Here’s a thought…
“People will forgive you for being wrong, but they will never forgive you for being right.”
THOMAS SOWELL
Sheriff’s Report | April 5 – 11, 2023
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ||| WEDNESDAY, APRIL 5 23-002285 Unconscious ALS 09:54:38 04/05/23 A Deputy on San Juan Island was requested to go to an aid call. The investigation showed that the person was intoxicated and was violating a court order by consuming alcohol. This matter was
Student art show opens tonight at Orcas Center
||| FROM ART FOR ORCAS KIDS ||| Come enjoy the artwork and the refreshments on Friday, April 14th from 5- 7:00pm at the Orcas Center. Check out the all school event on Orcas Center Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/events/887636959175872 See you at the show!
Announcing Orcas Hub | A new website for the Orcas community
||| FROM TONY GROSINGER ||| A web service has launched giving Orcas Islanders a new tool for buying, borrowing, and selling items. OrcasHub also has a section for housing listings, and there are plans to add a community events calendar soon. OrcasHub is designed, built, and even hosted right here
April 16 Food Co-op Annual Meeting | Food system plan Orcas town hall **Now Virtual**
||| FROM LEARNER LIMBACH & CAITLIN LECK for ORCAS FOOD CO-OP ||| Due to having several positive Covid cases among Co-op staff over the past 24 hours, and to limit further exposure, we are moving to a virtual format (zoom) for the co-sponsored Orcas Food Co-op Annual Meeting / Food
OIFR celebrates National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week
||| FROM KAT BARNARD for ORCAS ISLAND FIRE & RESCUE ||| Orcas Island Fire & Rescue is celebrating the second whole week of April (April 9-15) as National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week. This week, sponsored by the Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) International and celebrated annually, honors the thousands
Orcas Island Health Care celebrates two years of service on Orcas
||| FROM RACHEL LAMBERT for ISLAND HEALTH ||| Celebrating two years of serving Orcas Island! As we near our two-year anniversary of clinic operations, we reflect on the terms of our agreement with the Orcas Island Health Care District (OIHCD) and celebrate our partnership to serve our community. In addition
‘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.
Earth Day | Rena Priest – I Sing the Salmon Home
||| FROM SAN JUAN MAKERS GUILD ||| Orcas Island is honored to have been selected as a host for esteemed Poet Laureate Rena Priest thanks to support from Humanities Washington in collaboration with Arts Washington. As the capstone author for the Earth Day Orcas ‘Spoken Word’ program on Saturday, April
What’s with the new, non-prescription hearing aids?
||| FROM STACIE NORDRUM for ISLAND HEARING ||| Contrary to what the marketing departments of some consumer electronics companies may have us believe: hearings aids are not all generic or Over-The-Counter (OTC). Prescription hearing aids feature wonderful technologies that are customizable, safe, effective, and allow a professional (such as an
Apply now | Adult flight training scholarships available
||| FROM ROBERT WAUNCH for ORCAS AVIATION ASSOCIATION ||| The Orcas Aviation Association (OAA) will award two adults a $4,000 Flight Training Scholarship on a matching fund basis in 2023. The training program will be offered in cooperation with the Airhawks Flying Club and operate the same as their Youth
Poetry Month: What does it mean to have a voice in America?
||| FROM SAM GAILEY for ORCAS ISLAND LIBRARY ||| What does it mean to have a voice in America? In honor of National Poetry Month, an immigrant poet from Japan, and a first-generation poet who is the daughter of an El Salvadoran immigrant, will share their poetry in response to
Meet & greet new providers at Island Primary Care – Orcas
||| FROM ELLEN FRASER for ORCAS ISLAND HEALTH CARE DISTRICT ||| By Ellen Fraser / April 12, 2023 / OIHCD News Join us for a public Meet & Greet with Island Primary Care – Orcas pediatrician Evan Buxbaum, MD, MPH and family medicine physician Jennifer Simpson-Manske, MD. When: Monday, May 1, 2023 | 5:30 – 7:00 p.m. Location: Orcas Center,
Earth Day | Low tide on Eastsound waterfront
||| FROM SAN JUAN MAKERS GUILD ||| Come explore the minus low tide! On Saturday, April 22, Island residents are invited to pick up colorful laminated wildlife guides at the Earth Day Orcas base camp at the Emmanuel Episcopal labyrinth. Enjoy the eco fair, kids storytelling (10 a.m.), art and
Artworks featured artist for April: Peter Mohlman
||| FROM B.J. ARNOLD for ORCAS ISLAND ARTWORKS ||| The Orcas island Artworks Features new paintings through the month April by Peter Andres Mohlman. Peter has spent decades working as visually creative person. He attended the New Orleans Center for the Creative Arts and graduated from the Atlanta College of
Summer vehicle reservations to be available on Tuesday, April 25
||| FROM WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| Vehicle reservations for travel on the San Juan Islands and Port Townsend/Coupeville routes between June 18 and September 23 will be available at 7 a.m. PDT on Tuesday, April 25. Customers are encouraged to view the upcoming schedule online in advance of booking their travel. Reservations
Meals on Wheels looking to hire a new cook at Orcas Senior Center
|| FROM JULIE MYERS for WHATCOM COUNTY ON AGING ||| The WCOA’s Meals on Wheels and More Program is hiring an experienced, mission-driven cook to lead our Orcas Senior Center kitchen team! Job Summary: The Orcas Senior Center Cook is responsible for leading the production, packaging, delivery staging, serving, and
