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“Old age is no joke, but it can feel like one.”
TAD TOMPKINS
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
Ag Guild distributes 2024 Farm Fund Grants
||| FROM KRISTEN ARNIM for SAN JUAN ISLANDS AGRICULTURAL GUILD ||| The San Juan Islands Agricultural Guild FARM Fund (Food, Agriculture, Relationships, Markets) is excited to announce the distribution of $19,144.47 in grants to San Juan County farms. These grants were made possible by generous gifts from the Orcas Island
Montessori has limited spots available for summer program
||| FROM URSULA PAMATIAN for ORCAS MONTESSORI SCHOOL ||| Act fast! Limited spots remain for our dynamic summer program at Orcas Montessori School! From June 3rd to August 16th, 2024, every Monday through Thursday, 8:30 am to 3:30 pm, we invite children aged 2 ½-7 years old to embark on
Spoken Word open mic coming up at The Barnacle
||| FROM AYN GAILEY for THE BARNACLE ||| Use your words at this month's spoken word open mic at The Barnacle. Experience never-before or rarely heard works and acts of vulnerability by Audra, Jocelyn, Gillian, Jenna, Madison, Nita, Ayn... and YOU. Thursday, May 16th, 6pm at The Barnacle. Literary cocktails
Give Orcas enters the home stretch
||| FROM HILARY CANTY for GIVE ORCAS ||| Give Orcas is in the home stretch with plenty of momentum to get us to the Finish Line, thanks to the amazing outpouring of community support. This year, we shortened the campaign by a full week, leaving us just 10 days to
Orcas sink sailing yacht in Strait of Gibraltar
||| FROM REUTERS ||| MADRID (Reuters) - An unknown number of orcas have sunk a sailing yacht after ramming it in Moroccan waters in the Strait of Gibraltar, Spain's maritime rescue service said on Monday, a new attack in what has become a trend in the past four years. The
WaFd Art
||| FROM JANET ALEXANDER ||| Birds, a beast, botanicals and intricately detailed landscapes have emerged from five Sea Acres art studios and taken up residence in WaFd Bank in Eastsound. Please visit them in May and June; some are looking for new homes, others will quietly retreat to their familiar
