Here’s a thought…
“If they can get you asking the wrong questions, they don’t have to worry about the answers.”
THOMAS PYNCHON
Fire Commission will meet tomorrow in recorded session
||| FROM KIM KIMPLE for BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS ||| The Board of Fire Commissioners will meet on Monday, July 18 at 5:30 p.m. online via Zoom. Access information can be found on the attached Board packet. This meeting will be recorded and available online. Those wishing to submit public
An evening of Rock and Roll is coming to the Village Green
||| FROM BETHANY MARIE for ORCAS CENTER ||| Rock out on Sunday, July 24 at 6 p.m. with Lucky Tongue and The Pine Needles as part of the FREE Summer Concert Series presented by Orcas Center, OrcaSong Farm, Country Corner, and San Juan County. Lucky Tongue was formed by three
Get your Orcas Island Film Fest early-bird tickets now
||| FROM ORCAS ISLAND FILM FESTIVAL ||| We are excited to announce that the Orcas Island Film Festival will be happening again, in person, October 6-10, 2022. We will be back at The Sea View Theatre, and with two screens at the Orcas Center in Eastsound on Orcas Island, WA.
Sun Days on Orcas | Good Morning: Teezer’s Episode 1 by Frank Loudin
||| SUN DAYS ON ORCAS BY EDEE KULPER ||| Happy 92nd Birthday to my friend Frank Loudin, a wonderful painter and writer – our own Norman Rockwell. In honor of him celebrating his first several days into his 93rd year, I am honored to publish his first of ten episodes
Nursing shortages, murder hornets, an electric ferry highlight Inslee trip to Whatcom
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF GOVERNOR JAY INSLEE ||| Inslee discusses nursing labor shortage, workforce development efforts with nurses in Bellingham Gov. Jay Inslee visited Bellingham Technical College to understand how the college has used state funding to attract new talent to the nursing profession. The importance of
Sheriff’s Report | July 6 – 12, 2022
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ||| WEDNESDAY, JULY 6 22-004493 Accident-NonInj 07:12:39 07/06/22 A Deputy on Lopez Island responded to a report of a vehicle collision. The parties exchanged information and the incident was documented for insurance purposes. 22-004496 Wanted Person 10:43:41 07/06/22 A wanted person turned themselves
Artists in community | Free activities with Alchemy Art Center
||| FROM GLENN HENDRICK for ALCHEMY ART CENTER ||| This summer, Alchemy Art Center is offering free art activities every week on San Juan Island! As part of our Artists in Community program, Alchemy Art Center hosts young and emerging visiting artists and interns from all across the country, who
Midnight Mutterings | Roaches
||| MIDNIGHT MUTTERINGS BY JACKIE BATES ||| Note: I wrote this—now lightly edited, which will, no doubt, mess up the spacing--more than four years ago in the early days of the Trump Administration. I was reminded of it recently while watching the January 6 Congressional hearings. Some things have changed.
Prune Alley paving is set to begin Monday morning
||| FROM ERIN WYGANT for SAN JUAN PUBLIC WORKS ||| Progress Update: Prune Alley is ready to be paved on schedule this Monday morning (July 18)! This a major milestone in the projects schedule and we are grateful for everyone's hard work and continued patience. If you find yourself in
How are we doing with ‘plastic free’ proclamation?
||| FROM KATIE FLEMING for DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP ||| Did you know the San Juan County Council proclaimed July as “plastic free”? The proclamation recognized the pressing issues around plastic waste, including the fact that plastics are the most prevalent type of marine debris found in our oceans, as
Master Gardeners return to Driftwood for ailing plant advice
||| FROM DIANNE MACONDRAY for SJC MASTER GARDENERS ||| Prepare for July 20th! Bring your plant problems to Driftwood Nursery in Eastsound from 11am - 1 pm on July 20th, so the Master Gardeners of San Juan County can help diagnose and suggest University based treatment for your ailing plants.
988 suicide and crisis lifeline launches
Marks Washington’s first phase of building understanding, hope and a path forward for those in need ||| FROM STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ||| OLYMPIA -- 988 is the new, nationwide, three-digit dialing code for the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline. The 988 dialing code connects people via call, text, or chat, to
Larsen votes to protect reproductive health care rights for women, ensure safe access to abortion care
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF REP. RICK LARSEN ||| WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02) supported two critical bills to protect the right to choose nationwide and ensure people can safely travel to states like Washington to access abortion care in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision
Newest COVID update from State Health
||| FROM STATE HEALTH DEPARTMENT ||| Statewide Response Updates Newest numbers. The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) reported a total of 1,695,915 confirmed cases as of 11:59 p.m. on July 12. There have been 13,290 COVID-19 deaths in Washington. For the most recent number of cases by county, demographics, and
‘Occam’s Razor’ | Our island, our world through the eyes, pen of S.C. Watson
Welcome to our weekly feature, Occam's Razor, from local artist S.C. Watson.
COASST beached bird and marine debris training coming to Mount Vernon
||| FROM THE COASTAL OBSERVATION AND SEABIRD SURVEY TEAM ||| Join the Coastal Observation and Seabird Survey Team (COASST) and help make a difference for the environment! COASST participants collect data on beach-cast carcasses of marine birds on a monthly basis to establish the baseline pattern of bird mortality on
