Here’s a thought…
“Old age is no joke, but it can feel like one.”
TAD TOMPKINS
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
Choral music amplifies joy
Choral singing is a team sport – come learn how to play ||| FROM ORCAS CHORAL SOCIETY ||| Bruce Langford, Artistic Director of Orcas Choral Society, will conduct a Choral Singing Workshop from 2:00-4:00 pm on Wednesday, July 31 in Eastsound at the Emmanuel Parish Hall, 242 Main Street. Beginning
Fire Commission regular meeting
||| FROM KAT BARNARD for ORCAS FIRE & RESCUE ||| San Juan County Fire Protection District #2 Board of Fire Commissioners Regular Meeting Public comments for upcoming Regular Meetings can be submitted in advance via email to: bofc@orcasfire.org. Monday– 07/15/2024, 3PM In-person: 45 Lavender Lane, Eastsound, WA By phone via ZOOM:
Vibrant Stitches: Quilters’ showcase at Orcas Senior Center
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| Step into the Orcas Senior Center any weekday between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. to delve into a magnificent display of quilting artistry! Throughout the months of July and August, we invite you to explore the dynamic Quilters' Art Exhibition, featuring
Interpreting Bach on guitar and in movement
||| FROM JEFFRY STEELE for EMMANUEL EPISCOPAL CHURCH ||| 12 noon, Wednesday, August 7, Emmanuel Church, 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 & 1012) with selected movements interpreted in Eurythmy by Andrea Preiss.
Port Meeting
||| FROM CHIP LONG for PORT OF ORCAS ||| The Port of Orcas Board of Commissioners will hold a special meeting, a Work/Study Session (no actions will be taken), Monday, July 15th, 2024 at 3:00 p.m. at the Orcas Island Airport terminal conference room. The agenda can be found here.
Island Verse literary collective & Land Bank partner for a series of FREE Writing Workshops
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| The San Juan County Conservation Land Bank is excited to partner with Island Verse Literary Collective for a free writing workshop series. Facilitators Shauna Barrows and Danny Sherrard will expand ecocultural literacy through the history, anima, and plants of sacred spaces on San
Public Hearing continuation on Friday Harbor House
||| FROM TOWN OF FRIDAY HARBOR ||| On July 11, 2024, the Town Council granted the applicant’s request for a continuation of the public hearing for the Friday Harbor House Development Agreement to August 1, 2024, at the regularly scheduled Council meeting; the time of the continued public hearing will
Midnight Mutterings | Debate
||| MIDNIGHT MUTTERINGS by JACKIE BATES ||| While I vowed not to write political stuff here some time ago, I never said I wouldn’t copy someone else’s words. And so I am bringing you none other than Andy Borowitz, whom many of you know from his columns in the New
WSF Chaos | SJC community stranded as ferry service deteriorates
||| FROM ED ANDREWS for COMMUNITY WATER TAXI ||| In the last four weeks, the Washington State Ferry (WSF) Inter Island service in San Juan County (SJC) has experienced its most severe performance decline, with 16 days out of the last 28 marked by service disruptions, including complete outages on
Sheriff’s Report | July 3 – 9, 2024
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ||| WEDNESDAY, JULY 3 24-004000 Boating Problem 09:28:39 07/03/24 San Juan County Deputies on marine patrol contacted a vessel that was tied up to the West Sound County Dock. The vessel displayed expired registration decals. An infraction was mailed to the owner. 24-004003
San Juan County’s ‘wicked problem’
||| BY MATTHEW GILBERT, theORCASONIAN OP/ED REPORTER ||| The long wait for the release of comments to the draft San Juan Islands Destination Management Plan (SDMP) finally ended on July 8 when the results were presented to the County Council by Kendra Smith, Director of Environmental Stewardship, and Angela Broderick,
Summer is in full swing
||| FROM TERA in lieu of HILARY CANTY ||| Wow, the island is abuzz! It’s wonderful to see our local businesses swirling with traffic, flowers in full bloom and feel the sunshine bouncing around. There’s no shortage of summering to be done with plenty of interesting activities, music events, a robust
