Here’s a thought…
“Old age is no joke, but it can feel like one.”
TAD TOMPKINS
Get together and make jewelry at Senior Center
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| Basic Jewelry Making with Kate Jewell and Mary Greenwell @ Orcas Senior Center - Tuesday, November 7, 1pm Have you ever wanted to make jewelry or repurpose and redesign something you already have into something you love? Kate Jewell and Mary
Writers: Come to the library this Friday evening to share your work
||| FROM SAM GAILEY for ORCAS ISLAND LIBRARY ||| Island Voices. Share your words! A call for island writers and poets to share their work at the Orcas Island Public Library this Friday, Nov. 3 @ 6pm. Please come and support these emerging voices.
Socrates Cafe is back on Senior Center schedule — tomorrow
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| Join us on the first Wednesday of the month at 1 pm after Senior Lunch for Socrates Café. A gathering of people with different perspectives open to sharing their thoughts on interesting subjects. The next meeting will be November 1 at
They’re ba-a-a-a-ack
||| FROM JOHN FLEISCHER ||| Orcas witches return for their annual Halloween flotilla.
OISD launches informal community conversations at Tidepool
||| FROM SUZANNA SMITH for ORCAS ISLAND SCHOOL DISTRICT ||| Please join the Orcas Island School District’s Superintendent and 2 Board Members for kudos and questions. Where: Tidepool Coffeehouse When: Thursday, November 2, 2023 at 9 am “OISD Connecting with the Orcas Community one informal conversation at a time.” Questions? Contact:
Lorna retiring from Driftwood Flowers & Nursery
||| FROM LORNA VESTER ||| After over 30 years I have made the hard decision to retire from Driftwood Flowers & Nursery. A special thank you to Dale & Sara Linnes for giving me the chance to live my dream. Dale, you have been an invaluable mentor and I appreciate
Are you ready for our first annual all-island NaNoWriMo writing sprint?
||| FROM LAEL WATSON ||| Have you ever spoken the words: “Someday I’ll write a novel...”? Well, someday is now! Join us for an Unforgettable Evening of Literary Inspiration, Mentorship, and Creativity. Get ready to unleash your inner author, Islanders! Orcas Island Public Library is excited to host "The First
WA ferry fleet loses a Seattle-to-Bremerton boat; strain continues
||| FROM THE SEATTLE TIMES ||| Washington’s ferry system hit a low point over the weekend as yet another boat had to be taken out of service, leaving the fleet with just 14 working ships out of 21 owned by the state. As Monday arrived, agency officials continued their struggle
Barron Heating AC Electrical & Plumbing gives heat pumps to NW Washington families
||| FROM BRAD BARRON for BARRON HEATING ||| A family of four lost almost everything they owned in a 2021 flood. A 38-year-old father is battling Stage 4 esophageal cancer that has moved to his liver. A family living in an aging mobile home is relying on space heaters during
Flotsam & Jetsam | Looks fine at a distance — until you get up close
||| FLOTSAM & JETSAM BY MAURICE AUSTIN ||| My father loved antique cars so much that he restored several Ford Model A specimens from the frame up. (One afternoon, we even drove little more than a frame around the neighborhood, with a milk crate bungeed to the frame for a
Building For the Next Generation: County explores development of new public services center
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| As San Juan County celebrates its 150th anniversary as an organization, this milestone brings the responsibility to prepare for the next 150 years of providing the services, programs, and community assets that islanders deserve. This fall, San Juan County begins exploring how to invest in
Assessor sends 2023 change of value notices
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| The Assessor’s Office mailed the 2023 Change of Value Notices on October 27, 2023. If your appraised value did not change from the prior year, you will not receive a Change of Value Notice. Tax rates will be provided by February 2024. 2023
Managing tourism at core of destination plan controversy
||| FROM THE SALISH CURRENT ||| San Juan County’s Draft Destination Management Plan (DMP) became the target of anonymous opposition from “concerned citizens” last week when a postcard was mailed to all San Juan County postal patrons urging them to tell the county council to reject the plan. The glossy
Auditions coming up for two Orcas Center productions
||| FROM BETHANY MARIE for ORCAS CENTER ||| Orcas Center is gearing up for 2024 with two fantastic plays slated for the Main Stage. Auditions will be held November 6 and 7 from 6pm-9pm for both She Kills Monsters, written by Qui Nguyen and directed by Jamey Morarity; and Into
Whale Museum online auction now taking donations
||| FROM TATE THOMSON for THE WHALE MUSEUM ||| The Whale Museum will be having an online auction from November 22 through December 6 to raise funds that will impact all of the museum’s work. There’s already an exciting array of items and experiences secured for the auction, but there’s
Port meeting is tomorrow at 5 p.m.
||| FROM KIM KIMPLE for ORCAS PORT COMMISSION ||| The Port of Orcas Board of Commissioners will hold a Special Meeting on Monday, October 30th at 5:00 p.m. This meeting will include held over agenda items from the Regular meeting, as well as the 2024 Budget Hearing. The draft budget
