Here’s a thought…
“Patriotism is supporting your country all the time and the government when it deserves it.”
MARK TWAIN
Alchemy Art Center readies its visiting artist pop-up show
||| FROM GLENN HENDRICK for ALCHEMY ART CENTER ||| Come see what Alchemy’s amazingly talented August/September artist cohort has been up to this summer! This Tuesday, September 27 from 6-9 p.m., Alchemy welcomes you to their dome exhibition space at 1255 Wold Rd. You will be able to purchase beautiful
Car seat clinic, blood drive on tap at Island Health
||| FROM RACHEL LAMBERT for ISLAND HEALTH ||| Island Health hosts car and booster seat clinic Safe Kids Northwest is hosting a free car seat clinic on Thursday, October 13 from 3–5 p.m. in the 24th Street parking lot of Island Health, Anacortes. Learn how to properly install and use your
Island Sinfonia looking for musicians
||| FROM KAREN BLINN for ISLAND SINFONIA ||| Island Sinfonia, the local inter-island orchestra, has resumed rehearsals after being halted by the pandemic in early 2020. If you play a band or a string instrument, you are invited to join the group for a couple of hours on Saturday afternoons.
Sun Days on Orcas | This I believe
||| SUN DAYS ON ORCAS ISLAND by EDEE KULPER ||| Several weeks ago I asked if anyone would like to write a personal essay called This I Believe. If so, and if you wanted it out there for the public to read, I would post it on my blog. Here is
Island Bounty Makers launching Orcas Farm Tours
||| FROM MARCY MONTGOMERY for SAN JUAN ISLANDS AGRICULTURE GUILD ||| Orcas Center and the San Juan Islands Agriculture Guild are launching the popular annual Orcas Farm Tours with the Island Bounty opening party on Friday, September 30 at Orcas Center. Island residents and visitors are invited to come enjoy
Health & Community Services calling for volunteers
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County’s Health and Community Services (HCS) is calling for volunteers to support senior services on Lopez, Orcas and San Juan Islands. HCS Senior Services provides and supports programs and services that assist seniors in remaining independent and in their own homes
Governor Inslee’s week took him to Norway
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF GOVERNOR JAY INSLEE ||| Inslee wraps Nordic trade mission with focus on electric ferries Gov. Jay Inslee tours an electric ferry operated by Nordled, one of Norway’s largest ferry operators. Several electric ferries operate in Norway, carrying more than seven million passengers a year across
Hearing appointments available at Senior Center
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| Stacie Nordrum Stacie Nordrum, Au.D., CCC-A, of Island Hearing Healthcare will be offering hearing appointments at Orcas Senior Center on Thursday, September 29 and starting October 6, she will be onsite every first Thursday of the month. Services available
Midnight Mutterings | End of 30+ year romance
||| MIDNIGHT MUTTERINGS by JACKIE BATES ||| It began casually. ‘Just friends,’ you told your other friends. But there was a spark, even in the very beginning. You started getting excited, just a little, when you knew you’d be together. Nothing special. Nothing planned, really. You just showed up. Other
Nominated for a Grammy 5 times, Karrin Allyson coming to Orcas Center
||| FROM BETHANY MARIE for ORCAS CENTER ||| Orcas Center and the Orcas Island Jazz Festival presents Five-Time Grammy Nominee Karrin Allyson on Saturday, September 30 at 7 p.m. Allyson rose to prominence in the 90s, releasing a string of albums including her debut I Didn’t Know About You in
Zylstra Lake receiving agricultural lime this weekend
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| Zylstra Lake Preserve will be closed to public access Saturday, September 24 and possibly Sunday, September 25 for agricultural lime application. To maintain and support long-term soil health and productivity on our public farmlands, your Conservation Land Bank, in partnership with farm lessees,
Sheriff’s Report | September 14 – 20, 2022
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ||| WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14 22-006709 Found Property 13:27:26 09/14/22 An Orcas Island Deputy took a found property report. A wallet was booked into evidence for safe keeping. 22-006711 Theft 13:57:32 09/14/22 A Lopez Deputy responded to a reported theft call. Upon investigation, the
Port Commission meeting set for Monday
||| FROM JEANNIE SHARPE for PORT OF ORCAS ||| Port of Orcas Commissioners are scheduled to meet on Monday, September 26 at 5 p.m. to address 2022 09 26 Meeting Agenda. This meeting with be on Zoom or in-person at the airport terminal.
Opinion: Collapse of WA ferry system hits hardest in San Juan Islands
||| FROM ALEX MACLEOD, SEATTLE TIMES ||| Delayed sailings of Washington State Ferries hit an all-time high this year, as The Seattle Times recently reported, part of a steady decline in performance over the past decade. [“WA ferry delays hit highest mark in past decade,” Aug. 24, Northwest]. The fleet
‘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.
WSF Weekly Report | Bicycles, motorcycles will fill this Sunday’s ferries
||| FROM PATTY RUBSTELLO for WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| International Bridge, Tunnel and Turnpike Association Annual Meeting & Exhibition I just returned from the International Bridge, Tunnel and Turnpike Association 90th Annual Meeting & Exhibition in Austin, Texas. The event is for tolling professionals around the world to gather, share knowledge, explore
