Here’s a thought…
“Old age is no joke, but it can feel like one.”
TAD TOMPKINS
WSF engine room crew say arbitrator’s decision on wages does nothing to address workforce issues
||| FROM KRISTIN HYDE for MARINE ENGINEERS BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION ||| Seattle, WA – More than 400 Washington State Ferries’ engine room crew members say the state’s refusal to end widening pay gap with deck counterparts, over-reliance on overtime, and lack of investment needed to retain and recruit experienced staff will
Letter to Editor | My vote for Kari
||| FROM JON HOWE ||| There is quite a contrast between our District 1 San Juan County Council candidates. One’s career was as a land use lawyer. Her campaign cites support from our construction and farming communities while she describes our tourism industry and environmental stewardship as out of balance.
Health Care District board meeting rescheduled
||| FROM ORCAS ISLAND HEALTH CARE DISTRICT ||| The Orcas Island Health Care District Board is cancelling the regularly scheduled Board Meeting on Wednesday, September 25th. A Special Board meeting will be held in its place on Monday, October 7, from 5:00 - 7:00 pm at the Orcas Island Community Foundation meeting
Sculpture Park October Bird Walk
||| FROM KRISTEN ARNIM for SJI SCULPTURE PARK ||| The San Juan Islands Sculpture Park will host its last bird walk of the year on Wednesday, October 2 from 8-10am. Join Tyler Davis, our birding expert for the event. Tyler tells us "with migration all but behind us, we'll use
Letter to Editor | Keep Orcas Center thriving
||| FROM REGINA ZWILLING ||| In the 15 years that I've been fortunate enough to call Orcas home, the Orcas Center has become a second home for my family and me. Watching my two children thrive and grow thanks to the artistic opportunities provided by the Orcas Center is so
Letter to Editor | Analyzing candidate endorsements
||| FROM RICHARD GROUT ||| That letter from Mike Carlson, et al, was such a sad collection of falsehoods. So let’s analyze it. Let’s start with partisanship. They allege that Kari McVeigh is violating the spirit of the county charter and “the island way” because she received the endorsement of
Guest Opinion | A conversation about life
||| FROM JOSEPH J. COHEN ||| An insurance agent once said to me: No one has a lease on life (he was right). All humans expire at some point. In the business world - businesses fail for a variety of reasons. One of which is the relevance of what they
Letter to Editor | When we renew our Land Bank, everyone wins
||| FROM SHAUN HUBBARD and HAROLD KAWAGUCHI ||| When we vote to renew our San Juan County Conservation Land Bank, everyone wins. Farmers win when the Land Bank offers affordable leases on public land. Forests win when they are managed by the Land Bank and allowed to do their job
Farmers Market Fall Schedule
||| FROM ORCAS ISLAND FARMERS MARKET ||| The Orcas Island Farmers Market Invites you to Join the Harvest & Celebrate in Our Local Island Bounty! OIFM Harvest Festival Saturday, September 28th 10am-2pm Location: Village Green Park 203 North Beach Road, Eastsound OIFM Indoor Fall Market Saturday, October 5th-Saturday, November 28th
Beginners Watercolors Class
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| Immerse yourself in the captivating world of watercolor painting every Monday from 9:30 to 11 am. Robbie Walker, an experienced instructor with years of expertise in drawing and watercolors, will guide you through the techniques she has perfected. Participants are kindly
Letter to Editor | O’Day working to solve Community Treasures crisis
“If you want to get something done, ask a busy person.” --Benjamin Franklin ||| FROM FRANK PENWELL for COMMUNITY TREASURES ||| Wow! Thank you all for your kind words and phone calls regarding Community Treasures (CT). Stephanie O’Day has really stepped up to the plate and is trying to solve
Mason Bee Cocoon Harvesting
||| FROM ORCAS ISLAND GARDEN CLUB ||| Mason Bee Cocoon Harvesting Hands-on Workshop Saturday ~ October 5th 2:30 - 3:30 PM Orcas Public Library This special event is FREE for members. Give our native mason bees a helping hand this fall and learn how to provide these important pollinators with
Gardening for Biodiversity with Native Plants
||| MASTER GARDENERS OF SAN JUAN COUNTY ||| Please join the San Juan county Master Gardeners to learn from Abby Hyde of Satinflower Native Nurseries in coastal British Columbia. Abby will speak about gardening with native plants to restore our degraded ecosystems and mitigate the effects of climate change by
Adey Bell – “A Unique, Magical Performance”
||| FROM ORCAS CENTER ||| Adey Bell, a mystical vocalist, pianist, and composer from a small town in Montana, returns to Orcas Center on Sunday, September 29 at 7pm. Adey’s ethereal, yet powerful music explores themes of personal transformation and spiritual awakening. Through the elegant arrangements of her albums or
Hydrofoil ferry? Kitsap Transit’s vision to replace diesel ferries gets state funding
||| FROM KIRO 7 NEWS ||| KITSAP COUNTY, Wash. — Kitsap Transit has received $1.2 million from the Washington State Department of Commerce to build a prototype clean-energy fast ferry that could replace its current fleet. On September 12, Commerce awarded Kitsap Transit $1.2 million to build an all-electric, zero-emission
Scientists issue warning about increasingly alarming whale behavior due to human activity
'Distinct and concerning changes' ||| FROM THE COOL DOWN ||| The marine communication that whales depend on could soon be under threat as ocean traffic — and the problematic noise pollution it generates — continues to increase, Dr. Stuart Johnston, a mathematical biologist from the University of Melbourne, wrote in a summary of a new study.
