January 2022 - theOrcasonian.com

EDC’s Datapalooza! is back – a statistics and demographics event for San Juan County

By Community|2022-01-31T14:36:30-08:00January 31st, 2022|1 Comment

State re-opens COVID-19 test portal after successful January launch

By News Source|2022-01-31T14:30:50-08:00January 31st, 2022|Comments Off

Tourism ‘Management’ Plan is officially underway

By Matthew Gilbert|2022-01-31T13:14:03-08:00January 31st, 2022|3 Comments

Island Way Workshops: OPALCO wants you (to be prepared)

By Community|2022-01-31T12:49:48-08:00January 31st, 2022|3 Comments

EDC, WSBDC is offering a financial discipline workshop

By Community|2022-01-31T14:41:54-08:00January 31st, 2022|Comments Off

Orcas Center to welcome Locarno to Center Stage

By Community|2022-01-26T14:54:48-08:00January 31st, 2022|1 Comment

Agenda now available for Tuesday’s Health District meeting

By Community|2022-01-30T15:58:51-08:00January 30th, 2022|Comments Off

Washington Sea Grant receives funding to support restorative aquaculture

By News Source|2022-01-28T16:07:27-08:00January 30th, 2022|Comments Off

Look what’s coming up at Orcas Center

By Community|2022-01-30T15:21:28-08:00January 30th, 2022|Comments Off

Poetry | About It

By Community|2022-01-30T14:38:02-08:00January 30th, 2022|Comments Off

Island Health’s upcoming classes

By Community|2022-01-28T14:12:27-08:00January 30th, 2022|Comments Off

Joan Roulac’s Tai Chi is returning to Senior Center

By Community|2022-01-27T14:42:44-08:00January 30th, 2022|Comments Off

Sun Days on Orcas | Communing

By Edee Kulper|2022-01-30T12:45:18-08:00January 30th, 2022|Comments Off

San Juan County is all in on the Northern Heights Apartments on Orcas

By Community|2022-01-28T16:07:00-08:00January 30th, 2022|4 Comments

Three separate attacks are the first confirmed blue whale deaths by killer whales

By News Source|2022-01-29T16:17:54-08:00January 29th, 2022|1 Comment

OPALCO answers the question: Why is my OPALCO bill so high this month?

By Community|2022-01-28T16:36:33-08:00January 29th, 2022|Comments Off

Advocates for open government sue San Juan County to open public records

By News Source|2022-01-29T15:58:12-08:00January 29th, 2022|1 Comment

Help our Lions Clubs aid Whatcom County in flood disaster recovery

By Community|2022-01-29T15:48:31-08:00January 29th, 2022|Comments Off

The stories they tell | Abstract paintings currently showing at SJIMA

By Community|2022-01-28T14:40:28-08:00January 29th, 2022|2 Comments

Update from OICF indicates that while the cat’s away, the mice will play

By Community|2022-01-28T16:48:32-08:00January 29th, 2022|Comments Off

Senior Center to offer a briefing on COVID mask effectiveness

By Community|2022-01-27T14:08:33-08:00January 29th, 2022|Comments Off

COVID numbers are still on the rise in the San Juans

By Community|2022-01-29T12:45:59-08:00January 29th, 2022|1 Comment

Learn the skills to land a job fishing salmon in Alaska

By News Source|2022-01-28T16:22:43-08:00January 29th, 2022|Comments Off

Tahoe imposes new rules for Airbnbs and other short-term rentals amid housing crisis

By News Source|2022-01-28T13:57:53-08:00January 29th, 2022|8 Comments

Sheriff’s Report | January 19 – 25, 2022

By Community|2022-01-28T17:48:57-08:00January 29th, 2022|Comments Off

Inslee: “Politicians are not above anyone else”

