Here’s a thought…
“I don’t know why we are here, but I’m pretty sure that it is not in order to enjoy ourselves.”
LUDWIG WITTGENSTEIN
How to stop whale deaths from real threats, not lies about wind energy
Protecting whales means busting fossil-fueled myths about wind energy — Right-wing disinformation is the real threat! ||| FROM GREENPEACE ||| Greenpeace offices and activists around the world have worked to protect whales and the oceans they call home for decades. The threats to whales and all marine life have evolved and multiplied — ranging
Schedule your flu shot now with Island Primary Care-Orcas
||| FROM ELLEN FRASER for ORCAS HEALTH CARE DISTRICT ||| Island Primary Care Orcas Schedule your Flu Shot! 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Adults: October 19 October 23 October 30 November 1 Pediatric: Get one during your doctor appointment or at school. Ask staff for details. Appointment Required. Additional dates will
Letter to Editor | I strongly support Brian Ehrmantraut for Fire Commissioner
||| FROM JENS KRUSE ||| With this letter I would like to strongly support Brian Ehrmantraut for Fire Commissioner (Seat #2) in the upcoming November 7th general election. Brian’s candidate statement in the Voters’ Pamphlet details his extensive elected, professional and community service experience. He has also served as an
Letter to Editor | Ehrmantraut is our choice for Fire Commission
||| FROM HANK DATE and HILARY CANTY ||| We hope you will join us in voting for Brian Ehrmantraut for Fire Commissioner position 2 and support the change that will allow OIFR to flourish. As a volunteer, Brian has a hands-on understanding of Orcas Island Fire and Rescue. He also
Why won’t Greenpeace admit that wind turbines may be killing whales?
||| FROM MATTRIDLEY.CO.UK ||| Who cares about whales? Whales might be dying because of sonar surveying, but Greenpeace simply ignores the science that doesn’t suit it. So far last year, 71 whales have washed up dead on the shores of New England and neighbouring states. The rate seems to have
Letter to Editor | In support of Toni Knudson for Fire Commissioner
||| FROM PENNY BUTTKE ||| Toni Knudson was our Building Inspector when we built our house some 20 years ago. She did an excellent job then as I know she will now. She is knowledgeable, hard working, skilled at handling complicated tasks and a good listener. You may know Toni
‘They just come, take a nice selfie … and leave.’ Overtourism returns, but cities are fighting back
||| FROM CNBC ||| REPOST AT REQUEST OF ORCASONIAN READER From overtourism to no tourism — and back again. Many cities have come full circle to worrying about too many tourists rather than too few. The rise of budget airlines, short-term home rentals and cruise ships are part of
Interested in exploring your artistic side?
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| Watercolors Class @ Orcas Senior Center – Mondays, 9:30-11am Are you interested in exploring your artistic side? Join a watercolors class for beginners at Orcas Senior Center on Mondays, 9:30-11am. Basic supplies are required to participate and the cost per class
Fire Commission to meet on Monday
||| FROM KAT BARNARD for BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS ||| The SJC Fire Protection District #2 Board of Fire Commissioners invites you to the Regular Meeting on Monday, October 16th, at 3 p.m. at the Eastsound Fire Hall or on Zoom (link in the attachment). Please review the attached agenda and
Once again, it’s floating ukulele time on the ferry
No ukulele required!!! ||| FROM ANITA ORNE ||| Grab your uke if you have one, your voice (whether you have a uke or not, we can always use more singers), a song or two (or more) to share, and your friends and relations and join us on the interisland ferry
Alzheimer’s disease and memory loss by Birchview Memory Care
@ Orcas Senior Center – Thursday, October 19, 1:30 pm ||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| Orcas Island has an elderly population, and all of us know someone, a friend or family member, with dementia or memory loss. Statistically, 1 in 10 people over age 65 live
Leaping Fool writers series returns for new season
||| FROM NIK SCHULZ for THE LEAPING FOOL ||| Welcome to another season of “T H E L E A P I N G F O O L” winter writers series! Our first event will be at The Orcas Island Winery, Thursday, November 9th, 6–8pm. We invite you to submit your writing
Partial solar eclipse
||| FROM JOHN FLEISHER ||| John Fleisher, from West Sound Observatory, was able to capture this morning's partial solar eclipse in a stunning photograph.
Letter to Editor | My Port support goes to Mia Kartiganer for Pos. 3
||| FROM BEA VON TOBEL ||| There are a lot of races on the ballot for this election. As one who has been on both sides of election results, and one who has chosen not to continue as an elected official, I wholeheartedly recommend Mia Kartiganer for position 3. If
Gov. Inslee visits the 40th, reducing building emissions, & funding for local community projects
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF REP. ALEX RAMEL ||| I’ve had the pleasure to spend much of the summer visiting with people in our community and around Washington. I am grateful to the advocates and leaders who have taken the time to help me continue to learn about new opportunities
Killarney becomes first Irish town to ban single-use coffee cups
‘It was a plague’: A blanket ‘bring or buy’ reusable scheme has been introduced in the town, which was getting through 23,000 cups a week ||| FROM THE GUARDIAN || at request of Orcasonian reader Killarney used to accept it as a price of being a tourist town: ubiquitous disposable
