Here’s a thought…
“If they can get you asking the wrong questions, they don’t have to worry about the answers.”
THOMAS PYNCHON
Orcas discovers outdoor education following COVID
||| FROM HILARY CANTY for ORCAS ISLAND COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ||| During the pandemic when school went online, the Orcas Island School District established an outdoor education program so students could gather safely each week and learn in the open air. The program was so successful that the school has continued
Updated | “I don’t come to the Food Bank because…”
||| FROM RICK RHOADS for ORCAS FOOD BANK ||| Many of our friends and neighbors are forced to postpone car and house repairs, go without dental or medical care, fill up on relatively inexpensive but unhealthy foods, and/or fall behind on rent or utility bills. They struggle to make ends
Midnight Mutterings | Two moons
||| MIDNIGHT MUTTERINGS by JACKIE BATES ||| Last week I was having a little trouble with my vision. Reading at night was difficult, but not impossible. Print was less clear and my reading was slower and quite a bit less rewarding. Eventually not worth the struggle. And that’s saying a
Sheriff’s Report | March 15 – 21, 2023
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ||| WEDNESDAY, MARCH 15 23-001723 Medical Emergency 06:21:01 03/15/23 While working as a corrections officer for the San Juan County Sheriff's office I received a message on 03/14/2023, a defendant who had an outstanding San Juan County warrant had been arrested and was
WSF weekly report | Visits, tours, gifts, Spring schedule
||| FROM PATTY RUBSTELLO for WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| Dispatch team visits Edmonds/Kingston route Dispatch Coordinator Nigel Neaves, and Relief Dispatchers Luana Whitlock and Hannah Klabo in the Puyallup pilothouse. A few of our dispatchers visited our Edmonds/ Kingston route last week for a familiarization tour aboard Puyallup.
Breaking ground at the fairgrounds – New projects underway
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| The San Juan County Fairgrounds is beginning a series of projects beginning in late March. Projects will enhance the annual County Fair and year-round use of the Fairgrounds. Fairgrounds Updates In late March, the grounds will receive a few layout changes, including the
The Madrona Institute awards Paula Sardinas the David Giuliani Climate Leadership Award
Recognizing individual efforts in climate engagement to inspire others to action ||| FROM SHANNON BORG for MADRONA INSTITUTE ||| The Madrona Institute has awarded the David Giuliani Climate Leadership Award to public policy leader Paula Sardinas, National Black Professional Lobbyists Association (NBPLA). Paula Sardinas, the new David Giuliani Climate
Guest Opinion | Aging in place — result or intention?
||| FROM LYNNETTE WOOD for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| I have a neighbor. He lives in a home that is held in a trust. Although he does not own the home or control the trust, he is allowed to stay in the home as long as he lives. If he
‘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.
Senior Center seeks to hire home maintenance/repair coordinator
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| We are hiring! Join the Orcas Senior Center (OSC) team as our Home Maintenance and Repair (HM&R) Coordinator. This is a contracted position, not an employee position. As OSC moves this important program from the “pilot” phase to becoming a core
For next 3 weekends, it’s all about Baby Saturdays at Lum Farm
||| FROM MANDY TROXEL for LUM FARM ||| Saturdays: March 25th, April 1st and 8th, from 12:00 pm to 5:00 pm. Lum Farm, located at Coffelt Farm Preserve (1071 Crow Valley Road) invites you to celebrate Spring with our newest crop of babies! For the next three Saturdays, islanders (and
In Memoriam | Jean Lee, 1944 – 2023
Jean Lee (Valerie Jean Ramsay) May 12, 1944 — March 21, 2023 Age 78 ||| FROM STEVE AND JEAN HENIGSON ||| Jean Lee was a long-time resident of Orcas Island, once a very useful volunteer at Orcas Center. She was a firm believer in God’s providence, and she was fortunate
One bus schedule again for Thursday, AM & PM
||| FROM BLAKE WILSON for ORCAS ISLAND SCHOOL DISTRICT ||| Tomorrow, Thursday 03/23, we will be down to the ONE bus schedule for both the AM and PM drop offs. The rest of the week will likely have several single bus routes as well. We will update you as more information becomes available. Thank
Salish Sea Early Music Fest to feature harpsichordist David Schrader
||| FROM JEFFREY COHAN for SALISH SEA EARLY MUSIC FESTIVAL ||| Obbligato Harpsichord and Flute features renowned Chicago harpsichordist David Schrader with flutist Jeffrey Cohan playing 18th-century music for harpsichord with flute on Wednesday evening, March 29 at 6 p.m. at the Orcas Adventist Fellowship Church at 107 Enchanted Forest
Next up at Orcas Center | Mountain Grove – A play with music by Noah Racey
||| FROM BETHANY MARIE for ORCAS CENTER ||| Noah Racey is one of Broadway’s top song-and-tap dance men, but his story is anything but 42nd Street. The rhythm of his life was set by drum circles in a commune in the Pacific Northwest where his woke and pioneering parents raised
Congratulations: Herb Crowe to retire from Sheriff’s Office
||| FROM SHERIFF ERIC PETER for SJC SHERIFF'S OFFICE ||| The San Juan County Sheriff’s Office would like the community to join us in congratulating Sergeant Herb Crowe on his upcoming retirement. Herb has served the citizens of San Juan County for over 24 years and will be retiring on
