Here’s a thought…
“Old age is no joke, but it can feel like one.”
TAD TOMPKINS
Join Emily Anton via Zoom for Silver Swans Virtual Ballet
Silver Swans Virtual Ballet with Emily Anton by Zoom (Wednesdays from 11 a.m. - 12 p.m.) ||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| Join Emily Anton for Silver Swans, an hour of basic and gentle ballet for older adults on Wednesdays, 11 a.m. -12 p.m. by Zoom. Improve
Health Care District in search of a new superintendent
||| FROM TOM EVERSOLE, ACTING SUPERINTENDENT, ORCAS ISLAND HEALTH CARE DISTRICT ||| Orcas Island Health Care District (OIHCD) is seeking applicants for the position of District Superintendent. The Superintendent position is an exciting opportunity to contribute to the delivery of healthcare for the members of our community. The Superintendent is
SJ Ag Guild distributes FARM fund grants to local farms
||| FROM EMMA RASTATTER for SAN JUAN ISLANDS AGRICULTURAL GUILD ||| The San Juan Islands Agricultural Guild (Ag Guild) FARM Fund is excited to announce the distribution of $72,048 in grants to San Juan County farms. These grants were made possible by generous gifts from Orcasong Institute, Orcas Food Co-op,
Letter to Editor | A thank you note to the community related to the canoe journey
||| FROM DAVID TURNOY ||| Thanks to the Orcas community for making our Indian Canoe Journey guests feel very welcome. Although there were a few hiccups, like having to close the welcoming ceremony to the public due to a COVID spike among the staff at Camp Orkila and a six
Island Health latest class offerings
||| FROM RACHEL LAMBERT for ISLAND HEALTH ||| Island Health offers Living Well with COPD class Join Respiratory Therapist Sarah Edwards for an informative conversation on COPD. Edwards will discuss how COPD affects the pulmonary arteries and other organs, as well as common treatments of COPD. This free, online class
This week’s update on happenings at the State level
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF GOVERNOR JAY INSLEE ||| Your turn, Congress: Washington state leads on firearm safety policies Tuesday's violent tragedy at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, once again highlights the overwhelming need for policies to reduce gun violence. As the Associated Press reports, it also highlights how state leaders
Washington state confirms first case of monkeypox
||| FROM STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ||| OLYMPIA –– Washington State Department of Health (DOH) and Public Health—Seattle and King County (PHSKC) announced the first confirmed case of monkeypox in the state. The person, a King County resident, did not require hospitalization and is isolating at home. PHSKC is working to identify others who
Senior Center again offering Joan Roulac’s Qigong series
Qigong Offerings with Joan Roulac by Zoom (Wednesdays, June 1-22, 9am) ||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| Quiet the mind and strengthen the body with Joan Roulac’s Ease Please four-week Qigong series. These 15-minute sessions will gently loosen muscles, strengthen immunity, build balance, and increase energy. Series begins either
In case you missed it — Garden Club presentation on YouTube
||| FROM ORCAS ISLAND GARDEN CLUB ||| In her presentation, Next Year's Harvest Starts Now, Linda Gilkeson talks about what to grow, when and where to plant, simple methods for protecting crops, extreme weather, and how to fit winter crops in with summer plantings to make the most of your garden
Sheriff’s Report | May 18 – 24, 2022
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ||| WEDNESDAY, MAY 18 22-003080 Unwanted Person 11:03:56 05/18/22 An Orcas Island Deputy served a subject with a trespass warning letter from the Washington State Ferry system after the subject caused a disturbance on the Tillikum. 22-003086 Found Property 12:11:17 05/18/22 A Deputy
COVID is still in the San Juans, in all its iterations
||| FROM KYRA JAHANFAR for COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ||| Since the update last Friday May 20, there have been 61 new confirmed or probable cases in San Juan County. Current case count is now 1640. The following represents active confirmed or probable cases reported across the islands. LOPEZ
Island Reproductive Health functioning well on Orcas Island
||| FROM JANNICE ROSE for ISLAND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH INITIATIVE ||| The recent drafted opinion of Supreme Court Justice Alito is a dark harbinger of what lies ahead for women's right to make decisions about their health. As the program coordinator for Island Reproductive Health Initiative (IRHI), I’d like to let
Current COVID case count
||| FROM STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ||| Newest numbers. The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) reported a total of 1,565,696 confirmed cases as of 11:59 p.m. on May 24. There have been 12,820 COVID-19 deaths in Washington. Data note (Wednesday, May 25): Due to a technical issue in our data systems,
Newest J Pod calf is a female
||| FROM CENTER FOR WHALE RESEARCH ||| On May 26, the Center for Whale Research staff encountered J pod during a photo-ID and aerial observation survey. The whales were very social, with lots of rolling both under and at the surface. During this encounter, the team managed to capture photographs
‘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.
Tourism Plan completes Phase 1: What does the community want?
||| BY MATTHEW GILBERT, theORCASONIAN OP-ED REPORTER ||| The consultants and steering committee that are driving the Sustainable Tourism Master Plan (STMP) have wasted no time moving the process forward as a series of three meetings on the three main islands concluded on May 19. The purpose of the meetings
