Here’s a thought…
“Old age is no joke, but it can feel like one.”
TAD TOMPKINS
New tax credit, public option success, last 747 made, Black History Month
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF GOVERNOR JAY INSLEE ||| New Working Families Tax Credit returns up to $1,200 for eligible families Applications are now being accepted for the state Working Families Tax Credit, providing up to $1,200 to qualifying households. The new Washington’s Working Families Tax Credit (WFTC) will provide
As the Paradigm Shifts | In sickness and in health: Illness as a rite of passage
||| AS THE PARADIGM SHIFTS by ROSIE KUHN ||| My client, Martha, emailed me before our session yesterday, to say she was in the hospital. She had had an asthma attack so severe that her husband took her to the emergency room. She wondered if I’d be okay if we
Sheriff’s Report | January 25 – 31, 2023
|||FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ||| WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 25 23-000531 Accident-NonInj 11:24:48 01/25/23 A San Juan Deputy responded to a single-vehicle collision. The driver showed no signs of impairment and the Deputy assisted with traffic control until Island Tow and San Juan County Public Works cleared the roadway. A
USCG Auxiliary offering boater education course
||| FROM U.S. COAST GUARD AUXILIARY ||| The U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary Bellingham and San Juan Islands Flotilla is offering three opportunities for boaters to take an on-line, Washington State Basic Boater Education Course. The course for anyone wishing to learn safe boating skills and qualify for a Boater Education
Meet our municipal leaders this weekend
||| FROM HILARY CANTY for ORCAS ISLAND COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ||| This weekend brings opportunities on Orcas to meet our newly elected municipal leaders. The Sheriff's Office is hosting Coffee with a Cop on Saturday at Tide Pool on North Beach Road from 10-Noon. Sheriff Eric Peter will be there with a
High School band and strings fundraiser for Disneyland trip
||| FROM BETHANY MARIE for ORCAS CENTER ||| The Orcas High School Band and Strings are going to perform at Disneyland! Join us for an evening of music created by Island Youth as they fund-raise for this exciting opportunity. Wednesday, February 8th at 6:30pm at Orcas Center, Suggested donation at
Open house coming up for three Lopez Island preserves
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| Join the San Juan County Conservation Land Bank for an open house meeting to provide input on three Lopez Preserves: Spencer Spit, Richardson Marsh, and Lopez Hill. Spencer Spit Preserve is 18 forested acres on the north side of Spencer Spit State Park. This high bank
Here comes that windy thing again
||| FROM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ||| * WHAT...South winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 60 mph expected. * WHERE...San Juan County and Western Whatcom County. * WHEN...From 10 AM to 7 PM PST Friday. * IMPACTS...Damaging winds will blow down trees and power lines. Widespread power outages
Electric ferry charging facility to be built down-Sound
||| FROM PATTY RUBSTELLO for WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| Federal grants for electrification efforts, improvements The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration recently awarded us with three grants. Together, they total $11.6 million in funding, which includes: $4.9 million to build an electric ferry charging facility at Clinton terminal
Check out this bullrush hat workshop with Maria Bullock
||| FROM MARIA BULLOCK ||| Learn how to weave this lightweight, breathable and very durable sun hat out of Orcas grown bullrush. This two day workshop will take you on a journey of learning about the bullrush plant, growing and harvesting process, preparing for weaving and then learning a few
Applications now being accepted for the Working Families Tax Credit
Up to $1,200 to individuals and families who meet eligibility requirements ||| FROM STATE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE ||| OLYMPIA, WASH. – The Department of Revenue has begun accepting applications for the Working Families Tax Credit (WFTC). Up to 400,00 eligible Washington workers and their families may receive money back this
BREAKING | Army Corps of Engineers releases decision on Cherry Point terminal
US Army Corps Undermines Magnuson’s Legacy of Protecting the Salish Sea from Oil Spills After ignoring court order for 17 years, Corps authorizes unmitigated growth of BP’s tanker traffic ||| FROM LOVEL PRATT for FRIENDS OF THE SAN JUANS ||| SEATTLE: The United States Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) released
Attend the 13th Annual Datapalooza!
||| FROM ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL ||| We invite you to join the conversation at this year’s Datapalooza! event on Wednesday, February 22nd, from 10:00-11:30 am. This year’s program will feature presentations by noted speakers Dr. Anneliese Vance-Sherman, Regional Labor Economist for the State of Washington, and James McCafferty, Director of WWU
IPC-Orcas adds new physician, new exam rooms
||| FROM RACHEL LAMBERT for ISLAND HEALTH ||| Welcome Dr. Simpson-Manske Dr. Jennifer Simpson-Manske We are thrilled to announce the arrival of another permanent provider to Island Primary Care – Orcas. This month, Dr. Jennifer Simpson-Manske joined our clinics and our Orcas community as a seasoned family practice
Garden Club hosts seed stewardship meeting
||| FROM PERRI GIBBONS for OI GARDEN CLUB ||| On Wednesday, February 15th at 10:00, the Orcas Island Garden Club will host a Hybrid meeting with Marisa Hendron. You may attend the presentation in person in the Madrona Room at Orcas Center OR you may participate via Zoom, click HERE. This
Musical traditions from Ozarks, Ottawa coming to Orcas Center stage
||| FROM BETHANY MARIE for ORCAS CENTER ||| Through their strong musical traditions of the Ozarks and Canada’s Ottawa Valley, Joe Newberry and April Verch take a little bit of home with them wherever they go. They’ll be bringing their unique blend of Folk Music to Orcas Center on Friday,
