Here’s a thought…
“Old age is no joke, but it can feel like one.”
TAD TOMPKINS
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.
Feldenkrais, Qigong, trees await your presence at Senior Center
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| Feldenkrais Method/Eurythmy Class @ Orcas Senior Center, Tuesdays, April 25, May 2 and 9, 11am Orcas Senior Center and Andrea Preiss, Feldenkrais Method practitioner and therapeutic eurythmist, invite you to join a movement class at Orcas Senior Center on Tuesdays, April
Earth Day | Poetry as an ingredient in the environment
||| FROM SAN JUAN MAKERS GUILD ||| There was a time when nature, and the sea, seemed endless, a pristine resource that existed before and would endure well after human encounter. Can we imagine that time of endless wild? It is unknown to us. Today we are achingly aware of
Island Kids | The dreaded stomach bug
||| ISLAND KIDS by EVAN BUXBAUM, MD, MPH, FAAP ||| Hello, and welcome to my new column “Island Kids,” where we will be talking a few times a month about issues that affect the health and wellbeing of the wonderful children we’re growing on these islands. I’ve been a pediatrician
Cemetery District permanently changes meeting start times
||| FROM SCOTT MILLER for SJC CEMETERY DISTRICT #3 ||| Public Notice: SJC Cemetery District #3 has rescheduled their monthly public General Meeting start times from 5 p.m. to 3 p.m. as a permanent change. The meetings are held on the first Wednesday of every month. The next meeting
You’re invited to Land Bank extended public meeting
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY LAND BANK COMMISSION ||| The San Juan County Conservation Land Bank Commission will hold an extended monthly meeting on April 21, 2023 from 8:30am – 1:45pm via Zoom. The meeting will also be available for in person public attendance at the Mullis Community Senior Center
Council takes next step in Argyle lots housing project by selecting SJ Community Home Trust
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| During the April 18 meeting, Council members voted to accept the Housing Advisory Committee’s recommendation of selecting the San Juan Community Home Trust as the chosen applicant from the RFQ submittals received and further directs staff to begin negotiating a developer agreement with
Candidate filing week – May 15 through May 19
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| If you have ever wanted to be an elected official, now is your chance. Candidates looking to run for office this year will have the opportunity to put their name on the ballot during the upcoming filing week of May 15 through May
Southern Resident Orca buffer bill clears Washington Legislature
Bill requires vessels to stay 1,000 yards from Orcas ||| FROM ELISE COPE for FRIENDS OF THE SAN JUANS ||| SEATTLE— A bill to create a 1,000-yard buffer around the critically endangered Southern Resident orcas is headed to Gov. Jay Inslee’s desk for his signature after clearing a final legislative
Earthrise | The future of clean transportation in island communities
||| EARTHRISE BY JAY KIMBALL ||| By far, the most significant chunk of local direct greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs) in San Juan County come from transportation – about 78%. County transportation emissions primarily come from local/resident driving, visitor driving, and ferry diesel emissions. (see chart at right) The goal is
Free Lolita? Former trainers say planned move is a “death sentence”
||| FROM KEY BISCAYNE INDEPENDENT ||| It seems like a fairy tale, certainly a made-for-TV moment: Miami Seaquarium announcing last month that killer whale Lolita – its one-time top attraction also known as Tokitae – is to be moved to the waters of Puget Sound, where she was captured a half-century ago.
Help keep an eye out for bird flu (and ticks)
||| FROM RUSSEL BARSH for KWIAHT ||| The avian flu saga continues to develop as highly migratory birds return to temperate North America this spring along the Pacific Flyway from wintering grounds in Central and South America. The risk to wildlife and domestic flocks in the islands could increase in
Earth Day | Music and art on Earth Day
||| FROM SAN JUAN MAKERS GUILD ||| Multiple performances bring delightful and thought provoking live music to the Eastsound Waterfront on Earth Day, Sat. April 22. The celebration opens at 10am with an instrumental violin concert by Joel Gamble accompanying a contemplative earth-themed art exhibit in the Emmanuel Parish Hall.
SJI Museum of Art reveals new showing
||| FROM PETER LANE for SAN JUAN ISLANDS MUSEUM OF ART ||| The San Juan Islands Museum of Art is proud to present three Internationally respected ceramic artists for it’s Spring Exhibition. The artists bring their personal aesthetic to highlight different approaches to ceramics. Patti Warashina, A World Apart
EDC to sponsor a free business graphics & printing workshop with Printonyx
||| FROM ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL ||| Create or refresh your business image with the best practices of logo and digital art design! The Business Graphics & Printing Workshop, sponsored by the EDC and Printonyx, will provide an overview of how to market your business using print, direct mail, signage, and
Fire Commission to meet this afternoon
||| FROM KAT BARNARD for ORCAS FIRE COMMISSIONERS ||| The Board of Fire Commissioners will hold a regular meeting on Monday, April 17th at 3:00 p.m. online via Zoom and in-person at the Eastsound Fire Hall (45 Lavender Ln, Eastsound, WA). Access to the Zoom call can be found on the attached Board Packet
