Here’s a thought…
“Old age is no joke, but it can feel like one.”
TAD TOMPKINS
Learn about our friend, the Mason Bee, at upcoming workshop
||| FROM DIANNE MACONDRAY for SJC MASTER GARDENERS ||| Osmia lignaria, the mason bee, is an important early season pollinator of fruit trees in our cool coastal climate. The Master Gardeners of San Juan County will hold a free workshop on this orchard bee, open to the public on March
Food Bank is seeking board members
||| FROM JEFF HANSEN for ORCAS ISLAND FOOD BANK ||| The last few years have brought significant changes to the Orcas Island Food Bank. Visits have increased by 300% since 2019. During that period we hired our first Executive Director Amanda Sparks, added temporary storage containers, new outdoor refrigeration units
ALL WSF ROUTES: Service subject to possible cancellations due to weather
||| FROM WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| Due to inclement weather, the Edmonds/Kingston and Seattle/Bremerton routes have already been cancelled until further notice. Other routes are subject to disruption/cancellation if weather proves too severe for sailing. Please check for any service updates for your specific route and prepare alternate travel plans,
In Memoriam | Geoff Schaaf, 1946 – 2023
||| FROM DON STILLMAN ||| Geoff Schaaf Geoff Schaaf, 76, who shared a home on Pioneer Hill Road in Olga with his wife, Dennie Gordon, for more than 34 years, died in Los Angeles, California on January 22, 2023 from complications of throat cancer. Schaaf won four Emmys
Wind — again
||| FROM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ||| URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Seattle WA 238 AM PST Mon Feb 20 2023 San Juan County-Western Whatcom County-Western Skagit County-Everett and Vicinity-Including the cities of Friday Harbor, Bellingham, Mount Vernon, Anacortes, Sedro-Woolley, Burlington, Everett, Edmonds, Lynnwood, and Marysville ...WIND ADVISORY IN
Letter to Editor | Mike Krieger’s contribution to saving Orcas Village recalled
||| FROM PATRICIA PIRNACK ||| I was so saddened to hear about Mike Krieger’s accident and passing. I read the obituary in The Islands’ Sounder but felt like I needed to also add to Mike’s contribution towards “saving” Orcas Village. Many have probably forgotten this bit of history, but the
Department of Health launches second annual science contest for high school students
Contest registration is open now through March 15, submissions due by April 30 ||| FROM STATE HEALTH DEPARTMENT ||| OLYMPIA – Following a successful inaugural event, the Washington State Department of Health’s (DOH) Washington Tracking Network (WTN) is excited to launch its second annual WTN Youth Science Contest. The contest provides a
You’re invited to this Fire Commission meeting
||| FROM BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS ||| The San Juan County Fire Protection District #2 Board of Fire Commissioners invite you to a regular meeting in person at the Fire Hall in Eastsound (Station 21) on Tuesday, February 21st at 1:00 pm. If you are unable to join us in person, please join
Sun Days on Orcas | 27 things about Yotam Zohar
||| SUN DAYS ON ORCAS by EDEE KULPER ||| Sometimes you meet someone intriguing and immediately think, Wow, I've got to know more about how this person thinks. That was my immediate impression upon meeting Mr. Z several months ago. It had nothing to do with what he said; it
County answers FAQs about proposed public works relocation on Lopez Island
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County is in the process of exploring the possibility of relocating its Public Works facilities on Lopez Island to the MacKaye Harbor area. This multi-year process has included feasibility studies, presentations and discussions during County Council and Planning Commission meetings, public
Rep. Lekanoff | Building a resilient climate together
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF REP. LEKANOFF ||| We’re over 25% of the way through the legislative session. Today is policy committee cutoff, which is the first big deadline of this legislative session. Today, all bills that will be further considered will have already passed out of their policy committee and will
From the Guv | Supportive housing, one decade of marriage equality, first bill signed of session
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF GOVERNOR JAY INSLEE ||| Youth center and shelters in Longview offer fresh starts for locals Gov. Jay Inslee visited Longview on Tuesday, meeting with local leaders to hear their perspectives about behavioral health challenges. He also visited a local youth center and supportive housing
As the Paradigm Shifts | Wiggly-squiggly truth: Here’s what I believe…
||| AS THE PARADIGM SHIFTS by ROSIE KUHN ||| Creating is one of the most important practices in life. Each individual being is an expression of the Divine energy of LIFE. We are each unique expressions of the Intelligence behind all that is. And, I believe that, our true test
Sheriff’s Report | February 8 – 14, 2023
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ||| WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 8 23-000859 Fraud 11:39:46 02/08/23 San Juan Deputy took a report of fraud. A victim received an email advising they had been charged by McAfee Virus Software and contained a link to dispute the charge. The link allowed the suspect
WSF Weekly Report | Service restoration update
||| FROM PATTY RUBSTELLO for WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| Service restoration update Our latest Service Restoration Plan (PDF 794KB) Progress Report (PDF 608KB) shows our Edmonds/Kingston route hitting 99% reliability over the past two weeks. Unfortunately, because of service disruptions from a bent propeller on Puyallup, the week prior to that two-week period is
When we visit the Food Bank, we know almost everyone who walks in the door
||| FROM RICK RHOADS for ORCAS ISLAND FOOD BANK ||| Do you know an individual or family whose economic, physical, and/or mental health could be improved by nutritional assistance from the Orcas Island Food Bank, but that is reluctant to go, perhaps because they feel ashamed to accept “charity”? If
