Here’s a thought…
“Patriotism is supporting your country all the time and the government when it deserves it.”
MARK TWAIN
From our County Auditor | A surprising 2021 comes with hope for 2022
||| FROM MILENE HENLEY, SAN JUAN COUNTY AUDITOR ||| Spring is a time full of hope. Last spring, we hoped we would soon see the last of COVID. That didn’t turn out the way we’d hoped. But in many other ways, 2021 turned out to be a pretty good year.
To feed people, to build community, join Orcas Food Project
||| FROM GERI TURNOY ||| “Food costs a fortune on Orcas” has become a frequent refrain. We may not be able to fix that, but an easy way for you to help meet the nutritional needs of Orcas Island residents who don’t have a fortune is through the Orcas Food
Health Care District is on the hunt for an Administrative Assistant
||| FROM TOM EVERSOLE, INTERIM SUPERINTENDENT ORCAS ISLAND HEALTH CARE DISTRICT ||| The Orcas Island Health Care District (OIHCD) is seeking a half-time Administrative Assistant to work directly with the District Superintendent. Hours can be flexible. OIHCD provides financial support to the Island Primary Care-Orcas Clinic to ensure that high
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.
