Here’s a thought…
“Old age is no joke, but it can feel like one.”
TAD TOMPKINS
The Blue Lamb Boutique is back
||| FROM ANTOINETTE BOTSFORD ||| The Pandemic kept us home for two years, but once again the parishioners are offering a collection of hand-crafted paper and fabric arts, fine art, ceramics, custom jewelry, and lovely surprises, along with home baked goods and other palate pleasers. Complementary apple cider will
Hops On the Rock returns to Orcas Island this Saturday, November 12
||| FROM RICK HUGHES ||| Hops On the Rock Is back! A few friends of mine, all local business owners, host a regional Beer Festival on Orcas (Eastsound), Veterans Day weekend. November is the worst month for Business on the Island and this is a fun way to support our
Orcas HS students aware, active in present-day politics
||| BY ELLIE WRIGHT, theORCASONIAN INTERN ||| “The philosophy of the school room in one generation will be the philosophy of government in the next.” This quote is commonly attributed to Abraham Lincoln, and carries a very important message: America will be inherited by Generation Z. The local public school,
Friends of San Juans are shining light on an often-overlooked little fish
||| FROM ELISE COPE for FRIENDS OF THE SAN JUANS ||| Have you ever seen a seabird with small, silvery and slender fish in its mouth? If you have, you have seen forage fish—most likely a Pacific sand lance. Essential players in the Salish Sea marine food web, sand lance
What’s with this Blood Moon eclipse tonight?
||| FROM SCIENCE ALERT ||| A blood moon is a non-scientific description of the Moon's sometimes-rusty color when it goes through a total lunar eclipse. Less commonly, the term 'blood moon' can also refer to a series of four total lunar eclipses, so long as they are observed from one place within
Letter to Editor | Many thanks to community attending Youngren farmhouse sale
||| FROM JANET BROWNELL for ORCAS ISLAND EDUCATION FOUNDATION ||| The Orcas Island Education Foundation (OIEF) would like to thank all the community members who came out last Saturday to the Youngren Farmhouse sale. It was a spectacularly beautiful fall day. Everyone was gracious and patient. And we were able to sell almost
Island Sports & Spine Clinic increases access to care with new provider
||| FROM LAURA MORONEY for ISLAND HEALTH ||| Jeffrey Krause, MD Jeffrey Krause, MD joined Island Sports & Spine Clinic this week, increasing access to care for patients looking for non-surgical, minimally-invasive, chronic pain options. Krause comes most recently from Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, Vermont where he worked
Letter to Editor | Thanks to Island Market for Emmanuel’s great pumpkin
||| FROM STEWART MEHLMAN for EMMANUEL EPISCOPAL CHURCH ||| On behalf of the people of Emmanuel Episcopal Church of Orcas Island, we thank Jacob and Jason Linnes of Island Market for providing the “Great Pumpkin” on our labyrinth. The pumpkin is always a highlight for island children on Halloween. We
Hearing appointments available at Senior Center
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| Stacie Nordrum, Au.D., CCC-A Stacie Nordrum, Au.D., CCC-A, of Island Hearing Healthcare will offer hearing appointments at Orcas Senior Center on Thursday, November 10 and the first Thursday of each month moving forward. Services available include hearing tests, consultations,
Rep. Larsen: Department of Justice must protect election workers and democratic process
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF REP. RICK LARSEN ||| WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02) recently joined Rep. Nikema Williams (GA-05) and 30 House Democrats in calling on the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to provide more information on how the DOJ’s Election Threats Task Force is addressing threats of violence toward
Reminder: OISD to honor our veterans Thursday, November 10, 9:45-10:25
||| FROM LORENA STANKEVICH for OISD ||| The Orcas Island School District is excited to host a K-12 Veterans Day Celebration Assembly, Wednesday, November 9, 9:45-10:25 in the High School Gym. This event is open to parents and our community, please join us.
KWIAHT: Fresh scoop on sick sea birds
||| FROM RUSSEL BARSH for KWIAHT ||| East Sound has been the epicenter of an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian flu (HPAI) over the past few months. The virus probably arrived earlier this year with migrating Canada geese, and spread to some of the birds that mingled with, and scavenged
You’re invited: Port Commissioners to interview Manager applicants
||| FROM KIM KIMPLE for PORT OF ORCAS ||| The Port of Orcas Board of Commissioners will hold a Special Meeting this Monday, November 7th, at 5:00 p.m. at the Port conference room and online via Zoom for the purpose of interviewing candidates for Port Manager. We encourage public presence
Affordable housing is providing opportunity on Orcas
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| To some, the term ‘affordable housing’ means nothing more than a low monthly payment. But to Stephanie Nouvel and her family of four, ‘affordable housing’ means so much more. For the Orcas Island family, it means community, opportunity, and growth. “I don’t think
New provider joins Island Wound Care & Hyperbaric Medicine
||| FROM LAURA MORONEY for ISLAND HEALTH ||| Perry Burrus III, MD, FACS Perry Burrus III, MD, FACS, joined Island Wound Care & Hyperbaric Medicine at the end of October bringing 28 years of experience to the department. Board certified, Burrus earned his Doctor of Medicine degree from Medical College
Sun Days on Orcas | 27 things about Ezekiel Barr
||| SUN DAYS ON ORCAS by EDEE KULPER ||| Some people have an enthusiasm for life no matter what. I can't ever remember running into Ezekiel Barr without seeing a smile on his face. After he composed the following list, we had the most fascinating conversation about his life. Love for
