Here’s a thought…
“Old age is no joke, but it can feel like one.”
TAD TOMPKINS
OIFR personnel respond to scene of airplane crash
||| FROM KAT BARNARD for ORCAS ISLAND FIRE & RESCUE ||| An airplane traveling a few miles away from Orcas Airport made an emergency landing Wednesday evening. The landing resulted in the airplane flipping over as it hit a fence in a field. OIFR first responders were enroute within 15
Letter to Editor | My 2 cents on the fire levy lid lifting, and running candidates
||| FROM CLARK CUNDY ||| Many of us have probably voted already but it took me some time to get more up to speed. After attending the League of Women voters Fire and Port Candidates meeting at the Firehouse the other evening, I came away more confused about the reasons
WSF Weekly Report | Cat saved at Clinton terminal, photos w/crews in the field
||| FROM PATTY RUBSTELLO for WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| Out in the fleet on our Point Defiance/Tahlequah route My coworkers on the boats and at our terminals have the most interaction with our customers and are our most visible public-facing employees. That’s one reason Deputy Assistant Secretary Nicole McIntosh and
Orcas Island Fly-In is back, including pancake breakfast
||| FROM DWIGHT GUSS for ORCAS ISLAND FLY-IN ||| The annual Orcas Island Fly-In will be held Friday through Sunday, August 4 through 6, 2023 at the Eastsound Airport. Sponsored by the local Experimental Aircraft Association Chapter 937. Pilots fly in from all around the Pacific Northwest and Canada filling
Experts say decades of recycling hype has backfired dramatically
||| FROM THE CONVERSATION ||| You've just finished a cup of coffee at your favorite cafe. Now you're facing a trash bin, a recycling bin and a compost bin. What's the most planet-friendly thing to do with your cup? Many of us would opt for the recycling bin – but that's
Letter to Editor | There’s nothing favorable about our ferry system
||| FROM ERIC GOURLEY ||| My daughter-in-law had a reservation for the 10:40 a.m. ferry to Orcas this morning. After driving for three hours from South Seattle to make the 30 minute window, which she did, she was in line only to be pre-empted by three large tour buses "requiring"
Dance with the Steers at this year’s County Fair Aug. 16-19
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| The 2023 San Juan County Fair is almost here, and with it comes new and exciting events, games, and local flavors! This year’s theme is “Dancing with the Steers,” which fairgoers will find easy to do with over 20 bands slated to bring toe-tappin'
Music this weekend at Orcas Island Community Church
||| FROM CAROL KULMINSKI for ORCAS ISLAND COMMUNITY CHURCH ||| An outdoor concert featuring Stephen Baker and Emy and Lisa Carter with other local talented singers and musicians. Performing Friday, July 28 at 7 pm. Bring a blanket or chairs and sit out on the back lawn with us. Then
Wild Island presents jazz, classical music this week
||| FROM OLIVER GROENWALD for WILD ISLAND ||| We are truly blessed with our engaged audience. It's so much fun to see so many people enjoying truly improvised jazz music. This coming week, July 27-29, we will present a double feature presenting jazz and for the first time also classical
How Killer Whale grannies spend their time postmenopause
||| FROM CITIZEN DIGITAL NEWS ||| Female orcas, like their human counterparts, live decades beyond their reproductive years. Scientists are trying to untangle why. In doing so, researchers are aiming to uncover more clues to the evolutionary purpose of menopause — a rare phenomenon in the animal kingdom. Earlier research
Health Care District Board will meet tomorrow
||| FROM ORCAS ISLAND HEALTH CARE DISTRICT BOARD ||| The Orcas Island Health Care District Board will hold our regularly scheduled board meeting on Tuesday, July 25th at 5:00 PM in the Community Room at the Orcas Island Library, 500 Rose Street, Eastsound. The agenda and materials are available below. Join
Jeffry Steele to perform at Emmanuel, along with Sharon Abreu
||| FROM JEFFRY STEELE for EMMANUEL PARISH ||| As part of the Music at Emmanuel series Jeffry Steele performs “Transatlantic Guitar: Music from Europe and South America arranged for the 8-string guitar” which includes Sharon Abreu, soprano, singing Bachianas Brasilieras No. 5 by Villa-Lobos. Wednesday, 2 August, at 12 noon,
Letter to Editor | My ballot recommendations
||| FROM ROBERT WAUNCH ||| Fire District. A very important part of a good functioning board is historical memory and experience. Currently the only person running for a board position with historical memory and experience is Leith Templin. Leith has not only been a very active member of several organizations
Avian flu alert
||| FROM RUSSEL BARSH for KWIAHT ||| A significant mortality event last week among Caspian Terns at Rat Island near Port Townsend raises concerns about a possible late summer outbreak of avian flu (HPAI) in our area. Dozens of terns died, according to state biologists and local-area press reports. Rat
Magic Show at Orcas Senior Center a Success
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| We were so lucky at the Orcas Senior Center to have Swen Nater put on a fantastic magic show for our community. He has been entertaining fans in one capacity or another his whole life and it showed in his star
Orcas Island Cider & Mead Festival returns to Eastsound
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| Following a three-year hiatus during the pandemic, the Orcas Island Cider & Mead Festival returned to the Village Green in Eastsound on July 15. Over 300 cider and mead fans turned out to support Orcas Senior Center (OSC) in reviving this
