Here’s a thought…
“Be always at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors, and let each New Year find you a better man.”
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN
Sun Days on Orcas | Festivity inventory
||| SUN DAYS ON ORCAS BY EDEE KULPER ||| Take a look at the following festivities that we islanders have grown so accustomed to celebrating together throughout the year, every year... Seniors Have Talent show at the Senior Center (November) Hops on the Rock in Eastsound (November) Clay Cafe in
Local, on-island COVID vaccine appointments filling quickly
||| FROM BRENDAN COWAN for DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ||| More than 2,500 islanders have made appointments to receive their COVID booster shots this coming week, and hundreds of island children are signed up for upcoming Pfizer pediatric vaccine clinics. While some offerings are filled completely, there is still room
Senior Center’s next Meeting of the Minds features Jay Kimball on climate change
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| Jay Kimball Please join Orcas Senior Center and Jay Kimball, founder of 8020 Vision, a consulting firm that helps organizations understand global impacts and related environmental changes for an engaging dialogue on climate change and its impact on the
Endurance Series continues at Library with circumnavigation adventure
||| FROM CAROL DAPOGNY for ORCAS ISLAND LIBRARY ||| Orcas Island Library is excited to present Episode Four of The Endurance Speaker Series: Irene's Eastabout Circumnavigation with Peter and Ginger Niemann. Peter and Ginger recently returned from their second circumnavigation of the globe during which Covid struck. They will share their
Island Hospital kicks off “thankful for you” campaign with retention bonuses
||| FROM LAURA MORONEY for ISLAND HOSPITAL ||| ANACORTES, Washington – Island Hospital Board of Commissioners unanimously approved a retention bonus plan this week for all staff, kicking off a “Thankful For You” campaign in the weeks leading up to Thanksgiving. Announced today to staff, Island Hospital senior leaders launched
Sheriff’s Report | November 3 – 10, 2021
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ||| WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 3 21-009662 Trespassing 10:21:13 11/03/21 D Alexander INA An Orcas Island Deputy investigated a trespassing on the 600 Block of Blanchard Rd. An incident report was authored. 21-009678 Harassment 19:00:15 11/03/21 Someone contacted the Sheriff's Office hoping to speak with
Weekly case count update shows no new Orcas cases
||| FROM BRENDAN COWAN for DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ||| Since the last update on Friday November 5 (revised November 7), there have been 19 new confirmed or probable cases in San Juan County. Current case count is now 376. Of these 19 new cases, initial investigations indicate that seven
Memories of Abby Rueb’s life on Orcas continue to feed an island, and our souls
||| BY EILEEN DEAN, KAY GROSSMAN, LIN MCNULTY ||| Orcas Island recently lost a beloved icon when Abby Rueb passed on Monday, October 26, 2021. Our memories of this beautiful, gifted, impish little dickens kicked into overdrive, prompting us to recall and share some stories. We were all working at
Virtual discussions continue at Senior Center’s Socrates Cafe
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| Orcas Senior Center continues to virtually host the Orcas Socrates Café from 4-6 p.m. on the second Sunday of each month. It’s an opportunity to engage in an open discussion on philosophical perspectives. This is not a book club, but rather
Poetry for Today | I Am This Land by Sandora Hedrich
||| FROM SANDORA HEDRICH ||| I Am This Land Sandora Hedrich I am this land at times the expanse that flows out so far I cannot even see where I end and you begin to bridge the spans that divide I am this land humus and sand This small square
Guest Opinion | Cargo-ship fiasco underscores growing risk in Salish Sea
||| FROM MICHAEL RIORDAN ||| The toxic fumes that spewed from the container ship Zim Kingston put a fiery exclamation point on a long-standing argument of Washington environmental groups — that state, tribal and local governments should have more say in major Canadian development projects that can adversely impact our
‘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.
Library’s annual Holiday Tea returns with a bit of a sweet, creative twist
Think cookies! ||| FROM DAVE KOSIUR for FRIENDS OF ORCAS ISLAND LIBRARY ||| The holiday spirit is returning to the library this year! The Friends of the Orcas Island Library will hold their annual Holiday Tea on Saturday, December 4, at the Orcas Island Public Library from 1 to 3
Go Figure! It’s the latest exhibit at SJI Museum of Art
||| FROM DIANE MARTINDALE for SAN JUAN ISLANDS MUSEUM OF ART ||| The human form has served as muse to artists since the beginning of time. In its current Go Figure! exhibit, The San Juan Islands Museum of Art (SJIMA) has brought together eight dynamic artists with different backgrounds, art
Upcoming at Senior Center | ‘Mapping Orcas: The Way Home’
“Mapping Orcas: The Way Home” with Orcas Island Historical Museum’s Nancy Stillger: Tuesday November 16 at 1 p.m. via Zoom ||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| How did early explorers find their way to Orcas Island before they even knew what was there to be found? The
What does Veterans Day mean to you? A salute to veterans
||| FROM PAT AYERS ||| When that question, "what does Veterans Day mean to you" is asked of me, I think about my incredible experiences of being a member of the Armed Forces. When I joined ranks with my boot camp comrades as we marched onto the graduation field after
