Here’s a thought…
“Old age is no joke, but it can feel like one.”
TAD TOMPKINS
Molt Search | Your chance to defend marine waters against a sneaky invader
||| FROM ELISE COPE for FRIENDS OF THE SAN JUANS ||| Calling all nature enthusiasts, community scientists, volunteers, and beachgoers! Help combat the growing concern and spread of a destructive menace to the islands and Salish Sea: the European green crab. Labeled one of the world’s worst invasive species by the Washington
Orcas Fire Commissioners to hold regular meeting Monday
||| FROM KAT BARNARD for ORCAS FIRE COMMISSION ||| The Board of Fire Commissioners invites you to the Regular Meeting, Monday, August 21st at 3pm at the Eastsound Firehall or on Zoom (link in the attachments). Please see the attached agenda and board packet 2023-08-21 Agenda for the previous meeting minutes,
San Juan County to begin road striping in September
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County’s Public Works Department is announcing its annual summer road striping schedule beginning on Monday, September 11 and lasting approximately several weeks. Pavement markings, including centerlines, shoulder markings, arrows, and more, are critical features of any safe and effective roadway, and it
WSF Weekly Report | Tours, Ramel visits Orcas, contract awarded for hybrid-electric conversion
||| FROM NICOLE MCINTOSH for WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| Tour gives youth a chance to explore our ferry Wenatchee We hosted 16 members of the Youth Maritime Collaborative for a tour aboard Wenatchee Friday afternoon, continuing our efforts to anchor down in the local youth community. The group visited the ferry’s pilothouse and engine room
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.
Fire District Stability Group forming, looks for members
||| FROM KATE HANSEN, BRIAN EHRMANTRAUT, RANDY GAYLORD, TONI KNUDSON, FIRE COMMISSION CANDIDATES ||| In light of the resounding defeat of the August Levy for Orcas Fire and Rescue, the four challengers for the Commission are looking for citizens to explore and evaluate options. The four challengers for seats on
Whale Museum summer lecture series: Reducing vessel impacts on southern resident orca
||| FROM TATE THOMSON for THE WHALE MUSEUM ||| Join us on September 14 at 7 p.m. for a virtual lecture presented by Julie Watson. FREE and open to the public. The critically endangered Southern Resident Orca (also known as Southern Resident Killer Whales or SRKW) population stands at just
Coming to Grange | The groovy earthiness of Alice Di Micele
||| FROM ERIC MORRIS ||| The first time I heard Alice Di Micele sing I found myself in tears as it spoke to my own experience as a child. It was a life changer. Ever since then I have become an avid collector of her music. She has the gift
EDC presents 14th annual economics luncheon: A celebration of community leadership
||| FROM LINDA HUME for ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL ||| Community members and leaders are invited to join in A Celebration of Community Leadership at the 14th Annual EDC Economics Luncheon, to be held at Brickworks in Friday Harbor on Wednesday, September 13th, from noon until 1:30 pm. This gala event
SING with friends! Orcas youth choral groups are open for Fall registration
||| FROM SHARON HO for MUSIC ADVOCACY GROUP ||| Know a teen or younger kid who loves to sing? Help us spread the word about this fun and rewarding opportunity for island youth to discover their voices, hone their singing skills and share musical harmony with friends. Studies have shown
53rd Shaw Island Classic Race returns
||| FROM PEG GERLOCK for SHAW ISLAND CLASSIC ||| Sunshine, blue skies, fluky winds and a flood current set the stage for the 53rd annual Shaw Island Classic yacht race hosted by the San Juan Island Yacht Club on August 12. This race is unique in that Shaw Island is
Letter to Editor | About that fire levy
||| FROM JOHN ERLY ||| THE FIRE LEVY: It is still “NO”!! You have basically the same folks presenting this Levy. The world will not come to an end, if we wait for newly elected Commissioners and possibly a new Chief to put together some new ideas. The new commissioners
We’ve hatched a Pea Patch match – up to $250,000
||| FROM HILARY CANTY for ORCAS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ||| The Orcas Island Community Foundation (OICF) is launching a match campaign to get us over the finish line for purchasing the Pea Patch property, the 11 acre parcel off of Pea Patch Lane and Enchanted Forest. This property will be the
Nonprofit offers wildfire risk assessments in Hawaii County
||| FROM WEST HAWAII TODAY at Request of Orcasonian Reader ||| In the wake of the deadly Maui wildfires and the blazes that damaged properties in West Hawaii, a Waimea-based nonprofit organization is conducting community wildfire risk assessments using home assessors-in-training. According to the Hawaii Wildfire Management Organization, these are
Introducing a new therapist at Healing Arts Center
||| FROM JAMES MICHAEL SEEHOF ||| James Michael Seehof is a licensed therapist offering counseling, groups and workshops focusing on relationships, mental health, substance abuse, overcoming obstacles, achieving growth and supporting cultural change. Services include individual, couples and family counseling, groups, workshops and plant medicine integration. James Michael Seehof
Collaborative research aims to uncover causes of eelgrass decline in the San Juan Islands
||| FROM TINA WHITMAN for FRIENDS OF THE SAN JUANS ||| Eelgrass, a flowering plant that grows in shallow marine waters, supports marine food webs including Dungeness crabs, spawning habitat for Pacific herring, and feeding and resting habitat for out-migrating juvenile salmon. Eelgrass also enhances water quality and helps protect
