Here’s a thought…
“Old age is no joke, but it can feel like one.”
TAD TOMPKINS
Cozy up to JP and OK Rhythm Boys at Orcas Island Winery
||| FROM ANITA ORNE for JP AND THE OK RHYTHM BOYS ||| While they play throughout the west, Washington, Oregon, California, Idaho, and Montana, it is a rare thing for hometown Orcas Island audiences to hear JP and the OK Rhythm Boys in performance in an intimate space. But on
Matching funds being raised to keep Mercy Flights operational on Orcas
||| FROM JAMES BIDDICK for ORCAS LIONS CLUB ||| The Orcas Island Lions Club is in the middle of raising matching funds for Mercy Flights Orcas Island. The drive will end on October 28, 2022. This valuable island service has been operating since the 90s, flying many of us back
Letter to Editor | Sheriff Krebs
||| FROM CAROL OWENS and BOB WYATT ||| What does it take to be a Sheriff of our diverse multi- Island rural county? We’re not a large metropolitan area, so policing must be appropriate to our island community. I have known Sheriff Krebs ever since I helped to elect him
Council to hold special meeting on Thursday to discuss our ferry system
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County Council announced today that a special meeting will be held on Thursday, October 6 to discuss the Washington State Ferry (WSF) system. Beginning at 9 a.m., Council will be joined by the Co-Chairs of the county’s Ferry Advisory Committee (FAC),
Meet Library’s new director at Friends Annual Meeting
||| FROM DAVE KOSIUR for ORCAS ISLAND LIBRARY ||| Ingrid Mattson, Orcas Library Come meet Ingrid Mattson, the library’s new director, and hear her speak about the exciting future of Friends and the library working together in our community. Learn more what the library can provide to the
Sheriff candidates featured at forthcoming LWV voter forum
||| FROM STEVE BOWMAN for LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS ||| Please join the League of Women Voters at a hybrid Voter Forum with the candidates for San Juan County Sheriff. The in-person forum will be at the SJI Grange (152 First St N, Friday Harbor, WA 98250) at 6 pm
Orcas Garden Club: James Most discusses fruit and nut trees
||| FROM ORCAS ISLAND GARDEN CLUB ||| On Wednesday, October 19, at 10:30 am, the Orcas Island Garden Club will present a virtual (Zoom) meeting featuring James Most. James will speak about Growing Fruit and Nut Trees in the San Juan Islands. If you have a question about a specific
EPRC will meet this week
||| FROM LEITH TEMPLIN for EASTSOUND PLANNING REVIEW COMMITTEE ||| The Eastsound Planning Review Committee will be holding their first Thursday of the month meeting this week October 6, 3 p.m. at the Orcas Island Senior Center Multipurpose Room. It will be In person and by the zoom link below
This Delaware beach town is set to regulate short-term rentals
||| FROM DELAWARE ONLINE ||| One Lewes (Delaware) couple said they’ve lived in the quaint, historic beach town for more than three decades, but it wasn’t until more recently that they started to see their neighborhood change. As more of the homeowners on their street began to offer short-term rentals
Upcoming health classes from Island Health
||| FROM RACHEL LAMBERT for ISLAND HEALTH ||| Island Health offers online childbirth education class series Island Health is offering a four-week online class series designed to prepare parents-to-be for the arrival of their new baby. Classes are Tuesdays from 6:30–9:00 p.m. starting October 18 and are taught by Teri Shilling,
Great WA ShakeOut is coming our way
||| FROM BRENDAN COWAN for DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ||| Yo, San Juan County! The Great WA ShakeOut earthquake drill is at 10:20 a.m. on October 20. Signing up AND participating is super easy and only takes a few moments. Please help spread the word. Families, individuals, businesses, schools, non-profits...
Look at what’s coming up at Orcas Senior Center
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| Island Hearing Healthcare at Orcas Senior Center: Thursday, October 6 Stacie Nordrum, Au.D., CCC-A, of Island Hearing Healthcare will offer hearing appointments at Orcas Senior Center on Thursday, October 6 and the first Thursday of each month moving forward. Services available
Island Health just gave Orcas a dedicated phone line
We've Heard You: Updates to Our Phone Line ||| FROM ISLAND HEALTH ||| Island Primary Care – Orcas will now have a dedicated phone line into our call center. The phone number 360.376.2561 will now be reserved for our Orcas patients only, bypassing greetings and messages for other departments and
New Fire Commissioner has tendered his resignation
||| FROM KIM KIMPLE for BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS ||| With the resignation of Rex Chadwell, the Board of Fire Commissioners is seeking candidates to fill an unexpired term. The Board will conduct a public process including advertising, interviewing, and selecting a candidate to fill the seat by December 23rd, 2022.
Marcia Spees’ art to grace the Library walls this month
||| FROM DAVE KOSIUR for ORCAS ISLAND LIBRARY ||| Utilizing the artist’s toolbox of shape, color, pattern and rhythm, Marcia Spees explores the territory between reality and the instinctive. Through what she regards as the secret language of art, she strives to reveal the subconscious threads which bind us all.
Funhouse is bringing community together one word at a time
||| FROM EMILIE GINCIG for FUNHOUSE COMMONS ||| On Tuesday evenings community members come together to learn a new language in a fantastic collaboration between the YMCA and The Funhouse. Classes, which are held at The Funhouse, are divided into four offerings; Intro to English, Intro to Spanish, Level 2