By News Source|2022-01-28T15:55:24-08:00January 28th, 2022|Comments Off

Latest from Lekanoff | Salmon recovery, police legislation, and more

By Community|2022-01-28T15:50:04-08:00January 28th, 2022|1 Comment

Newest numbers from our State Health Department

By Community|2022-01-28T14:44:22-08:00January 28th, 2022|Comments Off

World’s best performers coming to Center Stage in February

By Community|2022-01-27T21:26:21-08:00January 28th, 2022|Comments Off

Silent Auction at Senior Center is just around the bend

By Community|2022-01-27T21:25:18-08:00January 28th, 2022|Comments Off

Orcas Center, Historical Society among Humanities Washington award recipients

By News Source|2022-01-27T21:24:28-08:00January 28th, 2022|1 Comment

Occam’s Razor | Our island, our world through the eyes, pen of S.C. Watson

By S. C. Watson|2022-01-27T17:28:48-08:00January 28th, 2022|Comments Off

Island Primary Care–Orcas successfully ‘grandfathered’ as Rural Health Clinic

By Community|2022-01-27T15:00:59-08:00January 27th, 2022|3 Comments

Guest Opinion | How gerrymander wars hurt voters

By Hedrick Smith|2022-01-27T16:36:15-08:00January 27th, 2022|1 Comment

This ballet class for older adults will improve stability, balance

By Community|2022-01-27T13:29:41-08:00January 27th, 2022|Comments Off

Film Fest will begin the year with this Classics Film Series

By Community|2022-01-27T13:18:54-08:00January 27th, 2022|Comments Off

School Board Spotlight | Linda Sheridan

By Community|2022-01-26T22:34:09-08:00January 27th, 2022|Comments Off

School Board will be meeting Thursday – updated location is school library

By Community|2022-01-27T19:42:53-08:00January 26th, 2022|Comments Off

Island Hospital is now Island Health

By News Source|2022-01-26T12:46:38-08:00January 26th, 2022|Comments Off

Int’l. Year of the Salmon announces official launch of 2022 Pan-Pacific expedition

By News Source|2022-01-26T12:14:47-08:00January 26th, 2022|2 Comments

Newest COVID numbers from State Health Dept.

By News Source|2022-01-26T11:34:02-08:00January 26th, 2022|2 Comments

School Board Spotlight | Bridget Broderick

By Community|2022-01-25T21:45:29-08:00January 26th, 2022|Comments Off

Library’s Endurance Series to feature Bruce Benton and his book ‘Riverblindness in Africa’

By Community|2022-01-22T14:50:29-08:00January 26th, 2022|3 Comments

School Board will be meeting Thursday

By Community|2022-01-25T15:33:10-08:00January 25th, 2022|Comments Off

Take climate change action with OPALCO

By Community|2022-01-25T15:25:34-08:00January 25th, 2022|Comments Off

Letter to Editor | Stewardship, community, and living wage jobs

By Community|2022-01-25T14:58:46-08:00January 25th, 2022|1 Comment

Warmenhoven announces candidacy for SJC Auditor

By Community|2022-01-25T14:34:53-08:00January 25th, 2022|Comments Off

Letter to Editor | An open letter to the sensible

By Community|2022-01-28T14:06:24-08:00January 25th, 2022|15 Comments

High quality masks are now available locally – for FREE

By Community|2022-01-25T14:18:38-08:00January 25th, 2022|1 Comment

Guest Opinion | Coronavirus and our island ecosystem

By Community|2022-01-23T18:42:34-08:00January 25th, 2022|4 Comments

Reps. Larsen, DelBene to highlight federal bridge repair funding in Skagit County

By News Source|2022-01-22T15:23:50-08:00January 24th, 2022|Comments Off

Order from SJC Court: Due to COVID, no jury trials until mid-February

By Community|2022-01-21T16:29:30-08:00January 24th, 2022|Comments Off

Guest Opinion | We need to resolve our working community housing crisis

By Community|2022-01-22T15:06:14-08:00January 24th, 2022|7 Comments

Orcas Health Care District will meet January 25

By Community|2022-01-22T15:04:54-08:00January 24th, 2022|Comments Off

Port to hold meeting to submit goals for 2021-2023

By Community|2022-01-21T15:39:50-08:00January 24th, 2022|Comments Off

Paradise full: Finding space to rest at Lopez Island cemetery

By News Source|2022-01-22T15:40:56-08:00January 23rd, 2022|Comments Off

Endangered coho salmon spotted returning to CA spawning grounds after well-timed precipitation

By News Source|2022-01-22T15:07:46-08:00January 23rd, 2022|Comments Off

Couple of Orcas road closures coming up on Tuesday

By Community|2022-01-20T15:41:55-08:00January 23rd, 2022|Comments Off

Funhouse — where winter and hot apple cider merge into fun

By Community|2022-01-20T13:31:27-08:00January 23rd, 2022|Comments Off

Sun Days on Orcas | What do you exude?

By Edee Kulper|2022-01-23T12:22:31-08:00January 23rd, 2022|4 Comments

Department of Health to make significant changes to COVID-19 data dashboard

By News Source|2022-01-22T14:56:37-08:00January 23rd, 2022|Comments Off

Blood shortage impacting Washington

By News Source|2022-01-22T15:48:48-08:00January 22nd, 2022|Comments Off

Library Endurance Series continues with rock star stonemason

By Community|2022-01-22T14:10:04-08:00January 22nd, 2022|Comments Off

No more yurts. Orcas Islanders want affordable places year-round

By News Source|2022-01-21T14:02:02-08:00January 22nd, 2022|3 Comments

Salmonberry School scales up to serve more students

By Community|2022-01-20T12:45:22-08:00January 22nd, 2022|1 Comment

In Hawaii, it’s ‘Kanikapila,’ but at Senior Center, it’s ‘let’s play music’

