Here’s a thought…
“How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives.”
ANNIE DILLARD
Fire Commission in special meeting on Monday
||| FROM KAT BERNARD for ORCAS FIRE COMMISSION ||| The Board of Fire Commissioners will hold a SPECIAL MEETING on Monday, August 14th, at 11:00 a.m. online via Zoom and in-person at the Fire Hall, 45 Lavender Ln, Eastsound, WA. The Zoom call can be accessed on the attached Agenda.
On being Fire Wise
||| FROM HILARY CANTY ||| It has been so very sad to see the devastating wildfires sweeping through neighborhoods on Maui this week. The winds continue to spread the flames and their firefighting resources have been seriously outpaced. Communications during the fire have been very limited as internet and phone
Senior Center hosts Art with Carla classes
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| Are you interested in exploring your artistic side? Art with Carla, Fridays, 1-3pm at Orcas Senior Center, is lighthearted fun, structured around process, with an emphasis on you CAN do it! Folks of all skill levels are invited to come be
Rep. Ramel | Seeing Legislative funding in our community & addressing climate change
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF REP. ALEX RAMEL ||| I hope your August is off to a great start! It is an honor and a privilege to serve and advocate for our community's interests. Last month, I was able to spend a significant amount of time with local service providers
WSF Weekly Report | A visit from NTSB, retirement, and another kudo
||| FROM PATTY RUBSTELLO for WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| NTSB officials visit Wenatchee, Colman Dock We hosted a member of the National Transportation Safety Board and two staff on a tour yesterday of Wenatchee and our Seattle Multimodal Terminal at Colman Dock Project. While sailing to Bainbridge Island and back, the NTSB officials had
Whale Museum participates in County Fair giving campaign
Keep our research vessels running! ||| FROM THE WHALE MUSEUM ||| Help us fill the tank of our Emergency Vessel Repair Fund! The Whale Museum’s programs Soundwatch and San Juan County Marine Mammal Stranding Network (SJCMMSN) rely on vessels. The museum regularly applies for grant funding, but during the busy
Auditor seeking for/against arguments for FPD#2 ballot measure
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County Auditor, Natasha Warmenhoven, is seeking people interested in writing arguments for and against the San Juan County Fire Protection District No. 2 ballot measure for the voters’ guide. To ensure an informed electorate, and in accordance with state law, every
COVID doesn’t take a summer vacation
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| The San Juan County Health & Community Services (HCS) Department wants you to make the most out of this summer, and part of that is continuing to keep you safe from COVID-19. The CDC has reported an increase in COVID-19 cases across the United States.
Sheriff’s Report | August 2 – 8, 2023
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ||| WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 2 23-006139 Found Property 10:20:56 08/02/23 A Deputy received a found debit card from a citizen. The owner was not able to be located. The debit card was logged into evidence for safekeeping. 23-006140 Missing Person 11:00:17 08/02/23 The Sheriff's
Modified burn ban in San Juan County
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| The San Juan County Fire Marshal, in conjunction with the San Juan County Fire Chiefs, have modified the BURN BAN posted from July 21st, 2023. (View previous burn ban notice by clicking here.) Recreational and cooking fires, limited to 3 feet in diameter and
Permits required for building, grading, other construction activities
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| The San Juan County Department of Community Development (DCD) reminds the public that permits are essential to ensuring safe building practices and the long-term safety of buildings and property. Obtaining permits help protect property value, the environment, and your investment. It’s also the
Midnight Mutterings | My current favorite book
||| MIDNIGHT MUTTERINGS by JACKIE BATES ||| I haven’t read Oppenheimer yet, so I might change my mind about favorite books, but at this point, The Summer Nick Taught His Cats to Read by Curtis Manley, illustrated by Kate Berube, is my first choice. I’m not sure that this book is
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.
‘Seattle Chanteuse’ Jacqueline Taylor returns to Wild Island this week
||| FROM OLIVER GROENWALD for WILD ISLAND ||| Jacqueline Tabor, 4-time Earshot Jazz Vocalist of the Year and Seattle-Kobe Sister City Association Award Winner, also known as the "Seattle Chanteuse," will return to our stage, August 10-12, 12:30 -2pm We are officially in our second half of our summer series. We had
Chamber Music Festival annual children’s concert coming up — rain or shine
||| FROM MARY TAYLOR for OI CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL ||| Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival is thrilled to invite children and their families to our annual Children’s Concert on Aug. 9 at 1pm. Rain or shine, bring a blanket or lawn chair and join us in front of the whale
Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival to feature HALO visual collaboration
||| FROM AYN GAILEY for HALO ||| This August, Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival (OICMF) and HALO* are collaborating to project the original artworks of Orcas Island fine artists. The works are projected onstage (close up) at Orcas Center to accompany the Festival's world-class musicians playing some of the most evocative chamber music on the planet. The paintings are carefully and
