Here’s a thought…
“Neither the evil nor the good in our history determines who we are. It is what we do now. If we do not say something ourselves about this horror, we allow ourselves to be changed.”
TIMOTHY SNYDER
Join Island Primary Care – Orcas and San Juan County ECEAP for a meet and greet with our new pediatrician
||| FROM RACHEL LAMBERT for ISLAND HEALTH ||| Join Island Primary Care – Orcas and San Juan County ECEAP for a meet and greet with our new pediatrician. Evan Buxbaum, MD, MPH, is a board certified pediatrician serving the children and adolescents of Orcas Island and San Juan County. He and
School Board meets this Thursday
||| FROM ORCAS ISLAND SCHOOL DISTRICT ||| Orcas Island School District has scheduled a Board Meeting, which will be on Thursday, January 12. It will be held both in-person and via zoom. http://us02web.zoom.us/j/5474235505
WSF Survey Results: Fuel surcharge, anyone?
||| BY MATTHEW GILBERT, theORCASONIAN OP-ED REPORTER ||| As a prelude to this week’s virtual community meetings at 12:30 p.m. Wednesday (1/11) and 6 p.m. Thursday (1/12) hosted by Washington State Ferries (WSF), it may help to review some of the results of its recently released Summer 2022 survey. (Advanced
Students encouraged to enter Radon Poster Contest
Contest aims to raise awareness about radon, its effects, and how to protect your household ||| FROM STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ||| OLYMPIA – January is Radon Action Month. Students across the Northwest are encouraged to get creative and raise awareness about the dangers of radon gas by participating in the 2023
San Juan County EMTs test new prehospital blood monitors
||| FROM JOSHUA CORSA, M.D., SJC MEDICAL PROGRAM DIRECTOR ||| EMS Agencies in San Juan County have been selected as one of three sites nationwide selected for a new study evaluating the effectiveness of measuring prehospital hemoglobin and lactate. The meters, provided free of charge by Nova Biomedical, will allow
Inslee’s 2023 State of the State: “Bold actions for building a stronger Washington”
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF GOVERNOR JAY INSLEE ||| As the new legislative session begins, Gov. Jay Inslee delivered his 2023 State of the State speech today at a joint session of the House and Senate. This is the first in-person session since 2020, and is among the most diverse
Get your questions ready for WSF virtual community meetings
||| FROM WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ||| REMINDER: On 1/11 and 1/12, join one of our virtual community meetings for an update on WSF, ask questions, and learn about the WSF Service Restoration plan and hiring challenges and successes.
EDC to offer GIS course, HCA training, and more
||| FROM ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL ||| Are you interested in geographic information systems (GIS) and want to learn about the special capabilities of spatial data analysis? Join the EDC as we follow Esri's online course, Going Places with Spatial Analysis. Students will complete course material at their own pace, while
Help shape the future of internet access in Washington
||| FROM ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL ||| Washington state’s funding partners, working to expand broadband access to all businesses and residents, are asking the public to help check FCC data in a recently published National Broadband Map. The accuracy of this map is essential to future broadband funding in Washington, in particular,
2023 Orcas Island Salish Sea Early Music Festival announces 2023 schedule
||| FROM SALISH SEA EARLY MUSIC FESTIVAL ||| The Salish Sea Early Music Festival is pleased to present seven contrasting performances journeying back and forth through the 16th through 19th centuries on Wednesdays at 6 p.m. and one final Saturday in June in Eastsound. We are immensely grateful to the
Portrait of The Queen and more on-screen offerings at Orcas Center
||| FROM BETHANY MARIE for ORCAS CENTER ||| Orcas Center’s On-Screen line-up for 2023 brings a diverse sampling of the world’s best performers at the height of their careers – giving you the best seat in the house from the comfort of your own island! Join us for these great
Two $5,000 scholarships offered for people entering skilled trades
||| FROM BRAD BARRON for BARRON HEATING, AC & PLUMBING ||| To draw attention to amazing career opportunities in the skilled trades, Barron Heating AC Electrical & Plumbing is offering two $5,000 scholarships to residents of Skagit, Island, San Juan, Snohomish and Whatcom counties. “While the average cost of a
Storytime: Egg on a wall coming to Orcas Library
||| FROM JENNIFER DEGROOT for ORCAS ISLAND LIBRARY ||| What time is it? It's Prime Time Family Reading at the Library! Orcas Island Public Library is excited to partner with Humanities Washington for the 2023 Prime Time Family Reading Program - a virtual, humanities-based storytelling program for families of children
Community Foundation: And away we go
||| FROM HILARY CANTY for ORCAS ISLAND COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ||| 2023 is off and running. High winds and high tides continue to keep us on our toes and our flashlights and candles on hand, just in case. OICF continues negotiations in pursuit of the purchase of the Lavender Farm Property.
Leaping Fool invites writers to explore cycle of RENEWAL
||| FROM NIK SCHULTZ for THE LEAPING FOOL ||| For our final gathering of “T H E L E A P I N G F O O L,” Winter writers series, we invite contributors to explore the present time in the cycle of RENEWAL. Focusing on this time of the Hermit, and
Sun Days on Orcas | Laurel Wrye’s cards for Afghanistan
||| SUN DAYS ON ORCAS by EDEE KULPER ||| You may know Ken and Laurel Wrye as acquaintances or neighbors, but did you know that they worked in Afghanistan for five years from 1966-1968 and 1971-1974? Their first daughter was born there. They were teachers and then Ken became the
