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
Retirement send-off for Milene Henley set for Thursday
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| Retiring San Juan County Auditor, F. Milene Henley The retirement send-off for San Juan County’s Auditor, Milene Henley, has been rescheduled for Thursday, December 29 from
Letter to Editor | Every all-electric domicile needs a back-up alternative heat source
||| FROM SADIE BAILEY ||| This letter has been brewing for years. After last Thursday night's 10 hr power outage, and another hours-long outage last Saturday, it's time to speak my mind. We got lucky
Public meetings with WSF folks are on tap in January
||| FROM WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| Save the date! We’re hosting a series of virtual public meetings. On 1/11 and 1/12, WSF staff will be answering questions and giving an update on what’s happening at
In his memory, Ken Balcomb’s whale research work will go on
||| FROM HOWARD GARRETT for CENTER FOR WHALE RESEARCH ||| Ken Balcomb, the Center for Whale Research founder, respected orca researcher, and my beloved brother passed on December 15, 2022. Ken and I shared a
Health Care District has a job opening for Administrative Assistant
||| FROM CHRIS CHORD for ORCAS ISLAND HEALTH CARE DISTRICT ||| The Orcas Island Health Care District (OIHCD) is seeking a half-time Administrative Assistant to work directly with the District Superintendent. Hours can be flexible.
It’s Boxing Day. What does that mean?
||| FROM ALMANAC.COM ||| Boxing Day is celebrated on December 26! This year, that’s a Monday. Why is it called Boxing Day? And what, if anything, does boxing have to do with it? Boxing Day, like
Sun Days on Orcas | What you can’t find under the tree
||| SUN DAYS ON ORCAS by EDEE KULPER ||| What do you really need on this Christmas day? Even if you don't need it, what is it you long for? What do you want? If
Larsen secures $31,529,221 for 15 local projects in omnibus spending package
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF REP. RICK LARSEN ||| [On Friday, December 23], Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02) voted for the Fiscal Year 2023 omnibus spending package, which included funding Larsen secured for fifteen projects in the
Sheriff’s Report | December 14 – 20, 2022
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ||| WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 14 22-008794 Domestic Dispute or Assault 07:52:59 12/14/22 Deputies responded to a report of a Domestic in Friday Harbor. After gathering information from the parties
Extreme winter weather leads to countywide 10-hour power outage
||| FROM KRISTA BOUCHEY for ORCAS POWER & LIGHT COOPERATIVE ||| Just before 5 pm on Thursday, December 22, as temperatures dipped into the low 20s, a mainland electrical feeder serving San Juan County lost
Funhouse finds even more reason to celebrate: Peer mentors
||| FROM EMILIE GINCIG for FUNHOUSE COMMONS ||| Orcas Peer Mentors Celebrate the Holidays With the holidays upon us Orcas teenagers have wasted no time in finding ways to celebrate. This year The Funhouse Commons
Last-minute college essay help to be available at Library next week
||| FROM SAMUEL GAILEY for ORCAS ISLAND LIBRARY ||| Getting into college is more competitive than ever, with admission rates at an all-time low. The college essay is one powerful way Orcas Island students can
Melting snow is stormwater – protect your property and drains
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| With high levels of expected snow melt (stormwater), San Juan County’s Public Works Department encourages residents to be proactive in monitoring and reporting potential blockages to culverts and
Before feet hit the ground, Edee captures newly fallen snow
||| BY LIN MCNULTY, ORCASONIAN EDITOR / PHOTOS BY EDEE KULPER ||| Ever since I can remember, I've been distressed when newly fallen snow becomes victim to humanity. I don't even like snow people. There
Winter Storm Warning | Brrrrrr again (still)
||| FROM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ||| Winter Storm Warning * What, for the Winter storm Warning, Heavy Mixed Precipitation Expected. total Snow Accumulations of Up to Two Inches and Ice Accumulations of Up to Two
Letter to Editor | Thanks to community for offering space to counsel Medicare clients
||| FROM PEGI GROUNDWATER for SHIBA ||| The SHIBA volunteers on Orcas Island would like to express our sincere gratitude to the Orcas Island Family Resource Center and the Orcas Island Library for their generosity
