Here’s a thought…
“If they can get you asking the wrong questions, they don’t have to worry about the answers.”
THOMAS PYNCHON
Reminder: Land Bank’s Spring Community Conversation series is in the offing
||| FROM TANJA WILLIAMSON for SAN JUAN COUNTY LAND BANK ||| Got questions for Your Conservation Land Bank? We want to hear from you! Join us on Zoom for our Spring Community Conversation series –April 27, 2022 from 5:30 -7 p.m. Register HERE to join the meeting. Land Bank staff
Island Marble Butterfly habitat tour is on the horizon
Saturday, May 7, 2022 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., San Juan Island ||| FROM TANJA WILLIAMSON for SAN JUAN COUNTY LAND BANK ||| For those who have been following the Island Marble Butterfly, or our Moveable Feast project, this event is for you! This tour of South San Juan Island
Washington Clean Vessel Act program expands options for boaters
Second mobile pumpout vessel expands options for Pierce County and south sound boaters, protecting state waters from sewage pollution ||| FROM WASHINGTON SEA GRANT ||| For the past two years, the pandemic has stimulated boat sales by 17.8% and increased boater activity on the waters in Washington State. With an
Oil spill response training coming up on San Juan Island
||| FROM BRENDAN COWAN for ISLANDS' OIL SPILL ASSOCIATION ||| This spring nearly 50 islanders have become trained spill response volunteers with the Islands’ Oil Spill Association (IOSA). Recent classes on Orcas and Lopez Islands have helped to add to the robust team of committed local residents who have stepped
Georgia’s Tybee Island moves closer to limiting STVRs on the island
A proposed ordinance outlines how a cap on the number of STVRs would be enforced in residential zones. ||| FROM SAVANNAH MORNING NEWS ||| REPRINT AT REQUEST OF ORCASONIAN READER Tybee's [Island] moratorium on new short-term vacation rentals (STVR) will stretch through the summer. The Tybee Island council voted Thursday to extend the
Letter to Editor | The existing moratorium is a sham
||| FROM JOE SYMONS ||| How many articles does CC need to receive in order to realize that the existing moratorium is a sham, that STRs are causing serious problems everywhere in the world, and that the vast majority of the residents of SJC want to place a meaningful cap
PeaceHealth Medical Group welcomes Susan Reed, NP, to the cardiology team
||| FROM PEACEHEALTH MEDICAL GROUP ||| Susan L. Reed, NP. Bellingham, WA. © 2022 Mark Turner BELLINGHAM, WA – Susan L. Reed, NP, joined the PeaceHealth Medical Group Cardiology team of providers in January 2022, based at the Anacortes clinic at 1017 20th St. Reed brings extensive experience
Letter to Editor | I support Jane Fuller for County Council position
||| FROM DAVID DEHLENDORF ||| I am very pleased to learn that Jane Fuller is running for county council member representing the Lopez residency district in the August 2022 primary. I’ve worked with Jane and find her to be bright, motivated and a good listener. She works well with others
Climate Eyes | San Juan County has a climate ‘problem’
||| CLIMATE EYES BY STEVE BERNHEIM, theORCASONIAN REPORTER ||| The Planning Commission met Friday, April 15 to be briefed on three more sections of the draft Comprehensive Plan that was due in 2016 to cover the planning period from 2016 to 2036. The complete draft plan will have a public
Orcas Food Bank receives high praise in national publication
||| FROM ORCAS ISLAND FOOD BANK ||| This article published in the national publication,Food Bank News, cites Orcas Island Food Bank, along with Feeding Tampa Bay, as organizations working to eliminate the stigma that keeps many people away from food banks, at a cost to their nutrition. OIFB executive director Amanda Sparks
OPALCO’s membership meeting is on the horizon
||| FROM SUZANNE OLSON for ORCAS POWER & LIGHT COOPERATIVE ||| OPALCO’s annual member meeting is set for Saturday, April 30 via Zoom from 9 – 11 a.m. The agenda includes election results, the state of the Co-op address and a member question and answer period. As always, the Co-op
Fire Commission will meet on Monday
||| FROM KIM KIMPLE for BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS ||| Attached you will find the agenda for the Board of Fire Commissioners' regular monthly meeting being held on Monday, April 18 at 5:30 p.m. online via Zoom. Meeting access information can be found on the agenda.
Governor’s report on highlights of his week
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF GOVERNOR JAY INSLEE ||| I-5 bridge project over Nisqually River highlights rapidly changing flood risks, ecological impacts and regional growth David Troutt, the natural resources director for the Nisqually Indian Tribe, shows a map of the river to Sen. Maria Cantwell, Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland,
Upcoming class offerings from Island Health
||| FROM RACHEL LAMBERT for ISLAND HEALTH ||| Island Health offers nutrition and exercise for osteoporosis class Dietary habits play an important role in your risk of developing osteoporosis. Join registered dietitian Amber Phillips, MS, RD and Island Health physical therapist Allison Blackwell, PT, DPT to learn what types of exercises
Special native canoe journey coming to Orcas in May
You may contribute in the spirit of potlatch to supporting this event ||| FROM DAVID TURNOY ||| In late May, over a dozen Indian canoes will make a special visit to Orcas Island, representing Native Americans from different tribal nations. They will come here after visiting Lopez and San Juan
Ongoing Prune Alley work continues, but with a four-day work week
||| FROM JESSE DOUGLAS-SEITZ for SAN JUAN COUNTY ||| 4 day work week with site open Friday, Saturday and Sunday for the remainder of the construction season as work permits. Road Closure North of Main Street and south of Rose Street including Portions A Street of Fern Street for stormwater
