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“Old age is no joke, but it can feel like one.”
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Register now for Winter Birding Workshop coming up in March
||| FROM TATE THOMPSON for THE WHALE MUSEUM ||| Increase your birding skills through field trips and presentations! This year's Winter Birding Workshop, a collaboration with The Whale Museum and San Juan Islands Audubon, will take place the weekend of March 8-10, 2024. This workshop is ideal for those wishing
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.
Weather Alert | Brrrrr only begins to describe it; it might even get below Brrrrr
||| FROM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ||| Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Seattle WA 1251 PM PST Thu Jan 11 2024 San Juan County-Western Whatcom County-Southwest Interior- Western Skagit County-Everett and Vicinity-Tacoma Area- Admiralty Inlet Area-Hood Canal Area-Lower Chehalis Valley Area- Olympics-Eastern Strait of Juan de Fuca- Western Strait of
Brrrrr | Wind chill advisory issued thru Saturday morning
||| FROM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ||| Wind Chill Advisory Thu 9:37 AM - Sat 7:00 AM URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Seattle WA 937 AM PST Thu Jan 11 2024 San Juan County-Western Skagit County-Admiralty Inlet Area- Eastern Strait of Juan de Fuca-Western Strait of Juan De
Alaskan Chinook in peril; a plea for protection under the Endangered Species Act
||| FROM EMMA HELVERSON for WILD FISH CONSERVANCY ||| Wild Fish Conservancy filed a petition today calling for federal protection of Alaskan Chinook, also known as ‘king’ salmon, under the U.S. Endangered Species Act. This emergency action is being taken in response to the severe decline and poor condition of
2024 Legislative Session | Protecting tenants, ferries & other priorities
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF REP. ALEX RAMEL ||| It’s with excitement and sincere honor that I welcome you to the 2024 legislative session. Commencing on January 8th, your legislature is embarking on a 60-day journey to continue addressing issues facing our communities and pass this year’s supplemental budgets. As
New state building codes delayed until March 2024
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County’s Department of Community Development is alerting the public of a revised timeline for the implementation of new state building codes. The Washington State Building Code Council (SBCC) voted to delay the effective date of the 2021 codes until March 15,
Eastsound Water Users to meet at Orcas Senior Center
||| FROM DAN BURKE for EASTSOUND WATER ||| We will be holding our 2024 Board Meetings in person. That's right, we will be live and direct at the Orcas Senior Center this year so please come and participate. Details are as follows: January 16, 2024 from 5:00 – 7:00 PM February 13, 2024 from 5:00
Register today for Orcas Youth or Orcas Junior Youth Chorus
||| FROM MUSIC ADVOCACY GROUP and ORCAS CHORAL SOCIETY ||| The Music Advocacy Group and Orcas Choral Society invite all Orcas Island youth to register with Orcas Island Parks and Recreation for the upcoming Spring sessions for Orcas Youth Chorus (6th-12th grades) and Junior Orcas Youth Chorus (2nd-5th grades).
San Juan County is prepared for inclement weather – and you should be, too
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY PUBLIC WORKS ||| San Juan County is pleased to provide the public with a reminder of Public Works services, priorities, and mission during inclement weather. Additionally, there are several ways in which the public can support snow removal and safety efforts by following simple guidelines.
Mount Vernon awarded $12.5 M bipartisan infrastructure law grant to install 78 EV charging ports
Larsen, Donovan and Boudreau applaud game-changing investment in MVLC project ||| FROM THE OFFICE OF REP. RICK LARSEN ||| MOUNT VERNON, WA – The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) is awarding the City of Mount Vernon a $12.5 million Bipartisan Infrastructure Law grant to install 78 electric vehicle (EV) charging ports
Come meet the Summit Assistance Dogs puppies
||| FROM NICOLE BRADLEY for SUMMIT ASSISTANCE DOGS ||| Summit Assistance Dogs cordially invites you to come meet our newest litter of puppies! Yoshi, Yancy, and Yukon were raised on Orcas Island until 8 weeks of age and they are back for a visit on January 20, 2024 at the
Leaping Fool February event and call for submissions
||| FROM NIK SCHULZ for THE LEAPING FOOL ||| Submissions are open for the final Leaping Fool Winter Writers Series event of the season to be held on Thursday, February 15th (Submission deadline: February 5th). “T H E L E A P I N G F O O L” winter
Letter to Editor | Are tourists the answer for our local community?
||| FROM UZEK SUSOL ||| I'm pondering & looking to understand the push for more Tourism & the people that say we (year round locals) need them to survive. We (year round locals) have no available/affordable rentals, most went to vacation rentals, ferries are jammed/difficult for locals to travel for
Tony Levin’s Band of Brothers comes to Orcas Center
||| FROM BETHANY MARIE for ORCAS CENTER ||| Orcas Center and the Orcas Island Jazz Festival are pleased to welcome Band of Brothers for the first concert of the year on Sunday, January 21 at 7. p.m., with a huge Thank You to Rosario Resort for sponsoring artist housing. Old
SJC Council calls for ‘immediate and permanent ceasefire’ during first Council meeting of 2024
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| The San Juan County Council unanimously adopted a proclamation calling for an immediate and permanent ceasefire in the war between Israel and the occupied Palestinian territories during the first Council meeting of the year. This proclamation echoes the voices of residents who have sent hundreds
