Here’s a thought…
“Don’t ask me who’s influenced me. A lion is made up of the lambs he’s digested, and I’ve been reading all my life.”
GIORGOS SEFERIS
Health Care District board will meet on Tuesday — online only
||| FROM KIM KIMPLE for ORCAS ISLAND HEALTH CARE DISTRICT ||| Due to inclement weather the OIHCD December 20 meeting will be held ONLINE ONLY. In replacement of the regular December board meeting, originally planned
Let it snow? Sure, let it snow, let it snow, let it snow
||| FROM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ||| Description * What, Heavy Snow Expected. total Snow Accumulations of 2 to 8 Inches. * Where, Portions of Northwest and West Central washington. * When, from 7pm this Evening
The co-op difference: Capital credit checks are in the mail
||| FROM KRISTA BOUCHEY for ORCAS POWER & LIGHT COOPERATIVE ||| More than $1.1M in capital credit checks are going out to longtime OPALCO members this month, as they do each year. As an electric
Orcas Islander writes of being alone on a SUP in the Arctic
||| FROM 48NORTH.COM ||| She was surrounded by women. They all sat on the bench at the front of the community hall in the center of Paulatuk in the Inuvik region of Canada’s Northwest Territories.
Health Care District to hold special board meeting
||| FROM ORCAS ISLAND HEALTH CARE DISTRICT ||| In replacement of the regular December board meeting, originally planned for December 27, the commissioners unanimously agreed to hold a special board meeting to conduct regular board
Inslee update: State budget, $4 billion housing referendum, WSU clean energy program, behavioral health
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF GOVERNOR JAY INSLEE ||| Inslee releases 2023 budget proposal with major focus on housing, homelessness and behavioral health Gov. Jay Inslee revealed his proposed budget for the upcoming biennium on
San Juan County launches “Text-to-911” for emergency response
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County is pleased to announce that cellular phone users in the county can now send text messages to 911 in an emergency. This new feature increases
Sheriff’s Report | December 7 – 13, 2022
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ||| WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 7 22-008648 Theft 08:06:38 12/07/22 An Orcas Deputy responded to a report of fraud involving an EBT card. A report was taken. 22-008652 Found Property
Crow Valley Stringband & Brograss coming to Grange stage
||| FROM RACHEL BISHOP for CROW VALLEY STRINGBAND & BROGRASS ||| The Crow Valley Stringband and Brograss will be bringing their annual Home for the Holidays concert to the Orcas Grange on Monday December 26
County asks residents to help secure broadband funding
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County urges residents to check Federal Communications Commission (FCC) data to help secure future broadband funding before January 13, 2023. This effort to address broadband deficiencies
WSF report from the week
||| FROM PATTY RUBSTELLO for WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| Washington State Transportation Commission meeting Several ferry-related topics were covered during the Washington State Transportation Commission meeting this week. Key findings from this year’s Ferry Riders Opinion Group survey were presented. More
Upcoming Island Health classes
||| FROM RACHEL LAMBERT for ISLAND HEALTH ||| Island Health offers in-person childbirth education class series Island Health is offering a five-week class series designed to prepare parents-to-be for the arrival of their new baby. Classes
Letter to Editor | Many thanks to the Lions Club
||| FROM BOB WAUNCH for ORCAS AVIATION ASSOCIATION ||| When the Orcas Aviation Association announced they were running short on funds to support the Mercy Flights, the Orcas Lions Club immediately rallied their members and
Ken Balcomb passed away today
Kenneth C. Balcomb 1940-2022 ||| FROM THE CENTER FOR WHALE RESEARCH ||| With profound sadness, the Center for Whale Research announces the passing of our beloved founder and longtime leader Kenneth C. Balcomb. Ken’s family
Help shape the future of internet access in Washington
||| FROM SJC ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL ||| Washington state’s funding partners, working to expand broadband access to all businesses and residents, are asking the public to help check FCC data in a recently published National Broadband
OPALCO Board nominations open December 16
||| FROM KRISTA BOUCHEY for ORCAS POWER AND LIGHT COOPERATIVE ||| OPALCO nominations for board candidates are now open. You can help shape our energy future! There are two positions open: one position in District
