Here’s a thought…
“Old age is no joke, but it can feel like one.”
TAD TOMPKINS
‘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.
Get answers to your questions about Monkeypox virus (MPV): Call 1-833-829-HELP
Washington 211 call takers can provide information and answer questions on MPV; assistance is available in 240 languages ||| FROM STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ||| OLYMPIA – People across Washington can now call 1-833-829-HELP for the latest information on Monkeypox virus (MPV). This call center is an expansion of DOH’s
Orcas Center puts out call for island baker’s cakes
||| FROM BETHANY MARIE for ORCAS CENTER ||| Orcas Center would LOVE your help to make this fall’s production of The Cake a unique celebration of local culinary artists! The Cake is a charming story of a journey to acceptance with the primary location being in a bakery. We’d love
This Sunday, Rhapsody in Blue, more at the Village Green
||| FROM LINDA SLONE for ORCAS ISLAND CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL ||| This Sunday, August 14, at 3 p.m., Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival hosts a FREE “Big Band Extravaganza” Concert on the Village Green. World-renowned pianist Jon Kimura “Jackie” Parker joins trumpeter Jens Lindemann as he leads a full brass orchestra in a new big-band
INSPIRE team coming to Orcas to, well, inspire our cultural creativity
||| FROM SAN JUAN MAKERS GUILD ||| We are fortunate to have the INSPIRE WA team coming to Orcas to help us learn more about upcoming funding opportunities and strategic initiatives that support the Arts in Washington. Rather than many of us taking a ferry to Friday Harbor - they are
Bombshell court victory: Chinook harvest harms Southern Resident Killer Whales and wild chinook recovery
||| FROM EMMA HELVERSON for WILD FISH CONSERVANCY ||| A bombshell ruling from Seattle’s federal Court landed Monday evening calling out the federal government for failing to protect endangered Southern Resident killer whales (SRKWs) and wild Chinook by approving unsustainable Chinook harvest at levels that are harming the recovery of
Department of Health releases updated COVID-19 guidance for K-12 schools & child care
||| FROM STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ||| OLYMPIA – The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) has released its updated COVID-19 guidance for K-12 schools and child care. The guidance takes lessons learned from the first two and a half years of the pandemic, and outlines both required and recommended
Lawsuit would empower San Juan County voters
San Juan County faces a lawsuit after blocking four Charter Amendments from going to the voters ||| FROM BEN CHAPMAN for FAIR VOTE WASHINGTON ||| On August 2nd, the San Juan County Council unilaterally blocked four Charter Amendments from going to the voters. This decision was made behind closed doors
Free childhood vaccines available at these back-to-school clinics
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County Health and Community Services (HCS) is providing free childhood vaccines for K-12 students at back-to-school clinics on San Juan, Orcas, and Lopez Islands beginning the end of August and into September. These clinics are free and no appointment is needed.
Next up at The Green: Live music from Jacob Miller with special guest Harlan Silverman
||| FROM BETHANY MARIE for ORCAS CENTER ||| Experience folk music live this Sunday, August 21 at 6 p.m. as Jacob Miller takes the stage with special guest Harlan Silverman as part of the Summer Concert Series sponsored by Orcas Center, OrcaSong Farm, Country Corner and San Juan County. Jacob
Another crazy Shaw race, but a lovely day on the water
||| FROM PEG GERLOCK for SAN JUAN ISLAND YACHT CLUB ||| Blue skies, sunshine and predictions of uniform, northerly winds blowing eight to ten knots in San Juan Channel had racers smiling in anticipation of a perfect day for the long-awaited 50th annual Shaw Island Classic yacht race. Hosted by
Larsen, DelBene secure $25 Million for Lummi Island Ferry
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF REP. RICK LARSEN ||| WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) awarded a $25 million grant to replace the 60-year-old Lummi Island ferry with an electric-battery hybrid ferry and build related infrastructure. DOT awarded the funding through the Rebuilding American Infrastructure with
San Juan County Council and Conservation Land Bank on north shore (Glenwood Inn) property
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY LAND BANK ||| The San Juan County Council and the San Juan County Conservation Land Bank are pleased to announce the purchase of the Glenwood Inn/North Shore property on Orcas Island and the forward progress on the conservation easement (CE) with our partners at San
Get your San Juan Islands license plate at the County Fair
||| FROM MADRONA INSTITUTE ||| Don’t miss the opportunity to show off your island pride with a San Juan Islands license plate. You can sign up, elephant ear in hand, at the San Juan County Fair from August 17 - 20, 2022, where Madrona Institute will host a booth of
There are undercurrents at play in the Columbia River dams debate
Without passageways to cross dams along the Columbia, salmon are dying. Tribes say the U.S. government isn't cooperating as they try to help the fish recover. ||| FROM CROSSCUT ||| Posted at request of Orcasonian reader Crystal Conant was camped for the night on a bluff overlooking the upper Columbia
You are invited to help shape a composting program for the islands
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County is exploring how to best implement commercial composting for residents and businesses in the Islands, and we need your help! The County’s Solid Waste Program has created a survey to gauge community interest in such a program. The survey is
