Here’s a thought…
“If they can get you asking the wrong questions, they don’t have to worry about the answers.”
THOMAS PYNCHON
WSF weekly report | Strong w-i-n-d-s
||| FROM PATTY RUBSTELLO for WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| Strong winds knock out service on multiple routes We suspended service on two central Puget Sound routes Monday because of high winds. While we understand the importance of getting riders where they need to go, safety is our number one priority
Tugboat being lifted after sinking offshore of Lopez Island
Vessel carried 400 gallons of diesel ||| FROM CASCADIA DAILY NEWS ||| Response crews are lifting a tugboat after it sank carrying 400 gallons of diesel off the coast of Lopez Island Wednesday morning, Feb. 22. Some sheen could be seen on the water around the vessel, the Department of
March Art at Orcas Library: My Digital Wonderlands, by William Wyckoff
||| FROM DAVE KOSIUR for ORCAS LIBRARY ||| Starting March 1st, William Wyckoff will be exhibiting his photographs and mixed media work. In his latest series of work Wyckoff has taken his love of photography and expanded that vision by creating abstract pieces that combine his photographs with other digital processes and mixed media.
Letter to Editor | Orcas Community Resource Center thanks Steve Jung
||| FROM MEGAN EHRMANTROUT for COMMUNITY RESOURCE CENTER ||| Steve Jung With his time as a board member coming to a close, the words “thank you” are not nearly enough to express our gratitude for the many years of service Steve Jung has given to the Orcas Community
An opportunity to practice Qigong with Joan Roulac
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| Joan Roulac Quiet the mind and strengthen the body with Joan Roulac’s Ease Please four-week Qigong series. These 15-minute sessions will gently loosen muscles, strengthen immunity, build balance, and increase energy. The virtual series begins Wednesday, March 1 at
Meet the OPALCO board candidates March 9th
Ballots hit the mail March 10 ||| FROM SUZANNE OLSON for ORCAS POWER & LIGHT COOPERATIVE ||| As a member-owned cooperative, OPALCO members elect the Board of Directors who are responsible for setting policies and rates, essentially guiding the course for our electric utility. The 2023 nominations process is complete
Woman in Woods has an amazing Orcas Center production coming up
||| FROM WOMAN IN THE WOODS PRODUCTIONS ||| Woman in the Woods Productions is pleased to bring back to Orcas Center Marc Bamuthi Joseph (“Bamuthi”) and Daniel Bernard Roumain (“DBR”), on April 8, for our most ambitious production to date. When they were here in June of 2018, that duo
Learn about our friend, the Mason Bee, at upcoming workshop
||| FROM DIANNE MACONDRAY for SJC MASTER GARDENERS ||| Osmia lignaria, the mason bee, is an important early season pollinator of fruit trees in our cool coastal climate. The Master Gardeners of San Juan County will hold a free workshop on this orchard bee, open to the public on March
Food Bank is seeking board members
||| FROM JEFF HANSEN for ORCAS ISLAND FOOD BANK ||| The last few years have brought significant changes to the Orcas Island Food Bank. Visits have increased by 300% since 2019. During that period we hired our first Executive Director Amanda Sparks, added temporary storage containers, new outdoor refrigeration units
ALL WSF ROUTES: Service subject to possible cancellations due to weather
||| FROM WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| Due to inclement weather, the Edmonds/Kingston and Seattle/Bremerton routes have already been cancelled until further notice. Other routes are subject to disruption/cancellation if weather proves too severe for sailing. Please check for any service updates for your specific route and prepare alternate travel plans,
In Memoriam | Geoff Schaaf, 1946 – 2023
||| FROM DON STILLMAN ||| Geoff Schaaf Geoff Schaaf, 76, who shared a home on Pioneer Hill Road in Olga with his wife, Dennie Gordon, for more than 34 years, died in Los Angeles, California on January 22, 2023 from complications of throat cancer. Schaaf won four Emmys
Wind — again
||| FROM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ||| URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Seattle WA 238 AM PST Mon Feb 20 2023 San Juan County-Western Whatcom County-Western Skagit County-Everett and Vicinity-Including the cities of Friday Harbor, Bellingham, Mount Vernon, Anacortes, Sedro-Woolley, Burlington, Everett, Edmonds, Lynnwood, and Marysville ...WIND ADVISORY IN
Letter to Editor | Mike Krieger’s contribution to saving Orcas Village recalled
||| FROM PATRICIA PIRNACK ||| I was so saddened to hear about Mike Krieger’s accident and passing. I read the obituary in The Islands’ Sounder but felt like I needed to also add to Mike’s contribution towards “saving” Orcas Village. Many have probably forgotten this bit of history, but the
Department of Health launches second annual science contest for high school students
Contest registration is open now through March 15, submissions due by April 30 ||| FROM STATE HEALTH DEPARTMENT ||| OLYMPIA – Following a successful inaugural event, the Washington State Department of Health’s (DOH) Washington Tracking Network (WTN) is excited to launch its second annual WTN Youth Science Contest. The contest provides a
You’re invited to this Fire Commission meeting
||| FROM BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS ||| The San Juan County Fire Protection District #2 Board of Fire Commissioners invite you to a regular meeting in person at the Fire Hall in Eastsound (Station 21) on Tuesday, February 21st at 1:00 pm. If you are unable to join us in person, please join
Sun Days on Orcas | 27 things about Yotam Zohar
||| SUN DAYS ON ORCAS by EDEE KULPER ||| Sometimes you meet someone intriguing and immediately think, Wow, I've got to know more about how this person thinks. That was my immediate impression upon meeting Mr. Z several months ago. It had nothing to do with what he said; it
