Here’s a thought…
“Before we work on artificial intelligence, why don’t we do something about natural stupidity?”
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Your local health department, answering your questions about measles
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| In West Texas there is a large measles outbreak. The outbreak is severe and, tragically, one unvaccinated and otherwise healthy school-aged child and an unvaccinated adult died in this outbreak. Cases and outbreaks are popping up around the country, including in Washington state.
2025 SJC Fair call for vendors & entertainment
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| The San Juan County Parks & Fair Department is pleased to announce that both Vendor applications and Entertainment inquiries for the 2025 San Juan County Fair are now open! As the county’s largest community event, reaching over 16,000 people over four days, the
Guest Opinion | Thinking through this public health levy
||| FROM BOB THOMAS ||| I’m Bob Thomas. We first came to the San Juans when we chartered a sailboat about 26 years ago then again about 16 years ago. We moved here in 2012 after visiting on land the prior 3 years. I became involved in the clinic at
The Motive and the Cue from National Theatre Live at Orcas Center
||| FROM BETHANY MARIE for ORCAS CENTER ||| Sam Mendes (The Lehman Trilogy) directs Mark Gatiss as John Gielgud and Johnny Flynn as Richard Burton in the fierce and funny new play, The Motive and the Cue. This special offering from National Theatre Live comes to the Orcas Center screen
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.
Full lunar eclipse coming this week
||| FROM SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN ||| A total lunar eclipse is happening next week, visible across nearly all of North America and all of South America. It will start late the night of March 13 and continue into the wee hours of March 14. This will be the only lunar eclipse visible from
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2025 Comp Plan Update | Climate element and draft official map amendments available for review
You’re invited to a virtual drop-in session on March 11 to learn more about the Climate Element. Public comments regarding the draft Climate Element & Official Map amendments can be submitted by March 20. ||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County is in the process of updating
Greetings on the Art Path
||| FROM SUSAN SLAPIN ||| Join Susan at The Senior Center starting March 12. Class meets Wednesday afternoons from 2:00 - 4:00 for an inspiring journey into Creativity, an Interdisciplinary Art Course. $20. per session. 10 participant maximum. The focus is definitely on Visual (The Elements of Art) Art. Next:
WSF updates policy for crew members to address drunk drivers on ferries
||| FROM KOMO-TV ||| The message is the same as it’s been for decades: don’t drive impaired. But there’s a new updated policy from Washington State Ferries (WSF) for its employees on how to handle an impaired driver or rider on board. Thousands of drivers crisscross Puget Sound on state
Orcas Island HS Chess Team — State 2B Champs
||| FROM RANDY KAECH for WASHINGTON STATE HIGH SCHOOL CHESS ASSOCIATION ||| The Orcas Island High School Chess Team are the State 2B Champions. 48 teams from all size categories qualified and competed together at the 59th annual Washington State High School Chess Team Championships, held February 28 and March 1 at Lincoln Hill High
San Juan County Parks & Fair announces 2025 camping reservation opening day
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| The San Juan County Parks & Fair Department is eager to announce that an opening day has been set for making camping reservations! The department is grateful for the public’s patience as it works to update the camping reservation system to provide an easier user
Upcoming at Orcas Senior Center
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| Ukulele Kanikipila: Join the Musical Fun Experience the joy of making music at Ukulele Kanikipila, Hawaiian for "play music," Mondays from 1 to 3 pm at Orcas Senior Center. This gathering is open to everyone with an interest in playing music
Washington lawmakers have been trying to ‘ditch the switch’ for years. It’s not working
||| FROM KING-TV ||| Whether you prefer daylight saving time or standard time, most Washingtonians can agree on this: We want to stop changing the clocks. Our local and federal lawmakers have been trying to "ditch the switch" for half a decade. However, nothing seems to be working. Washingtonians will lose
Asleep at the Wheel | Live at Orcas Center
||| FROM BETHANY MARIE for ORCAS CENTER ||| Ten-time Grammy™ Award winning musicians, Asleep at the Wheel will be performing live on the Orcas Center main stage, Sunday, March 16 at 7pm! Fifty years ago, Asleep at the Wheel’s Ray Benson wrote in his journal that he wanted to form
Inspirational Aging | A peer support group at Orcas Senior Center
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| Join a welcoming group of peers for open, honest conversations about the journey of aging. Inspirational Aging meets on the second and fourth Thursday of each month at 11 a.m. at Orcas Senior Center starting March 13. Together, we will navigate
