Here’s a thought…
“The only Zen you find on the tops of mountains is the Zen you bring up there.”
ROBERT M. PIRSIG
Medicare mysteries explained at upcoming workshop
-- from Julie McKee for Island Hospital -- Do you find Medicare a mystery? Are you unsure which Medicare plan is best for you? Join SHIBA online for a virtual Medicare 101 class where we will cover the "A, B, C, Ds" of Medicare. Our certified SHIBA volunteers will be
A whole 6 percent of B.C. residents welcome Americans to cross border
-- from The Washington Post -- TORONTO — In normal times, this would be the high season for Eric Brown's Ontario fishing lodges. In these times, he wonders if his business can survive. Brown says Americans make up 95 percent of the business at his Totem Resorts in Sioux Narrows.
Sounds of Silence: Is an orca world filled with quiet?
-- from Center for Whale Research - SRKW surfacing blow This article first appeared in the June 2018 issue of the WHALE Report (CWR Member's exclusive quarterly newsletter). This newsletter is full of compelling information and magnificent photographs of the whales. If you aren't already a CWR Member, you may
Deer Harbor Plan Review Committee meet scheduled
-- from Sheila Gaquin for Deer Harbor Plan Review Committee -- The Deer Harbor Plan Review Committee will meet via Zoom on Wednesday, July 8 at 5:30 p.m. Agenda for July 8, 2020 Deer Harbor Plan Review Committee (DHPRC) Via Zoom, join the meeting, 834-2909 6546Pass Word, 4930405:30-7 p.m. Call
Miró Quartet to perform complete Beethoven string quartets
12 livestreamed concerts July 16 – August 8, PLUS An OICMF encore evening on Friday, August 14 -- from Linda Slone for Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival -- For their first major project since the coronavirus outbreak, the Miró Quartet will come together in person to perform all sixteen Beethoven
Boards, advisory committees are seeking members
-- from San Juan County Communications -- If you are interested in serving on a board or advisory committee fill out anAdvisory Committee Application or Contact the Council Office at: (360) 378-2898 Email: ingridg@sanjuanco.com. CommitteePositionTerm Agricultural Resources CommitteePosition #6 At LargePt'lPosition #8 At Large4 YearBoard of Equalization#3 At LargePt'l Term#2 At
Aging Like a Guru | Regardless of age, I don’t know how to do me
-- from Rosie Kuhn -- I've never known how to be me. And, even though I have a whole repertoire of experience that points to who I've been and who I've tried to be, it doesn’t really help. Because I choose to do podcasts, blogs, books and videos, I keep
A poem for the 4th of July
-- from W.A. Schmidt -- Freedom Reconceived By Wasakalobo America's experimentIs hanging by a threadIts state no cause for merrimentIs it alive or dead?It started with poetic graceYet left out quite a lotClaimed there was more than just one raceBut just one human plotWhose characters were of course whiteAll men
Orcas Island Library update – looking toward Phase Three
-- from Phil Heikkinen, Library Director -- Library members have begun coming back to the Library (at least to the sidewalk!) after we were approved for curbside materials pickup early in June. As Washington endures an uptick in COVID-19 cases, resulting in an extension of Phase Two status in San
Orcasional Musings | That small trapezoidal pasture
||| ORCASIONAL MUSINGS BY STEVE HENIGSON ||| As I recently drove by the small trapezoidal pasture at Fowler's Corner, I noticed that the grass was growing pretty high. There weren't any sheep around any more, to keep it as neatly mowed as it always had been in the past. The
Sharon Kivisto announces candidacy for County council
-- from Sharon Kivisto -- I’m Sharon Kivisto and I’m campaigning to be the council member representing Residency District 1 on the San Juan County Council. My 20+years of experience as a journalist in the islands has provided me with insight about the needs of islanders and the workings of
Sheriff’s Report | June 25 – 30, 2020
-- from San Juan County Sheriff's Office -- THURSDAY, JUNE 25, 202020-004868 Threats 00:04:37 06/25/20A San Juan Deputy was dispatched to a report of threats. A report was taken and a probable cause statement was sent to the prosecutor for further review. 20-004870 Missing Person 07:11:59 06/25/20An intrepid six-year-old explorer
Guest Opinion | Is this “America first?”
-- from Michael Riordan -- As the Fourth of July weekend begins, the nation to the east that some of us call ‘Merica seems in utter disarray — afflicted by police violence and racial unrest unlike anything witnessed in half a century, a severe pandemic that has taken over 125,000
Village Voices | What are your plans for the 4th of July?
-- by Minor Lile, Orcas Issues reporter -- Our monthly Village Voices series takes the pulse of the Orcas Island community. Every month we’ll be out and about, asking people to share their point of view on a particular topic. Sometimes the questions will be serious, sometimes more light-hearted. We
Two new movies for your July 4th weekend viewing
-- from SeaView Theatre -- Celebrate your Fourth of July weekend with a new film on living American hero JOHN LEWIS and the critically acclaimed Sundance Film Festival film, "MISS JUNETEENTH." Both films this week are by women directors. "Miss Juneteeth" USA | 2020 | 99min The debut feature from Channing Godfrey Peoples
Playground-on-the-Green set for September opening
Donate now for custom slide fabricated by island blacksmith, Zackarya Leck -- from Margaret Payne, Playground-on-the-Green Team -- On June 29, islanders Charlie Nigretto and his son Tyler, operating two huge excavators, lifted the equally huge “Pork Chop Rock” to its permanent location atop one of three rock “islands” at
