Here’s a thought…
“Old age is no joke, but it can feel like one.”
TAD TOMPKINS
Woof, meow, maybe a cackle? Saturday is 33rd annual Pet Parade
Parade also kicks off the annual Mayoral race ||| FROM STEPHANIE MOSS for ORCAS ISLAND CHILDREN'S HOUSE ||| In the tradition of Memorial Day celebrations on Orcas Island, Pawki’s and Orcas Island Children’s House invite you to join in the 33rd Annual Pet Parade on Saturday, May 27 at 10
Week of May 21 – 27, 2023 is National Emergency Medical Services Week
||| FROM KELSEY VENEGAS ||| President Gerald Ford authorized EMS Week in 1974 to celebrate Emergency Medical Services practitioners and their essential work in our nation's communities. National EMS Week brings together local communities and medical personnel to honor the dedication of those who provide day-to-day lifesaving services, reflecting the
Orcas Center issues reminder call for artists: Faces of Orcas
||| FROM BETHANY MARIE for ORCAS CENTER ||| The Visual Arts Committee (VAC) of Orcas Center welcomes all Orcas artists to participate in the next community show: Faces of Orcas. Bring in your portraits of humans, animals, island events, etc. – current or past – to celebrate the diverse beings
San Juan County will hold a special three-day filing period for candidates in June
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County's Elections Office is opening a special three-day filing period in June for those offices where no candidates filed during the regular candidate filing week. The special three-day filing period will be held in accordance with RCW 29A.24.181 only for the
Upcoming Lit Fest celebrates local writers
||| FROM MATTHEW GILBERT for ORCAS ISLAND LIT FEST ||| The primary mission of the Orcas Island Lit Fest, taking place this June 2 – 3, is to “support literary culture in the San Juan Islands,” especially aspiring writers and students. In that spirit, this year’s event again has a
Health Care District Board meets tomorrow
||| FROM ELLEN FRASER for ORCAS ISLAND HEALTH CARE DISTRICT ||| The Orcas Island Health Care District Board will hold their regularly scheduled board meeting on Tuesday, May 23 at 5 p.m. The Agenda and Materials (Board Packet) are available at the link below. Meeting Documents – Orcas Island Health
WSF announces Orcas Road reduced to one lane near Ferry Terminal
||| SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| Washington State Ferries (WSF) announced the beginning of paving activity for a portion of Orcas Road, adjacent to the Orcas Island Ferry Terminal. This paving effort is part of the current construction, to improve public and ADA access for the Orcas Island Ferry Landing
Kenmore Air to launch daily service from Friday Harbor to Victoria International
||| FROM DAVID GUDGEL, PRESIDENT, KENMORE AIR ||| SEATTLE, WA, May 22, 2023 Kenmore Air, the leading seaplane operator in the Pacific Northwest, is excited to announce the expansion of its land-based plane service from Boeing Field and Paine Field to include Victoria International Airport, effective May 25, 2023. With this
Letter to Editor | To be ‘woke’ is to be awake
||| FROM DAVID KOBRIN ||| To be “woke” is to be awake. To be awake means it’s possible to have conscious thought, including questioning, listening, discussing, and evaluating. To be awake gives you opportunities to observe what is happening around you. The opposite of “woke,” or awake, is sleep. Sleep
Auditor seeks argument against Orcas Fire & Rescue ballot measure
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County Auditor, Natasha Warmenhoven, is seeking people interested in writing arguments against the San Juan County Fire Protection District No. 2 ballot measure for the voters’ guide. In order to ensure an informed electorate, and in accordance with state law, every
Are these Tent Caterpillars going to kill my trees?
||| FROM KATE YTURRI for MASTER GARDENERS ||| Many of you are wondering and worrying about the black and orange tent caterpillars you see on your red alders, roses and fruit trees. The Western Tent caterpillar is the larvae of the moth. The populations explode every 10 years or so,
Meeting notification – Port of Orcas 5/22/2023
||| FROM KIM KIMPLE for PORT OF ORCAS ||| The Port of Orcas Board of Commissioners will be holding a meeting tomorrow on Monday, May 22 at 5 p.m.. The meeting will be held online via Zoom and in-person in the airport terminal conference room at 147 Schoen Lane, Eastsound.
School Board to meet on Tuesday
||| FROM SUZANNA SMITH for ORCAS ISLAND SCHOOL DISTRICT ||| Please find the attached link for the Board Meeting on Tuesday, May 23 at 5 p.m. It will be held both in-person and via the zoom link found on board docs.
Reminder: Grannie’s Closet, hearing healthcare at Senior Center
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| Island Hearing Healthcare @ Orcas Senior Center – First Thursday of the Month Stacie Nordrum, Au.D., CCC-A, of Island Hearing Healthcare offers hearing appointments at Orcas Senior Center on the first Thursday of each month. Make your appointment in advance as
OICF to host free ice cream social In celebration of Give Orcas grant awards at Moran picnic shelter
||| FROM TERA ANDAYA for ORCAS ISLAND COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ||| The Orcas Island Community Foundation (OICF) invites the entire community to an ice cream social held in the picnic shelter at Cascade Lake in Moran State Park on Thursday, May 25th at 4 PM. The celebration is in honor of
The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe opens this week at Orcas Center
||| FROM BETHANY MARIE for ORCAS CENTER ||| The Orcas Center welcomes the Orcas Christian School to Center stage with their presentation of The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe running May 25-28. This dramatization of C.S. Lewis’ classic work faithfully recreates the magic and mystery of Aslan, the great
