Here’s a thought…
“How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives.”
ANNIE DILLARD
Sheriff’s Report | September 20 – 26, 2023
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ||| WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20 23-007585 Parking Problem 08:39:33 09/20/23 A Deputy on Orcas wrote a ticket for mooring at public landing. The boat was moored at a county dock overnight. 23-007589 Found Property 09:42:57 09/20/23 A Deputy on Orcas took a found property
New York is breaking free of Airbnb’s clutches. This is how the rest of the world can follow suit
||| FROM THE GUARDIAN ||| AT REQUEST OF ORCASONIAN READER New York City’s crackdown on Airbnb, which was enforced earlier this month, has been described as a “de facto ban” by the company. The tough restrictions, designed to bring back thousands of rental properties to the housing market for city residents
WSF Weekly Report | Inslee tours Kaleetan, fare changes October 1
||| FROM PATTY RUBSTELLO for WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| Gov. Jay Inslee tours Kaleetan on way to Lopez Island While travelling from Anacortes to Lopez Island, Gov. Jay Inslee talked to some of our employees aboard Kaleetan on Tuesday. State Rep. Alex Ramel, whose legislative district includes the San Juan Islands, Deputy Assistant Secretary
Harvest Moon
||| FROM HILARY CANTY for ORCAS ISLAND COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ||| Fall certainly arrived with a splash! The Eastsound trees are starting to show their fall beauty. I am so grateful for Robin Kucklick and his crew for planting these decades ago. He had a vision to bring beauty to our
Occam’s Razor | Our island, our world through the eyes, pen of S.C. Watson
Welcome to our weekly feature, Occam's Razor, from local artist S.C. Watson.
Local author to read/sign her debut literary historical novel
||| FROM VICTORIA GRAGEDA-SMITH ||| In celebration of Filipino American National History Month, I will be reading and signing my debut literary historical novel, The Thomasite, published and released by Orange Blossom Publishing last May 30, featured among the selected debut novelists' works during this year's Orcas Island Lit Fest. This event will be held
Orcas Girls Sailing Team going to national event in San Diego
||| FROM JULIA SOES for SAIL ORCAS ||| One of the many wonderful things about sailing is that it’s a co-ed sport, but historically it has tended to be a male dominated one. Over the years it has taken a lot of work from sailors, coaches, and programs to try
COVID-19 Rapid Test Kits again available for online ordering
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| On Monday, Sept. 25, 2023, the federal government opened online orders for every U.S. household to place an order for four free COVID-19 rapid tests. Go online to covid.gov/tests to place your order or you can call 1-800-232-0233 (TTY 1-888-720-7489). Orders will ship free starting
Orcas Island Winery to feature works of local artist Natalie Menacho
||| FROM ORCAS ISLAND WINERY ||| Natalie Menacho Orcas Island Winery’s pop-up modern & contemporary art gallery, MUST, featuring local and visiting artists, presents an emerging artist exhibit featuring the brand new works of local artist Natalie Menacho. The art installation opens with a free-to-the-public evening event on
Dates Added | PeaceHealth Peace Island offering their patients flu shots next month
||| FROM ANNE WILLIAMS for PEACEHEALTH PEACE ISLAND ||| FRIDAY HARBOR, Wash. – The PeaceHealth Peace Island Family Practice clinic is holding flu shot clinics in the month of October for established PeaceHealth patients aged six months and older. Clinics are scheduled Tuesday, Oct. 3, and Tuesday, Oct. 10, 9
Michelle Yee Chinese brush painting to be featured at Orcas Library in October
||| FROM DAVE KOSIUR for ORCAS ISLAND LIBRARY ||| Michelle Yee began painting intuitively and writing poetry to move out of her head and into a more embodied experience after a long dissertation and after being diagnosed with endometriosis. She has studied Chinese brush painting and calligraphy with Ichen Wu
It’s time to sign up to volunteer for Friday Harbor Film Festival
||| FROM ELLEN ROBERTS and KAREN PALMER for FRIDAY HARBOR FILM FESTIVAL ||| You can be an integral part of this year’s In-Theatre Festival running October 26 – 30 at the Palace Theatre, the San Juan Community Theatre, and at the SJI Grange. The committed help of many, many film-loving
OICF now accepting applications for Holiday GiveOrcas Campaign 2023
||| FROM TERA ANDAYA for ORCAS ISLAND COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ||| The Orcas Island Community Foundation (OICF) is requesting proposals for the 2023 GiveOrcas Holiday Campaign. OICF’s bi-annual GiveOrcas Campaigns are a way to build awareness of local nonprofits and raise funds to support the programs that make Orcas a stronger
Live Tomorrow: Climate Heroes Bill McKibben & Gus Speth – Thursday, Sept. 28 at 12pm EDT
"I have been learning with this group since March and think sharing this session tomorrow might be a welcome response to Climate Eyes." Thanks, Stephen Shrader ||| FROM STEPHEN SHRADER ||| As part of Capital Institute's new ongoing series, once a month John Fullerton hosts a Live Dialogue on a current and vital topic
Join Zero Waste WA at the Fall Great Islands Cleanup event this weekend
||| FROM JESS NEWLEY for FRIENDS OF THE SAN JUANS ||| Friends of the San Juans and Plastic Free Salish Sea are thrilled to announce that Heather Trim of Zero Waste Washington will be hosting a community beach cleanup at Jackson Beach on San Juan Island during the Fall Great
Odd Fellows will be a dance hall in October
||| FROM BILL GINCIG for ORCAS ODD FELLOWS ||| There will be a dance to be held at the Odd Fellows Hall on October 20th, starting at 7:30, with admission by donation. Music will be provided by the Big Band Sounds of Orcatrazz, a 17 piece band, playing music from
