Here’s a thought…
“Old age is no joke, but it can feel like one.”
TAD TOMPKINS
Community Meeting Recap | Bayhead Creek culvert repair project on Killebrew Lake Rd
The County is advancing plans to satisfy state requirements and install a 12-foot-wide box culvert specially designed to withstand severe storms and debris flow, improve fish passage in Bayhead Creek, and serve future generations. ||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County held a community meeting on Orcas
Getting ready for Medicare?
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| Is 2025 your year for joining Medicare? Medicare enrollment is not automatic for most people, so you’ll probably need to enroll with Social Security. Then you’ll have to decide what type of Medicare coverage you want. To make an informed decision
FREE painting sessions on Land Bank Preserves are back
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| Led by Alchemy Art Center co-directors, Maria Michaelson or Glenn Hendrick, these free three-hour painting sessions will take place from 9am to 12pm every Friday in February and March. These unique events provide an opportunity for participants to connect with nature and create artworks inspired by our
Last Call? A whale in search of humans
||| FROM THE CLIMATE ACCORDING TO LIFE ||| Imagine a mother losing her infant daughter after birth and being so overwhelmed with grief she carries her daughter’s lifeless body with her wherever she goes. This happened here, in waters we call the Salish Sea. The mother is an Orca whale
Orcas Island Fire & Rescue|San Juan County Fire Protection District #2 seeking to fill position of Fire Chief
||| FROM ORCAS ISLAND FIRE & RESCUE ||| For a Department Chief Leaflet click here Position Summary: The Fire Chief of San Juan County Fire District #2 Orcas Island Fire & Rescue, is the chief administrative officer of the Fire District, managing a budget of over $3 million, overseeing career and
OPALCO Tidal Town Hall Events
||| FROM JO LANGE for ORCAS POWER & LIGHT COOPERATIVE ||| OPALCO is hosting a series of in-person town hall style meetings related to the feasibility of the Tidal Energy Pilot Project. Please join us on an island near you! We look forward to having some great discussions about the
Sheriff’s Report | January 8 – 14, 2025
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ||| WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 8 25-000131 Agency Assistance 16:07:02 01/08/25 Detectives received a case report from another law enforcement agency. The case has been investigated by us and the other agency and is for information only at this time. 25-000133 Domestic Dispute or Assault
Reminder | Celebration of Life for Artha Kass
||| FROM RACHEL NEWCOMBE ||| In Hebrew, the number 18 is associated with the word "chai," which means life. So please join us as we share memories and celebrate the life of an island gem. Saturday, January 18th 2pm - 4pm Madrona Room, Orcas Center (Nosh to follow)
FH Film Festival to receive a $20,000 grant from National Endowment for the Arts
||| FROM ELLEN ROBERTS for FRIDAY HARBOR FILM FESTIVAL ||| Friday Harbor Film Festival is pleased to announce it has been approved by the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) for a Grants for Arts Projects award of $20,000. This grant will support the FHFF Documentary In-Person Festival in October,
Happy New Year from The Exchange
||| FROM THE EXCHANGE ||| Happy New Year from The Exchange! 2024 was a great year at The Exchange—we reused and recycled more material than ever, saved a ton of carbon emissions thanks to our new Baler (which dramatically reduces the number of trucks that go off island), and added
WSF Weekly Report | Apprenticeship program; spring reservations; ridership increase
||| FROM STEVE NEVEY for WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| A message from Steve When I finished high school in England, Chevron sponsored me for a maritime deck officer apprenticeship. Without this opportunity, I wouldn’t be where I am today. Every maritime organization I’ve worked for since offered similar programs and
LWVSJ Observer Corps | Board of Health January 15, 2025
||| FROM NECIA QUAST for LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS ||| The board elected Justin Paulsen as chair and Jane Fuller as vice chair. The council was briefed about committees the board has seats on. Mark Tompkins will attend the Accountable Communities of Health partner and board meetings next week. County Health Officer
Occam’s Razor | Our island, our world through the eyes, pen of S.C. Watson
Welcome to our weekly feature, Occam's Razor, from local artist S.C. Watson.
Rekindling Community Lunches
||| FROM HILARY CANTY ||| For many years, there was a community lunch served in the Community Church on Tuesdays. It was free and open to all. For some community members, this was their one warm meal of the week, for others it was one of the few meals that
Grounded – Met Opera at Orcas Center
||| FROM BETHANY MARIE for ORCAS CENTER ||| Orcas Center screens the Metropolitan Opera’s production of Grounded on Tuesday, January 21 at 12pm on the big screen at Orcas Center. Filmed live in HD, these on-screen events offer a diverse sampling of the world’s best performers at the height of
Orcas Island’s Moose Kinsey stars in Princeton Triangle Club’s “Pageant Pending”
||| FROM MOOSE KINSEY for PRINCETON TRIANGLE CLUB ||| PRINCETON, NJ – Moose Kinsey, a performer from Orcas Island, shines in the Princeton Triangle Club’s latest original musical comedy, Pageant Pending. Premiering in November 2024 at McCarter Theatre, the show, Directed by Sam Hay, embarks on a US tour this January
