Here’s a thought…
“If they can get you asking the wrong questions, they don’t have to worry about the answers.”
THOMAS PYNCHON
WSF virtual community meetings start next week
||| FROM WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| Washington State Ferries' upcoming series of systemwide virtual community meetings kicks off next week. The first meeting will focus on the Mukilteo/Clinton and Port Townsend/Coupeville routes on Tuesday, May 23, followed by a meeting for the Seattle/Bainbridge route on Thursday, May 25. Customers are
Midnight Mutterings | I am five
||| MIDNIGHT MUTTERINGS by JACKIE BATES ||| (Note: I wrote a version of this piece several years ago when I participated in a memoir group led by JoEllen Moldoff, sponsored by the Orcas Island Public Library.) I am five. I am not sure of the month of the year, but
OIFR seeking an experienced professional as Finance Manager
||| FROM KAT BARNARD for ORCAS ISLAND FIRE DEPARTMENT ||| POSITION SUMMARY: The Finance Manager reports to the Fire Chief and is responsible for the routine and higher-level accounting and financial reporting duties in support of the Orcas Island Fire & Rescue’s operations. ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS • Manages all accounting
Orca Action Month honors Southern Resident Orcas and Endangered Species Act
||| FROM ROSEMARY CONNELLI,I ORCA MONTH COMMUNICATIONS SPECIALIST ||| June is officially proclaimed Orca Action Month in the Pacific Northwest. This June marks the 17th annual celebration of Orca Month in Washington state and the eighth annual celebration in Oregon and British Columbia. Members of the Orca Salmon Alliance (OSA)
Orcas have sunk 3 boats in Europe and appear to be teaching others to do the same. But why?
||| FROM LIVE SCIENCE ||| Orcas have attacked and sunk a third boat off the Iberian coast of Europe, and experts now believe the behavior is being copied by the rest of the population. Three orcas (Orcinus orca), also known as killer whales, struck the yacht on the night of May 4
National Endangered Species Day 2023: When is it & why is it observed?
Endangered Species Day 2023: It is observed every year on the third Friday in May and this year it will fall on May 19. Check out this article for the history, celebration, significance, and more of the day. ||| FROM JAGRANJOSH.COM ||| Endangered Species Day Endangered Species Day 2023: The day
Working Families Tax Credit Assistance event coming to Orcas
||| FROM MEGAN EHRMANTROUT for ORCAS COMMUNITY RESOURCE CENTER ||| A Working Families Tax Credit assistance event will be held on Orcas Island - Tuesday, June 6th. On site application assistance will be available in both English and Spanish. Stop by for information as appointments are not required. Please see
Emmanuel monthly dinner kitchen is back
||| FROM CLARK CUNDY for EMMANUEL EPISCOPAL PARISH ||| Fifteen years ago Tom and Leslie Murdock, beloved islanders, and members of Emmanuel Episcopal Parish, decided that where there’s a need, there’s a way. They conceived of, arranged funding for and staffed a plan to offer dinner once a month to
OIFR Commissioners to place levy lid lift before primary voters
||| FROM KAT BARNARD for BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS ||| The Board of Fire Commissioners has decided to put a proposition for a levy lid lift before voters in the August primary. The funds available under the current tax limit are insufficient to maintain the current level of service provided
Native Canoe Journey is happening on Wednesday. See you there!
||| FROM DAVID TURNOY ||| The Gathering of the Eagles, the Native American Canoe Journey you read about here a few weeks ago, is less than a week away. The landing will take place about 3:00 at the dock in Olga on Wednesday, May 24. After a welcoming ceremony, there
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.
Monthly Land Bank Commission meets tomorrow
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY LAND BANK ||| Group shot of local review team for the Salmon Recovery Funding Board at Eastsound Waterfront Park, assessing a collaborative project with Friends of the San Juans to remove a large concrete structure from the beach. The San Juan County Conservation
WSF weekly check-in: Virtual, route-specific meetings are coming up
||| FROM PATTY RUBSTELLO for WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| Route-specific virtual community meetings Mark your calendar! We’re hosting our semiannual series of virtual community meetings May 23 through June 7. The public is invited to join our staff during any of the six sessions with each geared toward a particular
Tonight: Law enforcement joint search & rescue training with OIFR and WA State Parks
||| FROM SAN JUAN DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNICATIONS ||| The San Juan County Sheriff’s Office is pleased to announce a training on Orcas Island occurring May 18, 2023. In the interest of information sharing and trying to minimize the potential of alarm of Orcas residents, the Office is alerting the public of
Reminder: Dr. Shinstrom retirement thank you party is this weekend
||| FROM DOUG MARSHALL ||| David Shinstrom at Camp Orkila, 1958. Please join us in honoring Dr. Dave Shinstrom, at a Thank You party celebrating his 30 years of practicing medicine on Orcas Island. This event replaces the earlier retirement party which had to be postponed due to
Larsen: American Rescue Plan is delivering reliable broadband to Northwest Washington
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF REP. RICK LARSEN ||| WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02) applauded the announcement by Washington State Department of Commerce of $121 million in grants for 19 broadband construction projects that will deliver reliable, high-speed internet access to nearly 15,000 households across the state. This includes $26,157,178
