Here’s a thought…
“That confidence — that the law cannot reach you because you are the one wielding it — is the oldest and most dangerous delusion in Washington.”
MILES TAYLOR
Tourism is sucking Utah dry. Now it faces a choice – growth or survival?
Booming expansion to meet the demands of thousands of visitors every year is squeezing dwindling water supply ||| FROM THE GUARDIAN ||| REPRINT AT REQUEST OF ORCASONIAN READER It was a typically hot summer day in Utah’s Zion national park, where early-afternoon heat hovered near 100F, even in the shadows
Fall Open House at North Shore/Glenwood Inn Property
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| The San Juan County Conservation Land Bank and San Juan Preservation Trust are celebrating our newest collaboration together and YOU’RE INVITED! Please join County Council, and staff and commissioners/directors from both organizations between the hours of 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Saturday, September
Passes now available for Friday Harbor Film Festival
||| FROM ELLEN ROBERTS for FRIDAY HARBOR FILM FESTIVAL ||| It’s time to make your plans for the Friday Harbor Film Festival coming up October 21-30. Passes are now available on the fhff.org website for both the In-Theatre and the On-Demand Festivals. The full film guide is on-line, providing details
Amateur radio introduction coming up for would-be Hams
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| Introduction to Amateur Radio by Greg Hancock by Zoom: Tuesday, September 13, 7-8pm Amateur Radio (ham radio) brings people, science, and communication together. Radio operators use ham radio between islands, across the oceans, and even into space, all without the Internet
Rewire, renew at ‘Move Thyself Now’ workshop
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| Emillie Novak Improve movement and improve life by experiencing the Feldenkrais Method with Emillie Novak. You can, at any time, rewire yourself with Emillie’s Move Thyself Now introductory 12-week Feldenkrais class. It will give you an opportunity to re-educate
Reminder: Fire Commission will interview candidate(s) for Commissioner this week
||| FROM KIM KIMPLE for ORCAS FIRE COMMISSIONERS ||| As a reminder, the Board of Fire Commissioners will hold a special meeting on Monday, September 12 at 1 p.m. for the purpose of interviewing, evaluating, and appointing a candidate to fill the BOFC Seat #2 vacancy. This meeting will be
Island Health latest classes, workshops
||| FROM RACHEL LAMBERT for ISLAND HEALTH ||| Living Better with Diabetes Join Registered Dietitian and Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialist Amanda Lungren in a discussion on healthy eating, being active, and reducing risks to help manage diabetes on Thursday, September 22 at 11 a.m. Registration required, call 360.299.4204 or
Season’s final plant clinic at Driftwood Nursery on Sept. 14
||| FROM DIANNE MACONDRAY for MASTER GARDENERS ||| The Master Gardeners final plant clinic of the season will be in September. Please come by Driftwood Nursery in Eastsound Wednesday September 14 between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. with your garden questions, plant samples that are exhibiting problems, or insects that
It’s time for Master Gardeners annual gardening workshop
||| FROM MO SLOANE and DIANA BROOKS for MASTER GARDENERS OF SJC ||| Join the Master Gardeners of San Juan County in welcoming the very popular Dr. Linda Gilkeson, aka “the Garden Doctor,” as the keynote speaker at our Annual Gardening Workshop Series this October. Dr. Gilkeson’s talk, “Resilient Gardens
Lopez Island’s Center Road to close during planned OPALCO outage
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County Public Works Department will be supporting OPALCO during a planned power outage by closing a section of Center Road on Lopez Island. The closure will occur north of the Dill Road intersection from Wednesday, September 15 at 11:30 p.m. to
Sun Days on Orcas | 27 things about Michael Hurwicz
||| SUN DAYS ON ORCAS by EDEE KULPER ||| Michael Hurwicz, along with Sharon Abreu I won't usually do two 27 Things articles back-to-back, but thought I'd follow up Sharon's things last week with her partner's things this week, just for fun. This does not imply a new
Governor announces end of COVID-19 state of emergency by Oct. 31
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF GOVERNOR JAY INSLEE ||| Inslee announces end of COVID-19 state of emergency by Oct. 31 Gov. Jay Inslee announced Thursday that all remaining COVID-19 emergency proclamations and the COVID-19 state of emergency will end by Oct. 31. Though the state’s emergency orders are ending, public health
Midnight Mutterings | Minding our pronouns, Part 3
||| MIDNIGHT MUTTERINGS by JACKIE BATES ||| When I was teaching elementary school (possibly before you were born), students (pupils) were expected to call teachers, principals, and almost all adults ‘Mr, Mrs, Miss.’ (occasionally) ‘Dr, ‘and later, ‘Ms.’ It was the required, respectful thing to do. The exception would have
Island Surgeons welcomes new general surgeon
||| FROM LAURA MORONEY for ISLAND HEALTH ||| Monica Jacobus, MD ANACORTES, WA — Monica Jacobus, MD joined Island Surgeons this week, expanding access to surgical care in the region. Jacobus earned her medical degree from Saint Louis University and completed post-graduate work at Metropolitan Group Hospitals in
Lions Club steps up – as they always do. Now your turn to contribute to Mercy Flight
||| FROM ROBERT WAUNCH for MERCY FLIGHT ORCAS ISLAND ||| When the Orcas Island Lions Club heard the Mercy Flight Orcas Island program was running out of funds for fuel reimbursement it stepped up immediately by creating a $2,000 Matching Fund. What a perfect example of how Orcas Islanders rally
Mammogram Van visit is coming up soon
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| Assured Imaging will be at Orcas Senior Center again this year with their Mammogram Van on September 19, 20, and 21. Although one in eight women will be diagnosed with breast cancer, nearly all breast cancer is treated successfully if detected
