Here’s a thought…
“Old age is no joke, but it can feel like one.”
TAD TOMPKINS
School Board public hearing on Thursday
||| FROM ORCAS ISLAND SCHOOL DISTRICT ||| Thursday, July 28, 2022 5:OOPM REGULAR SCHOOL BOARD MEETING/PUBLIC HEARING for the 2022-23 Budget - In person and VIA ZOOM ORCAS ISLAND SCHOOL DISTRICT #137 EASTSOUND, WASHINGTON Notice of a REGULAR SCHOOL BOARD MEETING AGENDA Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/5474235505 5:00 PM CALL TO
Special Land Bank Commission meeting & agenda
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY LAND BANK ||| The San Juan County Conservation Land Bank Commission will hold a special meeting on July 28, 2022 from 8:30 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. via Microsoft Teams to discuss the North Shore (Glenwood Inn) property. The meeting will also be available for in
New community health van to hit the road, just awaiting a design concept
||| FROM JESSICA NYE for SJC HEALTH & COMMUNITY SERVICES ||| The Health & Community Services Department is getting a community wellness van that will allow us to take our public health services to our San Juan County community members where they live, work, and play! The Luci B Community
ATOI has a brand new play coming up at the Grange
||| FROM TOM FISCUS for ACTORS THEATER OF ORCAS ISLAND ||| The Actors Theater of Orcas Island will present the world premier of Whither the Wind Blows, for two weekends August 4-6 and 11-13, at the Grange Stage. The play, written by Rick Gossett, from the Skagit valley, is directed
Health Care District to meet tomorrow
||| FROM TOM EVERSOLE for ORCAS ISLAND HEALTH CARE DISTRICT ||| The Agenda and Materials (Board Packet) for the July 26, 2022 Board meeting of the Orcas Island Health Care District will be posted July 25. You can access the agenda and meeting materials HERE. Commissioners will receive a quarterly
Island Health hosts car and booster seat clinic
||| FROM RACHEL LAMBERT for ISLAND HEALTH ||| Safe Kids Northwest is hosting a free car seat clinic on Thursday, August 11 from 3–5 p.m. Learn how to properly install and use your car or booster seat. Located in the 24th Street parking lot of Island Health, Anacortes. Face masks are
Island Hearing Healthcare coming to Orcas Senior Center
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| Stacie Nordrum Stacie Nordrum, Au.D., CCC-A, of Island Hearing Healthcare will be offering hearing appointments at Orcas Senior Center on Thursday, July 28, Thursday, August 25,Thursday, September 29, and starting October 6, every first Thursday of the month. Services
New seed to sprout garden program for early learners on San Juan, Orcas
||| FROM KYRA JAHANFAR for SJC HEALTH & COMMUNITY SERVICES ||| This summer, the Slow Food Land and Sea Garden on San Juan and Turtleback Farm on Orcas, in partnership with the San Juan County SNAP-Ed program, will be hosting an early learning garden program for preschool aged children. Sessions
Sun Days on Orcas ||| Meet Jon Welch
||| SUN DAYS ON ORCAS by EDEE KULPER ||| Jon Welch is someone I have come across for years in various capacities, first at TeeJay's Tacos at the Odd Fellows Hall, and most recently at the ferry kiosk. He has always been kind-hearted, even-keel, and helpful. He even spoke up
Busy week for Inslee, as highlights illustrate
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF GOVERNOR JAY INSLEE ||| Inslee, law enforcement leaders propose expansion of police training to regional campuses Gov. Jay Inslee was joined by law enforcement leaders and legislators to announce a proposed expansion of police training to new regional campuses, a move that would assist
County seeks pro & con committee members for Voter’s Guide statements
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County is seeking volunteers to create supporting and opposing statements regarding a proposed road levy to place in the Voter’s Guide for the upcoming November 2022 General Election. The arguments will be published in the print and online versions of the
Statement on Glenwood Inn acquisition from San Juan Preservation Trust
||| FROM CRAIG CANINE for SAN JUAN PRESERVATION TRUST ||| We’re aware that the Glenwood Inn/North Shore Conservation Easement acquisition has become a subject of public discussion and confusion, especially on Orcas Island. We can’t control all the rumors, but the basic facts are these: First, the good news: The
WHO declares monkeypox a global health emergency as infections soar
||| FROM THE WASHINGTON POST ||| The World Health Organization on Saturday declared the international monkeypox outbreak a global emergency, a decision that underscores concerns about rapidly spreading infections sparked by the virus. The move to label the outbreak a Public Health Emergency of International Concern, the highest level of alert the
See you at Artists Studio Tour reception at Orcas Center
||| FROM KATHY YOUNGREN for ORCAS CENTER VISUAL ARTS COMMITTEE ||| The Visual Arts Committee at Orcas Center is proud to present a public reception on Friday, July 29, 5:30 to 7 p.m. to preview the work of the 24 premier Orcas Island Artists who are participating in the Orcas
OIFR currently on the scene of three simultaneous medical calls
||| FROM KIM KIMPLE for ORCAS ISLAND FIRE AND RESCUE ||| Orcas Island Fire and Rescue crews are currently handling three separate calls, including an overturned commercial truck in the 400-block of Buck Mountain Road with multiple injuries, a critical medical call, and a trauma call. Air resources are being
As the Paradigm Shifts | Before/after enlightenment
||| AS THE PARADIGM SHIFTS by ROSIE KUHN ||| Before enlightenment—cook meals, do laundry. After enlightenment—cook meals, do laundry. (A modern take on an old Zen proverb) My client, Badrah, a Pakistani women living with her husband and two teenage sons in Texas, has traveled through depths of depression to
