Here’s a thought…
“Old age is no joke, but it can feel like one.”
TAD TOMPKINS
Coming Soon to Island Health: Cardiology telemedicine appointments at our clinic
||| FROM RACHEL LAMBERT for ISLAND HEALTH ||| We are eagerly working to arrange telehealth access to cardiology services with Joshua Schilling, MD, through Western Washington Medical Group. These video visits will be conducted at the IPC – Orcas clinic. What to expect: The patient will arrive at our office
Wild Island Restaurant has even more music for this week
||| FROM OLIVER GROENEWALD for WILD ISLAND RESTAURANT ||| After our 3rd weekend, we love seeing new regulars at Wild Island; this is so sweet, thank you for being with us. Talking about regulars, we are welcoming John Stowell and Paul Gabrielson back for this week, July 20-22. We performed
Letter to Editor | Rick Fant is best choice for Port Commission
||| FROM ERIC GOURLEY ||| Orcas airport is an invaluable resource for our community. One advantage it provides is transportation of medical patients. I know. As an OAA MercyPilot I have flown patients to the mainland five days a week for six weeks for radiation and chemo treatments as have
Letter to Editor | Vote for “Kate” for OIFR Commissioner
||| FROM TOM FISCUS ||| I’m generally pretty reticent to recommend individuals for elected office, but the recent history of OIFR and its Commissioners has me looking at candidates who find the facts and act on them with the public good uppermost in their minds. In the upcoming OIFR Commission
C’mon, let’s play ukuleles on the ferry
||| FROM ANITA ORNE for FLOATING UKULELES ||| 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 – July 20 th .
Fire Commissioners set to meet on Monday
||| FROM KAT BARNARD for BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS ||| The Board of Fire Commissioners invites you to the Regular Meeting, Monday, July 17th at 3pm at the Eastsound Firehall or on Zoom (link below and in the attached agenda). Please see the 2023-07-17 Agenda and Board Packet for the previous meeting minutes,
Letter to Editor | Join me in voting “no” on fire levy — for now
||| FROM JUSTIN PAULSEN ||| The staff and volunteers of Orcas Fire and Rescue have been responsible for providing invaluable medical and emergency services for myself and my family multiple times in my over 20 years living on Orcas Island. Our dedicated Fire Commissioners give hundreds of hours of time
Upcoming attractions 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!
Letter to Editor | Another reason to love Orcas
||| FROM LYNN BAKER ||| There used to be a bumper sticker: Orcas Island: The Way Life Should Be. It’s still true. Our ballots arrived today for fire and port commissioners and the fire levy. The county included statements from all candidates plus impartial, supporting, and opposing views on the ballot
Schedule now for Mammogram time in September
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| 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 successfully if detected early. Assured Imaging offers a
Letter to Editor | Join me in supporting Leith Templin for Fire Commission
||| FROM RICK HUGHES ||| Orcas friends, please join me in supporting and voting for my friend, Leith Templin. She is an amazing, community minded person who has served Eastsound and Orcas island for decades. She is a hard working, fair and honest person who steps up when called to
Master Gardeners to be on hand at Driftwood Nursery
||| FROM DIANNE MACONDRAY for SJC MASTER GARDENERS ||| Time to bring your plant problems to Driftwood Nursery in Eastsound from 11am -1pm on Wednesday July 19th. The Master Gardeners of San Juan County will help identify, and suggest University based treatment for your ailing plants. Please accompany your ziplocked
Midnight Mutterings | Cat Visit
||| MIDNIGHT MUTTERINGS by JACKIE BATES ||| Molly and Rose, age: almost 11 months, came to Orcas for a visit. Rose had been here once before for six days when she was younger. Normally, they both live in Bellingham with Molly’s person, Jay. I am Rose’s person, and though we
Sheriff’s Report | July 5 – 11, 2023
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ||| WEDNESDAY, JULY 5 23-005188 Vicious Animal 09:31:00 07/05/23 A Deputy on Orcas Island responded to an animal complaint. The Deputy contacted the owner and issued a verbal warning for dogs running at large. 23-005195 Harassment 12:01:51 07/05/23 A Friday Harbor resident filed
Rep. Larsen statement on defense policy bill vote
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF REP. RICK LARSEN ||| Today, Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02) released the below statement after voting “no” on the Fiscal Year 2024 National Defense Authorization Act: “I voted ‘no’ because this bill reflects an extreme GOP shift to take reproductive health care away from women who serve
Letter to Editor | Trust but verify: By the numbers
||| FROM PATRICK SHEPLER ||| “Trust but Verify.” Most attribute this phrase to former President, Ronald Reagan. In fact, it was taught to Reagan by Suzanne Massie, a Russian history scholar. The real origins are attributed to Joseph Stalin and Vladimir Lenin. One of Lenin’s quotes reads: “Put no faith
