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
Soroptimists now accepting applications for women’s educational and training awards
||| FROM HEATHER SPAULDING for SOROPTIMIST FRIDAY HARBOR ||| Soroptimist International of Friday Harbor is now accepting applications for its women’s educational and training awards, to be given in the Spring of 2022. Two types
OIFR reports on last week’s Cascade Way structure fire
||| FROM KIM KIMPLE for ORCAS FIRE & RESCUE ||| Orcas Island Fire and Rescue responded to reports of a fully involved house fire in the 100-block of Cascade Way on Sunday, January 9 at
Join in on this Jens Kruse book talk at Orcas Library
||| FROM CAROL DAPOGNY for ORCAS ISLAND LIBRARY ||| Please join the Orcas Island Library for a Book Talk with Jens Kruse on Wednesday, January 19 at 6 p.m. by Zoom meeting. In Observations from
Sheriff’s Report | January 5 – 11, 2022
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ||| WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 5 22-000098 Trespassing 11:57:09 01/05/22 A San Juan Deputy responded to a request to trespass an individual from a local business. A trespass notice letter
Recap of recent COVID-19 news and updates from WA DOH
||| FROM STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ||| Statewide Response Updates Newest numbers. The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) reported a total of 901,887 confirmed cases as of 11:59 p.m. on Jan. 12. There have been
Emergency order on non-urgent health care services issued by governor
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF GOVERNOR JAY INSLEE ||| Gov. Jay Inslee [yesterday] issued an emergency order to temporarily restrict non-urgent health care services, procedures and surgeries that are performed in hospitals as part of a
SJC now accepting grant applications funded by SJC lodging tax
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| The SJC Council and the San Juan County Lodging Tax Advisory Committee are now accepting applications for grants funded by the San Juan County Lodging Tax. Proposed projects must
OISD welcomes Chris Sutton back to the school board
||| FROM ORCAS ISLAND SCHOOL DISTRICT ||| Following John Fleming's departure from the Orcas Island School Board, previous board member, Chris Sutton has stepped back after a four-year absence. "I am a dad, a garage-tinkerer,
Inslee prioritizes poverty reduction efforts
||| FROM THE OFFICE GOVERNOR JAY INSLEE ||| Gov. Jay Inslee took steps in Dec. to help address the matter as he proposed supplemental budget funding for 2022 that represents a significant investment - more than $1 billion –
Increase in breakthrough cases related to current COVID-19 surge
||| FROM STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ||| OLYMPIA --The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) is seeing an increase in the number of “vaccine breakthrough” cases related to the recent increase in overall cases statewide. Even
Letter to Editor | OIFR is not timely in fulfilling public records requests
||| FROM BRIAN EHRMANTRAUT ||| Orcas Fire has a problem with Public Records Act compliance. Hopefully they can learn to do better in the future. Nearly two months ago, I made a very simple request
Firehouse Foundations | A look into what’s behind the fracas at OIFR
||| BY MIA KARTIGANER , SPECIAL TO theORCASONIAN ||| There are some curious and valid questions being put forth by this community out of concern for the well-being of everyone at the Orcas Island Fire
Upcoming Meeting of the Minds presenter will compare orca, Bigg’s behavior
Meeting of the Minds: “Orca Behavior: Comparing Two Killer Whale Populations in the Salish Sea” presented by Monika Wieland - Wednesday, January 19 at 1 p.m. by Zoom ||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS ISLAND
See the richness of artists exhibiting in SJIMA Artists Registry show
||| FROM DIANE MARTINDALE for SAN JUAN ISLANDS MUSEUM OF ART ||| Over 80 local artists are participating in this year’s Artists Registry (AR) show at the San Juan Islands Museum of Art (SJIMA). Notably,
Newest COVID numbers from State Health Dept.
||| FROM STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ||| Newest numbers. The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) reported a total of 876,167 confirmed cases as of 11:59 p.m. on Jan. 10. There have been 10,026 COVID-19
Alaska harvests millions of Canadian salmon while Canadian fishermen tied to the dock
||| FROM ANNA KEMP for WATERSHED WATCH ||| VICTORIA, B.C. — As salmon runs in British Columbia hit record lows, commercial fisheries along the Alaska panhandle are catching a growing share of salmon bound for
