Here’s a thought…
“Old age is no joke, but it can feel like one.”
TAD TOMPKINS
Calling local businesses and community members for Monthly Beach Cleanups at Jackson’s Beach
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| Have you noticed the microplastics at Jackson Beach? These tiny bits of plastic harm our marine ecosystem, affecting forage fish, salmon, seabirds, and even killer whales. That’s why Plastic Free Salish Sea is asking local businesses and community members to help clean up
Land Bank monthly meeting
||| FROM SJC CONSERVATION LAND BANK COMMISSION ||| The San Juan County Conservation Land Bank Commission will hold a regular monthly meeting on July 19, 2024 from 8:30am – 11:15am via Zoom. The meeting will also be available for in person public attendance at the San Juan Island Grange at
Art Opening: Celebrating the Orcas Artist Studio Tour
||| FROM BETHANY MARIE for ORCAS CENTER ||| The Visual Arts Committee (VAC) of Orcas Center, and the Orcas Artist Studio Tour are excited to present the Studio Tour Art Opening on Friday, July 26 from 5:30-7pm in the Madrona Room. Join us in the Madrona Room and Orcas Center
Transportation and climate change in the San Juan Islands
First in a series about climate change in the San Juans ||| FROM ISARA GRAECEN for LOPEZ COMMUNITY LAND TRUST ||| Transportation is a unique and multifaceted system that both shapes and is shaped by our environment. In the San Juan Islands, our choices in transportation play a significant role in
August Blood Drive
||| FROM HANNAH MCNUTT for BLOODWORKS NORTHWEST ||| Summer is a busy time, but it's important to remember that the need for blood donors is high. The summer season and lovely weather can increase the demand for donated blood. Fewer people donate while our region's trauma centers experience an increase
Certifier pulls sustainable recommendation for SE Alaska Fisheries to protect dwindling salmon, endangered orca
||| FROM EMMA HELVERSON for WILD FISH CONSERVANCY ||| In a groundbreaking decision, Canadian seafood certifier Ocean Wise announced they can no longer recommend salmon caught in Southeast Alaska fisheries as ‘sustainable’. The delisting responds to concerns over the impact of the region’s fisheries on endangered Southern Resident orcas and
Sinister reason 77 whales may have washed up dead on Scots beach revealed as it emerges they were healthy
Experts have revealed the more sinister reason why a pod of 77 pilot whales may have been beached on Orkney shores ||| FROM THE SCOTTISH SUN ||| After post-mortem examinations found that the stranded whales were healthy before they were washed ashore, investigators are probing into the reasons behind it.
New boats don’t address WA ferry system’s urgent problem
||| FROM THE SEATTLE TIMES ||| Washington State Ferries is spending 4 billion in taxpayer dollars electrifying its fleet to combat global warming. While commendable, this undertaking overlooks our ferry system’s real crisis: a critical shortage of highly skilled and experienced marine engineers and oilers. The shortage of essential crew
Susan Slapin featured artist at Banner Bank
||| FROM SUSAN SLAPIN ||| Susan Slapin is a long time Orcas islander who creates in a number of mediums. The exhibit features small and large works in a number of mediums including etching, acrylic, mixed media, soft pastels, and limited edition artist books. Creating is key in terms of
Touring Circus Show: UP UP UP on the Village Green
||| FROM BETHANY MARIE for ORCAS CENTER ||| When is the last time you saw people (and pianos?!?) hang from a crane outdoors? Time to check that off your bucket list and join us on Sunday, July 21 at 5pm on the Village Green for UP UP UP - part
Floating Ukulele Jam
||| FROM ANITA ORNE for FLOATING UKULELE JAM ||| It’s Floating Ukulele Jam time again! Grab your uke, your voice, a song or two to share, and your friends and relations and join us on the interisland ferry on the traditional Third Thursday of the month – July 18. Boat
COVID cancels upcoming Actors Theater event
||| FROM TIM FISCUS for ACTORS THEATER OF ORCAS ISLAND ||| Due to several cast members testing positive for Covid 19, the Actors Theater of Orcas Island regrets to announce the cancellation of Making God Laugh by Sean Grenan at the Orcas Grange, scheduled for July 26-28 and August 2-4.
LWVSJ Observer Corps | County Council July 8, 2024
||| FROM LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS ||| The Council set a public hearing for August 6 to hear resolutions to transition six parcels on Orcas from Designated Forest Land to Agricultural Open Space. The owner is willing to accept the increased tax rate and to stop harvesting timber on the parcels.
Bach Heals: Music by J. S. Bach with expressive movement and poetry
||| FROM JEFFRY STEELE for EMMANUEL EPISCOPAL CHURCH ||| 3 PM, Sunday, August 25, Emmanuel Church Parish Hall, 218 Main St, Eastsound Jeffry Steele performs on 8-string guitar music written by J.S. Bach originally for solo violin and cello (BWV 1001, 1004 & 1012) interspersed with Palestinian poetry read by
Nature Rx: A health and wellness walking series with the Land Bank
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| Join the San Juan County Conservation Land Bank every third Thursday evening at 6:30pm, July through September, for an opportunity to spend time on Land Bank trails with local health care professionals. This free event is a pilot program to promote health and well-being
Letter to Editor | Kari McVeigh has values I care about
||| FROM NANCY DEVAUX ||| I am excited to be able to endorse a candidate for county council who has a lifelong career in public service. Kari McVeigh has the values I care about. I first met Kari through our local Soroptimist organization and know her to be an intelligent
