Here’s a thought…
“The belief in the possibility of a short decisive war appears to be one of the most ancient and dangerous of human illusions.”
ROBERT LYND
Kanikipila ukulele classes coming up at Senior Center
Kathy’s Ukulele Kanikapila @ Orcas Senior Center (Fridays, 10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.) ||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| Join the Kanikipila, Hawaiian for “play music,” led by Kathy Collister, Fridays, 10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. at Orcas Senior Center (OSC). The first half hour will be
Guest Opinion | Letter to Council in support of Lincoln Bormann
||| FROM SANDI FRIEL for SJC CONSERVATION LAND BANK COMMISSION ||| We Commissioners wish to express our unanimous support of Lincoln Bormann continuing as Director of the San Juan County Conservation Land Bank. Public support for the Land Bank over three elections has resulted the recognition of the Land Bank
Good Grief: Imagine peace on our planet in upcoming workshop
||| FROM SALLY BLUMENTHAL ||| I would love to offer a Good Grief Group, open to anyone on Orcas who is feeling the loss of a loved one and would appreciate the support of others on a similar journey. Especially after living through Covid for the last 2 years there
Climate Eyes | Pro pain plan ahead?
||| CLIMATE EYES by STEVE BERNHEIM ||| The County’s “vision” statement officially proclaims “we use renewable energy, materials, and natural resources on a sustainable basis” and “our community sets an example with its response to climate change.” This is the County’s proposed aims and goals for Propane in the draft
State agencies reach major benchmark in Washington’s transition to clean energy
UTC and Commerce collaborate to adopt new rules for electric utilities related to energy storage systems, standards and more ||| FROM STATE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE ||| LACEY, Wash. – The Utilities and Transportation Commission (UTC) and Washington State Department of Commerce recently adopted new rules for electric utilities, reaching a
We’re about to be visited, briefly, by C-17 aircraft on low approach (or so we thought)
||| FROM JEANNIE SHARPE for PORT OF ORCAS ||| I received a call today from Joint Base Lewis McChord. They said between 3-5 PM today they will be doing a training with low approach at airport. This means they will not be landing. I wish I had a better time
A town’s housing crisis exposes a ‘house of cards’
||| FROM THE NEW YORK TIMES ||| HAILEY, Idaho — Near the private jets that shuttle billionaires to their opulent Sun Valley getaways, Ana Ramon Bartolome and her family have spent this summer living in the only place available to them: behind a blue tarp in a sweltering two-car garage.
Guest Opinion | Land Bank Director Lincoln Bormann subjected to Council disciplinary hearing
||| FROM DAN CHRISTOPHERSON ||| This past June something amazing happened — Due to the incredible staff at the San Juan County Land Bank and the San Juan Preservation Trust, we were able to permanently protect the Glenwood Inn property on Orcas Island.The acquisition of this remarkable 58-acre parcel permanently
Primary Care-Orcas is looking to hire another physician
||| FROM TOM EVERSOLE, INTERIM SUPERINTENDENT ORCAS ISLAND HEALTH CARE DISTRICT ||| Help us spread the word that the medical clinic on Orcas Island is hiring! Island Health is seeking a full-time board certified/board eligible Family Medicine or Internal Medicine physician to join the primary care team at our Island
Ferry terminal causes confusion after saying dolphin damaged in crash
||| FROM NEWSWEEK ||| An initial alert about a ferry that crashed into a west Seattle dock caused confusion on Twitter after the Washington State Ferries (WSF) tweeted that damage had been made to the vessel and an offshore dolphin at the terminal. "Cathlamet hard landing at #Fauntleroy causing significant
Seaweed helps Maine lobstermen ride the storm of climate change
||| FROM THE WASHINGTON POST ||| FALMOUTH, Maine — It’s harvest time on Casco Bay. Briana Warner is dressed for this late spring morning in padded rubber overalls, raincoat, rubber boots and neon yellow gloves that come up above her elbows. Just off the coast of Falmouth, she hangs off
New telehealth option launched to expand COVID-19 treatment access
||| FROM STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ||| OLYMPIA – To increase access to potentially life-saving medication to treat COVID-19, the Washington State Department of Health (DOH) and its partners have launched a new telehealth option for patients. The new option expands the Federal government’s Test to Treat initiative and gives people at risk
Lots going on last week in Inslee-world
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF GOVERNOR JAY INSLEE ||| 988 lifeline already helping Washingtonians – Inslee and state leaders celebrate launch State leaders celebrate 988 crisis lifeline launch at Everett call center Gov. Jay Inslee, Secretary of Health Dr. Umair Shah, U.S. Health and Human Services regional director
Sun Days on Orcas | 27 things about Didier Gincig
||| SUN DAYS ON ORCAS by EDEE KULPER ||| Didier Gincig is one of those people that you could meet once and never forget. He has an enthusiasm for life that is downright infectious, and he acknowledges each person he encounters with such presence, which implies to me that every
Virtual chair yoga, slow yoga are on the agenda for Senior Center
Virtual Yoga with Susie Frank: Chair Yoga, Wednesdays, 10:45-11:30 a.m.; Slow Yoga, Wednesdays, and Fridays, 9:30-10:30 a.m. ||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| Join Susie Frank for virtual Chair Yoga Wednesdays, 10:45-11:30 a.m. or Slow Yoga on Wednesdays, and Fridays, 9:30-10:30 a.m. Chair Yoga is performed with
Midnight Mutterings | Shinzo Abe and gun laws in Japan
||| MIDNIGHT MUTTERINGS by JACKIE BATES ||| Last night (translate to ‘early this morning’ when I was trying to go to sleep) I realized I had not submitted my fortnightly column to Lin, out esteemed editor. And worse, it had not spontaneously evolved from scratched notes on paper to the
