Here’s a thought…
“Old age is no joke, but it can feel like one.”
TAD TOMPKINS
Drivers, carmakers, and states are leaving fossil fuels in the rearview mirror. Is Washington ready to drive electric?
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF GOVERNOR JAY INSLEE ||| Transportation is the biggest contributor of carbon emissions in Washington state, and the biggest opportunity to make a difference. The threat of climate change is clear, and Washington state is leading by example to respond. Washington state will match California's requirement
Hop on to this FROG survey to tell WSF what you think
||| FROM STATE TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION ||| The Washington State Transportation Commission is conducting a new FROG survey and we want you to hear about your experience and satisfaction using Washington State Ferries during the past few months (June - September 2022). This survey has been designed to inform Washington State Ferries operations, as well
Bivalent COVID-19 boosters are coming to all three major islands
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County Health and Community Services (HCS) is bringing back Bird’s Eye Medical the week of Oct. 17 to provide bivalent COVID-19 booster vaccinations on San Juan, Lopez, and Orcas Islands. HCS will be on San Juan Island Oct. 17 and 18,
Noxious weed pulling party; don’t miss it
||| FROM JEANNIE SHARPE for PORT OF ORCAS ||| On Friday September 30 the Port of Orcas will be having a Noxious Weed Pulling Party. If you are interested in helping, please meet at the Terminal Building at 147 Schoen Lane at 2 p.m. Friday.
Makers Making | Zack Leck, blacksmith and sculptor, at Island Bounty, Fri. Sept 30
||| FROM MARCY MONTGOMERY for SJI AGRICULTURE GUILD ||| With the orange hot forge burning, seeing hard metal forms heated and turning to pliable shapes that are pounded under an artist’s hammer, is an amazing transformation of materials and form. At Zack Leck’s blacksmith shop on Orcas Island there are
Sheriff’s Office on the lookout for Lopez mail thief
||| FROM RON KREBS for SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ||| On Tuesday, September 27, 2022 at approximately 11:45 a.m. a Lopez Island resident reported to the Sheriff’s Office they had seen a report on Facebook of a vehicle associated with stealing mail, and that they observed a vehicle they
Sea View launches new Dream Machine series featuring Bad Dads this Thursday
||| FROM RYAN PAGE for SEA VIEW THEATRE ||| The Sea View Theatre is proud to announce the first show in a new regular series of multimedia musical events known as the Dream Machine. The Dream Machine series will combine the awe-inspiring power of the Sea View Theatre’s state-of-the-art projector
Letter to Editor | After researching it, Eric Peter has my vote to lead our Sheriff’s Office
||| FROM JUSTIN PAULSEN ||| In the coming election, our slate of choices for local decision making will be limited. While most positions on the ballot are uncontested, we will finally have the chance to make a new choice on the position in our community which requires the deepest level
Fire Marshall: Fire danger level downgraded to moderate
||| FROM CHAD KIMPLE, SJC FIRE MARSHALL ||| Effective September 27, 2022, San Juan County, WA fire danger level is downgraded to MODERATE. This change is due to cooling temperatures at night, a high dew point, and relative humidity. Recreational campfires remain open at this time and include attended fires
San Juan County publishes information about proposed road levy increase
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| The upcoming November election includes Resolution 20-2022 – a proposition to increase the road levy. It is a one-time, permanent levy lid lift for the county road fund. If approved, the county levy would increase from $0.56 to $1.00 per $1,000 of assessed
Can Nantucket survive the stress of year-round tourism?
||| FROM NEW YORK POST ||| REPRINT AT REQUEST OF ORCASONIAN READER Last summer, the line for beloved Nantucket restaurant Black Eyed Susan’s would often snake down India Street — but waiting in line was worth it. A small, unpretentious and slightly offbeat space, it’s popular with both longtime visitors
Makers Making | Maria Bullock basketry at Island Bounty, Fri. Sept 30
||| FROM MARCY MONTGOMERY for SAN JUAN MAKERS GUILD ||| Basketry is a sculptural art form on display at the upcoming Island Bounty event at the Orcas Center. Maria Bullock is a true agricultural maker and has developed a collection of multi-colored willows that she grows, harvest, prepares and turns
OICF requesting proposals for 2022 GiveOrcas Holiday Campaign
||| FROM ED ANDREWS for ORCAS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ||| The Orcas Island Community Foundation (OICF) is requesting proposals for the 2022 GiveOrcas Holiday Campaign. OICF’s bi-annual GiveOrcas Campaigns are a way to build awareness of local nonprofits and raise funds to support the programs that make Orcas a stronger and
Request for Proposals for San Juan County lodging tax facilities / promotional grant program
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County has established a tourism facilities program, funded by a portion of the revenue collected under the State Lodging Tax excise statutes and is seeking proposals from qualified entities interested in: Funding single project proposals concerned with acquiring, improving, or developing
Routine traffic stop ends with drug possession charges
||| FROM RON KREBS, SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF ||| On 09/24/2022, Deputy Norton of San Juan Island made a routine traffic stop on a Chrysler Aspen for a burned our brake light, expired registration over 2 months and failing to transfer a vehicle title after sale. The driver was identified
Makers Making | Emmy Gran floral design at Island Bounty, Fri. Sept 30
||| FROM MARCY MONTGOMERY for SAN JUAN MAKERS GUILD ||| Floral design and sculpture are an art form on display at the upcoming Island Bounty event at the Orcas Center. One of the featured exhibitors is Emmy Gran, a Farmer-Florist growing flowers beside the Salish Sea and her art form
