Here’s a thought…
“Old age is no joke, but it can feel like one.”
TAD TOMPKINS
Dental clinic brings smiles to the community
||| FROM ORCAS COMMUNITY RESOURCE CENTER ||| Oral health is crucial for overall well-being, extending far beyond a bright smile. Maintaining good oral hygiene prevents common dental issues such as cavities and gum disease, which can significantly impact daily life. Furthermore, oral health is closely linked to systemic health; conditions
County releases public comment analysis report for Draft Destination Management Plan
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County published a report that concludes the County’s current tourism planning efforts and analyzes the public comments submitted for the Preliminary Draft Destination Management Plan. The draft received over 900 comments that spanned a variety of topics including defining island capacity, addressing affordability
Sheriff’s Report | July 10 – 17, 2024
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ||| WEDNESDAY, JULY 10 24-004262 Found Property 07:22:43 07/10/24 A Lopez Island Deputy was dispatched to Found Property. The property was later returned, and the incident was documented. 24-004277 Court Order Violation 15:26:49 07/10/24 A Deputy on Orcas responded to a possible protection
County Council conducts mid-year review of priorities
||| FROM SAN JUAN COMMUNICATIONS ||| At the beginning of every year, the San Juan County Council attends a multi-day retreat where they review programs and services, bring forth goals and ideas, and set priorities for the year. The 2024 Council retreat was held on January 22 and 23 and can be viewed
Here we GO
||| FROM HILARY CANTY ||| Here we are in the thick of Summer! Salmon fishing and crabbing opened yesterday, the flowers have gone crazy and I suddenly have plenty of cabbage! The abundance is on! Tomorrow my neighborhood celebrates Olga Daze, a community wide event to raise funds for the
Author Visit | Family secrets revealed in ‘Legacy Lost’
||| FROM SAM GAILEY for ORCAS ISLAND LIBRARY ||| Growing up white in Washington state, Barbara Hilyer's dad never told her anything about his family, except that his mother was "crazy." Ten years after his death, she learned his sister was living in Hawai'i. Discovering "the family secret" introduced her
Rating Bureau classification for Orcas Fire protection class reduced
More volunteers needed ||| FROM CHAD KIMPLE, ACTING CHIEF for ORCAS ISLAND FIRE & RESCUE ||| The Washington Surveying and Rating Bureau (WSRB) has completed its evaluation of Orcas Island's fire protection capabilities related to fire insurance rating. San Juan County Fire District 2 is currently a Protection Class (PC)
WSF Weekly Report | Fall reservations; Congresswoman tours; lost dog adopted
||| FROM STEVE NEVEY for WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| A message from Steve Last week was challenging for our customers and employees navigating our service amidst a domino effect of disruptions. On top of losing two vessels, and temporarily a third, in one day on our Anacortes/San Juan Islands route
Letter to Editor | McVeigh is most qualified, prepared
||| FROM RICHARD GROUT ||| I’ve worked in a lot of local campaigns since I retired and I have to say that Kari McVeigh is one of the most qualified, prepared candidates it’s been my pleasure to get to know. She will bring more relevant experience to the job than
Vehicle reservations for Fall season available 10 a.m. Tuesday, July 23
||| FROM WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| Vehicle reservations for the fall 2024 schedule (September 22 through December 28) on our Anacortes/San Juan Islands and Port Townsend/Coupeville routes will be available at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, July 23. The two-week and two-day releases will remain at 7 a.m. that day for
Letter to Editor | McVeigh is skilled collaborator
||| FROM SARAH CROSBY ||| The purpose of my letter is to strongly endorse the candidacy of Kari McVeigh for County Council Position 1. I have known Kari for several years and have seen her in both personal and public settings. Her ability to absorb large amounts of information and
Unified Fix Our Ferries citizen movement sets sail
Ferry-served communities band together for legislative action ||| FROM ED ANDREWS for COMMUNITY WATER TAXI ||| Vashon Island, Washington—The Fix Our Ferries citizen action movement has grown to four communities that extend the length and breadth of the Washington State Ferries system, from the San Juan Islands to Vashon Island.
Volunteer drivers needed for Orcas Senior Center
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| Orcas Senior Center is looking for volunteer drivers to help with our transportation program. Volunteers will receive a small stipend for driving individuals off-island to their doctor appointments. Join our dedicated team of drivers today! For more information, please contact Edy
This will be the biggest and best Olga Daze ever
||| FROM SUSAN GORDON for OLGA DAZE ||| The parade (at noon) will feature bagpipes and a drum major, accompanied by marchers wearing kilts. Also rumored to be participating are members of the Orcas Ukulele Club, along with antique cars and trucks, and lots of enthusiastic Olga folks in crazy
White caps in the Salish Sea
||| FROM TOM EVERSOLE for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| The fact is most folks on Orcas are old. As of 2020, more than half of islanders were 55 or older (Washington State Office of Financial Management, Forecasting Division, August 2012). Social service and health promotion funding prioritizes those under 40,
Letter to Editor | O’Day is knowledgeable and skilled
||| FROM DYANNE DALRYMPLE ||| I have known Stephanie O’Day for over 20 years. For 6 years I worked in Stephanie’s land use law office, as her Office Manager and Legal Assistant. I saw how knowledgeable and skilled she is in problem solving and land use law. In the many
