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
Time to review your Medicare plans in forthcoming sessions
||| FROM PEGI GROUNDWATER, SJC SHIBA VOLUNTEER COORDINATOR ||| Medicare enrollees have an opportunity every year between October 15 and December 7 to review their Medicare Part D drug plans and their Medicare Advantage plans
Statement from the Washington State Department of Health
||| FROM STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ||| OLYMPIA – The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) is aware of the recent death of a King County woman from a blood clot after receiving the J &
Joint 40th District delegation issues statement on unacceptable WSF service
||| FROM SENATE & HOUSE 40TH DISTRICT LEGISLATORS ||| Dear Neighbors and Friends, Washington State Ferries (WSF), being our state’s marine highway system, and only transportation option available for most San Juan County residents, is
Grrrr | Attorney General Bob Ferguson versus the Growlers
||| FROM RAINSHADOW JOURNAL ||| Coupevillle – Attorney General Bob Ferguson chose a bucolic setting for his recent Whidbey Island fundraiser, the historic Crockett Barn with its backdrop of Admiralty Inlet and Mt. Rainier majestic
Letter to Editor | The San Juans don’t belong in same legislative district as Whidbey Island
||| FROM KEARA AXELROD and MICHELE RODRIGUEZ ||| Washington state has a four-person commission charged with redistricting Washington’s legislative districts in light of the population information recorded in the 2020 census. The Commission recently released
OHS ‘Futures Lounge’ provides inviting opportunity for students to take a deep breath to plan their futures
||| FROM KATE LONG for ORCAS ISLAND HIGH SCHOOL ||| Tucked away at the end of the first-floor hallway at the Orcas Island High School is a classroom converted into a new space: the ‘Futures
New research indicates COVID variants have higher infection rates than non-variant SARS-CoV-2
||| FROM STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ||| OLYMPIA -- People in Washington state infected with Alpha, Beta, Gamma, and Delta variants have a higher risk of hospitalization compared to those infected with non-variant versions of SARS-CoV-2,
Guest Opinion | It’s long past time for Council to start hollering at WSF
||| FROM ALEX MCLEOD ||| Everyone knows by now that the Tilikum, our interisland boat, stopped running Friday morning, cutting off the ability for school kids and workers and others to move among the islands.
Three raffle winners announced by OPALCO
||| FROM KRISTA BOUCHEY for ORCAS POWER & LIGHT COOPERATIVE ||| Since the OPALCO Annual Meeting in April, co-op members who participated in the Island Way workshops have been entered to win raffle prizes including
School superintendent shares a look into first month of new school year
||| FROM ERIC WEBB, ORCAS SCHOOLS SUPERINTENDENT || Fall has arrived on the island and OISD is entering its second month of the 2021-2022 school year. September has provided students and staff with wonderful learning
Beginning Monday, SJI ferry route moves to winter weekend schedule
||| FROM WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| The San Juan Islands route will be on its Winter Weekend Schedule beginning Monday, Oct. 4 while the Tilikum remains out of service with a generator issue. The route will be
A Portrait in Charcoal workshop coming soon to SJIMA
Note date change to November ||| FROM DIANE MARTINDALE for SAN JUAN ISLANDS MUSEUM OF ART ||| Multi-talented instructor, Taylor Bruce is giving a portrait workshop as part of the complete experience of the Go
Island Hospital offers upcoming classes
||| FROM RACHEL LAMBERT for ISLAND HOSPITAL ||| Island Hospital offers virtual stroke safety class Join Island Hospital’s specialized stroke coordinator for an in-depth look at what you really need to know about stroke, how
Sun Days on Orcas | Like mice
||| SUN DAYS ON ORCAS by EDEE KULPER ||| Our younger son has two mice. They live in a plastic storage bin, sleeping in a little box during the day, and busybodying all night long.
2021 Assessor change of value notices mailed on October 1
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| The Assessor’s Office mailed the 2021 Change of Value Notices on October 1, 2021. The notices show market value as of January 1, 2021 based on sales between
Sheriff’s Report | September 22 – 28, 2021
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ||| WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22 21-008569 Domestic Dispute or Assault 08:36:55 09/22/21 San Juan Deputies were dispatched to a third-party report of a verbal domestic incident. The residence was
