Here’s a thought…
“If you put fences around people, you get sheep. Give people the room they need.”
WILLIAM L. MCKNIGHT
Midnight Mutterings | Milkman
||| MIDNIGHT MUTTERINGS by JACKIE BATES ||| From old movies, we all know about the milkman with his cart and horse who delivered milk in glass bottles around the city. He left the milk on the back steps of the house. Or sometimes he put the bottles through a swinging
Sheriff’s Report | May 8 – 14, 2024
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ||| WEDNESDAY, MAY 8 24-002656 Threats 10:33:59 05/08/24 A Lopez Deputy received a referral case from Juvenile Services. 24-002659 Trespassing 11:46:10 05/08/24 I was assigned to work patrol on Orcas Island. At approximately 11:46 hours, I responded to a trespassing call at Island
Holy cow, you did it
||| FROM HILARY CANTY for ORCAS ISLAND COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ||| What a whirlwind 10 days! Thanks to everyone who has participated in this year’s GiveOrcas campaign. We have broken pretty much every record we can. We had more donors (940), more donations ($341,000), more and faster full funding (17 out
Artworks May Featured Artist
||| FROM B.J. ARNOLD for ORCAS ISLAND ARTWORKS ||| Orcas Island Artworks is pleased to announce Bruce Wilson as the Featured Artist for the Month of May. Landscape painter, designer, and illustrator Bruce Wilson was born in Los Angeles in 1948. Raised in Hollywood and later in Pasadena, California now
OISD to connect with Orcas community
||| FROM SUZANNA SMITH for ORCAS ISLAND SCHOOL DISTRICT ||| School and Community Connections "OISD Connecting with the Orcas Community one informal conversation at a time" Please join 2 of Orcas Island School District's Board members for kudos and questions. Where: Village Green When: Tuesday, May 21, 2024 at 12 pm Spanish Version:
WSF Weekly Report | Our maritime women; National Maritime Day; Maritime Academy tour
||| FROM STEVE NEVEY for WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| A message from Steve Saturday, May 18, is International Day for Women in Maritime. While this day highlights the incredible and talented women working at WSF, their contributions to the industry deserve daily recognition. The International Maritime Organization established this day to
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.
LWVSJ Observer Corps | County Council May 14, 2024
||| FROM NECIA QUAST for LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS ||| During public comment six citizens spoke in opposition to a proposed cement plant at the Beaverton Valley Business Park zoned for business and light industry. They cited concerns about impacts on water quality, air pollution and noise near residential properties and two
Eastsound Water announces boil water notice for some customers in Doe Bay
||| FROM DAN BURKE for EASTSOUND WATER ||| Eastsound Water is advising that water customers in the Doe Bay Water Users Association Service Area identified in the red circle below to boil their drinking water due to a main break that happened early afternoon on 5-15-2024. The Washington State Department
Don’t touch bats: Tips to prevent rabies exposure
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County Health & Community Services wants to remind you of a few tips to make spring as enjoyable and healthy as possible. The bats are waking up, so here are some safety reminders as these nocturnal pollinators wake up from hibernation.
OPALCO proposes to harness tidal power for San Juans
||| FROM TOBY COOPER for SALISH SEA CURRENT ||| Orcas Power and Light Cooperative (OPALCO) has quietly launched an ambitious five-year campaign to bring tidal-power-generating capabilities to San Juan County waters. Foster Hildreth, OPALCO’s managing director, seeks to explore “all possible technologies to build reliable, sustainable, and carbon-free resources to
Puyallup Tribe, Kenmore Air begin scenic flights to charming San Juan Island
Partnership adds San Juan Island route from Ruston Way and continues scenic flight; flights begin May 16 ||| FROM PUYALLUP TRIBE OF INDIANS ||| PUYALLUP RESERVATION, Tacoma, Wash.— The sun has returned and with the gorgeous weather so has the second season of Kenmore Air flights from the Puyallup Tribal Air Terminal.
Ready for Medicare? Make an appointment to apply
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| Is 2024 your year for joining Medicare? Medicare enrollment is not automatic for most people, so you’ll probably need to enroll with Social Security. Then you’ll have to decide what type of Medicare coverage you want. To make an informed decision
Island Ways | Nantucket launches fund for medical transport expenses
||| FROM COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF NANTUCKET ||| Orcas and Nantucket Islands are each roughly the same size and the same distance off their respective coasts. We share the same concerns about the high cost of living, lack of affordable housing, tourist management, ferry problems and environmental degradation. We are living on opposite ends of
Ice cream social to accompany Honorary Mayor fundraiser this year
||| FROM EMILIE ROBINSON for CHILDREN'S HOUSE ||| The 16th annual Honorary Mayor of Eastsound fundraiser for Orcas Island Children’s House is right around the corner, and this year, we are adding a brand new community event: an ICE CREAM SOCIAL! Please bring your family and join us at the
Larsen lauds House passage of FAA Reauthorization Act
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF REP. RICK LARSEN ||| WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02), the lead Democrat on the Transportation & Infrastructure Committee, applauded House passage of the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024, a bipartisan, bicameral bill to reauthorize the Federal Aviation Administration and aviation infrastructure and safety programs for
