Here’s a thought…
“Neither the evil nor the good in our history determines who we are. It is what we do now. If we do not say something ourselves about this horror, we allow ourselves to be changed.”
TIMOTHY SNYDER
Meet your School Board member Ayn Carrillo-Gailey
||| FROM ORCAS ISLAND SCHOOL BOARD ||| Ayn Carrillo-Gailey moved to the island in 2016 with her husband, novelist Samuel Gailey and their daughter Gray (OISD Senior). She joined the OISD School Board in 2017. She has a background in education is continuing her service on our School Board because
Join San Juan County Land Bank for an open house meeting
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY LAND BANK ||| Join the San Juan County Conservation Land Bank for an open house meeting on February 15 to provide input on three Lopez Preserves: Spencer Spit, Richardson Marsh, and Lopez Hill. View of Spencer Spit Preserve from ferry Spencer Spit Preserve is 18
Guest Opinion | Corrections, updates to previous Port column
||| FROM SADIE BAILEY ||| My guest editorial of January 23 concerning the Port Special Meeting generated interest; I am grateful. However, some of my facts were wrong or misleading. The Port was concerned about this and what they thought was my alarmist tone. True, I can be alarmist -
Meet your School Board member, Chris Sutton
||| FROM ORCAS ISLAND SCHOOL DISTRICT ||| I am a dad, a garage-tinkerer, a software developer, and a community volunteer. My son is in grade 10, my daughter graduated in 2020 and is now in college. I graduated from OISD in 1988. I re-joined the School Board after serving eight
Rom-com double feature coming up for Valentine’s Day
||| FROM AYN GAILEY ||| Valentine’s Weekend Event!!! February 10. Parents of the Orcas Island High School Senior Class of 2023 invite you to a rom-com double feature at the Seaview Theatre. The event is open to the public. Admission is by donation-pay-what-you-can for both screenings. 100% of donations received will
Island Health is offering four-week hypertension series
||| FROM RACHEL LAMBERT for ISLAND HEALTH ||| This four-week series will focus on education and preventative strategies for high blood pressure (hypertension). Join an expert at each session to learn easy and sustainable ways you can make a difference for your heart. Instructors include Jason Hogge, MD, Chief Medical
Sun Days on Orcas | Growing up in the Orcas Hotel, Part II
||| SUN DAYS ON ORCAS by EDEE KULPER ||| Without further ado, here is the continuation of Clark Cundy’s stories from last week about growing up here on the island and in The Orcas Hotel… 4. Will you share with us some of your colorful memories of growing up in
IPC-Orcas adds new family medicine provider
||| FROM RACHEL LAMBERT for ISLAND HEALTH ||| Jennifer Simpson-Manske, MD Jennifer Simpson-Manske, MD, joins the Island Primary Care - Orcas Clinic as a full-time family medicine provider for island patients. She comes most recently from New Mexico, and she has been a practicing family physician for 24
New tax credit, public option success, last 747 made, Black History Month
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF GOVERNOR JAY INSLEE ||| New Working Families Tax Credit returns up to $1,200 for eligible families Applications are now being accepted for the state Working Families Tax Credit, providing up to $1,200 to qualifying households. The new Washington’s Working Families Tax Credit (WFTC) will provide
As the Paradigm Shifts | In sickness and in health: Illness as a rite of passage
||| AS THE PARADIGM SHIFTS by ROSIE KUHN ||| My client, Martha, emailed me before our session yesterday, to say she was in the hospital. She had had an asthma attack so severe that her husband took her to the emergency room. She wondered if I’d be okay if we
Sheriff’s Report | January 25 – 31, 2023
|||FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ||| WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 25 23-000531 Accident-NonInj 11:24:48 01/25/23 A San Juan Deputy responded to a single-vehicle collision. The driver showed no signs of impairment and the Deputy assisted with traffic control until Island Tow and San Juan County Public Works cleared the roadway. A
USCG Auxiliary offering boater education course
||| FROM U.S. COAST GUARD AUXILIARY ||| The U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary Bellingham and San Juan Islands Flotilla is offering three opportunities for boaters to take an on-line, Washington State Basic Boater Education Course. The course for anyone wishing to learn safe boating skills and qualify for a Boater Education
Meet our municipal leaders this weekend
||| FROM HILARY CANTY for ORCAS ISLAND COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ||| This weekend brings opportunities on Orcas to meet our newly elected municipal leaders. The Sheriff's Office is hosting Coffee with a Cop on Saturday at Tide Pool on North Beach Road from 10-Noon. Sheriff Eric Peter will be there with a
High School band and strings fundraiser for Disneyland trip
||| FROM BETHANY MARIE for ORCAS CENTER ||| The Orcas High School Band and Strings are going to perform at Disneyland! Join us for an evening of music created by Island Youth as they fund-raise for this exciting opportunity. Wednesday, February 8th at 6:30pm at Orcas Center, Suggested donation at
Open house coming up for three Lopez Island preserves
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| Join the San Juan County Conservation Land Bank for an open house meeting to provide input on three Lopez Preserves: Spencer Spit, Richardson Marsh, and Lopez Hill. Spencer Spit Preserve is 18 forested acres on the north side of Spencer Spit State Park. This high bank
Here comes that windy thing again
||| FROM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ||| * WHAT...South winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 60 mph expected. * WHERE...San Juan County and Western Whatcom County. * WHEN...From 10 AM to 7 PM PST Friday. * IMPACTS...Damaging winds will blow down trees and power lines. Widespread power outages
