Here’s a thought…
“If they can get you asking the wrong questions, they don’t have to worry about the answers.”
THOMAS PYNCHON
Island Wound Care & Hyperbaric Medicine receives patient satisfaction award
||| FROM LAURA MORONEY for ISLAND HEALTH ||| Anacortes, WA -– Island Health is pleased to announce Island Wound Care & Hyperbaric Medicine Center is a recipient of RestorixHealth’s Patient Satisfaction Award. Recipients of this award meet or exceed national patient satisfaction benchmarks over a set period of time. “This achievement reaffirms
School bus schedule on Wednesday will again be down one bus — both AM & PM
||| FROM BLAKE WILSON for ORCAS ISLAND SCHOOL DISTRICT ||| Tomorrow, Wednesday 03/22, we will be down to the ONE bus schedule for both the AM and PM drop offs. The rest of the weekly will likely have several single bus routes as well. We will update you as more information becomes
Earthrise | Tidal energy in the Salish Sea
||| EARTHRISE BY JAY KIMBALL ||| As we look to other island communities for examples of climate action and innovation, the Orkney Islands will undoubtedly be on the short list. Its pioneering work harnessing tidal energy is inspiring the world. This is especially so in higher latitudes, like the Salish
One OISD bus route tomorrow 03/21 (PM only)
||| FROM BLAKE WILSON for ORCAS ISLAND SCHOOL DISTRICT ||| Tomorrow, Tuesday March 21, we will be switching to the ONE bus route for the PM drop offs. The rest of the weekly will likely have several single bus routes as well. We will update you as more information becomes available.
An opportunity to learn about advance care planning
Join Hospice of the Northwest at the Orcas Senior Center April 5, 2023 at 1 p.m. ||| FROM CARRIE MCBRIDE for HOSPICE OF THE NORTHWEST ||| WHAT: Hospice of the Northwest is hosting a presentation about Advance Care Planning at the Orcas Senior Center on Wednesday, April 5, 2023 at 1
Invitation to apply: Certificate in Ecological Restoration in the SJIs, 2023-24
||| FROM KAI HOFFMAN-KRULL for SAN JUAN ISLANDS CONSERVATION DISTRICT ||| The Islands Conservation Corps, a program of the San Juan Islands Conservation District, is accepting applications to the 2023-24 Certificate in Ecological Restoration program in the San Juan Islands, offered in partnership with Western Washington University’s College of the
Voices for Peace and Hope to come to Orcas Center
||| FROM LYNN BAKER for ORCAS CHORAL SOCIETY ||| Orcas Choral Society brings music of longing, reflection and joy to the Orcas Center this April in its spring concert, Voices for Peace and Hope. “Prevailing wisdom holds that ‘classical’ music was written long ago in a land far away,” said
Guest Opinion | My son has volunteered his way through school, but where’s the credit for it?
||| FROM RAMI AMARO ||| As I sit here this morning, on a rather gray and dreary day, my heart is broken. As any mother knows, your heart breaks when your child is being treated unfairly. That is exactly what is causing me pain today. My youngest son, Ethan, has
Annual student art show at Orcas Center
||| FROM BLAKE WILSON for ART FOR ORCAS KIDS ||| To celebrate our island youth, a six-week student art exhibit is being hosted at the Orcas Center from April 14-May 31, 2023. The show features art from Kindergarten through 8th grade A*OK classes as well as incredible pieces from the
OCS community dinner returns following pandemic
||| FROM JERREMY FOSS for ORCAS ADVENTIST FELLOWSHIP ||| Orcas Christian School is excited to announce its first Community Dinner since the start of the pandemic. All are welcome to enjoy this FREE Mexican meal. Tuesday, March 28th, 5-7:30 pm OCS High School Cafeteria 107 Enchanted Forest RD For those with
Upcoming events at Senior Center
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| Island Hearing Healthcare @ Orcas Senior Center – 1st Thursday of month Stacie Nordrum, Au.D., CCC-A, of Island Hearing Healthcare will offer hearing appointments at Orcas Senior Center on the first Thursday of each month. Make your appointment in advance as
Sun Days on Orcas | Island youth need a hangout place
||| SUN DAYS ON ORCAS by EDEE KULPER ||| We need to think long and hard as a community about providing the youth of this island with a place to have innocent fun together. I can't tell you how many times my husband and I have talked about living elsewhere
New news from Island Rides Orcas
||| FROM ISLAND RIDES ORCAS ||| Island Rides on Orcas has two sayings, “Driven by Volunteers, Powered by Electricity“ and “Donations are Accepted – but not Expected.” On Wednesday, March 14, 2023 Sandy Playa accepted an unexpected donation when Orcas Islander Sarah Rehder handed over the keys (and title!) of
Grannie’s Attic 2.0 coming to Orcas Senior Center
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| Orcas Senior Center (OSC) is pleased to announce Grannie’s Attic 2.0 to be held on Saturday, April 29. You may be wondering, “Why 2.0?” Because, unlike the previous Grannie’s Attic, we will not be accepting donations of items for sale. Instead,
Guest Opinion | Change is possible with our housing crisis
||| FROM HILARY CANTY for ORCAS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ||| The County released the Point in Time data for this year noting 148 people countywide counted as either unsheltered or at risk of becoming so, up slightly from 2022’s count of 146. Of those counted, 47 individuals are on Orcas, with
As the Paradigm Shifts | How we choose at our everyday crossroads
||| AS THE PARADIGM SHIFTS by ROSIE KUHN ||| Whenever I’m about to share an idea with you in one of these columns, I always ask myself, what’s the point? What is the intention of anything I write and publish? Who cares anyway? The bottom line is that for me,
