Here’s a thought…
“Old age is no joke, but it can feel like one.”
TAD TOMPKINS
Front-runners of the young Seattle Jazz scene coming to Wild Island
||| FROM OLIVER GROENEWALD for WILD ISLAND RESTAURANT ||| Last week the kids grabbed a Hula hoop ring, dancing, foot and finger tapping, head nodding. “The New Triumph!” kept us moving and listening with their colorful orchestrated groovy and funky compositions. Thanks everyone, for coming out, playing and enjoying! The
Ferry runs aground in San Juan Islands, out of service for repairs
||| FROM MYNORTHWEST ||| The Washington State Ferry boat Chelan ran aground Sunday night, closing the Orcas Island terminal and putting the ship out of service. WSF said that the incident happened around 9:35 p.m. when the ferry left Orcas Island for Friday Harbor. According to KIRO 7 News, ferry
JP and the OK Rhythm Boys will take to Orcas Hotel’s deck on Saturday
||| FROM ANITA ORNE for JP AND THE OK RHYTHM BOYS ||| Join JP and the OK Rhythm Boys for food, fun and tunes on the deck at the Orcas Hotel on Saturday, August 26 from 6:30 - 8pm! JP, Gordon, and Anita will bring their inimitable blend of fiddle,
In loving memory: Tokitae
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Mammograms, hearing healthcare, Grannie’s Closet highlight Senior Center offerings
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| Mammograms @ Orcas Senior Center - September 13-16 Assured Imaging will be at Orcas Senior Center again this year on September 13-16 for mammograms. Although one in eight women will be diagnosed with breast cancer, nearly all breast cancer is treated
Taylor Made wraps up Orcas Island’s Summer Concert Series
||| FROM BETHANY MARIE for ORCAS CENTER ||| The Summer Concert Series wraps up on Sunday, August 27 at 6pm with a performance from Taylor Made: A Tribute to James Taylor. Join us on the Village Green for this FREE concert presented by Orcas Center, OrcaSong Farm, Country Corner, and
Getting ready for 2023-2024 school year
||| FROM ORCAS COMMUNITY RESOURCE CENTER ||| Summer is waning and that means school is just around the corner! If you are a family with school aged students, here is a list of resources to help get the year started off right! Immunization Clinic Wednesday, August 23rd, 3-6pm in the
Get your WA State Boating Education Card with on-line USCG Auxiliary boating safety classes
Last class offered by us this year! ||| FROM U.S. COAST GUARD AUXILIARY ||| Bellingham, Wash. – The U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary Bellingham and San Juan Islands Flotilla is offering an opportunity for boaters to take an online, Washington State Basic Boater Education Course. The course for anyone wishing to
Island Wound Care & Hyperbaric Medicine receives Center of Excellence Award
Award acknowledges exceptional success in multiple wound healing benchmarks ||| FROM LAURA MORONEY for ISLAND HEALTH ||| Island Health is honored to announce Island Wound Care & Hyperbaric Medicine is a recipient of RestorixHealth’s highest achievement, the Wound Center of Excellence Award. Recipients of this prestigious award meet or exceed national
Join our Orcas Island Food Bank team as an AmeriCorps service member
||| FROM RICK RHOADS for ORCAS ISLAND FOOD BANK ||| • One full-time, 10.5-month position still open • $3352 per month, health insurance, food assistance, childcare assistance • $6,495 education award Please forward this to someone who may be interested. The Orcas Island Food Bank (OIFB) currently has an opening
Letter to Editor | I find the Fire Department union’s stance revolting
||| FROM GREG AYERS ||| Does Local 3911 IAFF union really represent all its OIFR members? Based on what I heard on Monday during the public comment period, I strongly believe the answer is an emphatic NO. Mr. Danny Weibling, the union president, stated very clearly that if the levy
As the Paradigm Shifts | There’s plenty I can do—regardless of the outcome
||| AS THE PARADIGM SHIFTS by ROSIE KUHN ||| No one wants to talk about what it’s like being them—especially when we feel powerless, helpless and hopeless. My client, Miranda, said to me the other day, “It overwhelms me to think about climate change. I just want to put my
Sheriff’s Report | August 9 – 15, 2023
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ||| WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 9 23-006353 Property Damage, Non Vandalism 10:22:36 08/09/23 A Deputy on Orcas struck a mailbox while backing. Some owners of the mailbox were notified and the Deputy fixed the mailbox stand which received minimal damage. 23-006354 Fraud 10:32:42 08/09/23 An
US CDC tracks new lineage of virus that causes COVID
||| FROM REUTERS ||| U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Thursday that it was tracking a new, highly mutated lineage of the virus that causes COVID-19. The lineage is named BA.2.86, and has been detected in the United States, Denmark and Israel, the CDC said in a
Miami Seaquarium announces death of beloved orca Lolita
||| FROM WSVN, KEY BISCAYNE, FLORIDA ||| Lolita, the beloved orca who has spent over 50 years at the Miami Seaquarium, has died. The killer whale, also known as Toki, died following a battle with a suspected renal condition, according to a social media post from Miami Seaquarium on Friday
Wildfire smoke being forecast in San Juan County
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| Smoke from wildfires in British Columbia and Eastern Washington is predicted to make its way to Western Washington this weekend, based on forecasted overnight shifts in wind patterns. San Juan County’s Health & Community Services Department urges residents to take precautions to protect
