Here’s a thought…
“Old age is no joke, but it can feel like one.”
TAD TOMPKINS
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
World-class talent to meet local flair at this year’s county fair
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| After two years of virtual trials and tribulations, the San Juan County Fair is back! It’s back with live entertainment featuring artists from as far as Austin, Texas to as near as Seattle, and closer yet, the San Juan Islands. This year's bookings
Notice of upcoming 5-week road work project on Deer Harbor Rd
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| Construction on Deer Harbor Rd begins August 15 to relocate a portion of the road near West Sound due to a high bank road slump threatening the roadway. (see map below) Roadwork will reduce Deer Harbor Rd to a single lane of traffic
Brokers say all parties in housing transactions need to recalibrate during shifting market
||| FROM NW MULTIPLE LISTING SERVICE ||| KIRKLAND, Washington – New statistics from Northwest Multiple Listing Service confirm reports of a shifting housing market, prompting one industry leader to suggest “all parties involved in a transaction today have to recalibrate.” “Today’s buyers have their cups finally overflowing with options as
Inslee statement on U.S. Senate passage of Inflation Reduction Act
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF GOVERNOR JAY INSLEE ||| Gov. Jay Inslee released the following statement after the U.S. Senate passed the Inflation Reduction Act, which makes historic progress in the fight against climate change and paves the way for the job-creating clean energy economy of the future: “Washingtonians will
Help KWIAHT track bird flu in the islands
||| FROM RUSSEL BARSH for KWIAHT ||| At least one confirmed and six suspected cases of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI), the aggressive new variant of “bird flu,” have recently been identified in wild birds in San Juan County. We are asking all islanders to be on the lookout for
OIHCD Board begins strategic planning sessions
||| FROM KIM KIMPLE for ORCAS ISLAND HEALTH CARE DISTRICT ||| The Board of Commissioners of the Orcas Island Health Care District met August 4 to begin development of its strategic plan for work through 2025. Consultant Jody Carona presented an overview and led a discussion of the 2022 OI
Meet and support Sharon Shewmake for Senate, Aug. 9
Tuesday, August 9, 4 - 6 p.m., 274 A Street, Eastsound (outdoor deck of Portofino Pizza's former location) ||| FROM SHARON ABREU ||| I’m very pleased to invite you to join me in supporting Sharon Shewmake’s campaign for State Senate! Please mark your calendar for Tuesday, August 9th at 4pm in Eastsound!
Second annual Lopez Uncovered Music Festival, Sat., August 13
Music . Art . Food . Dancing . Beer . And Fun! ||| FROM MARCY MONTGOMERY for LOPEZ UNCOVERED MUSIC FESTIVAL ||| Come join us for the second annual Lopez Uncovered Music Festival and bask in 15 sets of original music of Lopez Island. Our community is full of amazing
Friday Harbor Film Festival features Janis Joplin film
||| FROM ELLEN ROBERTS for FRIDAY HARBOR FILM FESTIVAL ||| Janis: Little Girl Blue, Friday Harbor Film Festival’s next offering in The Director Series, will appeal to lovers of music, especially rock & roll. This film documents Janis Joplin's evolution into a star from letters that she wrote to her
How to age well on Orcas
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| What does it mean to be a senior on this island? What does it mean to age well on Orcas? For the membership of the Orcas Senior Center, aging well means being involved with an amazing community who has stories to
Sun Days on Orcas | Sequel deserves some sort of grant, aid, or subsidy after all this road work
||| SUN DAYS ON ORCAS by EDEE KULPER ||| In all these months of construction along Prune Alley Road, I think the hardest business hit may be Sequel. I'm not speaking on behalf of them, in fact I hope owner Keri Lago is okay with my saying so. I think
A round-up of Inslee’s week
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF GOVERNOR JAY INSLEE ||| State continues advancing justice for missing and murdered Indigenous women and people Surrounded by tribal leaders and advocates, Gov. Jay Inslee signs HB 1725 on March 31 to establish a statewide alert system for missing Native American women and people.
Orcas Island Library features two artists in August
||| FROM DAVID KOSIUR for ORCAS ISLAND LIBRARY ||| This month, the Orcas Island Library features work by two artists, Erin Earl Moonbrick and Zoe Osenbach. Earl’s triptych, “Background Radiation,” is an abstract work painted in acrylics. Earl writes: “The paintings and drawings I’ve made during the last decade have
Guest Opinion | Our county is owed better
||| FROM JUSTIN PAULSEN ||| One faction of the Charter Review Commission believe a second submission of charter amendments was inconsistent with the direction of the charter. The other believes that their action was consistent and allowable within the charter. Both may, in fact, have a valid case. And therein
PeaceHealth Family Medicine offering back-to-school sports physicals
||| FROM ANNE WILLIAMS for PEACEHEALTH PEACE ISLAND FAMILY PRACTICE ||| The PeaceHealth Peace Island Family Practice clinic is holding two back-to-school sports physical clinics this month for established patients. The half-day clinics will be Monday, Aug. 8, and Monday, Aug. 29. Patients should call and schedule an appointment for
