Here’s a thought…
“Be always at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors, and let each New Year find you a better man.”
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN
Friends of San Juans welcomes new legal director, staff attorney
||| FROM SHANNON DAVIS for FRIENDS OF THE SAN JUANS ||| James McCubbin, an experienced land-use attorney, joins the Friends staff on March 1st. Friends of the San Juans is thrilled to welcome James McCubbin, our new Legal Director and Staff Attorney, to our team. For 20 years,
Funhouse opens Stepping Up! program for registration
Stepping Up will be held Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays from March 14-June 9 ||| FROM LIZ DOANE for FUNHOUSE COMMONS ||| Spring is on the way, and we can't wait to get outside and play! Registration is now open for our spring session of Stepping Up! (la información en español
Art Unlocked to finally arrive at Orcas Center
||| FROM KATHY YOUNGREN for ORCAS CENTER VISUAL ARTS COMMITTEE ||| Art Opening with a display of all local art presented by the visual Arts Committee at Orcas Center, Friday, March 4. Lots of beautiful art , all by local artists on display at Orcas Center. Please come, support our local
Upcoming classes from Island Health
||| FROM RACHEL LAMBERT for ISLAND HEALTH ||| Nutrition for Healthy Pregnancy with Island Health Learn essential tips for ensuring proper nutrition during each stage of your pregnancy, from conception to the first post-partum meal. Join a Registered Dietitian for this free, online event on Thursday, March 10 from 6-6:45
Poetry | A Black History Month tribute
||| POSTED AT REQUEST OF ORCASONIAN READER ||| Still I Rise MAYA ANGELOU Maya Angelou You may write me down in history With your bitter, twisted lies, You may trod me in the very dirt But still, like dust, I’ll rise. Does my sassiness upset you? Why are
Statement from Gov. Jay Inslee regarding updated mask guidance from CDC
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF GOVERNOR JAY INSLEE ||| Gov. Jay Inslee issued a statement [Friday] in response to the Centers for Disease Control releasing updated guidance on masking to prevent the transmission of COVID-19. "Our office and our state Department of Health are reviewing the updated guidance from the
Sun Days on Orcas | I’m alive thanks to Catholicism
||| SUN DAYS ON ORCAS by EDEE KULPER ||| My mom was proposed to five times before saying yes. How does that happen? Did she seriously lead a bunch of guys on, then dash their dreams? Were things a little more flippant back then, and you asked a girl to
Peter Fromm to talk about his latest book at Orcas Library
Thursday, March 3rd at 6 pm. Attend in person or by Zoom meeting ||| FROM CAROL DAPOGNY for ORCAS ISLAND LIBRARY ||| Please join us for a talk with San Juan Island based author Peter Fromm. Peter will speak about his latest book, Cruising with Tuggy, as well as his previous
Port Commissioners to meet on Monday, February 28
||| FROM JEANNIE SHARPE for PORT OF ORCAS ||| The Port of Orcas Commissioners are scheduled to meet on February 28, 2022, at 5 p.m. via ZOOM. The agenda is available here: 2022 02 28 Regular Agenda.
Jan McCorison displays her quilt artistry at Orcas Library
||| FROM DAVID KOSIUR for ORCAS ISLAND LIBRARY ||| Starting March 1st, some of Jan McCorison’s quilts will be exhibited at the Orcas Island Library. Jan’s quilts use a number of techniques — appliqué, traditional piecing, and foundation piecing for example. She takes her inspiration for her work from a
OIHCD board meeting agenda for March 1 is posted
||| FROM TOM EVERSOLE, INTERIM SUPERINTENDENT ||| The Agenda and Materials (Board Packet) for the March 1, 2022 Board meeting of the Orcas Island Health Care District will be posted February 28. You can access the agenda and meeting materials at the link below. Meeting Documents – Orcas Island Health
Community Foundation to hold webinars for organizational infrastructure needs
||| FROM HILARY CANTY for ORCAS ISLAND COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ||| What would be your guess for how many buildings on Orcas are community-owned (meaning owned by a nonprofit, taxing district, or faith based organization)? Ten? 20? Not long ago, this question was raised and Ed Andrews, OICF’s Communications Manager, mapped
Progressive congressional candidate Jason Call to visit SJ, Orcas
||| FROM DAVID TURNOY for SAN JUAN COUNTY DEMOCRATS ||| Jason Call Candidate Jason Call, running for our local Congressional seat, will be visiting San Juan and Orcas Islands next week. Jason came within one percentage point of getting to the general election against incumbent Rick Larsen in
Sheriff’s Report | February 16 – 22, 2022
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ||| WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 16 22-001052 Accident-HitRun 06:41:36 02/16/22 A Deputy on San Juan Island responded to a report of a hit and run with property damage near Roche Harbor. Upon investigation, the registered owner of the vehicle was located and contacted. A report
Inslee updates proclamation on vaccine requirements for large events
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF GOVERNOR JAY INSLEE ||| Today Gov. Jay Inslee amended Proclamation 21-16, the COVID-19 emergency order requiring proof of vaccination or proof of a negative test for large indoor or outdoor events, to terminate on March 1. As previously announced, this emergency order will remain in effect until
Weekly WSF update
||| FROM PATTY RUBSTELLO for WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| Service restoration update As we continue to focus on building back our service, I want to prepare our riders that route-by-route restoration will be a slow turn of the dial rather than a flip of the switch. Since November, we’ve been
