Here’s a thought…
“Old age is no joke, but it can feel like one.”
TAD TOMPKINS
Rep. Debra Lekanoff has some news to share with us, plus a visit to Orcas next week
||| FROM REP. DEBRA LEKANOFF ||| Dear friends and neighbors, It’s already September! I hope this message finds you well, and that you enjoy a fun, safe Labor Day weekend. In this newsletter, I’d like to share a few legislative successes that will help Washington workers and update on wildfire prevention and smoke
Some recreational fires are now allowed
||| FROM CHAD KIMPLE, SJC FIRE MARSHAL ||| The San Juan County Fire Marshal in conjunction with the San Juan County Fire Chiefs are allowing Recreational Campfires as of September 1st at Noon (12pm). Recreational and cooking fires, limited to 3 feet in diameter and 2 feet high, are allowed
Happy September and where did summer go?
||| FROM HILARY CANTY ||| And away we go! Happy September! The summer has certainly flown by! San Juan County announced that their full time workers will be switching to a 32 hour work week. The plan is, that with flexible schedules, essential services will remain available 5 days a week. Many
Don’t miss this Wormapalooza coming to Orcas Exchange
||| FROM ORCAS ISLAND GARDEN CLUB |||
WSF Report | It’s going to be one busy weekend for ferry travel
||| FROM PATTY RUBSTELLO for WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| Busy Labor Day weekend ferry travel We’re expecting nearly 400,000 people aboard our ferries today through Tuesday, Sept. 5. In addition to the usual long vehicle lines and wait times surrounding holiday weekends, all Labor Day ferry travelers should prepare for possible last-minute
Letter to Editor | Is it time to consider viable options to our ferry service?
||| FROM KEN WOOD ||| We will not solve our (ferry) problems with the same thinking that created them. Perhaps we should at least consider other options than boats? What about the Airlander? THIS is how I'd like to get to the mainland! Eastsound to Bellingham in half an hour?
Local Group: September is Prostate Cancer Awareness Month
||| FROM MIKE HAMLETTE for US TOO FRIDAY HARBOR ||| September is Prostate Cancer Awareness Month. More than 3.1 million men are living with prostate cancer in the U.S., and it is the second leading cause of cancer death in men. This year alone, the American Cancer Society forecasts that
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.
Talk about airplane noise in upcoming community conversation
||| FROM KIM KIMPLE for PORT OF ORCAS ||| What’s all that noise? We want to hear from you! The Port of Orcas invites you to a community conversation as we update our noise abatement procedures. Join us on Wednesday, September 13th, between 6:00 – 7:00 p.m. in the Orcas
County Parks and Fair Department to break ground on capital projects
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| The San Juan County Parks and Fair Department has several capital improvement projects slated to begin in September and be completed by late fall. New Shark Reef Sanctuary Waterless Vault Toilets on Lopez Island The two existing vault toilets at Shark Reef Sanctuary
Marine Resources Committee & County Marine Program remove derelict creosote pier on San Juan Island
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| The San Juan County Marine Resources Committee (MRC) is working with the County’s Environmental Stewardship Marine Program to remove the derelict pier at Jackson Beach this fall. Construction is expected to begin in late September and last no more than a week. What to
Council to gather on Lopez for September 12 meeting
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County Council will hold its next regularly scheduled, September 12 meeting on Lopez Island. The public is invited to join the three councilmembers and County staff at the meeting at the Lopez Center for Community and the Arts beginning at 10:30
2023 Fall native wildflower sale to kickoff Sept. 12
||| FROM THE SALISH SEEDS PROJECT ||| 2023 Fall Native Wildflower Sale Salish Seeds Project ONLINE KICKOFF -- September 12 @ 9:00 A.M. The Salish Seeds Project announces its annual Fall Native Wildflower Sale, with more plants to choose from than ever. Buyers can reserve plants online September 12 – 17 and pick
Plan ahead if you hope to ride a ferry over Labor Day weekend
||| FROM WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| Customers should plan ahead for what is anticipated to be one of the busiest travel weekends in the last few years. About 400,000 people are expected to travel throughout the ferry system between Thursday, Aug. 29 and Tuesday, September 5 for Labor Day weekend.
Letter to Editor | The bad soap opera at OIFR continues
||| FROM GREG AYERS ||| Wow, OIFR is a bad soap opera, and they are spending OUR money to make it. You just gotta scratch your head. Only these commissioners can successfully, and repeatedly “snatch defeat from the jaws of victory” Last week the commissioners were able to paint this
Larsen: Inflation Reduction Act is lowering drug costs for NW Washington seniors
HHS announces first 10 drugs selected for Medicare price negotiation ||| FROM THE OFFICE OF REP. RICK LARSEN ||| WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced the first 10 prescription drugs covered under Medicare Part D selected for price negotiation. In August 2022, Rep.
