Here’s a thought…
“Be always at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors, and let each New Year find you a better man.”
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN
Some tips for upcoming planned power outage
||| FROM ROCK ISLAND COMMUNICATIONS ||| We hope this message finds you well. We are writing to inform you about an upcoming planned power outage for San Juan County that will impact our services. To ensure a smooth transition during this period, we kindly request your assistance in taking a
Call for Artists: Inter-island high school art show
||| FROM BETHANY MARIE for ORCAS CENTER ||| The San Juan County Arts Council is hosting its first inter-island art show featuring the work of High School Artists! This show will be exhibited at the Lopez Community Center October 2-27; The San Juan Community Theater from November 3 – 22;
Hear ye! Island Hearing Healthcare coming to Senior Center first Thursday
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS ISLAND SENIOR CENTER ||| Island Hearing Healthcare @ Orcas Senior Center – First Thursday of the Month Stacie Nordrum, Au.D., CCC-A, of Island Hearing Healthcare offers hearing appointments at Orcas Senior Center on the first Thursday of each month. Make your appointment in advance
Don’t forget this upcoming floating ukulele jam (interisland ferry dependent)
||| FROM ANITA ORNE ||| Let’s Play! It’s Floating Ukulele Jam time again! Grab your uke, your voice, a song or two to share, and your friends and relations and join us on the interisland ferry on the traditional Third Thursday of the month – September 21st. Boat departs Friday
Fire Commission to meet on Monday
||| FROM KAT BARNARD for BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS ||| The Board of Fire Commissioners invites you to the Regular Meeting on Monday, September 18th, at 3 p.m. at the Eastsound Fire Hall or on Zoom (link below and in the attachments). Please review the 2023-09-18 Board Packet for the previous meeting
Master Gardeners host final Q&A at Driftwood Nursery for this season
||| FROM DIANNE MACONDRAY for WSU MASTER GARDENERS ||| September 20th from 11:00-1:00 will be one of the WSU Master Gardener’s final Question and Answer Tables at Lorna’s Driftwood Nursery in Eastsound this season. MasSo if you have plant problems or an insect of interest please bring the sample or
Art and more art are upcoming class offerings at Orcas Senior Center
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| Art with Carla @ Orcas Senior Center – Fridays, 1-3pm Are you interested in exploring your artistic side? Art with Carla, Fridays, 1-3pm at Orcas Senior Center, is lighthearted fun, structured around process, with an emphasis on you CAN do it!
Meeting of the Minds | Composites in aerospace industry
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| Meeting of the Minds @ Orcas Senior Center: Composites in the Aerospace Industry by Dr. Douglas A. McCarville – Wednesday, September 20, 1pm Are you interested in the historic use and evolution of composites in the aerospace industry and how we
Rep. Ramel: The road to ferry reliability
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF REP. ALEX RAMEL ||| As summer comes to an end, I have been out in our community listening to you on issues such as ferry reliability, rent stabilization, and addressing the climate crisis. Ferry Service A few weeks ago, I had the privilege of meeting
Standing up floating across the roof of the world
||| FROM POSTALLEY.ORG ||| Drive east from Seattle on I-90 and take a left at Missoula, MT. Head due north for about 1,700 miles. Then, theoretically, you could dip the front wheels into the Arctic Ocean’s once-mysterious Northwest Passage, right where Karl Kruger concluded an astonishing two weeks this summer.
A Fall favorite returns with new features: SJ Islands farm tours and dining events
||| FROM SAN JUAN ISLANDS MAKERS GUILD ||| Island Farms on San Juan, Orcas and Lopez are opening their gates and fields for delightful and informative farm walks, talks, workshops and special farm-to-fork dining events September 22nd through October 8th. The islands’ heritage of self-sufficient agriculture practices continues to shape
As the Paradigm Shifts | Love resides everywhere, always
||| AS THE PARADIGM SHIFTS by ROSIE KUHN||| This week, after 14 years of love and joy, I said goodbye to my companion Gracie, my dog. My experience in the first few days has been surreal. From the time of her coming into my life, she has been a constant,
Sheriff’s Report | September 6 – 12, 2023
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ||| WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6 23-007245 Domestic Dispute or Assault 17:09:43 09/06/23 A Lopez Deputy responded to a domestic call. An individual was arrested for assault. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 7 23-007269 Civil Problem 16:46:30 09/07/23 A Lopez Deputy responded to a citizen request for a
Here is the Senior Barn for the OHS Class of 2024
||| FROM MOOSE KINSEY for OHS CLASS OF 2024 ||| The Orcas Island High School Class of 2024 has completed the barn painting and they have added their names. The painting of The Barn by Fowlers Pond is a tradition that goes back decades on Orcas Island. Every year, The
2023 SJC WSU Master Gardeners Workshop Series October 17-26
||| FROM SJC WSU MASTER GARDENERS ||| Successful gardeners know that beautiful and bountiful gardens require knowledge and planning. Fall is the perfect time to start thinking about the what, when, where, why and how of our gardens! The popular and informative San Juan County WSU Master Gardeners Annual Gardening
WSF Weekly Report | Lawmakers tour Chimacum; New overhead walkway at Bainbridge
||| FROM PATTY RUBSTELLO for WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| State lawmakers in Maritime Caucus tour Chimacum We hosted the state Legislature’s Maritime Caucus and a couple of their staff members aboard Chimacum on Friday. While sailing from Seattle to Bainbridge Island, they toured the engine room and Vessels Electrification Program Manager Chad Rous
