Here’s a thought…
“Old age is no joke, but it can feel like one.”
TAD TOMPKINS
Letter to Editor | What a joy the Viking Voice is
||| FROM DOMINIC VERBANO ||| Ode to the Viking Voice, the Orcas High School student paper! What a power of good it did my heart to find your website and start reading your present and past satire! What a joy! These young people, obviously, have yet to be adulterated, for
Update on Senior Council Districts separation
||| FROM TOM EVERSOLE for SENIOR SERVICES COUNCIL ||| Earlier this spring, the Board of Directors of the Senior Services Council of San Juan County (SSCSJC) voted to transfer the operational functions of its three District Committees to three stand-alone nonprofit organizations. The Orcas, Lopez, and San Juan District Committees
Sheriff’s Report | August 24 – 30, 2022
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ||| WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 24 22-006107 Animal Noise 09:35:47 08/24/22 A San Juan Deputy responded to a report of animal noise. The dog's owner was contacted and was asked to quiet the dog when it is barking as to not disturb neighbors. The incident
Avian flu outbreak has been confirmed in Eastsound area
||| FROM RUSSEL BARSH for KWIAHT ||| More than a dozen Canada geese visiting shorelines and farm ponds in the Eastsound area have died suddenly in the last two weeks. Testing by Kwiaht and by San Juan County Public Health have independently confirmed the presence of avian flu, which is
Meet your school staff: Lydia Dennee-Lee, Farm to Classroom Garden Keeper
||| FROM ORCAS ISLAND SCHOOL DISTRICT ||| Lydia Dennee-Lee was born and raised in Olympia. She's lived on Orcas full time for the past three years. She started her undergraduate education as a marine biology student and came out of college with a Bachelors in Ecological and Social Restoration through
Beloved Grannie’s Closet is back at Orcas Senior Center
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| Grannie’s Closet offers household décor, kitchen and vintage items, crafting supplies and much, much more. Located in the front lobby of the Orcas Senior Center, Grannie’s Closet occupies only a few shelves. But with a constantly changing array of items, it’s
In Memoriam | Lorinda Roland, 1938 – 2022
||| FROM TYLER AND JOCELYNE HARDING ||| This week the world lost a creative and wonderful soul - our dear friend Lorinda Roland. Lorinda also made her place in our hearts, becoming a dear friend and Olga neighbor to us during our two years on Orcas. Never at a loss
Prune Alley is now a beautiful site – and open to pedestrians, vehicles
||| BY EDEE KULPER, theORCASONIAN REPORTER ||| Last night Prune Alley officially opened at 6 p.m. with lovely speeches, a non-motorized parade of people walking down the street for the first time, KIND bars and homemade cookies, and middle-of-the-street socializing. Speakers starting off the event included Councilperson Cindy Wolf, Project
‘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 thinks it might be a busy weekend – with long waits
Ferry ridership rises to 82% of pre-pandemic levels ||| FROM STATE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ||| SEATTLE – Walk-on ridership is near its highest point since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic at Washington State Ferries. But for people planning a ferry ride over Labor Day weekend, it’s those boarding in
Meet your school staff | Dina Streets, Para-Educator
||| FROM ORCAS ISLAND SCHOOL DISTRICT ||| Dina Streets Dina Streets shares her life with her best friend and pet, Alli. She has this to say about Orcas Island: "The people here are amazing. So many wonderful things have happened as a result of the people I have
Support and urgency grow for adding strong climate language to SJC Comp Plan
||| FROM ELISE COPE for FRIENDS OF THE SAN JUANS ||| OPALCO, San Juan County’s cooperative energy provider, has announced its support for adding a Climate Change Element to San Juan County’s Comprehensive Plan. This support comes as the County prepares to finalize its first update of the plan in
Guest Opinion | Some WSF numbers we should be aware of
||| FROM ALEX MACLEOD ||| According to Washington State Ferries, fewer than half of all ferry sailings in the San Juans through July have departed on time. The exact number is 44.1%. Late sailings have become so standard that the measure WSF uses to determine “late” — leaving the dock
Food Co-op has selected Funhouse to receive funds for September
||| FROM NICOLE SPINOGATTI for FUNHOUSE COMMONS ||| The Funhouse Commons is the chosen recipient of the Orcas Food Co-op’s September Community Shopping Day Program. This means three percent of sales made on Thursday, September 15 will be donated in support of Funhouse youth programs! In addition to shopping on
Planned overnight power outage scheduled for mid-month
||| FROM KRISTA BOUCHEY for ORCAS POWER & LIGHT CO-OPERATIVE ||| All of San Juan County will be affected by a planned power outage necessary for Bonneville Power Association (BPA) to make scheduled repairs to the transmission lines that deliver power to the islands. This maintenance outage will happen during
Capdeville/Doty families ask for your help as Carl Capdeville recovers
||| FROM ROXY MARCK ||| Carl Capdeville began to feel ill about the middle of June. Initially he was convinced it was something he ate. Two weeks later he was in St. Joseph hospital fighting for his life as an immune disease, Acquired Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH), viscously attacked his major
