Here’s a thought…
“If they can get you asking the wrong questions, they don’t have to worry about the answers.”
THOMAS PYNCHON
Coming up: Learn about 1st Grade orientations
Three 1st grade options available ||| FROM SUZANNA SMITH for ORCAS ISLAND SCHOOL DISTRICT ||| Join Elemententary Principal Lorena Stankevich and teachers as they share options for families with students entering 1st grade for the 2023-24 school year. This 45-minute presentation will give you an opportunity to learn a little
Letter to Editor | Big thanks to Booster Club volunteers, staff
||| FROM KATE LONG for ORCAS ISLAND BOOSTER CLUB ||| OI Booster Club wholeheartedly thanks the many volunteers and staff (who volunteer much of their time) who help make winter basketball season a big success. It is so fun to watch this group come together December-February, sometimes three days a week, to
Tomorrow’s Health Care District board meeting relocates to OICF
||| FROM CHRIS CHORD for ORCAS ISLAND HEALTH CARE DISTRICT ||| Orcas Health Care District (OIHCD) will meet tomorrow for a regular board meeting at 5 p.m. Also note that we will be meeting at the Orcas Island Community Foundation (OICF) conference room, rather than the fire department for tomorrow’s
Funhouse hosting a Strengthening Families workshop
||| FROM EMILIE ROBINSON for FUNHOUSE COMMONS ||| Strengthening Families is a 6-week workshop that brings together youth and their caregivers for 2 hours, one evening a week. The workshop builds upon family strengths to help parents and youth navigate the adolescent chapter with confidence. Caregivers and youth arrive and
Join Port Commissioner meeting in person, online tomorrow
||| FROM KIM KIMPLE for PORT OF ORCAS ||| The Port of Orcas Board of Commissioners will hold a regular monthly meeting on Monday, February 27 at 5 p.m. online via Zoom and in person in the airport terminal conference room located at 147 Schoen Lane in Eastsound. Online access
Textile, fiber arts show to open at Orcas Center
||| FROM BETHANY MARIE for ORCAS CENTER ||| Orcas Center’s Visual Arts Committee (VAC) is pleased to present the spring art show: Textile and Fiber Arts on Friday, March 3 from 5:30-7 p.m. in the Madrona Room. In March of 2020, the VAC and the fabric artists of Orcas Island
Sun Days on Orcas | Meet Jay Sack
||| SUN DAYS ON ORCAS by EDEE KULPER ||| Jay Sack I have known only bits and pieces about Jay Sack over the years - I know he loves basketball and coaches it, I know he and his wife Julia work hard and provide a good life for
Inslee | Graduation rates increase, WA stands with Ukraine, WA defends choice, small business relief, six-year-old helps homeless
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF GOVERNOR JAY INSLEE ||| Washington stands with Ukraine on anniversary of Russian invasion Gov. Jay Inslee shakes hands with Oleg Pynda, executive director of Washington’s Ukranian Community Center. The center is a key link for newcomers, including the 16,000 Ukrainian immigrants new to Washington state.
Lekanoff | Week 7 | Protecting healthcare throughout WA & town hall invite
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF REP. DEBRA LEKANOFF ||| Happy Fantastic Friday! It’s the seventh week of the legislative session! Last Friday was policy cutoff and this Friday is fiscal cutoff. Only bills that have already passed out of their policy committee and fiscal committee will be moving forward. This
Sheriff’s Report | February 15 – 21, 2023
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ||| WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 15 23-001029 Domestic Dispute or Assault 07:04:45 02/15/23 Deputies responded to a report of assault on Friday Harbor. After an investigation, it was determined to be unfounded. 23-001032 Trespassing 10:06:19 02/15/23 A female who had been previously trespassed from King's
Midnight Mutterings | GrabAGun (and a brief cat update)
||| MIDNIGHT MUTTERINGS by JACKIE BATES ||| So here’s what showed up in my e-mail this morning: About GrabAGun "A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed." We are defenders. We
Lenten Vespers at Orcas Island Community Church
||| FROM BRIAN MOSS for ORCAS ISLAND COMMUNITY CHURCH ||| Orcas Island Community Church is once again hosting Lenten Vespers services, which will take place on the six Sundays of Lent from February 26th through April 2nd. The services will begin at 5:00 pm in the church sanctuary. The Lenten
Guest Opinion | We should not be ‘whitewashing’ Black history
||| FROM DOUG MARSHALL ||| As we conclude this year’s Black History Month, we find ourselves in an era in which some people are arguing that the painful parts of black history should not be taught in public schools, because that history might be “divisive” or make some students feel
Larsen Statement on one-year anniversary of Putin’s illegal war in Ukraine
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF REP. RICK LARSEN ||| WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02) released the below statement on the one-year anniversary of Putin’s illegal war in Ukraine: “One year ago today, Vladimir Putin launched his unprovoked and unjustified war on Ukraine. The effects of Putin’s illegal war
For March, Artworks feature wall artist is Stephanie Clair
||| FROM B.J. ARNOLD for ORCAS ISLAND ARTWORKS ||| Stephanie Clair The Orcas Island Artworks features new paintings in oil and acrylic by Stephanie Clair through the month of March. She will be showcasing some of her Italian towns as well as some of her newest San Juan
‘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.
