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“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.
WSF weekly report: Hard landing, dump trucks on ferry, green marine certification
||| FROM WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| Hard landing at Fauntleroy dock damages Cathlamet and offshore terminal structure We're assessing the damage to Cathlamet and an offshore terminal structure at Fauntleroy dock following a hard landing of the vessel there this morning. Thankfully, no one was seriously hurt. Fauntleroy terminal
New discussion series coming to SJIMA: Looking inside Afghanistan
||| FROM DIANE MARTINDALE for SAN JUAN ISLANDS MUSEUM OF ART ||| The San Juan Islands Museum of Art (SJIMA) announces a very special discussion series beginning on August 3. The talks will provide opportunities to learn about the culture of Afghanistan, Islam, advocacy for women and children and James
Island Health receives 5-star honors from CMS
||| FROM LAURA MORONEY for ISLAND HEALTH ||| ANACORTES, Washington — Island Health has earned an overall five-star hospital rating from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)—the highest distinction awarded by the federal agency. Of the 3,093 hospitals rated by CMS in 2022, 13.81% earned a five-star rating.
Speech-language pathology healthcare at Orcas Senior Center on Thursday, August 11
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| Libby Lewis Speech-Language Pathologist Libby Lewis will offer free cognition and swallow screenings at Orcas Senior Center (OSC) on Thursday, August 11, between 12:30 and 3:00 p.m. Screenings involve a review of concerns, a brief one-page assessment of cognition
Health Care District receives clinical services update
||| FROM TOM EVERSOLE for ORCAS HEALTH CARE DISTRICT ||| At its July 26 Board meeting, OI Health Care District Commissioners received an update on clinical services from Island Health (IH) administrative staff. Slides from the PowerPoint presentation are posted on the District’s website HERE. The update presentation addressed questions
Unsafe levels of Paralytic Shellfish Poison detected in Orcas Island shellfish
||| FROM STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ||| OLYMPIA – The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) is urging people to avoid eating oysters and clams harvested from Buck Bay on Orcas Island in San Juan County on July 26-27, following the detection of high levels of Paralytic Shellfish Poison (PSP) in the shellfish.
Statement from Inslee regarding agreement on climate package in U.S. Senate
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF GOVERNOR JAY INSLEE ||| Gov. Jay Inslee [last night] issued the following statement regarding news that Democratic leaders in Washington, D.C. have reached agreement on an Inflation Reduction Act that includes major climate and clean energy provisions. "The nation, and the world, can rightfully feel
Senior Council Districts | Update on transfer of functions
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| At its April 21 meeting 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. This change is designed to simplify
SJIMA displays Jackson-Spieker’s “Art You Can Touch”
||| FROM DIANE MARTINDALE for SAN JUAN ISLANDS MUSEUM OF ART ||| Henry Jackson-Spieker at work. Artists have a history of making us think about the world around us and LATTICE II challenges our perceptions and beliefs about what is sculpture. Henry Jackson-Spieker encourages visitors to use their
Waldron islander completes mother’s book, “The Memory of All That: A Love Story about Alzheimer’s”
||| FROM SUSAN THISTLE ||| My mother, Mary MacCracken, died before completing her last book, about helping her husband Cal through Alzheimer’s, so I did this for her. She had worked so hard on it, and it was such a good book I felt I just had to finish it
Fly in or drop by at Orcas Fly-in first weekend in August
||| FROM KAREN BLINN ||| After a two year absence, the Fly-in will be held on Saturday, August 6 at the Eastsound Airport. Orcas Island volunteer firefighters will be serving their pancake breakfast beginning at 7 a.m. at the Fire Hall across the street. This will be the only food
Do you have BIG items you’ve been wanting to donate?
||| FROM JIM DUFFIELD for ORCAS RECYCLING SERVICE ||| Orcas Recycling Service/The Exchange is working with Skagit Habitat for Humanity (SHFH) to offer a one-time opportunity to donate items The Exchange cannot accept. Examples of what SHFH potentially can take that The Exchange cannot: Large furniture (sofas, chairs, dining room
Museum’s Bison Antiquus exhibit will open to public July 28
||| FROM NANCY STILLGER for ORCAS ISLAND HISTORICAL MUSEUMS ||| 16,000 years ago bison grazed in the meadows of Orcas Island. 14,000 years ago human beings harvested, butchered and ate bison meat in a meadow near Olga on Orcas Island, Washington State. Even today an artistic interpretation of a bison
State Health Dept.: Extreme heat expected through the week
Cooling centers considered a key tool in preventing illness for people without air conditioning ||| FROM STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ||| OLYMPIA – Hot weather is expected to impact Washington state through Friday of this week, with predicted daytime temperatures in the 90s or over 100 degrees in some places. The
Another stellar performance at The Green is scheduled
||| FROM BETHANY MARIE for ORCAS CENTER ||| Enjoy an eclectic mix of worldly music with Alpha Yaya Diallo and special guest, Rafe Pearlman and Friends on Saturday, July 30 as part of the FREE Summer Concert Series presented by Orcas Center, OrcaSong Farm, Country Corner, and San Juan County.
