Here’s a thought…
“Old age is no joke, but it can feel like one.”
TAD TOMPKINS
Odd Fellows looking for Thanksgiving Dinner organizer/leader following COVID hiatus
||| FROM DIDIER GINCIG ||| I am reaching out because this is the time to think about whether or not we want to have a community Thanksgiving at the Odd Fellows Hall. The Odd Fellows, along with my parents, Monique and Bill, and I have spearheaded the event for years. We have
Midnight Mutterings | Revolting appliances
||| MIDNIGHT MUTTERINGS by JACKIE BATES ||| Although there were no obvious signs of a revolution in process, i.e. no rallies with placards sporting a giant X over a depiction of my face, no whispers when I entered a room unexpectedly, no dismissive shrugs when I changed my bedding and
Creative writing workshop series with Tish Knapp at Senior Center
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| Write what you always thought you wanted to write at a 6-week creative writing workshop designed for writers of all genres at Orcas Senior Center! Beginning Thursday, October 12, from 1:30 to 3pm, Tish Knapp will lead a group of six
Life Line Screening is coming back to Senior Center for a visit
Life Line Screening Event @ Orcas Senior Center – Thursday, October 12 ||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| Life Line Screening will be at Orcas Senior Center on Thursday, October 12 to offer non-invasive and painless health screenings. The screenings will help identify dangerous plaque buildup or
Sheriff’s Report | September 13 – 19, 2023
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ||| WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13 23-007424 Welfare Check 13:32:23 09/13/23 A Deputy on Orcas Island responded to a welfare check. 23-007426 Trespassing 14:16:14 09/13/23 A Deputy on San Juan Island responded to a report of a trespass on Stuart Island. This case is still
Ashes of famed orca Tokitae returned to Lummi Nation for private ceremony
Tribe will spread remains in a sacred spot ||| FROM CASCADIA DAILY NEWS ||| The Lummi Nation will celebrate the life of Tokitae, the Southern Resident orca that died in August, in a private ceremony in Bellingham Bay after her ashes are returned to the tribe this week. The orca,
Biden administration promises $200 million to help reintroduce salmon in Columbia River
Dams have blocked salmon’s passage, driving them toward extinction and violating tribal fishing rights. The money will fully fund Native tribes’ plans to bring fish back to the region. ||| FROM OREGON PUBLIC BROADCASTING ||| The Biden administration agreed Thursday to spend more than $200 million to fully fund Native
Advance care planning with Hospice of NW on tap at Sr. Center
Advance Care Planning with Hospice of the Northwest @ Orcas Senior Center - Wednesday, September 27 at 1pm ||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS ISLAND SENIOR CENTER ||| Advance Care Planning ensures your goals, values, and preferences are known not only at the end of life, but if you become
Fall has arrived!
||| FROM HILARY CANTY for ORCAS ISLAND COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ||| It appears we are experiencing yet another round of Covid infections on Orcas. The County is working on plans to provide the new booster. We hope clinic dates will be announced soon. In the meanwhile, the Federal Health Department is
Letter to Editor | Human nature
||| FROM JENNIFER SMITH ||| As a writer and observer of people, I notice patterns, both here in the Pacific Northwest and back on the Plains where we grew up. I suspect it is throughout human culture, for it is also displayed in books, movies & shows, politics, etc. I
WSF Weekly Report | Prospective students tour, Walla Walla out for 4 weeks, SJI task force, and a Troll
||| FROM PATTY RUBSTELLO for WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| Staff and students from Seattle Jobs Initiative tour Tacoma, Eagle Harbor A group from Seattle Jobs Initiative toured a vessel on our Seattle/Bainbridge route Tuesday as part of our workforce development program. They also visited our Eagle Harbor Maintenance Facility. SJI works with individuals
Chief vanSchaick interview: ‘You can’t outwork bad leadership’
Setting the tone and driving organizational change from the chief’s seat ||| FROM EMS1.COM ||| The spark: What put you on the path to becoming a Chief? Holly vanSchaick, fire chief of Orcas Island Fire & Rescue in Eastsound, Washington. (Photo/Courtesy of Holly vanSchaick) I came to the
Yep, there’s wildfire smoke drifting into/across San Juan County
||| FROM BRENDAN COWAN for DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ||| A layer of moderate wildfire fire smoke has settled over San Juan County overnight. Local fire departments are investigating numerous calls to 911 reporting the smell of smoke. While islanders should always err on the side of caution when it
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.
Let’s do the bird walk at SJI Sculpture Park
||| FROM KRISTEN ARNIM for SJI SCULPTURE PARK ||| The San Juan Islands Sculpture Park will host its last bird walk of the year on Wednesday, October 4 from 8-10am. Join Tyler Davis, our birding expert for the event. Tyler tells us "with migration all but behind us, we'll use
Farmers Market Harvest Festival will be on September 30
||| FROM ERICA LYONS for OI FARMERS MARKET ||| The Orcas Island Farmers Market is proud to announce the conclusion of our Summer Market Season with our Harvest Festival on September 30th from 10am to 2pm! 4 hours of fabulous live music brought to you by local favorites Wild Child and Clint