By Community|2022-01-21T21:46:15-08:00January 22nd, 2022|Comments Off

Midnight Mutterings | Stacey’s extraordinary words

By Jackie Bates|2022-01-21T21:48:57-08:00January 22nd, 2022|Comments Off

Sheriff’s Report | January 12 – 18, 2022

By Community|2022-01-21T21:28:50-08:00January 22nd, 2022|Comments Off

Inslee shares Washington’s pandemic story with U.S. House COVID committee

By News Source|2022-01-20T16:13:32-08:00January 21st, 2022|Comments Off

Letter to Editor | Concern expressed in open letter to OIFR, et. al

By Community|2022-01-21T16:03:08-08:00January 21st, 2022|6 Comments

Regular Port meeting scheduled for Monday

By Community|2022-01-21T15:38:31-08:00January 21st, 2022|Comments Off

Newest State Health Dept COVID-19 numbers

By Community|2022-01-21T14:08:19-08:00January 21st, 2022|Comments Off

State launches at-home rapid COVID-19 test portal

By News Source|2022-01-21T13:48:49-08:00January 21st, 2022|Comments Off

Happy Fantastic Friday from Rep. Lekanoff

By News Source|2022-01-21T13:44:40-08:00January 21st, 2022|Comments Off

Since last update, 106 new COVID cases in San Juan County

By Community|2022-01-21T12:43:54-08:00January 21st, 2022|Comments Off

Clean out your closet to help Community Resource Center: it’s a win-win

By Community|2022-01-20T16:34:11-08:00January 21st, 2022|Comments Off

Request for Proposals issued for 2022 Lodging Tax Facilities/Promotional Grant Program

By Community|2022-01-20T12:56:17-08:00January 21st, 2022|4 Comments

‘Occam’s Razor’ | Our island, our world through the eyes, pen of S.C. Watson

By S. C. Watson|2022-01-20T21:34:46-08:00January 21st, 2022|1 Comment

WSF still has crewing issues, but surprise marriage proposal was a success

By News Source|2022-01-20T16:00:07-08:00January 20th, 2022|Comments Off

Master Gardener native plants on sale beginning Jan. 28

By Community|2022-01-20T12:26:11-08:00January 20th, 2022|1 Comment

WA State lawmakers propose year-round Standard Time to get around Congress

By News Source|2022-01-19T21:19:48-08:00January 20th, 2022|1 Comment

Two years ago today, Novel Coronavirus discovered in WA

By News Source|2022-01-20T11:11:53-08:00January 20th, 2022|Comments Off

Revisiting John F. Kennedy inaugural speech from 1961

By Community|2022-01-08T14:56:04-08:00January 20th, 2022|3 Comments

Soon joining Medicare? Get the scoop on how to do it

By Community|2022-01-19T15:33:25-08:00January 20th, 2022|Comments Off

Orcas Senior Center seeks home maintenance, repair pilot program coordinator

By Community|2022-01-19T15:26:44-08:00January 20th, 2022|Comments Off

Land Bank will hold monthly meeting on Jan. 21

By Community|2022-01-19T15:12:42-08:00January 19th, 2022|Comments Off

State issues emergency order due to globally-damaging green crab invasion

By News Source|2022-01-19T14:07:47-08:00January 19th, 2022|Comments Off

Fiber arts highlighted at SJIMA Artists’ Register Show

By Community|2022-01-19T13:59:43-08:00January 19th, 2022|Comments Off

“ART UNLOCKED” show at Orcas Center postponed until Spring

By Community|2022-01-19T13:29:28-08:00January 19th, 2022|Comments Off

School board spotlight | Ayn Gailey

By Community|2022-01-19T12:38:26-08:00January 19th, 2022|Comments Off

Latest statewide COVID response updates

By News Source|2022-01-19T12:15:37-08:00January 19th, 2022|Comments Off

Unvaccinated islander is first COVID-19 related death in SJC

By Community|2022-01-20T10:54:21-08:00January 19th, 2022|19 Comments

Place your order for free at-home COVID-19 tests

By Community|2022-01-18T14:45:06-08:00January 18th, 2022|Comments Off

Master Gardener’s spring plant sale on hiatus for this year

By Community|2022-01-18T11:49:28-08:00January 18th, 2022|Comments Off

CWR encounter #2 for 2022 | J Pod in Swanson Channel

By Community|2022-01-17T13:54:24-08:00January 18th, 2022|Comments Off

Guest Opinion | When did questioning behavior at OIFR become personal?

By Community|2022-01-17T13:42:30-08:00January 18th, 2022|6 Comments

UPDATED! Candidate for Congress Jason Call to visit Orcas and San Juan Islands

By Community|2022-01-18T14:46:58-08:00January 18th, 2022|2 Comments

Lopezian author’s new novel featuring orca now available

By Community|2022-01-17T13:16:01-08:00January 17th, 2022|1 Comment

In Memoriam | Andrea Hendrick

By Community|2022-01-17T16:10:50-08:00January 17th, 2022|11 Comments

Sun Days on Orcas | Inspiration

By Edee Kulper|2022-01-16T15:39:54-08:00January 16th, 2022|2 Comments