Here’s a thought…
“If they can get you asking the wrong questions, they don’t have to worry about the answers.”
THOMAS PYNCHON
Letter to Editor | Vote ‘No’ for a 132% increase in the road levy
||| FROM RICHARD FRALICK, RICK HUGHES, PATTY MILLER Former San Juan County Council Members San Juan County Road Department has not had a levy increase in a long time and the Road budget is suffering. San Juan County has many needed projects; marine facility improvements, pedestrian trails and pathways, bike
Here’s how the road levy lid lift impacts the road fund over time
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County publishes examples that explain potential outcomes of the road levy. November's ballots will include Resolution No. 20-2022 - a proposition to increase the county road levy to $1.00 per $1,000 of assessed value. The increase will be used to maintain roads and
As the Paradigm Shifts | Being happy for others—it can be contagious
||| AS THE PARADIGM SHIFTS by ROSIE KUHN ||| As a young adult in my 20s, 30s, and even into my 40s, I would see people with partners, children, houses, cars—success and fulfillment in a nutshell, and I would feel resentful. They had what I wanted, and I was pretty
Sheriff’s Report | October 19 – 25, 2022
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ||| WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 19 22-007655 Fraud 09:17:22 10/19/22 A San Juan Deputy responded to a report of fraud. An unknown individual emailed the victim's payroll and attempted to switch bank accounts for the next pay period. No identifying information was in the email
State Health Dept issues its weekly COVID report
||| FROM STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ||| Statewide Response Updates Newest numbers. The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) reported a total of 1,835,075 confirmed cases as of 11:59 p.m. on Oct. 25. There have been 14,481 COVID-19 deaths in Washington. For the most recent number of cases by county, demographics,
WSF Weekly Report | Women’s rest room in Anacortes terminal has been upgraded
||| FROM PATTY RUBSTELLO for WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| Winter vehicle reservations open Tuesday, Nov. 1 Vehicle reservations for our winter season (Jan. 1 to March 25, 2023) on our Anacortes/San Juan Islands or Port Townsend/ Coupeville routes will be available at 7 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 1. For our Anacortes/San
State’s COVID emergency order ends next week
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF GOVERNOR JAY INSLEE ||| The COVID-19 pandemic remains, but it’s no longer an emergency thanks to vaccinations, medical treatments, and the innumerable efforts of countless Washingtonians since the state had the nation’s first documented case in January 2020. As the governor announced last month, Monday will
It’s going to be a “Trunk or Treat” event, and you’re invited
||| FROM DONNA LASLO for SEA VIEW THEATRE ||| Decorate the trunk of your car and bring some candy to share and join in the fun for a spooktacular “Trunk or Treat” event at the Sea View theatre Parking Lot and Concession Tent! Enjoy seeing all of the trick
Rerun: What’s this Ranked Choice Voting thing all about?
||| FROM SHARON ABREU ||| Voting is one of our most important civic activities. While Washington works hard to stay at the forefront of good election practices, there’s one way we could do better. Ranked-choice voting (RCV) is a simple change in the way we vote that’s becoming popular across
‘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.
Heritage Foundation: Ranked Choice Voting is a bad choice
Ranked choice voting is a scheme to disconnect elections from issues and allow candidates with marginal support from voters to win. It obscures true debates and issue-driven dialogs among candidates and eliminates genuine binary choices between two top-tier candidates. It also disenfranchises voters, because ballots that do not include the
Letter to Editor | Call your legislators to remedy this new tax levy
||| FROM DAVID ECKLUND ||| Our property change of value increased 100% for tax year 2023. Many residents incurred the same or higher. Why? Because buyers paid sellers the inflated prices they were asking and of course the sellers accepted-who wouldn't? Washington State mandates that counties can only go back
Food Co-Op again hosts Community Hero Program
||| FROM LEARNER LIMBACH for ORCAS FOOD CO-OP ||| The Community Hero Program is a community giving program facilitated by the Orcas Food Co-op. Co-op shoppers have the opportunity to round up their purchases all month long, with the total donations for the month going to the chosen Community Hero
Food Bank takes down glass shields, puts up open shelves
||| FROM RICK RHOADS for ORCAS ISLAND FOOD BANK ||| Shopping at the Orcas Island Food Bank now feels more like shopping at a grocery store, except of course that all items remain free of charge. Customers will notice two big changes: Canned and packaged items are on open shelves.
Hot Topic 60: Autumn Immunizations – What? Why? When? Where? How?
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| Once again, our core message is simple—you should get your influenza and COVID-19 vaccines. Here’s some additional information to help… First off… The COVID-19 bivalent vaccine—what is it and why should I get it? The new bivalent COVID-19 boosters contain two messenger RNA
Join in with OISD to honor our veterans Thursday, November 10, 9:45-10:25
||| FROM LORENA STANKEVICH for OISD ||| The Orcas Island School District is excited to host a K-12 Veterans Day Celebration Assembly, Wednesday, November 9, 9:45-10:25 in the High School Gym. This event is open to parents and our community, please join us.
