Here’s a thought…
“No one, I mean no one, has the right to sit in judgment of who’s American enough.”
MICHELLE OBAMA
Open letter to 2023 graduates
||| FROM CINDY WOLF ||| Dear Graduates, Congratulations on earning your Highschool diplomas! Along the way you have learned facts, gained skills and given service to your community. Please continue to do all these things. I sat in the audience yesterday at the Celebration of Excellence and watched you be
Midnight Mutterings | Two Books
||| MIDNIGHT MUTTERINGS by JACKIE BATES ||| The Dressmakers of Auschwitz by Lucy Adlington Copyright 2021 The Escape Artist by Jonathan Freedland. Although I have read only one and a half of the two books, I recommend them both anyway. No more silly cat tales here. These are serious. About
Sheriff’s Report | June 7 – 13, 2023
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ||| WEDNESDAY, JUNE 7 23-004206 Boating Problem 10:51:44 06/07/23 A Friday Harbor resident reported missing her 10' Walker Bay dinghy from the Port of Friday Harbor. The dinghy was tied up at the dinghy dock and was last seen around the 23rd of
Turtleback Mountain Preserve temporary trail closures
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County's Conservation Land Bank will implement temporary trail closures on Turtleback Mountain Preserve during June and July to accommodate the installation of nineteen road culverts. In response to repeated washouts during increasingly heavy winter rain events, Land Bank staff commissioned a
Hawaii lends a helping hand In Pacific Northwest
The clam garden built by the Swinomish Indians with the help of people from Hawaii and elsewhere provides lessons for our own cultural practices. ||| FROM HONOLULU CIVIL BEAT ||| forwarded by SJ Makers Guild While the crew on the voyaging canoe Hokulea sailed around Alaska, meeting with various Alaska
County Council announces special meeting to discuss Bayhead Creek culvert replacement
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| Previously, the Council was scheduled to address this project at the June 27 meeting. Due to project time constraints, the Council felt it necessary to discuss the project sooner than the 27. The public is invited to provide comment during the public access
Love wins
||| FROM HILARY CANTY for ORCAS ISLAND COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ||| Hank and I celebrate our 40th wedding anniversary this week which also marks our 30th on Orcas. Amazing! I am so very grateful. It has been a lovely ride so far! We have been granted an extension on the purchase
WSF weekly check-in | Service restoration update, Summer schedule kicks in Sunday, medical preferential loading update
||| FROM PATTY RUBSTELLO for WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| Service restoration update Recent unexpected retirements, resignations and protected leaves of absence have caused attrition to outpace our recruiting and training efforts, especially among licensed vessel crews. Because of this crewing situation, as well as vessel availability constraints, we will not
New state building codes delayed until October
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County’s Department of Community Development is alerting the public of a revised timeline for the implementation of new state building codes. The Washington State Building Code Council (SBCC) voted to delay the effective date of the 2021 codes for 120 days.
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.
Orcas Senior Center recognizes Global Elder Abuse Awareness Day
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| Elder abuse is more widespread than many of us believe, and we see it here on Orcas Island. Not always physical abuse, it can be financial, emotional, and/or sexual. It also includes people who are neglected and those who neglect themselves
Take a moment to ponder Global Elder Abuse Awareness Day
||| FROM TOM EVERSOLE for ORCAS ISLAND SENIOR CENTER ||| Elder abuse is more widespread than many of us believe, and we see it here on Orcas Island. Not always physical abuse: it can be financial, emotional, and/or sexual. It also includes people who are neglected and those who neglect
Open letter to Councilperson Cindy Wolf
||| FROM MIKE CARLSON ||| Dear Cindy, As you know, I spoke at the 3 minute Citizen Access time at the Orcas Center Council meeting yesterday. I was not as prepared to speak as I should have been and I’m sorry that you had to interrupt me while I was
UPDATE – OPALCO to review recording board meetings
||| FROM HEATHER NICHOLSON ||| This Thursday June 15, at 8:30 AM, the board meeting of our member-owned and controlled co-op utility OPALCO, is moving to rewrite policy on video recordings of meetings. They say mainly, because there’s been so minimal viewing of the recordings, that the effort is not
Northern Heights renovation is complete; rentals now available
||| FROM JUDY WHITING for OPAL COMMUNITY LAND TRUST ||| The Northern Heights Apartments, across from the library, are renovated and ready! Almost a year ago, OPAL Community Land Trust purchased the building with twelve one-bedroom apartments. “It was a top to bottom renovation – nearly everything is new,” said Jocelyn
Food hub expands availability for online orders
||| FROM KATHRYN WHEELER for SAN JUAN ISLANDS FOOD HUB ||| The San Juan Islands Food Hub, launched in 2020 by a group of passionate local agrarians, is a place of connection. The Food Hub is an online platform that serves as an inter-island farmers’ market for locally produced food
