Here’s a thought…
“Old age is no joke, but it can feel like one.”
TAD TOMPKINS
Deadline through Friday: Last chance to take the Community Health Survey
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS || San Juan County Health & Community Services wants to hear from you! The Community Health Survey is collecting responses through Friday, Dec. 1 to include in the Community Health Assessment Report, which will be released in early 2024. If you haven’t taken the quick survey
Check out this Immersive Salish Sea Education program
||| FROM AYN GAILEY ||| Kids and adults who feel more connected to the Salish Sea are more likely to protect it. That's why we are asking islanders to support our OICF GIVEORCAS project: Immersive Salish Sea Education program for Orcas Island youth. Listen to how the kids refer to
PeaceHealth reaches agreement with Washington State on charity care
||| FROM ANNE WILLIAMS for PEACEHEALTH ||| VANCOUVER, Wash. – PeaceHealth has announced that it reached an agreement with the Attorney General of Washington regarding charity care. For years, PeaceHealth cooperated with an investigation by the Attorney General, providing tens of thousands of documents and supplying evidence that the not-for-profit
Children’s Holiday Market coming up Sunday December 3
||| FROM RACHEL BISHOP for ORCAS ISLAND LIBRARY ||| Are you looking for a unique gift for a friend for the Holidays? Then head on over to the library on Sunday December 3rd. The 10th Annual Childrens' Holiday Market will be at the Orcas Library on Sunday December 3rd from
Repeated vandalism forces Land Bank to remove toilet at Zylstra Lake Preserve
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| The Conservation Land Bank made the difficult decision to close and remove the public restroom at Zylstra Lake Preserve due to excessive vandalism. Facing repetitive repair costs and continued misuse, the portable toilet was removed from the property on October 20, 2023. “Starr
Full Moon Tarot | Joy and self trust face difficulty in love
||| FULL MOON TAROT by NIK SCHULZ ||| Here’s my interpretation for what Spirit offers for the coming lunar cycle starting on November 27th. This lunar cycle starts off with joy, celebration, and optimism, which blossoms into a deep connection with nature and self but then faces difficulty in love
A Uniquely Orcas Production: Sea Island Nutcracker
||| FROM BETHANY MARIE for ORCAS CENTER ||| Orcas Center and the Orcas Dance Collective are proud to present a maritime take on a holiday classic: The Sea Island Nutcracker. With over 50 performers and 180+ costumes, this rendition of the holiday classic features many wildlife and nautical themes that
Flotsam & Jetsam | A Turkey Day tale
||| FLOTSAM & JETSAM by MAURICE AUSTIN ||| Among the joys of rolling out of bed early on Turkey Day at O’ Dark Thirty and heading for the Red Eye—loading the last bits of the load by headlamp even though missing the headlamp—is that one or another essential item for
Steller sea lions top list of Alaska marine mammals killed by human activities
||| FROM KUCB.COM ||| Encounters with humans from 2017 to 2021 killed hundreds of Steller sea lions and other marine mammals that swim in Alaska waters, along with dozens of Alaska whales, according to a new federal report. Of 819 human-mammal interactions reported in the period, 710 were found to have
Deadline approaching to make any changes to your Medicare coverage
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| December 7 is the last day to make changes to your Medicare drug and Advantage plans this year to take effect on January 1, 2024. There is still time to get the right plan for next year if you act soon
Qigong, strength training both coming to Senior Center
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| Qigong with Joan Roulac by Zoom – First four Wednesdays, 9 am Quiet the mind and strengthen the body with Joan Roulac’s Ease Please four-week virtual Qigong series. These 15-minute sessions will gently loosen muscles, strengthen immunity, build balance, and increase
Strangled by ferry crisis, islanders demand action
||| FROM SALISH CURRENT ||| “The ferry crisis has been slowly strangling our community for two years now,” opens a report released today by a Salish Sea activist group. “A small town like ours can only take so much. If we do not find solutions soon, the crisis will devastate
Leaping Fool winter writers series is just around the corner
||| NIK SCHULZ ||| The Leaping Fool Winter Writers Series December reading will take place at Orcas Island Winery Thurs., 12/14 from 6–8pm. “T H E L E A P I N G F O O L” winter writers series continues! The November event at Orcas Island Winery opened to
Annual Friends of Library holiday tea on tap
||| FROM KATHLEEN MORRIS for FRIENDS OF ORCAS LIBRARY ||| The Friends of the Orcas Island Library is hosting the annual Holiday Tea on Saturday December 2nd from 12-3pm at the Orcas Island Public Library. This annual event is a way to thank the community for supporting FOIL through donations and
Hospice questions to be answered at Senior Center presentation
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| Learn the basics of hospice care, eligibility requirements, how it’s paid for, how to get started, and the types of support it provides to patients and families from Hospice of the Northwest on Wednesday, November 29 at 1 pm. There are
Island Health classes coming up at Orcas Senior Center
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| Learn the most up-to-date recommendations and guidelines for staying physically active as you age with Island Health’s “Move Your Way” class on Thursday, November 30 at 1 pm at Orcas Senior Center. Different types of exercise and movement will be discussed
