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||| FROM JANET ALDERTON ||| Governor Inslee and Senator Murray, Thank-you for caring about the struggling Southern Resident Killer Whales. Thank you for your draft report about the issues surrounding breaching of the four Lower Snake River dams. Please consider my thoughts on the draft report and the massive misinformation campaign to maintain the status quo.
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF GOVERNOR JAY INSLEE ||| California, Oregon and Washington will continue to be a safe haven for all people seeking abortions and other reproductive health care services in these states. UPDATE: The day after the West Coast states announcement, Gov. Jay Inslee held a press conference with Democratic legislators on June
||| SUN DAYS ON ORCAS by EDEE KULPER ||| In March, I interviewed Kate Jewell about her upcoming trip to help Ukrainian refugees in Poland (https://theorcasonian.com/sun-days-on-orcas-kate-jewell-is-headed-to-poland/). She has returned, and I asked if she would write about her experiences in her own words: My reason for going to Poland was to work with Ukrainians displaced by
||| FROM. THE OFFICE OF GOVERNOR JAY INSLEE ||| On Friday morning, the Supreme Court of the United States overturned Roe v. Wade in a 6-3 ruling in the case of Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization. The reproductive rights of patients in more than half the country, and 49 years of durable precedent, have been swept
California, Oregon and Washington will continue to be a safe haven for all people seeking abortions and other reproductive health care services in these states ||| FROM THE OFFICE OF GOVERNOR JAY INSLEE ||| The governors of California, Oregon and Washington today issued a Multi-State Commitment to defend access to reproductive health care, including abortion
||| FROM BETHANY MARIE for ORCAS CENTER ||| This year, Orcas Center has taken their silent auction online at www.OrcasCenter.org/auction. Bid on themed packages filled will delights from many local businesses, restaurants, and artisans, including Matia’s, Darvill’s, Pawki’s, Orcas Island Winery, Island Thyme, Hogstone’s, Buck Bay Shellfish Farm, Brown Bear Bakery, Chamber Music Festival, Wild
||| FROM BETHANY MARIE for ORCAS CENTER ||| This year, Orcas Center has taken their silent auction online at www.OrcasCenter.org/auction. Bid on themed packages filled will delights from many local businesses, restaurants, and artisans, including Matia’s, Darvill’s, Pawki’s, Orcas Island Winery, Island Thyme, Hogstone’s, Buck Bay Shellfish Farm, Brown Bear Bakery, Chamber Music Festival, Wild
||| FROM PATTY RUBSTELLO for WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| Join us for a virtual public meeting, June 14 or 15 Mark your calendar! We’re hosting two virtual public meetings to provide our customers with insight about the coming months and respond to questions and concerns. Advanced registration is required to participate in the 1 p.m. Zoom
We walk because we must ||| FROM NANCY AYER for EMMANUEL EPISCOPAL CHURCH ||| SATURDAY, JUNE 4 at 12 NOON…or any time Globally, we will all walk with the same intention: Suggested Intention for this walk: We offer up the pieces of our hearts, the pieces of our broken spirits. My intention for this labyrinth walk
||| FROM BETHANY MARIE for ORCAS CENTER ||| Enjoy music, art, and games in a beautiful outdoor setting at Orcas Center’s 2022 “In the Garden” Gala and Auction. You’ll have the opportunity to support the work of the center and its commitment to bringing the arts to the island. The gala, which is the organization’s