Here’s a thought…
“Old age is no joke, but it can feel like one.”
TAD TOMPKINS
Effective anti-COVID drug available in Washington for eligible patients
||| FROM STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ||| Thousands of doses of a potentially life-saving COVID-19 drug are available in the state of Washington, and could potentially benefit those at highest risk for hospitalization and death from COVID-19. Evusheld (tixagevimab co-packaged with cilgavimab) is a monoclonal antibody treatment that can provide
Stephanie’s Tai Chi classes are resuming after a two-year hiatus
Wu-Style Tai Chi movements combine mind and body skills that can improve as you age ||| FROM STEPHANIE ROSENBLATT ||| A Tai Chi Master for over thirty years, Stephanie brings a special and unique appreciation to the practice of this ancient art form. And though many people take tai chi
Middle Schoolers are putting on a couple of plays this weekend
||| FROM KIM FREEMAN for ORCAS ISLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL ||| Join us Saturday, April 9 at 7 p.m. as Orcas Island Middle School presents two plays, 10 Ways to Survive the Zombie Apocalypse and 13 Reasons Not to be in a Play. This has been a team effort with every student involved.
Governor has been busy signing bills, 303 of them, following legislative session
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF GOVERNOR JAY INSLEE || That's a wrap: 303 bills delivered and done Legislators approved 303 bills during the 60-day session that ended March 10. The action then turns to the governor's office where he has 20 days to sign or veto legislation. This week he wrapped up
High Wind Warning arrives on the scene for tonight, tomorrow
||| FROM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ||| * What, for the Wind Advisory, South winds 15 to 25 MPH With Gusts Up to 35 MPH. for the High Wind Warning, South winds 35 to 45 MPH with Gusts Up to 60 MPH Expected. * Where, San Juan County, Western Whatcom County,
Health Care District will meet via ZOOM on Tuesday
||| FROM TOM EVERSOLE, ORCAS ISLAND HEALTH CARE DISTRICT ACTING SUPERINTENDENT ||| The Agenda and Materials (Board Packet) for the April 5, 2022 Board meeting of the Orcas Island Health Care District will be posted April 4. You can access the agenda and meeting materials HERE. Commissioners will discuss staff
Judge rules against Navy SEAL training at Washington State Parks
||| FROM KUOW ||| REPRINT AT REQUEST OF ORCASONIAN READER The Navy SEALs won’t be able to use Washington State Parks as training grounds. A judge on Friday ruled against an earlier decision to allow the training at up to 28 parks. In January 2021, the Washington State Parks and
Kathy Collister’s Ukulele Kanikipila musical gatherings continue at Senior Center
Ukulele Kanikapila with Kathy Collister @ Orcas Senior Center (Thursdays, 1-3pm) ||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| Join the Kanikipila, Hawaiian for “play music,” led by Kathy Collister every Thursdays from 1 to 3 pm at Orcas Senior Center. Kathy started a similar group a couple of
This week’s Prune Alley update, a look at week ahead
||| FROM JESSE DOUGLAS-SEITZ for SAN JUAN COUNTY PUBLIC WORKS ||| Contractor has shifted to a 4 day work week and plans to leave the road open Friday, Saturday and Sunday for the remainder of the construction season as work permits. Road Closure between Fern Street and A Street for
Sun Days on Orcas | Obstacles – real or imagined?
||| SUN DAYS ON ORCAS by EDIE KULPER ||| For many years I thought about the idea of publishing a book about Orcas Island. There were definite reasons that I chose not to for a long time. I'm a stay-at-home mom and I didn't want to give up time from
Turning the Wheel will be bringing creativity, play to Orcas community
||| FROM ALYSSA BURNETT for TURNING THE WHEEL ||| Turning The Wheel is a non-profit organization spreading creativity, embodiment, and play to communities across the country and will be making their way to Orcas Island in just a couple of weeks! Turning the Wheel serves youth by offering them integral
Orcas Island residents can dispose of prescription drugs at upcoming Take-Back Event
The Coalition for Orcas Youth (COY) hosts event to help prevent opioid misuse in community ||| FROM NICOLE SPINOGATTI for COALITION FOR ORCAS YOUTH ||| The Coalition for Orcas Youth (COY) will be hosting a prescription drug take-back event on Saturday, April 30th, from 10 am to 2 pm, at
What Was: unmarked, showing now at San Juan Islands Museum of Art
||| FROM DIANE MARTINDALE for SAN JUAN ISLANDS MUSEUM OF ART ||| What Was: unmarked, showing now through May 30 at the San Juan Islands Museum of Art (SJIMA), features the monumental paintings by Helen O’Toole. Her abstract landscapes, full of emotion, exhibit the loss and displacement she feels from
A sense of humor seems to be springing up around Orcas
||| PHOTOS BY EDEE KULPER ||| Sometimes all it takes to find a good chuckle is to just look around.
The Great Islands Clean-up is back in person
||| FROM PETE MOE for EXCHANGE ORCAS ||| Come join your fellow islanders for the 2022 Spring Great Islands Clean-up on Saturday, April 23, 2022 between 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. Grabbers, gloves, bags and safety vests will be available for pickup at The Exchange starting Monday, April 18, or
Sheriff’s Report | March 23 – 29, 2022
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT ||| WEDNESDAY, MARCH 23 22-001757 Wanted Person 09:59:40 03/23/22 Deputies on San Juan Island attempted to contact a person with a warrant. The person did not answer their door or acknowledge the Deputies. Deputies will continue to attempt to locate and contact the
