Here’s a thought…
“If you put fences around people, you get sheep. Give people the room they need.”
WILLIAM L. MCKNIGHT
The Crevice Garden and Plant Conservation at Far Reaches Botanical Conservancy
||| FROM ORCAS ISLAND GARDEN CLUB ||| Please join the Orcas Island Garden Club on Wednesday, October 18, 2023, when we welcome Sue Milliken and Kelly Dodson to present The Crevice Garden and Plant Conservation at Far Reaches Botanical Conservancy. Sue and Kelly will be presenting remotely from Port Townsend. Crevice gardens
Midnight Mutterings | Cassidy Hutchinson’s new book
||| MIDNIGHT MUTTERINGS by JACKIE BATES ||| I try to keep politics out of my mutterings online, mostly because I think it’s unfriendly (as well as futile) to try to influence another’s thinking and/or personal beliefs. Most of us can and do read and we all can choose where and
Fire Commision town hall special meeting recording available
||| FROM KAT BARNARD for BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS ||| The San Juan County Fire Protection District #2 (Orcas Island Fire & Rescue) Board of Fire Commissioners invites our community to listen to the recording of the Town Hall Special Meeting that took place on September 26th, 2023, at 6
Sheriff’s Report | September 27 – October 3, 2023
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ||| WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27 23-007785 Parking Problem 09:44:29 09/27/23 A Deputy on Orcas Island responded to a parking complaint. The vehicle had previously been tagged with a 72-hour notice and was impounded. 23-007791 Citizen Dispute 12:17:43 09/27/23 Lopez Island Deputies were dispatched to
Des Moines eyes eco-friendly hydro-foiled boats to ease Seattle traffic congestion
||| FROM KOMO NEWS ||| DES MOINES, Wash. — It's no secret that the greater Seattle area deals with a lot of traffic congestion. And there's really no space in many areas to build more or larger highways to handle increased volumes. That's partly due to the surrounding waterways, so
One step closer
||| FROM HILARY CANTY for ORCAS ISLAND COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ||| This week the San Juan Island County Council voted to adopt a 1/10th of 1% sales tax for Affordable Housing. It is anticipated that this tax will generate approximately $800,000 annually. The funds will be used to build affordable housing
Latest from Lekanoff | Education and support of students
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF REP. DEBRA LEKANOFF ||| As we embrace the autumn season and our schools reopen their doors, it's an opportune time to reflect on the strides we've made in education over the past two years. Our commitment to improving early childhood, K-12, and higher education has
WSF Weekly Report | More out-of-system visitors; meeting with BC; another survey
||| FROM PATTY RUBSTELLO for WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| East Coast maritime studies students tour Tacoma Members of Williams-Mystic, the Coastal and Ocean Studies Program of Williams College and Mystic Seaport Museum in Connecticut, toured Tacoma on Monday. The group is visiting the Pacific Northwest as part of a week-long trip to learn about
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.
NTSB findings released on 2022 float plane crash off Whidbey Island
||| FROM KIRO TV NEWS ||| The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) released 500 pages of findings on Friday into the September 2022 float plane crash off Whidbey Island that killed 10 people. The single-engine float plane that crashed was a DHC-3 Turbine Otter, according to the NTSB. The plane was about
Dementia friendly community project underway at Orcas Senior Center
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| Orcas Senior Center (OSC) has undertaken a project organized through Dementia Friendly America (www.dfamerica.org) called Dementia Friendly Communities. OSC is joining a national network of communities, organizations, and individuals seeking to ensure that communities across the U.S. are equipped to support
Island Health to hold career fair for critical need positions
||| FROM LAURA MORONEY for ISLAND HEALTH ||| Island Health will hold a career fair, hosted by Human Resources, on Thursday, October 26 to recruit staff for critical-need positions. The fair will be held in the Fidalgo conference room from 4 - 6 p.m. and will include meet and greets
Sound Bath returns to Odd Fellows with last offering of year
||| FROM KRISTI MOSELEY for MYSTIC HEART ||| Refresh and renew! Kristi Moseley of Mystic Heart is offering a Gong & Sound Bath Meditation Journey, Tuesday October 10 at 6PM at Odd Fellows Hall in Eastsound. Kristi will share an intentional soundscape of crystal singing bowls and artisan gongs to
San Juan County adopts 1/10th of 1% sales tax for affordable housing
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| The San Juan County Council unanimously voted to approve an ordinance to adopt a new 1/10th of 1% sales and use tax for affordable housing and related services. This vote followed a public hearing at their October 3, 2023 meeting. The tax is enabled
Registration opens for pediatric COVID-19 vaccine appointments
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| Registration for the new pediatric 23-24 COVID-19 vaccine is now open, with limited availability for children under 19 years of age. Our first clinics will be held Oct. 18 on Orcas Island and Oct. 19 on San Juan Island. Supplies will be limited
PeaceHealth Family Medicine hosting additional flu shot clinics; open to all
||| FROM ANNE WILLIAMS for PEACEHEALTH PEACE ISLAND ||| FRIDAY HARBOR, Wash. – The PeaceHealth Peace Island Family Practice clinic is holding flu shot clinics in the month of October for anyone aged six months and older. The vaccine is available for both established PeaceHealth patients and non-established patients. The
