survey offered to residents last winter confirmed that the lack of affordable housing was one of the biggest concerns
