Here’s a thought…
“Old age is no joke, but it can feel like one.”
TAD TOMPKINS
Orcas Senior Center sponsors this year’s cider and mead festival
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS ISLAND SENIOR CENTER ||| Orcas Senior Center will host the 2023 Orcas Island Cider and Mead Festival from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, July 15 at the Village Green in Eastsound. Early bird tickets are available online at the festival’s website, www.orcasislandciderfest.org.
OIFR Commissioners approve levy item for upcoming election
||| FROM KAT BARNARD for ORCAS ISLAND FIRE & RESCUE ||| In their meeting on May 11, Fire Department board of commissioners passed the attached resolution for a levy lift in upcoming election.
There’s a community BBQ coming up for Education Foundation
||| FROM JANET BROWNELL for ORCAS ISLAND EDUCATION FOUNDATION ||| The Orcas Island Education Foundation (OIEF) is throwing its 2nd Annual Community BBQ on Sunday, May 21 from 2 pm - 5 pm at the Orcas Island Winery! There will be live music and activities for kids. Burgs, dogs, veggie burgs and more! $20 adults/$10 kids (under
Presentation tonight: Carbon Monoxide and boating
||| FROM MARIE MICHNICH for ORCAS ISLAND YACHT CLUB ||| Please join us on Thursday, May 11 at 7 p.m. at the West Sound Community Center for a presentation by Gloria and Steve Eppig about Carbon Monoxide and Boating. We will review things that you need to know about the
Ready to serve? OICF offers training for Board service
||| FROM HILARY CANTY for ORCAS ISLAND COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ||| Have you ever considered joining a nonprofit Board? Board service is a great way to support causes you care about, meet new people, and connect to the community. With over 100 local nonprofits, there are many organizations to choose from,
Series of WSF virtual community meetings scheduled to start May 23
||| FROM WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| Washington State Ferries will host a series of systemwide virtual community meetings starting Tuesday, May 23. WSF staff will be available to answer questions and give route specific and general updates on what’s happening across the system. To find out when your route’s meeting
Bubbling discovery along Cascadia Fault gives insight into area prone to 9.0 killer quakes in West
||| FROM FOX WEATHER ||| SEATTLE – Scientists have discovered something unusual on the seafloor miles off the Oregon coast to better help them understand potent earthquake zones. The findings happened along the Cascadia Subduction Zone – a fault line stretching 600 miles from Canada's Vancouver Island to California. The fault is known
BOFC special meeting tomorrow, 1 p.m.
||| FROM KAT BARNARD for ORCAS ISLAND FIRE & RESCUE ||| The Board of Fire Commissioners will hold a SPECIAL MEETING on Thursday, May 11, at 1:00 p.m. online via Zoom and in-person at the Fire Hall, 45 Lavender Ln, Eastsound, WA. Access to the Zoom call can be found on the attached Agenda and
County Democrats to Zoom-meet this Saturday
||| BY DAVID TURNOY for SJC DEMOCRATS ||| This Saturday our state legislators will speak at the San Juan County Democrats meeting. They will be summarizing the recent legislative session and will try to answer questions. School funding has been a big question in our county, so we expect that
Letter to Editor | A set of dentures, $20 bill, and lipstick blotter?
||| FROM WILLIAM THOMPSON, "THE ROAD GUY" ||| Picking up litter can present interesting finds. A $20 bill was a nice find, a set of dentures was weird. But now, on an almost daily basis, a white paper cup is tossed out a window on Orcas Rd. just south of
Public health emergency declaration ends on May 11. What does this mean?
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| On May 11, 2023, the public health emergency (PHE) declaration will end. What does that mean for folks in San Juan County? Let’s take a look. Is COVID-19 gone? No. The virus is still present in Washington state and remains a threat to
Caring for native trees in the San Juan Islands
||| FROM ORCAS ISLAND GARDEN CLUB ||| Kevin Zobrist is a Professor and Extension Forester in the Washington State University Extension Forestry On Wednesday, May 17 at 10 a.m. the Orcas Island Garden Club will host a Hybrid meeting featuring Kevin Zobrist. You may attend the presentation in
The Kaleidoscope Forest is approved
||| FROM JUSTIN PAULSON for KALEIDOSCOPE ||| Thanks to months of planning, mountains of paperwork and numerous letters of support from our neighbors, The Kaleidoscope Forest has cleared a major hurdle towards reality. On Friday, April 28th, we received approval of our Conditional Use Permit for the property at 34
Upcoming play at the Grange: The Tin Woman
||| FROM DOUG BECHTEL for ACTORS THEATER OF ORCAS ISLAND ||| Tin Woman is the story of Joy, a young woman who receives a heart transplant from Jack, a young man killed in an automobile accident. As Joy (played by Mary Taylor) learns to adjust to her new life, so
Orcas Community Resource Center provides housing support for islanders
||| FROM MEGAN EHRMANTROUT for ORCAS COMMUNITY RESOURCE CENTER ||| Housing insecurity is a term we hear a lot lately. But what does it mean, whom does it affect, and what can you do about it? “Housing insecurity” is an umbrella term that encompasses several dimensions of housing problems people
Hey, today is Ben Franklin day for GiveOrcas campaign
||| FROM RICK RHOADS ||| Today is Ben Franklin Day for this spring's GiveOrcas campaign. The catalog entry with the most $100 contributions today gets an extra $1000 from the Community Foundation. Second place gets $500; third $250. You can donate at https://oicf.fcsuite.com/erp/donate/create If you are able to donate $100 to
