Here’s a thought…
“Old age is no joke, but it can feel like one.”
TAD TOMPKINS
90 dolphins stranded in Australia are being euthanised
Here's why they can't be saved ||| FROM SCIENCE ALERT ||| Wildlife rangers will Wednesday begin shooting 90 dolphins stranded on a remote Australian beach, saying the stressed creatures would be euthanised after attempts to refloat them failed. Tasmania's environment department said only 90 survived by Wednesday afternoon, growing increasingly
OPALCO candidates announced
Vote in OPALCO's election! Voters eligible to win prizes! ||| FROM KRISTA BOUCHEY for ORCAS POWER & LIGHT COOPERATIVE ||| The OPALCO election opens March 5 th and the Co-op will be hosting a Candidate Forum on that same day so co- op members can meet the candidates. As a
WWU receives grant to update and expand Health of the Salish Sea Ecosystem Report
||| FROM WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY ||| New research led by Dr. Aquila Flower will add climate change and landscape change indicators to a collaborative report on trends in the transboundary Salish Sea ecosystem. Climate change and altered land cover/land use patterns are two of the biggest threats facing the ecosystems,
Practitioner applications now open at Orcas Healing Arts Center
||| FROM IONA MCCOMBIE SMITH for HEALING ARTS CENTER ||| The Healing Arts Center is now accepting applications from practitioners interested in bringing their practice into our holistic healthcare collective. The Healing Arts Center reviews applications for membership twice a year, in April and October. Practitioners of holistic and complementary
Early music festival upcoming
||| FROM JEFFREY COHEN for SALISH SEA EARLY MUSIC FESTIVAL ||| "Musicks Divine Language": "There must be an Order and just Proportion, Intricacy with Simplicity in the Component parts, Variety in the Mass, and Light and Shadow in the whole, so as to produce the varied sensations of gaiety and
School music benefit concert to feature beloved island musicians
||| FROM SHARON HO for MUSIC ADVOCACY GROUP ||| On Sunday, March 2, at 3:00 PM, local musicians and music lovers will gather at the Orcas Island High School gym to celebrate the benefits of music education on Orcas Island. This annual Orcas Island tradition is a community celebration that
Washington’s state flag could change under proposed legislation
House Bill 1938 would create a committee to redesign the green banner. Supporters say the current design featuring the state seal with George Washington’s likeness is flawed, while opponents question the necessity of the move and see it as a criticism of the founding father. ||| FROM ALBERT JAMES for
Free Tooth Extraction Clinic
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF DR. MICHAEL TRIPLETT ||| Dr. Triplett’s dental office at 445 Madrona Street in Eastsound has reserved Wednesday March 12 for free tooth extractions for our Orcas, Shaw, and Waldron residents in financial need. Services are limited to both routine and surgical extractions (including wisdom teeth).
Health Care District Board Meeting – Special – February 20, 2025
||| FROM ORCAS ISLAND HEALTH CARE DISTRICT BOARD ||| The Orcas Island Health Care District Board will hold a Special Board Meeting on Thursday, February 20th, 2025 from 5:30 - 6:30 PM in the Orcas Island Community Foundation Meeting Room, 33 Urner Street, Eastsound. The agenda is posted below. Agenda
Land Bank February 2025 Meeting & Agenda
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY LAND BANK ||| The San Juan County Conservation Land Bank Commission will hold a regular monthly meeting on February 21, 2025 from 8:45am – 11:30am via Zoom. The meeting will also be available for in person public attendance at the San Juan Island Grange, located at 152 First Street
Jurors excused for February 24-28
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| JURY DUTY: FEBRUARY 24-28, 2025 For the jury period beginning Monday, February 24th through Friday February 28th, all jurors are excused. Thank you.
A climate ad that reached millions
Science Moms’ Super Bowl ad, why extreme heat worsens diabetes, & three S’s of climate action ||| FROM TALKING CLIMATE ||| If you tuned in to the Super Bowl this year, you might have seen an ad from Science Moms, a nonpartisan climate advocacy group of climate scientists and moms I'm
Climate COMPASS | Islanders invited to shape San Juan County’s climate future
||| FROM CHOM GREACEN and FAITH VAN DE PUTTE for THE MADRONA INSTITUTE ||| Join fellow islanders on Saturday March 8th from 3-5PM at the Emmanuel Episcopal Parish Hall for COMPASS (Comprehensive Plan Outreach for Meaningful Public Action & Sustainable Solutions). San Juan County is updating its Comprehensive Plan, a
PROCLAMATION | Day of Remembrance February 19, 2025
||| FROM TOWN OF FRIDAY HARBOR ||| Photo courtesy of the San Juan Historical Museum. Pictured left to right: Edna Hemphill Nash, Beryl Wade, Jack Saoka, John Nash, and Yuki Saoka Jack and his first wife, Fuji Saoka, moved to the island in 1917. Jack found work at
County seeks proposals from transportation service providers for pilot project
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County is seeking proposals from interested parties to provide a variety of transportation services throughout the County. Three separate Requests for Proposals (RFPs) outline services including foot passenger transportation to Anacortes, inter-island foot passenger transportation, and emergency barge transportation services.
It’s a girl! Researchers confirm newest Southern Resident J Pod calf is female
||| FROM KOMO-TV SEATTLE ||| The newest member in the J Pod of the Southern Resident killer whales, calf J62, has been confirmed as a female by the Center for Whale Research. A team was sent to Snug Harbor on Feb. 8 after receiving reports of probable resident whales off the
