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-- from Kim Kimple for Orcas Fire & Rescue -- A communications outage left San Juan County Dispatch unable to hail Orcas Island Fire and Rescue personnel for several minutes during a double search and rescue effort on Mount Constitution Saturday night. The OIFR frequency went down following a power outage while rescue crews were
-- from Science Alert -- According to recent press reports, two Asian giant hornets – a species not known to occur in North America – were found in northwest Washington state in late 2019, and a hornet colony was found and eliminated in British Columbia. Now scientists are trying to determine whether more of these large
-- from Orcas Island Film Festival -- You will have four new films to choose from this week. From this week forward we will add a film a week to our library. The proceeds from our virtual cinema will continue to support the Sea View Theatre, our beloved local cinema during this challenging time when their doors must
-- from Gigi Carter -- That’s the punchline of a meme my friend posted on Facebook. It’s funny-not funny, and it poetically describes what some already know to be true—that we are all interconnected. Food choices are complex in that they are rooted in tradition, culture, and what brings each person pleasure. However, our food
-- from Margaret Payne -- Local contractors begin construction of the Playground-on-the-Green, using native rocks and trees in an ”Island Hopping” design; completion expected summer 2020. With funding from a county Lodging Tax grant, OICF’s “Give Orcas” campaign, a Ginny Lu Wood Legacy Grant (OICF), Island Market, and numerous private donors, Orcas Island contractors and
-- from Lincoln Bormann for San Juan County Land Bank-- Channel Preserve, LopezLopez Preserve Steward, Amanda Wedow, hosted a public scoping meeting in early October. The event was widely attended with break-out discussions covering a variety of topics, including signage, and dogs. Incorporating comments heard at the meeting, as well those submitted over the public
Saturday, November 16, 7 - 10 p.m., Kangaroo House Bed and Breakfast -- from Jill McCabe Johnson for Artsmith -- Artsmith cordially invites you to a special Salon Series reading with Jami Macarty and Debra Babcock on Saturday, November 16, 7-10 pm, at Kangaroo House Bed and Breakfast. The one-hour reading will begin promptly at
-- by Matthew Gilbert, Orcas Issues reporter -- Nearly 40 people packed the County Council chambers and an adjacent room for the Commissioner’s regularly scheduled meeting on November 5. Most hailed from Orcas, their purpose to advocate for a vacation rental (VR) moratorium that was the culminating takeaway of three public meetings on Orcas Island.
-- from Kim Kimple for Orcas Fire & Rescue -- Orcas Island Fire and Rescue had two periods Friday with overlapping emergencies. The first two were cardiac calls. Both required treatment by EMS and transport by air to a local hospital. A third cardiac patient was also treated and transported Friday, all before 5 p.m. At 7:42 p.m.,
-- Orcasional Musings by Steve Henigson -- Back in Orcas Island's early days, if you wanted to get from one island hamlet to another, or even from one farm to another, you had to use a boat. Row, sail, or steam, a boat was the only way to get around. Ferries from the mainland delivered