Here’s a thought…
“Old age is no joke, but it can feel like one.”
TAD TOMPKINS
UPDATE | Orcas Island Food Bank notes many qualify for food assistance, yet don’t use it
||| FROM RICK RHOADS for ORCAS ISLAND FOOD BANK ||| UPDATE: In April the federal government raised the maximum income levels to qualify for TEFAP (The Emergency Food Assistance Program), presumably because of inflation. The numbers in the story that's now online are therefore no longer accurate. Here are the
Statement from Gov. Jay Inslee in response to federal report regarding Native boarding schools
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF GOVERNOR JAY INSLEE ||| The U.S. Department of the Interior released a national investigative report today that identified more than 400 federally-run schools for Native American children, including 15 in Washington state. The report is the first step for the Federal Indian Boarding School Initiative launched by Secretary
Artist talk series taking place May – September
||| FROM GLENN HENDRICK for ALCHEMY ART CENTER ||| Alchemy Art Center, in partnership with the San Juan Island Museum of Art, is hosting an artist talk series featuring visiting and local artists. Talks will take place in the upstairs workshop area of the SJIMA (located at 540 Spring St)
Orcas Island Food Bank notes many qualify for food assistance, yet don’t use it
||| FROM RICK RHOADS for ORCAS ISLAND FOOD BANK ||| Free food can change the lives of people struggling to keep up with the increased cost of food, housing, gas, medical care, and other necessities. For example, on a typical weekly visit to the Orcas Island Food Bank (OIFB), a
OWC Environmental Action Team calls for breach of four Snake River dams
||| FROM SUSAN BAUER for OWC ENVIRONMENTAL ACTION TEAM ||| The Orcas Women’s Coalition’s Environmental Action Team (“EAT”) recently adopted a resolution that calls for Congress, by 12/31/2022, to set aside funds and draw up plans for the breaching or removal of the four Lower Snake River dams in the
Orcas Garden Club has a warning about Western Tent Caterpillars this year
||| FROM ORCAS ISLAND GARDEN CLUB ||| Orcas Garden Club member, Nancy Schafer, has alerted us to the probability of a Western Tent Caterpillar infestation this year. We reached out to WSU Entomology expert, Dr. Charlie Coslor, who corroborated Nancy’s prediction and added, “It is normal for western tent caterpillars
Here is the Canoe Journey schedule of Orcas activities
||| FROM DAVID TURNOY for CANOE JOURNEY ||| A number of folks have been asking for a guide to the events that are part of the upcoming Canoe Journey, so I am endeavoring to provide the best information I have at this point. This is the full itinerary for the
Letter to Editor | About that road work in Eastsound…
||| FROM JOHN ERLY ||| How does he Contractor that is doing Prune Alley get away with leaving the road in the condition it is in? I have been in other areas and talked to folks that have seen this type of work before. In almost every case the Contractor
Letter to Editor | Just another walk in the park
||| FROM MISHA RAUCHWERGER ||| Another glorious Mother's day in Moran State Park; this time my mother and father were here with us for a special visit that coincided with her 80th birthday. We went for a walk around Mountain Lake. Within minutes, I had four bags of dog poop
Airhawks welcome two new recipients of training scholarships
||| FROM ROBERT WAUNCH for AIRHAWKS FLYING CLUB ||| Evan Kulper (l) and Nicholas Rivera join the Airhawks Flying Club. Airhawks Flying Club is proud to announce the recipients of our two student flight training scholarships for 2022: Evan Kulper and Nicholas Rivera. Both are students at the
Natural history, wildflowers, more await your participation in Land Bank’s walks
||| FROM TANJA WILLIAMSON for SAN JUAN COUNTY LAND BANK ||| Join Conservation Land Bank staff for one of three May walks on Turtleback Mountain Preserve. Enjoy wildflowers, natural history highlights and learn more about activities described in the Draft Stewardship and Management Plan, which is open for public comment
El EDC y el SBDC ofrecerán una introducción a talleres y recursos en español
||| CONSEJO DE DESARROLLO ECONOMICO DEL CONDADO DE SAN JUAN ||| Únase al Consejo de Desarrollo Económico del Condado de San Juan (EDC por sus siglas en inglés) y al Centro de Desarrollo de Pequeñas Empresas de Washington (SBDC por sus siglas en inglés) para una introducción a los seminarios
Special School Board meeting coming up
||| FROM ORCAS ISLAND SCHOOL BOARD ||| Notice of a SPECIAL SCHOOL BOARD MEETING The Orcas Island School District School Board will be hosting their meeting online VIA ZOOM at 5 p.m. THURSDAY 5/12/22 1.1 Approval of Agenda 1.2 Lisa Dawn-Fisher will review the budget for the upcoming 2022-23 school year.
Senior Center puts out a call for local contractors
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| The Orcas Senior Center’s new Home Maintenance & Repair pilot program has recently launched, and we are in need of qualified contractors to make it a success. As I'm sure you are aware, contractors and tradespeople are in short supply on
Elementary students treated to musical lunch break
||| FROM SHARON HO for MUSIC ADVOCACY GROUP ||| Ethereal notes of the hammered dulcimer were the unexpected accompaniment to the raucous chatter of elementary students during lunch break in the public school cafeteria on April 26th. At a table of usually rowdy 4th grade students, one of them was
Aurora Hoyle, NP, joins Family Medicine team at PeaceHealth Peace Island
||| FROM ANNE WILLIAMS for PEACEHEALTH PEACE ISLAND MEDICAL CENTER ||| Aurora Hoyle business portrait. Bellingham, WA. © 2022 Mark Turner Aurora Hoyle, NP, joined the PeaceHealth Medical Group Family Medicine team at PeaceHealth Peace Island Medical Center in April. She joins the Peace Island team from Oregon
