Here’s a thought…
“Old age is no joke, but it can feel like one.”
TAD TOMPKINS
Orcas Island High School students awarded with academic honors from College Board National Recognition Programs
Six Orcas Island High School students excelled in College Board assessments and schoolwork to earn these awards, which colleges use to identify academically competitive underrepresented students ||| FROM ORCAS ISLAND SCHOOL DISTRICT ||| Six Orcas Island High School students have earned academic honors from the College Board National Recognition Programs.
Larsen announces in-person community coffee meetings in Burlington, Bellingham, Friday Harbor
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF REP. RICK LARSEN ||| Today, Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02) announced locations and times for in-person community coffee meetings in Burlington, Bellingham and Friday Harbor. This week, Larsen hosted two community coffee meetings in Everett and Oak Harbor to answer questions from attendees and provide information
Larsen: Critical funding helps NW communities protect salmon and the environment, create jobs
Grant established through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law enables communities to remove and repair fish barrier culverts ||| FROM THE OFFICE OF REP. RICK LARSEN ||| [Thursday] the U.S. Department of Transportation announced it has opened applications for state, local and Tribal governments to access a total of $1 billion over five
Enter your act in upcoming Whale of a Show
||| FROM BETHANY MARIE for ORCAS CENTER ||| Whale of a Show is the Island celebration of talented youth and their families and will take Center Stage this October at Orcas Center! Acts from ages 5-18 are invited to participate. Don’t be shy – All are welcome and accepted! Solo
‘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.
Ferry Advisory Committee briefs council on the state of ferries
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| This morning, San Juan County Council held a special meeting to discuss the Washington State Ferry (WSF) system. Co-Chairs of the County’s Ferry Advisory Committee (FAC) shared information on three topics: “How did we get here?” “Where do we go from here?” and “What can
Friday Harbor seeks submissions for town’s four poetry gardens
||| FROM JULIE GREENE for TOWN OF FRIDAY HARBOR ||| San Juan County residents of ALL AGES are encouraged to submit your best original poems to the 2023 POETRY GARDEN CONTEST. Winning entries will be displayed in the town’s four Poetry Gardens! Deadline for submission: October 31, 2022. GUIDELINES FOR
Newest statewide numbers on COVID
||| FROM STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ||| Statewide Response Updates Newest numbers. The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) reported a total of 1,820,468 confirmed cases as of 11:59 p.m. on Oct. 4. There have been 14,284 COVID-19 deaths in Washington. For the most recent number of cases by county, demographics,
West Coast leaders double down on bold actions to fight climate crisis
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF GOVERNOR JAY INSLEE ||| SAN FRANCISCO – In the latest of several climate agreements among Pacific Coast governments, California, Oregon, Washington and British Columbia signed a new partnership Thursday recommitting the region to climate action. The Statement of Cooperation (SOC) promotes collaboration between the four
Guest Opinion | Human and wildlife health are interconnected
||| FROM RUSSEL BARSH for KWIAHT ||| An outbreak of avian flu in upper East Sound this summer raised an important public policy issue that should not be left by the wayside: To protect people from emerging pathogens, we need to monitor wildlife disease—and intervene, swiftly and appropriately, to wildlife
Senior Center’s activities to look forward to
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| Grannie’s Closet is back in the lobby of Orcas Senior Center! Grannie’s Closet offers household décor, kitchen, and vintage items, crafting supplies and much, much more. Located in the front lobby of the Orcas Senior Center, Grannie’s Closet occupies only a
San Juan County updates its Recreation, Open Space, and Stewardship Plan
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County (the County) is currently updating its six-year Parks, Trails, and Natural Areas Plan. As part of the update process, the plan has a new name to best reflect its content: the Recreation, Open Space, and Stewardship Plan. This Plan guides action
County Health is set to administer Monkeypox vaccine for those at high-risk
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County Health and Community Services (HCS) is providing Monkeypox (MPV) vaccine Oct. 12 and 13 on San Juan Island and Orcas Island respectively. These clinics are for those who are considered high-risk for contracting MPV. While MPV is disproportionately impacting the
Vote counting equipment testing October 21 at 11 a.m.
||| FROM CAMOLYN ARMSTRONG, SAN JUAN COUNTY ELECTIONS OFFICER ||| A “Logic and Accuracy” test of ballot tabulating equipment used in San Juan County for the November 8, 2022 General election is scheduled for October 21, at 11:00 a.m. The test works by tallying the results of a prepared set
A San Juan Island waterway honors a native county commissioner and his descendants
Cayou Channel, renaming and remembering ||| BY TREVOR SNAPP ||| The Cayou family hosted a historic blessing and canoe journey to celebrate the renaming of a key ferry route in the San Juan Islands for their ancestor Henry Cayou, an entrepreneur and pathbreaking county commissioner of the early 20th century.
County’s Ferry Advisory Committee to hold two outreach sessions
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County’s Ferry Advisory Committee (FAC) announced two outreach sessions this October. On Saturday, October 15 and Tuesday, October 18, the FAC will review its advocacy efforts, answer questions from the public, and engage in open discussions related to ferry service. Why
