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
Letter to Editor | Orcas Family Health in Need of Funds
-- from Aaimee Johnson, Orcas Family Health Center Manager -- Our Board at Orcas Family Health Center recently mailed a fundraising letter to our patients. This letter is an appeal to help solve a financial dilemma
Letter to the Editor: Heartfelt Thank You from Schools Superintendent
-- by Eric Webb, Superintendent, Orcas Island School District -- We wish to extend a heartfelt thank-you to the voters of Orcas Island for your support of our School Bond and Levy. The passing of
Kaleidoscope Has Opening for One Preschooler – for Free
-- from Kaleidoscope -- Our community is in jeopardy of losing a valuable resource. Annually, Kaleidoscope provides free preschool for families that qualify based on income or other risk factors through a federal program called
New Emergency Doctor at Peace Island Medical Center
--from Peace Health communications -- Krishnaraj Jayarama. new emergency room physician at Peace Island Medical Center, Friday Harbor PeaceHealth welcomes a new emergency medicine provider to PeaceHealth Peace Island Medical Center: Krishnaraj “Raj”
Mushrooms with Madrona Murphy
-- from Helen Huber -- A multitude of mushrooms will be explored in the next Garden Club meeting on Nov. 15 Orcas Island Garden Club welcomes Madrona Murphy who will share her knowledge
Election Final: Orcas Bond and Levy Pass
--by Margie Doyle, updated at 6:30 p.m. -- UPDATE: Nov. 8 at 7 p.m. With 6,799 ballots counted, and an estimated 200 ballots left to count in the general election: The Orcas Island School District
New Exchange to Open November 24th, The Day After Thanksgiving
-- from Pete Moe, General Manager ORS/The Exchange -- The design for the new Exchange on Orcas -- it opens Nov. 24 The new Exchange reuse facility on Orcas Island will re-open November
Veterans Get Help Through Larsen’s Office
-- from U.S. Representative Rick Larsen -- Veterans and their families at one of the forums held last month by Rep. Rick Larsen A better deal for our veterans starts with listening –
Free Lecture: “Sea Star Wasting Disease: What Is Happening Now?”
Tuesday, November 14, 7 p.m., Emmanuel Parish Hall -- from The SeaDoc Society & YMCA Camp Orkila -- Wasted spiny pink star Pisaster brevispinus with SSWD Neah Bay Oct 1, 2016 J. Gaydos
American Legion to Honor Veterans’ Day Saturday, Nov. 11
A large gathering outside the American Legion Hall in Eastsound on Veterans Day, 2011 The American Legion will honor Veterans Day with a ceremony on Saturday, November 11 at 11 a.m. with refreshment
Man Up, Folks and VOTE!
-- from Janet Brownell -- Local issues and statewide propositions are on this ballot, which must be postmarked by Tuesday, Nov. 7 at 3 p.m. OR dropped off at the Senior Center As
Kwiaht Annual Gathering to Discuss Future of Indian Island
Thursday, November 16, 5:30 p.m., Emmanuel Episcopal Parish Hall -- from Russel Barsh for Kwiaht -- Kwiaht and community scientists of the Indian Island Marine Health Observatory invite the public to the eighth annual celebration
Make the Holidays Shine in the San Juan Islands
-- from Barbara Marrett, San Juan Visitors Bureau -- In the San Juans, the holidays are a perfect time to get away from crowded parking lots and cookie-cutter chain stores. This season, celebrate with a winter
Art Collectors Invited to Exhibit in December Show
-- from Kathleen Youngren -- All Orcas collectors of Art from Around the World are invited by the Orcas Center Visual Arts Committee to exhibit their treasures during the month of December in a unique show
Have You Taken the Eastsound Vision Survey Yet?
--from Paul Kamin -- Sunday November 5th is the last day that Orcas residents have to take or complete the online survey that is posted at EastsoundVision.com. The survey is an initiative of the volunteer
Katie Loring Appointed to County Superior Court
-- from the office of Governor Jay Inslee -- Kathryn (Katie) Loring Gov. Jay Inslee today [Nov. 3, 2017] announced the appointments of Kathryn (Katie) C. Loring to the San Juan County Superior
