Here’s a thought…
“If you put fences around people, you get sheep. Give people the room they need.”
WILLIAM L. MCKNIGHT
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
Orcas Artworks features new work by ceramic artist Mary Jane Elgin
||| FROM B.J. ARNOLD for ORCAS ISLAND ARTWORKS ||| The Orcas Island Artworks features new work by ceramic artist Mary Jane Elgin. "As usual my themes and shapes all relate to the natural world surrounding us. In these studies I have begun an exploration into some of the life within
Say goodbye to the COVID-19 vaccination card. The CDC has stopped printing them
||| FROM THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ||| It's the end of an era for a once-critical pandemic document: The ubiquitous white COVID-19 vaccination cards are being phased out. Now that COVID-19 vaccines are not being distributed by the federal government, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has stopped printing new
Orcas Library seeks a new Trustee to begin serving a five-year term on Jan. 1, 2024
Review of applications will begin on October 25, 2023 ||| FROM JANET MARLOW for ORCAS ISLAND LIBRARY ||| As the trustees’ handbook states, “Throughout our nation’s history, the public library has offered free and equal access to the collected knowledge, information, and history of our culture.” Serving as a trustee
Mystery as Orca swallows six Sea Otters whole
||| FROM NEWSWEEK ||| An orca has been found dead with a very strange meal inside its stomach: Six whole sea otters, fully intact, with a seventh stuck in its throat. The orca's carcass was found off the coast of the Russian Commander Islands in the Bering Sea in 2020.
Nationwide test tomorrow of cellular and emergency alert system alerts
||| FROM DAVE HALLORAN for DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ||| Hey Islanders, tomorrow October 4th at about 11:20 AM is the nationwide test of Cellular and Emergency Alert System alerts! When activated these systems can alert you of emergencies such as a Wildland fire, hazmat release, or other emergency condition which
Opportunities for visual artists & crafters at Orcas Center
||| FROM BETHANY MARIE for ORCAS CENTER ||| The Visual Arts Committee (VAC) of Orcas Center has three exciting opportunities for artists and crafters before the year ends! For more information, contact vac@OrcasCenter.org, or go to the links for each event. Made From Nature: Community Art Show Drop Off Artwork:
