Here’s a thought…
“Volunteering is at the very core of being a human. No one has made it through life without someone else’s help.”
HEATHER FRENCH HENRY
More fun offerings from our Orcas Senior Center
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| Silent Auction @ Orcas Senior Center – November 1-17, 9am-3pm Do you enjoy the charm of Ducks Unlimited art? How about the beautiful watercolors by Suzanne Lamb? Or maybe you’re in the market for a KitchenAid 10-speed mixer? All these things
Support this WA pollinator license plate project
||| FROM WASHINGTON STATE BEEKEEPERS ASSOCIATION ||| WASBA has decided to petition the state for a vehicle license plate that recognizes honey bees and pollinators and their importance to our food supply. In order to win approval, WASBA needs to collect signatures from people who are willing to purchase 3,500
Meet Electra, the electric foiling ferry that could change commuter travel
||| FROM THE ROBB REPORT ||| posted at request of Orcasonian reader ||| We’ve already seen “flying” powerboats, catamarans and luxury yachts. Now, the ferry has been given wings. Boundary Layer Technologies has just unveiled a new fully electric ferry with foils that allow it to literally soar across the ocean. Electra, which is fittingly named
As the Paradigm Shifts | Can you know how awesome you are?
||| AS THE PARADIGM SHIFTS by ROSIE KUHN ||| For most of us, the world we live in doesn't support us knowing how great we are. It doesn't support us being fearless, abundant and extraordinary. In fact, our consensus reality is fear-based, scarcity-based and shame-based. There’s very little room for
Sheriff’s Report | August 23 – 29, 2023
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ||| WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 23 23-006845 Accident-HitRun 11:23:14 08/23/23 A Lopez Deputy responded to an accident hit and run call. A report was taken. 23-006846 Theft 11:56:27 08/23/23 A San Juan Deputy took a report of a stolen bicycle. A description was obtained and
Letter to Editor | OIFR is adding another position while threatening layoffs
||| FROM PATRICK SHEPLER ||| How, in good conscience, can the Board of Fire Commissioners approve another new Admin. position, while simultaneously threatening layoffs of the most tenured actual responders? And how can they add another position while threatening layoffs with the Union's blessings and support? Pay and benefits could
Rep. Debra Lekanoff has some news to share with us, plus a visit to Orcas next week
||| FROM REP. DEBRA LEKANOFF ||| Dear friends and neighbors, It’s already September! I hope this message finds you well, and that you enjoy a fun, safe Labor Day weekend. In this newsletter, I’d like to share a few legislative successes that will help Washington workers and update on wildfire prevention and smoke
Some recreational fires are now allowed
||| FROM CHAD KIMPLE, SJC FIRE MARSHAL ||| The San Juan County Fire Marshal in conjunction with the San Juan County Fire Chiefs are allowing Recreational Campfires as of September 1st at Noon (12pm). Recreational and cooking fires, limited to 3 feet in diameter and 2 feet high, are allowed
Happy September and where did summer go?
||| FROM HILARY CANTY ||| And away we go! Happy September! The summer has certainly flown by! San Juan County announced that their full time workers will be switching to a 32 hour work week. The plan is, that with flexible schedules, essential services will remain available 5 days a week. Many
Don’t miss this Wormapalooza coming to Orcas Exchange
||| FROM ORCAS ISLAND GARDEN CLUB |||
WSF Report | It’s going to be one busy weekend for ferry travel
||| FROM PATTY RUBSTELLO for WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| Busy Labor Day weekend ferry travel We’re expecting nearly 400,000 people aboard our ferries today through Tuesday, Sept. 5. In addition to the usual long vehicle lines and wait times surrounding holiday weekends, all Labor Day ferry travelers should prepare for possible last-minute
Letter to Editor | Is it time to consider viable options to our ferry service?
||| FROM KEN WOOD ||| We will not solve our (ferry) problems with the same thinking that created them. Perhaps we should at least consider other options than boats? What about the Airlander? THIS is how I'd like to get to the mainland! Eastsound to Bellingham in half an hour?
Local Group: September is Prostate Cancer Awareness Month
||| FROM MIKE HAMLETTE for US TOO FRIDAY HARBOR ||| September is Prostate Cancer Awareness Month. More than 3.1 million men are living with prostate cancer in the U.S., and it is the second leading cause of cancer death in men. This year alone, the American Cancer Society forecasts that
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.
Talk about airplane noise in upcoming community conversation
||| FROM KIM KIMPLE for PORT OF ORCAS ||| What’s all that noise? We want to hear from you! The Port of Orcas invites you to a community conversation as we update our noise abatement procedures. Join us on Wednesday, September 13th, between 6:00 – 7:00 p.m. in the Orcas
County Parks and Fair Department to break ground on capital projects
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| The San Juan County Parks and Fair Department has several capital improvement projects slated to begin in September and be completed by late fall. New Shark Reef Sanctuary Waterless Vault Toilets on Lopez Island The two existing vault toilets at Shark Reef Sanctuary
