Here’s a thought…
“Old age is no joke, but it can feel like one.”
TAD TOMPKINS
Orcas Island Health Care celebrates two years of service on Orcas
||| FROM RACHEL LAMBERT for ISLAND HEALTH ||| Celebrating two years of serving Orcas Island! As we near our two-year anniversary of clinic operations, we reflect on the terms of our agreement with the Orcas Island Health Care District (OIHCD) and celebrate our partnership to serve our community. In addition
‘Occam’s Razor’ | Our island, our world through the eyes, pen of S.C. Watson
Welcome to our weekly feature, Occam's Razor, from local artist S.C. Watson.
Earth Day | Rena Priest – I Sing the Salmon Home
||| FROM SAN JUAN MAKERS GUILD ||| Orcas Island is honored to have been selected as a host for esteemed Poet Laureate Rena Priest thanks to support from Humanities Washington in collaboration with Arts Washington. As the capstone author for the Earth Day Orcas ‘Spoken Word’ program on Saturday, April
What’s with the new, non-prescription hearing aids?
||| FROM STACIE NORDRUM for ISLAND HEARING ||| Contrary to what the marketing departments of some consumer electronics companies may have us believe: hearings aids are not all generic or Over-The-Counter (OTC). Prescription hearing aids feature wonderful technologies that are customizable, safe, effective, and allow a professional (such as an
Apply now | Adult flight training scholarships available
||| FROM ROBERT WAUNCH for ORCAS AVIATION ASSOCIATION ||| The Orcas Aviation Association (OAA) will award two adults a $4,000 Flight Training Scholarship on a matching fund basis in 2023. The training program will be offered in cooperation with the Airhawks Flying Club and operate the same as their Youth
Poetry Month: What does it mean to have a voice in America?
||| FROM SAM GAILEY for ORCAS ISLAND LIBRARY ||| What does it mean to have a voice in America? In honor of National Poetry Month, an immigrant poet from Japan, and a first-generation poet who is the daughter of an El Salvadoran immigrant, will share their poetry in response to
Meet & greet new providers at Island Primary Care – Orcas
||| FROM ELLEN FRASER for ORCAS ISLAND HEALTH CARE DISTRICT ||| By Ellen Fraser / April 12, 2023 / OIHCD News Join us for a public Meet & Greet with Island Primary Care – Orcas pediatrician Evan Buxbaum, MD, MPH and family medicine physician Jennifer Simpson-Manske, MD. When: Monday, May 1, 2023 | 5:30 – 7:00 p.m. Location: Orcas Center,
Earth Day | Low tide on Eastsound waterfront
||| FROM SAN JUAN MAKERS GUILD ||| Come explore the minus low tide! On Saturday, April 22, Island residents are invited to pick up colorful laminated wildlife guides at the Earth Day Orcas base camp at the Emmanuel Episcopal labyrinth. Enjoy the eco fair, kids storytelling (10 a.m.), art and
Artworks featured artist for April: Peter Mohlman
||| FROM B.J. ARNOLD for ORCAS ISLAND ARTWORKS ||| The Orcas island Artworks Features new paintings through the month April by Peter Andres Mohlman. Peter has spent decades working as visually creative person. He attended the New Orleans Center for the Creative Arts and graduated from the Atlanta College of
Summer vehicle reservations to be available on Tuesday, April 25
||| FROM WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| Vehicle reservations for travel on the San Juan Islands and Port Townsend/Coupeville routes between June 18 and September 23 will be available at 7 a.m. PDT on Tuesday, April 25. Customers are encouraged to view the upcoming schedule online in advance of booking their travel. Reservations
Meals on Wheels looking to hire a new cook at Orcas Senior Center
|| FROM JULIE MYERS for WHATCOM COUNTY ON AGING ||| The WCOA’s Meals on Wheels and More Program is hiring an experienced, mission-driven cook to lead our Orcas Senior Center kitchen team! Job Summary: The Orcas Senior Center Cook is responsible for leading the production, packaging, delivery staging, serving, and
Letter to Editor | Don’t sweat the air ambulance
||| FROM TOM EVANS ||| Worried you may need to be air ambulanced off Island, and not a member of the right air ambulance carrier? Or, you will be socked with a bill of 20K +. Listen up. I have good news. You don’t actually have to be a member
Zwilling Health | 3 habits to help you wake up feeling great
||| ZWILLING HEALTH by REGINA ZWILLING ||| Regina has been a massage therapist, yoga practitioner and teacher, and a nutritionist for 20+ years. She co-owned several yoga studios and in that capacity led yoga teacher trainings and several cleanses, helping hundreds of people learn how to truly nourish their bodies
Middle School Spaghetti Dinner fundraiser a rousing success
||| FROM ORCAS ISLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS AND STAFF ||| Our middle school team of students, parents, and staff had a wonderful time serving over 450 meals to the Orcas community during our recent Spaghetti Dinner fundraiser. It was great to be back in action after a three year break!
Commissioner Hilary Franz recognized again as a leader in wild salmon recovery for zero-discharge aquaculture commitment
||| FROM EMMA HELVERSON for WILD FISH CONSERVANCY ||| Washington State is once again raising the bar for governments and companies around the world when it comes to protecting aquatic ecosystems from the impacts of salmon aquaculture. In a press release this morning, Commissioner of Public Lands Hilary Franz announced the Department
Voice of the Earth | Music and art on Earth Day
||| FROM SAN JUAN MAKERS GUILD ||| Multiple performances bring delightful and thought provoking live music to the Eastsound Waterfront on Earth Day, Sat. April 22nd. The celebration opens at 10am with an instrumental violin concert by Joel Gamble accompanying a contemplative earth-themed art exhibit in the Emmanuel Parish Hall.
