Here’s a thought…
“Old age is no joke, but it can feel like one.”
TAD TOMPKINS
Smiley for Senate shines for supporters
||| FROM STEVE BERNHEIM, theORCASONIAN REPORTER ||| More than 25 local members of the Republican party gathered at the VFW Hall in Eastsound Sunday, March 20, to welcome and be inspired by Pasco-raised candidate Tiffany Smiley at the party’s annual Lincoln Day Luncheon. Following a prayer from the master of
Fire Commissioners to meet in special meeting to interview board candidates
||| FROM KIM KIMPLE for BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS ||| The Board of Fire Commissioners will hold a special meeting this Thursday, March 24th at 5:30 p.m. for the purpose of interviewing, evaluating, and potentially appointing a candidate to fill the BOFC Seat #1 vacancy. This meeting will be held online
County’s 2022 homeless count identifies 146 people with no place to live
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| The 2022 San Juan County “Point-In Time” (PIT) Homeless Count identified 146 people who have no stable place to live, an increase from the 2020 count of 133. Of the 146 people identified as having no stable place to live, 58 people were
Everyone’s invited to this observance of National Vietnam Veterans Day
||| FROM PATRICIA (PAT) AYERS, COMMANDER OF AMERICAN LEGION POST #93 ||| The American Legion Post #93 will host a National Vietnam Veterans Day ceremony at the Legion (793 Crescent Beach Road) on Tuesday, 29 March 2022 at 11 a.m. All are welcome to attend, especially Vietnam veterans and their
Island Health welcomes internal medicine physician to staff
||| FROM LAURA MULRONEY for ISLAND HEALTH ||| Charles Kotal, M.D. Today, Charles Kotal, MD, joins Island Health’s Island Primary Care – 24th Street clinic (formerly Fidalgo Medical Associates) as an Internal Medicine physician. Kotal was most recently a provider at The Everett Clinic in Anacortes. He served as Island
‘In the middle of war, he is asking for more poems’
||| FROM JOELLEN MOLDOFF, ET. AL ||| In a recent essay in the NY Times, "Poems in a Time of Crisis” by Ilya Kaminsky, a Ukrainian American poet, concluded: "I ask how I can help. Finally, an older friend, a lifelong journalist, writes back: “Putins come and go. If you want
Guest Opinion | Because we want wild salmon and orca, it’s time to tell OPALCO to support Snake River dam removal
||| FROM SHARON GRACE ||| The waters around the San Juan Islands are a summer home of the critically endangered Southern Resident Killer Whales. OPALCO, the islands’ utility co-op, is owned by islanders. Islanders overwhelmingly support recovering the endangered orcas. Recovering the orcas hinges on recovering chinook salmon populations. The
School Board meeting, in-person and Zoom, is coming up
Public Hearing 3/24/22 @ 5pm ||| FROM ORCAS ISLAND SCHOOL DISTRICT ||| The Orcas Island School District School Board will be hosting their meeting in person at The School Library and online VIA ZOOM. Here is the link to sign up for free ZOOM. Please click on this link to join the
Coming up, Orcas Center will feature musician in honor of Ukraine
||| FROM BETHANY MARIE for ORCAS CENTER ||| Orcas Center invites its audience to come together in honor of Ukraine with this specially designed program by Powell Flutes Artist Amelia Lukas. Experience the impressive range and beauty of this family of instruments as Lukas takes center stage with a timely
Airhawks Flying Club dedicated a new flight simulator this weekend
||| BY EDEE KULPER, theORCASONIAN REPORTER ||| A ribbon-cutting and dedication ceremony was held by the Airhawks Flying Club at the Eastsound Airport for their new Gleim FAA-approved Flight Simulator. As students, educators, administrators, and teachers from Orcas High School and Orcas Christian School along with Orcas pilots and the
The Senate accidentally agreed to move our clocks forward. Blame Putin.
||| FROM THE WASHINGTON POST ||| REPRINT AT REQUEST OF ORCASONIAN READER Does anybody really know what time it is? Apparently not the 100 members of the United States Senate. Even in the best of times, the place never runs like clockwork. This week, things got so bad that the
Just where did this idea for Daylight Savings Time come from?
||| FROM WIKIPEDIA ||| REPRINT AT REQUEST OF ORCASONIAN READER Daylight saving time (DST), also known as daylight savings time or daylight time (United States, Canada, and Australia), and summer time (United Kingdom, European Union, and some other countries), is the practice of advancing clocks (typically by one hour) during warmer months so that darkness falls at a
Biarritz curbs holiday leases to make way for locals
Basque landlords are told they must rent out homes for entire year ||| FROM THE GUARDIAN REPRINT AT REQUEST OF ORCASONIAN READER ||| With its elegant boutiques and stretches of golden sand, the French resort of Biarritz has long proved a popular holiday destination. Wealthier visitors have flocked to the Hôtel du
Island Health offers a class for new or expecting grandparents
||| FROM RACHEL LAMBERT for ISLAND HEALTH ||| If you are a grandparent to young children or an expecting grandparent, join Childbirth Educator Teri Shilling on Thursday, March 31 at 12 p.m. Learn what has changed and what has stayed the same in childbirth, infant care and early development. Car
PeaceHealth medical facilities in Whatcom County easing COVID-19 visitor restrictions
||| FROM BEV MAYHEW for PEACEHEALTH NORTHWEST NETWORK ||| BELLINGHAM, Wash. — PeaceHealth is pleased to announce that effective Thursday, March 17, visitors are again allowed—one per patient and one at a time—at PeaceHealth St. Joseph Medical Center and our PeaceHealth Medical Group Bellingham and Lynden clinics. Due to ongoing
Lovelett bill to provide transitional food assistance signed into law
||| FROM WASHINGTON STATE DEMOCRATS ||| OLYMPIA – Legislation to provide transitional food assistance to more families and update statutes to reflect changes at the federal level was signed into law by Gov. Inslee this week. Senate Bill 5785, sponsored by Sen. Liz Lovelett (D-Anacortes), directs the Department of Social and Health Services
