Here’s a thought…
“Old age is no joke, but it can feel like one.”
TAD TOMPKINS
Ag Guild announces over $19,000 available for FARM Fund awards
||| FROM KRISTEN ARNIM for SJI AGRICULTURAL GUILD ||| The San Juan Islands Agricultural Guild (Ag Guild) and partners throughout the San Juan Islands are excited to announce that applications are now being accepted for the 2024 FARM Fund awards. Thanks to generous donations from the Pleiades Foundation and other
Larsen secures key wins for NW Washington in fiscal year 2024 spending package
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF REP. RICK LARSEN ||| Today, Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02) supported House passage of a bipartisan spending package that funds the government through September 2024 and invests in Northwest Washington communities and working families. The spending package passed by a final vote of 286 to 134
Midnight Mutterings | Shirley: A movie
||| MIDNIGHT MUTTERINGS by JACKIE BATES ||| I haven’t seen it yet, but will ASAP, although it’s already pretty late for tonight. So tomorrow night? For those of you who already know about Shirley Chisholm, she needs no introduction. You might have licked a stamp honoring her a few years
Music Lecture
||| FROM LYNN BAKER for ORCAS CHORAL SOCIETY ||| Bruce Langford. Photo by Douglas Ellis If you love music, come expand your understanding as Bruce Langford, music educator and Artistic Director of Orcas Choral Society, offers a free lecture, “How to Listen to Music,” 5 p.m., Wednesday, April
Sheriff’s Report | March 13 – 19, 2024
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ||| WEDNESDAY, MARCH 13 24-001417 Agency Assistance 17:17:03 03/13/24 A Deputy took a report in which an off island hospital was requesting pickup of a sexual assault kit that was obtained after an alleged report of sexual assault occurred in San Juan County.
Letter to Editor | Support letter for upcoming OIFR Levy
||| FROM CLARK CUNDY ||| We are past recipients of OIFR EMS services, and we have a few words of support for the newly proposed OIFR levy up for a Vote April 23,2024, in the hope that you too could cast a ‘YES’ vote. This levy is crucial in restoring
New lawsuit filed against Eastsound Water Users Association
||| FROM EASTSOUND WATER EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE ||| The Eastsound Water Users Association has been served today with a lawsuit related to our election this last fall. The lawsuit appears to be brought by Steve Smith and Mike Parnell on behalf of Farm to Market, LLC. As a Board, we feel it is important
All hands in
||| FROM HILARY CANTY ||| The new playground is taking form at Buck Park, thanks to the Kiwanis and Park and Rec crew. They have been working tirelessly to get this up and open to the community. It will be a wonderful improvement and their efforts are greatly appreciated. We
San Juan County publishes engagement guide for reviewing OPALCO’s proposed solar project
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County’s Department of Community Development (DCD) received an application from OPALCO for a conditional use permit (CUP) for a microgrid and battery installation project at the corner of Douglas Rd and Bailer Hill Rd. CUPs are a regulated process governed by the
Letter to Editor | Today is Senior Nutrition Program’s 52nd birthday
||| FROM TOM EVERSOLE ||| Part of the Older Americans Act, the Senior Nutrition Program today started its 53rd year! More than a meal service, it’s also a lifeline of connection in our community. As we saw during COVID, older adults are at increased risk of loneliness and social isolation, which
Montessori’s summer program now open for enrollment
||| FROM URSULA PAMATIAN for ORCAS MONTESSORI SCHOOL ||| Orcas Montessori School is delighted to announce that their highly anticipated Summer Program is now open for enrollment to the public. Running from June 3rd to August 16th, 2024, the program offers a perfect blend of learning and fun for children
WSF Weekly Update | New guy on board; Samish crew makes rescue; recent Gray notebook entries; Buoy on board
||| FROM STEVE NEVEY for WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| Honor of a lifetime I am delighted to share this WSF Weekly Update for the first time as the newly appointed assistant secretary of Washington State Ferries. Leading this iconic organization is the honor of a lifetime, and I am eager
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.
Eastsound Water member review & comment of 2024 Bylaw update
||| FROM DAN BURKE for EASTSOUND WATER USERS ||| Your Eastsound Water Board just approved the sharing of the culminated work on our forthcoming bylaw update last night – and we can’t wait for you to read them! As a reminder where we’ve been up to this point, I’d like
LWVSJ Observer Corps: Board of Health March 2024
||| FROM LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OBSERVER CORPS ||| County Health Officer Dr. Frank James presented the 2023 annual report and the 2024 work plan. The Covid public health state of emergency ended in 2023, after an extraordinary time when county staff, the business community and residents worked together to achieve one the
New alert system aims to reduce the number of whales hit by vessels
||| FROM KNKX PUBLIC RADIO ||| In Washington State, the U.S. Coast Guard has launched a pilot program to alert ships to whale sightings in the Salish Sea and Puget Sound. The goal of the agency’s new Cetacean Desk is to try to better protect marine mammals from boat strikes and
