Here’s a thought…
“That confidence — that the law cannot reach you because you are the one wielding it — is the oldest and most dangerous delusion in Washington.”
MILES TAYLOR
Weekly WSF report
||| FROM PATTY RUBSTELLO for WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| Visit to Eagle Harbor Maintenance Facility I spent some time at our Eagle Harbor Maintenance Facility last week meeting colleagues who basically keep our system afloat. The Bainbridge Island complex is home base for more than 100 employees tasked with keeping our
Whale Museum has two open houses coming up for prospective volunteers
||| FROM TRACIE MERRELL for THE WHALE MUSEUM ||| The Whale Museum is holding two open houses for anyone interested in volunteering with TWM’s Education Department. The open house events will be held on Thursday, February 23, from 11:00 am - 12:00 pm & Saturday, March 4, from 3:00 pm
‘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.
State Health Dept. relaunches free telehealth program for COVID-19
Free telehealth appointments expand access to oral antivirals ||| FROM STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ||| OLYMPIA – The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) has relaunched its popular free telehealth program to increase access to potentially life-saving medication to treat COVID-19. The program expands the federal government’s Test to Treat initiative and gives people at
Letter to Editor | Thanks to all who make the Dental Van Clinic possible
||| FROM HILARY CANTY for ORCAS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ||| Thank you to the many people who made the recent Dental Van Clinic possible. To the Community Church, who hosted the van and provided the reception space. To Marsha Waunch and her team of volunteers who welcomed patients and kept the
Poetry | I have to write today. I must.
||| FROM ED WILSON ||| I Have to Write Today. I Must. Ed Wilson Because I am not standing outside a collapsed apartment building in Turkey or Syria, because I did not spend the night shivering in freezing cold with others who are lifting rubble in hopes of reaching the
Latest on tap at your Senior Center
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| Art with Carla @ Orcas Senior Center – Fridays, 1-3pm Are you interested in exploring your artistic side? Art with Carla is back! This class is lighthearted fun, structured around process, with an emphasis on you CAN do it! Folks of
Senior Center is now under its own management
||| FROM LYNETTE WOOD, ORCAS SENIOR CENTER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ||| Orcas Senior Center is under new management! A new nonprofit, Friends of Orcas Senior Center, took over operations on January 1. Along with the transition, the new nonprofit is acquiring the trade name “Orcas Senior Center (OSC).” We hope that
Tik-tok: It’s now time for a Ticks talk
||| FROM RUSSEL BARSH for KWIAHT ||| Warmer weather means that ticks will once again be questing for warm-blooded hosts including pets and people. Some islanders have already collected their first ticks of the new year for Kwiaht’s tick-borne disease study. And we would welcome more! In 2022, Kwiaht received
New massage practice now at Healing Arts Center
||| FROM IONA MCCOMBIE SMITH for AMBIKA HEALING ||| Ambika Healing is now open for business here on Orcas Island! Working out of the beloved Healing Arts Center, Ambika Healing is a massage practice dedicated to honouring you and your body's needs. Iona McCombie Smith, the dedicated massage practitioner behind
United Way of SJC supports launch of Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library program
||| FROM UNITED WAY OF SAN JUAN COUNTY ||| San Juan County families now have a great opportunity to give their children from birth up to five years old the gift of reading! United Way of San Juan County has partnered with Dolly Parton's Imagination Library, providing free books each
Learn woodworking basics with the EDC
||| FROM MARTI MCCONNELL for ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL ||| Back by popular demand, the EDC invites islanders seeking new careers to learn Woodworking Basics in a class offered in partnership with The Fellow Shop. Jean Shearer and Nicholas Coldren, cabinetmakers, will be teaching an introduction to woodworking, on Thursday evenings
Discussion upcoming at Orcas Library: Women writing about desire
||| FROM SAM GAILEY for ORCAS ISLAND PUBLIC LIBRARY ||| Please join us at the Orcas Island Public Library on Saturday, February 18th, as we host Margo Kahn, the editor of Wanting: Women Writing About Desire, having a conversation with island moderators, Sara Farish & Theresa Marl.
Free weekend coming up at The Whale Museum
||| FROM TATE THOMPSON for THE WHALE MUSEUM ||| We love our community! We love our museum! We want to get the two of you together. We are inviting everyone to a “Free Weekend” at The Whale Museum. All admission fees will be waived during the weekend which will run
EGC announces OPALCO board candidates
Nominations by petition due February 17 ||| FROM KRISTA BOUCHEY for ORCAS POWER & LIGHT COOPERATIVE ||| The volunteer member Elections & Governance Committee (EGC) has completed their nominations process and selected a slate of candidates for the 2023 OPALCO Board of Directors election. There are two open positions one
DOH launches Influenza Vaccination Dashboard
First time state-provided data used to surveil flu vaccinations ||| FROM STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ||| Washington State Department of Health’s (DOH) new Influenza (Flu) Vaccination Dashboard makes it easier to track flu vaccination rates across the state. This is the first time that state-provided data have been used to surveil flu
