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
County Health Dept. to Present at Community Meeting
Thursday, June 29, 6 p.m., Senior Center -- from Mark Mayer -- What is the future of healthcare in the San Juan Islands? Director of San Juan County Health and Community Services, Mark Tompkins, and
Mount Ben Preserve Public Comment Invited
Thursday, June 29, 5:30 p.m., Mullis Community Senior Center -- from San Juan County Land Bank -- The Land Bank is inviting public comment on the DRAFT Mount Ben Preserve Stewardship and Management Plan. We
Hazardous Waste Round-Up This Weekend
-- from San Juan County Public Works/Environmental Resources -- Many household items may be harmful to you, your family, animals, and the environment. San Juan County and the Washington Department of Ecology conduct annual Hazardous
Guest Column: The Graduation Tradition Continues
-- by Kathi Ciskowski -- Cheering crowds, 28 elated graduates, music, officials, awards (both monetary and academic), caps and gowns, adoring teachers, and a surprise visit from the recently departed Orcas Island renegade bear, all
Library Closure Extended
-- from Martin Arnold -- We need more time! The addition to the Library is taking longer than expected to complete. The Library will be closed until Friday, June 23. The Library is expected to
New to Medicare? Here’s the Place to Sort it All Out
Monday, June 26, 10:30 a.m., Orcas Library -- from Pegi Groundwater -- Get prepared for a whole new medical insurance experience. There are lots of confusing new provisions and options for you to understand. Medicare
A Brand New Chapter Opens at the Library
-- by Margie Doyle -- Late notice: Library will be closed for collection moving and painting until Friday June 23. [metaslider id=53197] Friday is the long-awaited day for the opening of the expanded Orcas Island
Next School Board Meeting Agenda
Thursday, June 22, 5 p.m., Orcas School Library -- from Cathy Ferran for Orcas Island School District -- The following items are slated for discussion at the next Orcas Island School Board meeting at 5
Guest Opinion | The Price of Freedom
-- from Joe Symons -- Riffing off Shakespeare, I lament to write or not to write, that is the question. Whether tis nobler in men's eyes to stop soapboxing about the vulnerable future of these
Local Doctor Pens Health Care Reform Pamphlet
-- from Emily Reed Geyman -- John Geyman, M.D. of Friday Harbor, a writer about national health care policy since 1990, has published a new 28 page pamphlet: "Common Sense about Health Care Reform in
NAS Whidbey Conducts Medical Evacuation for Lopez Resident
-- from Naval Air Station Whidbey Island -- A Search and Rescue (SAR) team of five from Naval Air Station (NAS) Whidbey Island conducted a medical evacuation (MEDEVAC) from Lopez Island Airport on Sunday, June
Pelindaba and Orcasong Team Up
-- from Paul King for Orcasong -- Pelindaba and Orcasong today announce a long-term strategic alliance to significantly expand Lavender production in the San Juan Islands. “Escalating demand for our broad portfolio of all-natural lavender-based
CenturyLink Outage Hits Land Lines on Father’s Day
-- by Orcas Issues staff -- Telephone land lines for CenturyLink customers were out on Orcas Island yesterday, [Sunday, June 18] although internet and cell phone coverage was not affected. Jeff Larsen, manning the Eastsound
Funhouse Hires New Director, Maureen Moran
-- from the Funhouse Commons -- The Funhouse Commons Board of Directors announces with great pleasure the hire of Maureen Moran as the organization’s new Executive Director. Maureen moved from Seattle to Orcas Island with
One Place, Many Histories: “Thunderbirds Raised Her” in Concert, Lecture
Sunday, June 25, 5 p.m., at San Juan Grange in Friday Harbor -- from Glenn Hendrick for San Juan Grange -- The San Juan Island Grange Lecture Series, in conjunction with the Setting Sun Institute (Lummi),
Will I Like This When I’m Done?
-- from Rosie Kuhn -- This is Helene and me. I'm just coming back to the Island after participating in a Kuhn sisters' week in Michigan. I had a lot of trepidation in
