Here’s a thought…
“Old age is no joke, but it can feel like one.”
TAD TOMPKINS
Gardening in San Juan County for healthier and happier people, plants, and land
||| FROM ORCAS & LOPEZ GARDEN CLUBS ||| Emily Aring On Wednesday, March 16, at 10:30 am, the Orcas Island and Lopez Island Garden Clubs’ virtual (Zoom) meeting will feature Emily Aring presenting Gardening in San Juan County for Healthier and Happier People, Plants, and Land. This presentation
From San Juan Makers Guild: Food news for the San Juans
||| FROM SAN JUAN MAKERS GUILD ||| James Beard Award Recognitions for Ursa Minor and Matia The James Beard Foundation has announced the 2022 James Beard Award semi-finalists in its sought-after awards of recognition and two San Juan County restaurants are on the list. Congratulations to Nick Coffey at Ursa
Poetry | We lived happily during the war by Ilya Kaminsky
||| POSTED AT THE PROMPTING OF POETIC ORCASONIAN READER ||| We Lived Happily During the War by Ilya Kaminsky Ilya Kaminsky was raised in Odessa, Ukraine. At age four, he lost most of his hearing after a misdiagnosis. His book, Deaf Republic (Graywolf Press, 2019), was the winner of
Evidence of Orcas Island explosions has been recovered
||| FROM SHERIFF RON KREBS ||| Based on reports the Sheriff’s Office received from the Orcas Island community, we were able to recover evidence of the explosion that occurred on Crescent Beach during the early morning hours of the March 6. While we know the time and location of the
Latest CWR encounter included the newest addition to J Pod (J59)
||| FROM CENTER FOR WHALE RESEARCH ||| After being contacted by several people relaying reports of J pod heading down the Strait of Georgia toward Boundary Pass and then President Channel, Dave and Katie met at Snug Harbor and left around 1250ish. We arrived on scene near the bottom of
Larsen supports bipartisan bill to expand care and benefits for veterans exposed to toxic substances
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF REP. RICK LARSEN ||| WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02) recently supported House passage of Honoring Our PACT Act, bipartisan legislation to treat toxic exposure as a cost of war by addressing the full range of issues impacting toxic-exposed veterans, including access to earned benefits and health care
Classes, workshops, taxes: EDC has it all coming up
||| FROM ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL ||| EDC to offer Website Works Join the EDC and Course leader Shannon Borg, business coach and Squarespace web designer, for an informative workshop on improving business websites. Click here to register: https://sanjuansedc.org/EDC Business Resilience Call Fun educational activity for kids! San Juan County kids are
Inslee statement on new EPA actions on clean transportation
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF GOV. JAY INSLEE ||| Gov. Jay Inslee released a statement in response to the Biden administration's announcement of new Environmental Protection Agency regulations and funding to promote cleaner trucks and buses. “There’s no question our transportation system is vital for our economy and quality of life.
Sheriff asks for community help as they investigate yet another explosion
||| FROM RON KREBS, SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF ||| The San Juan County Sheriff’s Office is asking you’re your help in investigating an explosion that happened in the Crescent Beach area of Eastsound. Shortly after 4 a.m. on March 7, 2022 a loud explosion was reported. The explosion was heard
Salish Sea Early Music Festival is back on Orcas in 11th season
||| FROM JEFFREY COHAN for SALISH SEA EARLY MUSIC FESTIVAL ||| The 2022 Salish Sea Early Music Festival presents four exciting performances through the spring at the Orcas Christian School Gym in Eastsound on Orcas Island its eleventh annual festival of early music. Acclaimed period instrument specialists guitarist Oleg Timofeyev
Island Health next class offerings
||| FROM RACHEL LAMBERT for ISLAND HEALTH ||| Island Health offers Living Well with COPD class Join Respiratory Therapist, Sarah Edwards for an informative conversation on COPD. Edwards will discuss how COPD affects the pulmonary arteries and other organs, diagnosing and common treatments of COPD. This free, online class takes
Sun Days on Orcas | What you should know about Orcasonian Beverly Franklet
||| SUN DAYS ON ORCAS by EDEE KULPER ||| If you haven’t already met her, Beverly Franklet is a stunning go-getter. Not in a hyper, can’t-sit-still kind of way but in a calm, adventurous, live-life-to-its-fullest sense. Do you remember several years ago when Michell Marshall decided to put up a
Meet Bianca Cox, Orcas School paraeducator
||| FROM ORCAS ISLAND SCHOOL DISTRICT ||| Bianca Cox, Orcas School paraeducator Early on in life Bianca Cox aspired to be a ballerina/marine biologist. She is still pursuing her love of ballet as a dancer with the Orcas Dance Collective. Other hobbies include rock collecting, crafting, and reading.
Visit a state park during upcoming free days
No Discover Pass is required to park on those three days ||| FROM WASHINGTON STATE PARKS ||| OLYMPIA – The Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission invites visitors to enjoy a state park on Wednesday, March 9 in honor of Billy Frank Jr.’s birthday, on Saturday, March 19 in recognition
Orcas Film Festival’s upcoming film: Wrist Cutters
||| FROM ORCAS ISLAND FILM FESTIVAL ||| We had a great turnout for our first movie in our Afterlife Classic film series, with over 50 people in attendance! We believe our film lovers enjoyed the soft, insightful exploration of what one memory from their life they would most like to take into eternity. Our
OPALCO board election opens March 11: Meet the candidates
||| FROM KRISTA BOUCHEY for ORCAS POWER & LIGHT CO-OPERATIVE ||| As a member-owned cooperative, OPALCO members elect the Board of Directors who are responsible for setting policies and rates, essentially guiding the course for our electric utility. The 2022 nominations process is complete and the slate of candidates is:
