Here’s a thought…
“Patriotism is supporting your country all the time and the government when it deserves it.”
MARK TWAIN
Call for artisans for Friday Harbor’s Full Bloom Makers Fair
Even though the deadline is passing on August 5th, please apply if you are interested - we may be able to accommodate more vendors. ||| FROM SHANNON BORG Makers from across the San Juan Islands are invited to show their work at a lovely outdoor Summer Fair on San Juan
Working hard on Orcas this summer? This concert is for YOU
||| FROM ANITA ORNE for ORCAS CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL ||| The Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival is thrilled to kick off its 25th Season with a very special concert dedicated to a very special group of people. On Friday, August 5 at 5:30 p.m., Time for Three, with guests Sempre
Statement from Rick Larsen on initial primary election returns
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF REP. RICK LARSEN ||| BELLINGHAM – Rick Larsen released the following statement today following initial primary election returns: “I could not be more grateful for the support our campaign received tonight. While there are still many more votes to be counted – and we must
OIHCD Commissioners to meet August 4 at 5 p.m.
||| FROM KIM KIMPLE for ORCAS ISLAND HEALTH CARE DISTRICT ||| The Agenda and Materials (Board Packet) for the August 4, 2022 Board meeting of the Orcas Island Health Care District will be posted August 3rd. You can access the agenda and meeting materials at the link below. Meeting Documents
Music in the Celtic tradition will open for upcoming ATOI plays at the Grange
Music in the Celtic Tradition at The Grange Aug 4-6 and Aug 11-13 at 7:30 p.m. ||| FROM MELINDA MILLIGAN for ACTORS THEATER OF ORCAS ISLAND ||| Opening the play "Whither the Wind Blows," Dave "Z" Zoeller and friends will be gracing us with tunes and songs from the Hebrides,
New to Lum Farm: Goat’s milk ice cream
||| FROM MANDY TROXEL for LUM FARM ||| The hot temperatures of the past weeks were an appropriate nod to the fact that July is National Ice Cream month. A lesser known designation is that June is National Dairy Month,. In light of this, not to mention the summer weeks
First primary election tally is in
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY ELECTIONS ||| August 2, 2022 Primary Count Last updated on 08/02/2022 8:02 PM Number of Precincts 23 Number of Registered Voters 14,572 Total Ballots Counted 4,462 Estimated Ballots Left to Count 700 Next Ballot Count On 08/03/2022 4:00 PM Last Tabulated 08/02/2022 8:02 PM Voter
Guest Opinion | Let our citizens vote
||| FROM KEVIN RANKER ||| Dear County Council Members, I am writing you in my former capacity as Chair of the San Juan County Charter Review Commission (2021), and on behalf of the majority of commissioners who voted last year to approve the four proposed amendments to the San Juan
Guest Opinion | Deadline approaches to save ranked choice voting
||| FROM SHARON ABREU ||| I served on the SJC Charter Review Commission last year. It has come to my attention that the San Juan County Council has failed to carry out its responsibility to submit the four proposed Charter Amendments slated to appear on the SJC ballot this November.
Kanikipila ukulele classes coming up at Senior Center
Kathy’s Ukulele Kanikapila @ Orcas Senior Center (Fridays, 10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.) ||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| Join the Kanikipila, Hawaiian for “play music,” led by Kathy Collister, Fridays, 10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. at Orcas Senior Center (OSC). The first half hour will be
Guest Opinion | Letter to Council in support of Lincoln Bormann
||| FROM SANDI FRIEL for SJC CONSERVATION LAND BANK COMMISSION ||| We Commissioners wish to express our unanimous support of Lincoln Bormann continuing as Director of the San Juan County Conservation Land Bank. Public support for the Land Bank over three elections has resulted the recognition of the Land Bank
Good Grief: Imagine peace on our planet in upcoming workshop
||| FROM SALLY BLUMENTHAL ||| I would love to offer a Good Grief Group, open to anyone on Orcas who is feeling the loss of a loved one and would appreciate the support of others on a similar journey. Especially after living through Covid for the last 2 years there
Climate Eyes | Pro pain plan ahead?
||| CLIMATE EYES by STEVE BERNHEIM ||| The County’s “vision” statement officially proclaims “we use renewable energy, materials, and natural resources on a sustainable basis” and “our community sets an example with its response to climate change.” This is the County’s proposed aims and goals for Propane in the draft
State agencies reach major benchmark in Washington’s transition to clean energy
UTC and Commerce collaborate to adopt new rules for electric utilities related to energy storage systems, standards and more ||| FROM STATE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE ||| LACEY, Wash. – The Utilities and Transportation Commission (UTC) and Washington State Department of Commerce recently adopted new rules for electric utilities, reaching a
We’re about to be visited, briefly, by C-17 aircraft on low approach (or so we thought)
||| FROM JEANNIE SHARPE for PORT OF ORCAS ||| I received a call today from Joint Base Lewis McChord. They said between 3-5 PM today they will be doing a training with low approach at airport. This means they will not be landing. I wish I had a better time
A town’s housing crisis exposes a ‘house of cards’
||| FROM THE NEW YORK TIMES ||| HAILEY, Idaho — Near the private jets that shuttle billionaires to their opulent Sun Valley getaways, Ana Ramon Bartolome and her family have spent this summer living in the only place available to them: behind a blue tarp in a sweltering two-car garage.
