Here’s a thought…
“Peace is not something we ask for — it’s something we practice, together.”
WALK FOR PEACE
Fire Commission to meet by phone tomorrow
-- from Kim Kimple for Orcas Fire & Rescue -- NOTE: WITH SOCIAL DISTANCING MEASURES IN PLACE DUE TO COVID-19, THE BOARD MEETING WILL BE CONDUCTED BY PHONE CONFERENCE IN ACCORDANCE WITH OPMA. If you wish to submit public comment, please forward by email to kkimple@orcasfire.org by 3 p.m. Monday,
Port Commission releases upcoming meeting agenda
-- from Port Commission -- SPECIAL MEETINGPRELIMINARY AGENDAApril 20, 2020 - 5 p.m. via Zoom Join Zoom Meetinghttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/83951006056?pwd=aEZCNncyMkJyNUNYalIvRndUTGxDQT09Meeting ID: 839 5100 6056Password: 728029 Call to Order Any Additions or Modifications from any Commissioner(s) Old Business: Janitorial Bids and Lease UpdatesApprove any outstanding vouchers created since our previous meeting. New Items:
Consider joining in: Community grief tending ritual
-- from Stephen Shrader, MA -- This message is addressed to all who have registered for our virtual Community Grief Tending Rituals over the past several weeks. We wanted to send a quick note to let you know that our weekly Sunday gatherings (held by a team of rotating grief tenders)
New video: How to safely shop at the grocery store
-- from Orcas Video -- How To Safely Shop At The Grocery Store | Coronavirus Updates from Orcas Video on Vimeo.
Letter to Editor | Thank you, Orcas community
-- from Lena Kassa for Orcas Senior Center -- All of us at the Orcas Senior Center would like to say a big THANK YOU to the Orcas community for your generous donations to the Center’s recent GiveOrcas campaign. Because of you, we were able to reach our ambitious goal
State recalls 12,000 COVID-19 test kits due to possible contamination
-- from Emergency Operations Center, Camp Murray -- On April 17, 2020, the Washington State Department of Health was alerted by UW Medicine to discontinue use of a recently-procured batch of COVID-19 specimen collection kits that UW Medicine believed may have a quality control issue. As a result, last night
Meanwhile, on East Coast islands …
-- from New York Times -- Visitors to the western end of Fire Island are greeted by a large sign telling them to “Stop, turn around, go back.” In bold, red letters, the sign proclaims that the island’s residential areas are “closed to visitors” and that it has “No restrooms,
Tuning out the pandemic | Flying High in Isolation by Bruce Harvie
New song, just hours old! — from your community — Our musical community reaches out during an unscheduled pandemic to share their tunes. Because music soothes, centers, distracts us... FLYING HIGH IN ISOLATION | Bruce Harvie If you have music you wish to share, send us an MP3 file to
Land Bank preserves remain open in San Juan County
-- from Tanja Williamson for San Juan County Land Bank -- Land Bank Preserves continue to remain open despite other federal and state public land closures because we believe people need access to nature close to home, especially when nothing else in life seems normal. We islanders are fortunate enough
What Wisconsin tells us for November
-- from Hedrick Smith -- Just a few months ago, the smart money in Democratic political circles was no longer betting on Wisconsin as a likely winnable state in the November election battle to unseat President Trump. But the surprising outcome of the state’s April 7 election has put Wisconsin
Pandemic Poetry | Time for Serenity, Anyone? by William Stafford
Time for Serenity, Anyone?by William Stafford I like to live in the sound of water,in the feel of mountain air. A sharpreminder hits me: this world still is alive;it stretches out there shivering toward its owncreation, and I'm part of it. Even my breathingenters into the elaborate give-and-take,this bowing to
Aging Like a Guru | Can you know how great you are?
-- from Rosie Kuhn -- For most of us, the world we live in doesn't support us knowing how great we are. It doesn't support us being fearless, abundant, and extraordinary. In fact, our consensus reality is fear-based, scarcity-based and shame-based. Jeesh! If you are anything like me, allowing yourself
San Juan County Fair seeking agricultural tent presenters
-- from Adrienne Bourne for San Juan County Fair -- Planning for the San Juan County Fair occurs year round. As planning continues for the 2020 San Juan County Fair, each day presents new situations, issues to explore, and opportunities for creative problem solving. In case you haven’t heard, the San Juan
Skagit Valley College announces new online programming
-- from Arden Ainley for Skagit Valley College -- Skagit Valley College’s Continuing and Community Education department (CCE) is pleased to announce new online workshop programming that is starting at the end of April. The new format is called eCCE and is designed for people who would like to enjoy
Virtual volunteer opportunity: Orcas Senior Center
-- from Lena Kassa for Orcas Senior Center -- In these uncertain times of isolation and social distancing, we must be proactive if we are to remain connected to one another, our families, friends and community. The Heart and Hands program at Orcas Senior Center is dedicated to this action,
This week’s films are all about laughter, warm hearts
-- from Orcas Island Film Festival -- You will have four new films to choose from this week. From this week forward we will add a film a week to our library. The proceeds from our virtual cinema will continue to support the Sea View Theatre, our beloved local cinema during this challenging
