Here’s a thought…
“Deep breath. Deep breath. The air is free. You can take as many as you want.”
BUDDHIST MONK
SJIMA exhibition INTO THE BREACH runs until May 30
||| FROM DIANE MARTINDALE for SAN JUAN ISLANDS MUSEUM OF ART ||| With INTO THE BREACH Sculptures, Drawings and Prints, by Tom Gormally brings us serious messages dressed in a bit of humor, a gift of his Irish heritage. The exhibition is now showing at the San Juan Islands Museum
Classic Film Series closes out with ‘A Matter of Life and Death’
||| FROM ORCAS ISLAND FILM FESTIVAL ||| Our 2022 OIFF Classics Film Series closes out with a world-class Technicolor film about war and the afterlife: “A Matter of Life and Death.” A MATTER OF LIFE AND DEATH (STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN) (1946) Sunday, April 17th @ 4:00pm We will close our mini-series with
San Juan County Treasurer Rhonda Pederson running for re-election
||| FROM RHONDA PEDERSON, SAN JUAN COUNTY TREASURER ||| Rhonda Pederson, San Juan County Treasurer I am honored to have served as San Juan County Treasurer since January 2015, and announce that I am running for re-election. I am proud of my department’s high level of integrity, commitment and service
State Parks Clean Vessel Act Grant Program funds $700,000 in new pumpout and floating restroom projects
Recreational boat pumpout facilities expand across the state ||| FROM WASHINGTON STATE PARKS ||| OLYMPIA – April 5, 2022 – Recreational boaters in Washington waters will have an easier time disposing of vessel sewage thanks to more than $700,000 in new federal pass-through grants for recreational boat pumpout and floating
Governor’s 2022 Smart Communities Awards nominations open now through May 6
Annual awards recognize outstanding work in community planning and development ||| FROM STATE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE ||| Olympia, WA -- The Washington State Department of Commerce today called for nominations for the 16th annual Governor's Smart Communities Awards, a program that recognizes outstanding work by local governments and their partners
Washington residents should not consume certain oysters harvested from Baynes Sound area in British Columbia
Individuals sickened with norovirus-like symptoms ||| FROM STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ||| OLYMPIA – The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) has updated its advisory to Washington residents to not serve or eat certain oysters harvested from the south and central parts of Baynes Sound, British Columbia, Canada until further notice. The
Orcas Island Community Foundation ranks #1 in national survey
||| FROM HILARY CANTY for ORCAS ISLAND COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ||| OICF is ranked #1 out of 207 community foundations nationally for per capita gifts with a rate of $1,266. While our population size is small, our generosity as a community is enormous. Thanks to the donations of over 800 community
Hop on over to Lions Club Easter egg hunt at Cascade Lake
||| FROM MARY MEREDITH for ORCAS ISLAND LIONS CLUB ||| The Orcas Island Lions Club is happy to offer the Annual Easter Egg Hunt at its traditional location at Cascade Lake in Moran State Park. Join us on Saturday, April 16 at 10 a.m. sharp. Easter Eggs with sweets inside
Orcas Food Bank highlights the guy who brings the food on-island
||| FROM RICK RHOADS for ORCAS ISLAND FOOD BANK ||| If you look into the shipping containers in front of the Orcas Island Food Bank (OIFB), the CoolBots (walk-in refrigeration units) behind the Food Bank, and the Food Bank building itself, you see cartons, sacks, crates, shelves, and glass-fronted refrigerators
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
