Here’s a thought…
“If you put fences around people, you get sheep. Give people the room they need.”
WILLIAM L. MCKNIGHT
Sun Days on Orcas | 180
||| SUN DAYS ON ORCAS BY EDEE KULPER ||| I’ve heard it takes about 30 days to establish a new habit, so I Googled it and the first line that came up said this: “It can take anywhere from 18 to 254 days for a person to form a new habit and
School Board schedules monthly Board meeting
Wednesday, May 25, 5 p.m. ||| FROM ORCAS ISLAND SCHOOL DISTRICT ||| ORCAS ISLAND SCHOOL DISTRICT #137 EASTSOUND, WASHINGTON Notice of a SPECIAL (MONTHLY) SCHOOL BOARD MEETING. The meeting will be held In-person @ OISD School Library and Via Zoom. Join Zoom Meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/5474235505 1. 5:00 PM CALL TO ORDER:
Island Health proudly announces employee award recipients
||| FROM LAURA MORONEY for ISLAND HEALTH ||| ANACORTES, Washington — Island Health proudly announced the 2021 recipients of the Employee of the Year and Management Leadership awards at its annual Employee Recognition event last Friday. Anthony “Tony” Penney, CMA was chosen by Senior Leadership, managers and supervisors to receive
Hazardous waste round-up just around the corner
||| FROM KATIE FLEMING for DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP ||| San Juan County’s hazardous waste round-up collection event is our community’s once-yearly opportunity to legally and responsibly dispose of poisonous, flammable, corrosive or other hazardous chemicals. “Proper disposal protects your health and the health of the workers that handle your
A wrap-up of Gov. Jay Inslee’s week
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF GOVERNOR JAY INSLEE ||| Former judge appointed to lead first-in-the-nation Office of Independent Investigations At a news conference earlier this week, Gov. Jay Inslee announced the appointment of Roger Rogoff to lead the newly created state Office of Independent Investigations. The OII was established through legislation sponsored by
Ranked-choice voting campaign kick-off for San Juan County
FairVote Washington joins San Juan County advocates to launch a campaign for ranked-choice voting ||| FROM SHARON ABREU for FAIRVOTE ||| San Juan County voters have an opportunity to win more voice, more choice, and more say this November, by voting “yes” on this year’s ranked-choice voting charter amendment. FairVote
Midnight Mutterings | Where you been, Jackie B?
||| MIDNIGHT MUTTERINGS by JACKIE BATES ||| Where you been, Jackie B? Yep, I’ve been away. From Orcas Island, from Real Life, from theOrcasonian. Part I: Tech Hell My descent began on February 8, 2022. Some of you have been in Tech Hell too, I assume. You skid along in
Sheriff’s Report | May 11 – 17, 2022
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ||| WEDNESDAY, MAY 11 22-002901 Malicious Mischief 07:59:45 05/11/22 An Orcas Island Deputy investigated a vandalism / graffiti to the construction site on Prune Alley. A report was authored. No suspect leads. 22-002905 Agency Assistance 10:27:54 05/11/22 A San Juan Deputy responded to
GiveOrcas Campaign was a huge success
||| FROM HILARY CANTY for ORCAS ISLAND COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ||| Wowza! What a week this has been. First and foremost, THANK YOU to everyone who pitched in and helped fully fund this year’s Give Orcas Campaign. That was a truly remarkable effort, with over 670 donors contributing a total of
Latest county COVID numbers are of concern
||| FROM KYRA JAHANFAR for COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ||| Since the update last Friday May 13, there have been 89 new confirmed or probable cases in San Juan County. Current case count is now 1579. The following represents active confirmed or probable cases reported across the islands. LOPEZ
Sheriff cautions drivers to respect safety of Prune Alley workers
||| FROM SHERIFF RON KREBS ||| The Sheriff’s Office, along with Mike Carlson Construction, is asking the public in Eastsound to respect the safety of the hard-working men and women currently working on the Prune Alley road project. Road barricades and safety fencing has been erected to keep pedestrians and
Most recent COVID numbers from State Health Dept.
||| FROM STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ||| Newest numbers. The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) reported a total of 1,544,119 confirmed cases as of 11:59 p.m. on May 17. There have been 12,770 COVID-19 deaths in Washington. Data note (Wednesday, May 18): Due to a technical issue in our data systems,
‘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.
Prune Alley to be closed on Friday for ongoing construction
||| FROM JESSE DOUGLAS-SEITZ for SJC PUBLIC WORKS ||| Onsite construction activities on Prune Alley are expected to continue through tomorrow, Friday May 20. Onsite construction activities will cease throughout the weekend, resuming again on Monday May 23. Please continue to adhere to all posted traffic control devices and instructions
Council chooses modest VR cap, island-sensitive allocations
||| BY MATTHEW GILBERT, theORCASONIAN OP-ED REPORTER ||| More than 100 people showed up – most of them virtually, though the meeting room was full – at the May 17, 2022 meeting of the San Juan County Council, drawn by the heat surrounding two public hearings: To Consider adopting an
FairVote ranked-choice voting kicks off with SJC campaign
FairVote Washington joins San Juan County advocates to launch a campaign for ranked-choice voting ||| FROM BEN CHAPMAN for FAIRVOTE WASHINGTON ||| WASHINGTON — San Juan County voters have an opportunity to win more voice, more choice, and more say this November, by voting “yes” on this year’s ranked-choice voting
