Here’s a thought…
“Old age is no joke, but it can feel like one.”
TAD TOMPKINS
New survey asks: ‘How should San Juan County prioritize Public Works projects?’
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County's Public Works wants to hear from YOU! How often do you use marine facilities? Do you feel safe driving, biking, or walking on County roads? How should funding be prioritized into the future? These questions and more will guide the
Washington tribe fights to bring home orca living in Miami aquarium
||| FROM ONE NEWS NETWORK ||| More than 50 years ago, Tokitae was captured in Washington's Puget Sound — one of several orcas shipped to theme parks around the world. Since then, she's been kept as a performer in a small tank at Miami Seaquarium under the name "Lolita." She's
Choral Society offers their voices for peace & hope this weekend
||| FROM LYNN BAKER for ORCAS CHORAL SOCIETY ||| This weekend, enjoy beautiful music from Orcas Islanders of all ages as Orcas Choral Society presents its spring concert, Voices for Peace and Hope. “Spring is here at last! We’ll rejoice in the freshness of the world’s rebirth with Vivaldi’s Gloria,
Orcas Island’s Fish Trap culvert replacement enters second phase
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| The County’s Public Works Department is entering phase two of a project to replace a culvert and repair a section of Cormorant Bay Road near Deer Harbor. The FEMA-funded project is installing a ten-foot-wide box culvert, specially designed to improve fish passage to
Earth Day | San Juan Islands green energy, transportation & technology showcase
||| FROM SAN JUAN MAKERS GUILD ||| Come learn about potential post-carbon options at the Islands Innovation Lab as part of Earth Day Orcas What does the Future Hold? The first annual Islands Innovation Lab is presenting news on current and planned green and blue technology tools that will help
Walk & talk with School Board members tomorrow afternoon
||| FROM AYN GAILEY for ORCAS SCHOOL BOARD ||| The School Board has been brainstorming ways beyond their monthly general public meetings and monthly public work/budget meetings to more consistently connect with the public to keep abreast of community concerns and feedback. The intention is to give more voice to the
Orcas Island Lit Fest is returning June 2-3, 2023
||| FROM ORCAS ISLAND LIT FEST ||| Celebrating its fourth anniversary of bringing world-class literary talent to the San Juan Islands, the Orcas Island Lit Fest (OILF) will have something for everyone. The festival will kick off on Friday night, June 2, with the popular open-to-the-public Lit Walk held at
OHS student Moose Kinsey has won award in 2023 State Superintendent’s HS art show
||| FROM MOOSE KINSEY ||| Orcas Island High School art student Moose Kinsey has won in the Washington State High School Art Show and will be recognized at a reception in Seattle next month hosted by the Superintendent of Public Instruction. Jackie Robinson 42, has been selected to receive the
Slow Yoga, Ukulele classes coming up at Senior Center
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| Slow Yoga and Chair Yoga with Susie Frank @ Orcas Senior Center – Thursdays, 9:15-10:15 a.m. (Slow Yoga) and 10:30-11:30 a.m. (Chair Yoga) Slow Yoga, offered on Thursdays, 9:15-10:15 a.m. at Orcas Senior Center, incorporates the use of props and supports to
You can’t BBQ your way out of a wild pig problem
Canadian "turbocharged" superpigs are heading South in a US invasion ||| FROM SCIENCE ALERT ||| A cross between a domestic pig and wild boar was bred in Canada decades ago. After escaping captivity, the "super pigs" spread throughout the country, wreaking havoc on native species and crops. Now, they may be making
Sun Days on Orcas | Publish your book
||| SUN DAYS ON ORCAS by EDEE KULPER ||| I want to take this opportunity to encourage you to write the book you've always wanted to write, and publish it! Figuring out how to self-publish can feel vague and scary if you've never done it, so I'm going to break
New book release | Superpod: Saving the Endangered Orcas of the PNW
||| FROM NORA NICKUM, AUTHOR ||| A new book coming out on April 11 from Chicago Review Press for ages 8-12+ is called Superpod: Saving the Endangered Orcas of the Pacific Northwest. It highlights several people who live and work in the San Juan Islands (like Joe Gaydos, for example).
Nothing like a springtime Urgent Weather message
||| FROM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ||| URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Seattle WA San Juan County-Western Whatcom County-Western Skagit County-Admiralty Inlet Area- Including the cities of Friday Harbor, Bellingham, Mount Vernon, Anacortes, Sedro-Woolley, Burlington, and Port Townsend ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM
Following the money: State budget update from Rep. Ramel
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF REP. ALEX RAMEL ||| With two and a half weeks until the legislative session is scheduled to end, we are working to reconcile differences between the House and Senate proposed Operating budget, Capital (Construction) budget, and Transportation budget. This year, the House is poised to make historic investments
Midnight Mutterings | Rooster lays an egg
||| MIDNIGHT MUTTERINGS by JACKIE BATES ||| If you read my bio here, you can see that my youngest years were spent in a tiny village near the Cape Fear River in North Carolina, where I lived with my father (who ran a power plant as required for non-military war
Sheriff’s Report | March 29 – April 4, 2023
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ||| WEDNESDAY, MARCH 29 23-002066 Threats 10:07:54 03/29/23 A Lopez Deputy responded to a threats call. A middle-aged man called to report that his elderly mother has been sending him threatening messages. A report was taken. 23-002070 Domestic Dispute or Assault 12:02:57 03/29/23
