Here’s a thought…
“How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives.”
ANNIE DILLARD
Next OPALCO community solar program to launch Spring of 2023
||| FROM ORCAS POWER & LIGHT COOPERATIVE ||| Thanks for your interest in OPALCO's ongoing community solar program! We are making good progress on the next big project - despite pandemic delays in the supply chain - and are excited to share the conceptual drawing, design elements and timeline with you. The
CWR encounters transient whale activity in Presidents Channel
||| FROM CENTER FOR WHALE RESEARCH |||
Edee Kulper will be at a book signing Saturday at Darvill’s
||| FROM EDEE KULPER ||| Come down to Darvill's Bookstore this Saturday, June 25th, from 11-1 where Edee Kulper will have a book signing of Life on Orcas Island, her newly published book about the beauty, people, and festivities of this island. See you there!
Sk’aliCh’elh-tenaut makes bid for Eastsound mayor
||| FROM CAMPAIGN MANAGER JARI BRENNER ||| Sk’aliCh’elh-tenaut, Eastsound mayoral candidate Hello, my name Sk’aliCh’elh-tenaut, I’m a member of L pod, of the orca known as the southern Resident Killer Whales (SRKW). I have been known in these waters as Tokitae, and in Miami as Lolita. My mother
Health Care District seeks input from Spanish speaking residents
||| FROM TOM EVERSOLE for ORCAS ISLAND HEALTH CARE DISTRICT ||| To date over 500 Orcas residents have completed the 2022 Health Care Needs Assessment Survey. Thank you! Survey data will guide the District’s strategic plan now under development. The deadline for receiving surveys has been extended through June 27
Mayoral candidates set for debate
||| FROM STEPHANIE MOSS for CHILDREN'S HOUSE ||| The 14th Annual Honorary Mayor of Eastsound Campaign is ON! For over a decade, Orcas Island has elected a cherished animal to be our honorary mayor. The mayor’s race is a light-hearted community fundraiser benefiting Children’s House, an Infant-Toddler Center and Preschool
Fire Commissioner submits immediate resignation due to untenable conditions
||| FROM PATRICK SHEPLER ||| Dear Chairperson Fuller, Secretary Kimple, and the Orcas Island Community: Patrick Shepler This letter is my resignation, effective upon receipt, from the Board of Fire Commissioners, San Juan County Fire Protection District #2. (Orcas Island Fire & Rescue, OIFR). I wish success to
County Democrats make endorsements for upcoming primary
||| FROM DAVID TURNOY for SAN JUAN COUNTY DEMOCRATS ||| The San Juan County Democrats held their endorsement meeting June 18 for the upcoming August primary, for which you will receive your ballot next month. We will send out a campaign flyer for the fall election, but for the primary
This may be the COVID variant scientists are dreading
||| FROM THE DAILY BEAST ||| COVID-19 cases are increasing again in the United Kingdom, potentially signaling a future surge in infections in the United States and other countries. A pair of new subvariants of the dominant Omicron variant—BA.4 and BA.5—appear to be driving the uptick in cases in the
Fire Commission to meet tomorrow evening
||| FROM KIM KIMPLE for ORCAS ISLAND FIRE & RESCUE ||| The Board of Fire Commissioners will be holding their regular meeting on Tuesday, June 21 at 5:30 p.m. online via Zoom. Meeting access information can be found on the agenda.
SJC Elections has an Advisory Committee opening
||| FROM CAMOLYN ARMSTRONG for SJC ELECTIONS ||| Are you looking for a way to serve your community? San Juan County Elections is looking for persons with disabilities and providers of services to persons with disabilities to serve on the Disability Advisory Committee. Washington State Law requires every county to
Health Care District calls for new meeting in search for superintendent
||| FROM TOM EVERSOLE for ORCAS ISLAND HEALTH CARE DISTRICT ||| The Agenda and Materials (Board Packet) for the June 22, 2022 SPECIAL Board meeting of the Orcas Island Health Care District will be posted June 21. You can access the agenda and meeting materials at Meeting Documents – Orcas
Brubeck! Porter! Live jazz comes to Village Green June 24-25
||| FROM BETHANY MARIE for ORCAS CENTER ||| Live Jazz from Charlie Porter Quintet and Brubeck Brothers Quartet comes to The Village Green on June 24 and 25 as part of the FREE Summer Concert Series presented by Orcas Center, OrcaSong Farm, Country Corner, and San Juan County. Charlie Porter
Latest COVID report from State Health Dept.
||| FROM STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ||| Newest numbers. The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) reported a total of 1,622,214 confirmed cases as of 11:59 p.m. on June 14. There have been 12,991 COVID-19 deaths in Washington. For the most recent number of cases by county, demographics, and more, visit
It’s now official | Orcas officially announces the beginning of summer with annual parade
||| PHOTOS BY ROBERT DASHIELL |||
CWR captures amazing drone video of orca pod
||| FROM CENTER FOR WHALE RESEARCH ||| We've been on the water again with whales compiling video and data for our Aerial Observation study (UAV/drone). Here is a beautiful four-minute video with J Pod.
