Here’s a thought…
“Old age is no joke, but it can feel like one.”
TAD TOMPKINS
Artists in community | Free activities with Alchemy Art Center
||| FROM GLENN HENDRICK for ALCHEMY ART CENTER ||| This summer, Alchemy Art Center is offering free art activities every week on San Juan Island! As part of our Artists in Community program, Alchemy Art Center hosts young and emerging visiting artists and interns from all across the country, who
Midnight Mutterings | Roaches
||| MIDNIGHT MUTTERINGS BY JACKIE BATES ||| Note: I wrote this—now lightly edited, which will, no doubt, mess up the spacing--more than four years ago in the early days of the Trump Administration. I was reminded of it recently while watching the January 6 Congressional hearings. Some things have changed.
Prune Alley paving is set to begin Monday morning
||| FROM ERIN WYGANT for SAN JUAN PUBLIC WORKS ||| Progress Update: Prune Alley is ready to be paved on schedule this Monday morning (July 18)! This a major milestone in the projects schedule and we are grateful for everyone's hard work and continued patience. If you find yourself in
How are we doing with ‘plastic free’ proclamation?
||| FROM KATIE FLEMING for DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP ||| Did you know the San Juan County Council proclaimed July as “plastic free”? The proclamation recognized the pressing issues around plastic waste, including the fact that plastics are the most prevalent type of marine debris found in our oceans, as
Master Gardeners return to Driftwood for ailing plant advice
||| FROM DIANNE MACONDRAY for SJC MASTER GARDENERS ||| Prepare for July 20th! Bring your plant problems to Driftwood Nursery in Eastsound from 11am - 1 pm on July 20th, so the Master Gardeners of San Juan County can help diagnose and suggest University based treatment for your ailing plants.
988 suicide and crisis lifeline launches
Marks Washington’s first phase of building understanding, hope and a path forward for those in need ||| FROM STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ||| OLYMPIA -- 988 is the new, nationwide, three-digit dialing code for the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline. The 988 dialing code connects people via call, text, or chat, to
Larsen votes to protect reproductive health care rights for women, ensure safe access to abortion care
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF REP. RICK LARSEN ||| WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02) supported two critical bills to protect the right to choose nationwide and ensure people can safely travel to states like Washington to access abortion care in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision
Newest COVID update from State Health
||| FROM STATE HEALTH DEPARTMENT ||| Statewide Response Updates Newest numbers. The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) reported a total of 1,695,915 confirmed cases as of 11:59 p.m. on July 12. There have been 13,290 COVID-19 deaths in Washington. For the most recent number of cases by county, demographics, and
‘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.
COASST beached bird and marine debris training coming to Mount Vernon
||| FROM THE COASTAL OBSERVATION AND SEABIRD SURVEY TEAM ||| Join the Coastal Observation and Seabird Survey Team (COASST) and help make a difference for the environment! COASST participants collect data on beach-cast carcasses of marine birds on a monthly basis to establish the baseline pattern of bird mortality on
Encampment, living history weekend, returns to San Juan Island NHP
||| FROM CYRUS FORMAN for SJI NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK ||| Friday Harbor, WA – Encampment, the park’s annual popular living history weekend is back this year at San Juan Island NHP after a three-year hiatus. Please join us this coming August 6 & 7, 2022, at the English Camp Parade
Letter to Editor | Land Bank rumors – Wolf says “no beef”
||| FROM CINDY WOLF, SAN JUAN COUNTY COUNCILMEMBER ||| We have much to celebrate with the purchase of the Glenwood Inn property, especially the near doubling of public beach access on Orcas Island. There has also been much distress expressed over the Council resolution regarding negotiations with the San Juan
It’s World Orca Day – A celebration of the species
||| FROM CENTER FOR WHALE RESEARCH ||| The Center for Whale Research joins the world in celebrating all Orca ecotypes worldwide. We can all do our part to make the planet safer and more habitable for the species to survive and thrive in their local ocean environment. We had the
Roger Sherman receives organists guild award
||| FROM THE AMERICAN GUILD OF ORGANISTS ||| Roger Sherman, Director, Orcas Choral Society, 2010-2016 Created in 1988, the AGO President’s Award is presented biennially to recognize outstanding contributions to the art of the organ in the United States. The AGO is a national professional association serving the
Orcas Island Summer Book Sale returns August 13
||| FROM DAVID KOSIUR for ORCAS ISLAND PUBLIC LIBRARY ||| Great book bargains await! Check out the Summer Book Sale organized by the Friends of the Orcas Island Public Library. The Book Sale will be held on Saturday, August 13, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m in the library’s parking
Introduction: Is it your turn to enroll in Medicare? Help is available
||| FROM PEGI GROUNDWATER for SHIBA ||| Is this the year you join Medicare? Depending on your circumstances you may be enrolled automatically by Social Security or you may have to submit an application. People enrolled in Medicare have several decisions to make about how they will be covered. To
