Here’s a thought…
“Old age is no joke, but it can feel like one.”
TAD TOMPKINS
Correct problems or sign up for Medicare thru March
||| FROM LENA KASSA for SHIBA VOLUNTEERS ||| January through March is your opportunity to correct many common Medicare problems. Your local Statewide Health Insurance Benefit Advisors (SHIBA) volunteers can help you with the following problems: You didn’t receive your new Drug or Medicare Advantage Plan card. Sometimes the cards get
Haydn trios
||| FROM JEFFREY COHAN for SALISH SEA EARLY MUSIC FESTIVAL ||| Haydn Trios: The music (and magic) of Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809) is to be celebrated in our fourth program of the 2024 Salish Sea Early Music Festival featuring late 18th-century trios by Haydn and his contemporaries and friends performed on
Sheriff’s Report | March 6 – 12, 2024
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ||| WEDNESDAY, MARCH 6 24-001292 Area Check 08:35:57 03/06/24 A Friday Harbor man called in regarding the disassembly of a Yurt on what was reported as his property. After investigating, no supporting documentation could be found showing the property belonged to the caller.
TAKE3 concert
||| FROM BETHANY MARIE for ORCAS CENTER ||| Orcas Center welcomes TAKE3! to the Main Stage on Saturday, March 23 at 7pm. With a flair for the wild and unexpected, the genre-defying trio, TAKE3, brings the refinement of a rigorous classical music background and infuses it with rock-star charisma. Trained
EWUA Board Meeting
||| FROM DAN BURKE for EASTSOUND WATER USERS ||| Just a reminder that the Eastsound Water Board meeting for March is coming up: March 19, 2024 from 5:00 – 7:00 PM All meetings will be held at the Orcas Senior Center, 62 Henry Rd, Eastsound WA 98245. Thank you for your interest and we hope
As the Paradigm Shifts | Oh, hello! I see you now
||| AS THE PARADIGM SHIFTS by ROSIE KUHN ||| Instead of sparking joy in many readers, my most recent column sparked guilt. They wanted to choose to organize and clear away unwanted stuff, but the guilt was too much. They found something else to do instead. Sometimes we aren’t cognizant
Did you know Odd Fellows provides scholarships to graduating seniors?
||| FROM DIDIER GINCIG for ORCAS ODD FELLOWS ||| Did you know that the Odd Fellows give annual scholarships to graduating high school students? What you may not know is that the award is not based on grade point average (G.P.A.) While G.P.A. may be an indicator of a student's drive to
Latest from Lekanoff
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF REP. DEBRA LEKANOFF ||| Happy Fantastic Friday! Dear friends and neighbors, As the curtains close on the 2024 legislative session, I want to extend my heartfelt gratitude to each and every one of you who took the time to reach out or visit during these
Did you know there’s a tax credit for Washington workers?
||| FROM MEGAN EHRMANTROUT for ORCAS COMMUNITY RESOURCE CENTER ||| Did you know Washington workers may be eligible for up to $1255 back with the new Working Families Tax Credit (WFTC)? This is a relatively new credit and available to applicants who have lived in Washington a minimum of 183
What a journey
||| FROM HILARY CANTY ||| Four years ago this week, Covid descended into our lives and set us all on a new and, sometimes, frightening path. Our world suddenly shrunk and played out in tiny squares on Zoom. Local social safety net services were put to the test. The Senior
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.
Easter egg hunt
||| FROM MARY MEREDITH for ORCAS LIONS CLUB ||| The Orcas Island Lions Club is happy to announce that the Annual Easter Egg Hunt will be held on Saturday, March 30th, starting at 10 am sharp, at the Cascade Lake Shelter. Free parking provided by the Lions Club. Separate egg
Orcas Recycling wins approval for rate adjustment
||| FROM PETE MOE for ORCAS RECYCLING SERVICES ||| Orcas Recycling Services (ORS), Orcas Island’s non-profit waste management company, has received approval for adjustments to its trash and recycling tipping fees which will establish its rate structure for the next five years. In early February, Executive Director Pete Moe appeared
Larsen: Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and Inflation Reduction Act are reconnecting communities, improving accessibility in PNW
USDOT awards $561.5 million to WA, OR projects through BIL, IRA ||| FROM THE OFFICE OF REP. RICK LARSEN ||| WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02), the lead Democrat on the Transportation & Infrastructure Committee, applauded the U.S. Department of Transportation’s announcement of $3.3 billion through the Reconnecting Communities Program and
LWVSJ Observer Corps: County Council March 12, 2024
||| FROM NECIA QUAST for LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS ||| The council approved support letters for projects seeking state or federal funding: the Pea Patch Campus and Eastsound Wastewater Facility Upgrade on Orcas, the Lopez Island Food Center, the Puget Sound Partnership, and an SJI sewer system replacement project at the
Spelling Bee
||| FROM BARBARA MARRETT for SAN JUAN ROTARY CLUB ||| The Rotary Club of the San Juan Islands invites the community to attend its 18th Annual Spelling Bee at 3 PM, March 20, at the Friday Harbor Presbyterian Church, 425 Spring Street. Watch the excitement as 4th-8th graders from both
