Here’s a thought…
“Old age is no joke, but it can feel like one.”
TAD TOMPKINS
Today’s release of WSF winter reservations postponed for a week
||| FROM WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| Due to instability caused by current technical issues on the WSDOT website, with portions of the agency’s website unavailable, we are postponing today’s 10am winter season (December 31, 2023-March 23, 2024), reservations release to 10am next Tuesday, November 14. We appreciate our customers’ patience
Fire Commission is also holding budget hearing during upcoming special meeting
||| FROM KAT BARNARD for ORCAS FIRE COMMISSION ||| The Board of Fire Commissioners will hold a Budget Hearing during a Special Meeting on Monday, November 13th, 2023, at 1:00 p.m. online via Zoom and at the Eastsound Fire Hall, 45 Lavender Ln, Eastsound, WA. The Zoom call can be
Larsen will be talking with Veterans this week
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF REP. RICK LARSEN ||| This week, Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02) will host a series of five in-person Veterans Forums and one Veterans Telephone Town Hall. The forums and telephone town hall are opportunities for veterans to receive updates on legislation benefiting them and their families
Hops on the Rock Beerfest is back and bigger and better than ever
||| FROM CAREY ESKRIDGE ||| Featuring more than 30 breweries, cideries, and wine producers, this year's Hops on the Rock Beerfest promises to be a slam dunk! The beer flows from 11-4pm with food and other fun too. Music starts at 11:30am featuring Orcas Island's own Run for the Roses
Hearing, speech, deafness presentation at Senior Center
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| Hearing, Speech & Deaf Center @ Orcas Senior Center – Tuesday, November 14, 10:30 am As we age, we all experience changes in our hearing. These changes often come on gradually and we only notice when it is already a significant
You can yoga and you can ukulele at Senior Center
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| Ukulele Kanikapila, Mondays, 1-3 pm (Kanikaplila) and Ukulele Lessons, Tuesdays and Thursdays, 12-1pm @ Orcas Senior Center Join the ukulele Kanikipila, Hawaiian for “play music,” Mondays, 1-3 pm at Orcas Senior Center. Open to all interested who want to play music for
Dementia Friendly Orcas sponsors power of attorney talk
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| Dementia Friendly Orcas Sponsors Power of Attorney Talk @ Orcas Senior Center – Thursday, November 9, 2 pm It’s estimated that more than 730 people in San Juan County currently live with dementia. For people with dementia and their families it
OISD to honor all who have served
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WSF releases vehicle reservations for Winter available this week
"This is one week later than normal to adjust for this new release time for our two-month season release, which is three hours later than previous releases." ||| FROM WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| Reminder: Vehicle reservations for winter (Dec. 31 to March 23, 2024) on our Anacortes/San Juan Islands and Port
The Gaza protests can save lives — maybe even your own
||| FROM THE INTERCEPT ||| posted at request of orcasonian reader WARS, ASSASSINATIONS, COUPS — the perpetrators of violence confidently believe that the consequences will be discrete and limited to their own goals. They’ll kill their enemies, raise their arms in simian triumph, and that’s the end of the story. In
Fire Commissioners will meet on Thursday
||| FROM KAT BARNARD for BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS ||| The Board of Fire Commissioners will hold a SPECIAL MEETING on Thursday, November 9th, at 1:00 p.m. online via Zoom and in-person at the Fire Hall, 45 Lavender Ln, Eastsound, WA. The Zoom call can be accessed on the 2023-11-09 Special Meeting Agenda attached, and
Letter to Editor | Be sure to read this, especially if you have not yet voted
||| FROM LEITH TEMPLIN ||| Please take a moment to read this especially if you have not voted. Last week I wrote a response to something in Orcas Island Discussion because I was so frustrated with all the misinformation from the responses however, it never left my computer. I continue
Alex Ramel: Reducing incarceration & addressing the behavioral health crisis
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF REP. ALEX RAMEL ||| Access to adequate treatment and supportive services to manage mental health and substance abuse can lead to better overall health outcomes and a restored quality of life. The strategic investments we are making in behavioral health will reduce the incidence of
Midnight Mutterings: Entropy (and Witches)
||| MIDNIGHT MUTTERINGS by JACKIE BATES ||| A few days before Halloween, I ran across the word ‘entropy.’ I can’t remember if someone said it or I read it somewhere. I realized that I didn’t exactly know the meaning, though I had a vague idea of disintegration. Which I know
Sheriff’s Report | October 25 – 31, 2023
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S REPORT ||| WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 25 23-008490 Burglary - Residential 16:28:49 10/25/23 A Deputy on San Juan Island was dispatched to a report of a residential burglary. A report was taken. 23-008494 Court Order Violation 17:22:32 10/25/23 Deputies on San Juan Island responded to a
Welcome to Wind Warning weather
||| FROM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ||| URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Seattle WA 318 PM PDT Fri Nov 3 2023 San Juan County- Including the city of Friday Harbor 318 PM PDT Fri Nov 3 2023 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 11 AM PDT SATURDAY...
