Here’s a thought…
“Volunteering is at the very core of being a human. No one has made it through life without someone else’s help.”
HEATHER FRENCH HENRY
Emmanuel gives $6,000 to Orcas charities from July’s Market Day
-- from Lynn Baker for Emmanuel Episcopal Parish -- Orcas Community Resource Center staff and board members accept a check from Emmanuel’s Market Day. (Left to right: Resource Center board members Judy Scott, Steve Jung, Carolyn Morrow Fiscus, and Hugh Grant; Executive Director Erin O’Dell; and Emmanuel co-Treasurer, Margie Bangs.
SJC Health & Community Services schedules 2019 flu clinics
Limited dosing available at this time. -- from San Juan County Communications -- Flu season is here and it is time to get your flu shot! San Juan County Health & Community Services has scheduled the 2019 flu clinics for the public. All flu clinics will be by appointment only. Be
Citizen scientists needed for forage fish surveys in the San Juans
Saturday, October 26, 9 a.m. - 1 p.m., old Friday Harbor Fire Station -- from Katie Fleming for Friends of the San Juans DC290 Friends of the San Juans is seeking citizen scientists to help conduct beach surveys for spawning forage fish over the next two years. There will be a survey training
Garden Club presentation: Canning, preserving the autumn harvest
Wednesday, October 16, 10 a.m., Orcas Center -- from Nita Couchman -- The Orcas Island Garden Club welcomes Caitlin Herlihy Leck, anchor farmer in the Orcas Community Participatory Agriculture (OCPA) project, on Wednesday, October 16 at 10 am at the Orcas Center’s Madrona Room. Caitlin will speak about approaches to post-harvest
EDC to offer free Electrical Basics training at Friday Harbor High School
Beginning October 31 -- from Glenn Hendrick for Economic Development Council -- The San Juan County Economic Development Council (EDC) will offer free training in electrical wiring and installation, beginning October 31. This course is sponsored the San Juan Island Community Foundation, Browne’s Home Center, Ace Hardware, and Brown’s Heating
Boards, committees have openings
-- from San Juan County Communications -- The County Council is searching for San Juan County citizens to fill current and upcoming vacancies on various boards and commissions. Additional information about each committee is available on the County's website at: http://sanjuanco.com/641/Board-Committee-Vacancies. Persons interested in serving on a board or advisory committee
Letter to Editor | What a Whale of a Show it was
-- from Didier Gincig -- What a Whale of a Show it was! Youngsters ranging from five to eighteen years of age (as well as some adults joining along!) had a great time sharing their passion for music, dance, storytelling, and fun on center stage at the Orcas Center. I'd
Draft capital facilities, utilities inventories ready for review
-- from San Juan County Communications -- The second drafts of the Capital Facilities and Utilities inventories are available for public review and comment. These inventories provide the benchmarks for future analysis of the adequacy of the County’s capital infrastructure and utilities through the year 2036. The SJC Planning Commission
Letter to Editor | Ayers is the right person to be on Port Commission
-- from Doug Bechtel -- There is no doubt in my mind that Greg Ayers is the right person to be one of our port commissioners. It has always been a pleasure working with him on projects for Actor’s Theater and at the Grange. Despite his busy schedule, he always
Tax help available at Senior Center
Every other Wednesday, starting October 9, 10 a.m. - 12 p.m., Senior Center -- from Lena Kassa for Orcas Senior Center -- Here is another great reason to be a member of the Orcas Senor Center! Orcas Senior Center welcomes volunteer CPA Jim Keyes. Jim has 40 years of experience
Kruse Reviews | Quichotte, a novel by Salman Rushdie
--- from Jens Kruse -- There once lived, at a series of temporary addresses across the United States of America, a travelling man of Indian origin, advancing years, and retreating mental powers, who, on account of his love for mindless television, had spent far too much of his life in
New Medicare options coming to Orcas
Thursday, October 10, 10 a.m., Orcas Library Wednesday, October 23, 1 p.m., Senior Center -- from Pegi Groundwater -- Kaiser has sent letters to its Medicare Advantage plan members telling them that their plans will not be available in 2020. But don’t despair! New Medicare Advantage plans are coming to
Construction underway on West Beach Road
-- from Jacob Heinen for San Juan County Public Works -- It’s been two weeks since the last newsletter and much has changed down on West Beach Road. The footings were poured Friday the 27th by Sea Island Sand & Gravel. They measure 37’ long x 5.5’ wide x 2’
Aging Like a Guru: Resonance is sweet spot of aging gracefully
-- from Rosie Kuhn -- For those of you reading these offerings or listening to my podcasts on aging like a guru, I suspect that you were attracted to something that resonated with you. Something engaged your curious mind. Something engaged a knowing, a familiarity, a resonance with a part
Orcas School’s field of dreams becoming reality
-- from Eric Webb for Orcas Island School District -- This week's tour takes us out to the athletic field were dreams are becoming reality.
Camp Orkila rolls out the season with Fall Festival
-- from Carly Roeser for Camp Orkila -- All the signs and festivities of Fall, including the Orkila Zip Line! Photos: Cara Russell Camp Orkila’s Fall FestivalSunday, October 27, 1:30 - 5:30 p.m. Join us for this free event full of adventure and food!! We’ll have hot dogs, soup, chili
