Here’s a thought…
“No one, I mean no one, has the right to sit in judgment of who’s American enough.”
MICHELLE OBAMA
Local authors book signing event at Orcas Island Historical Museum
||| FROM NANCY STILLGER for ORCAS ISLAND HISTORICAL MUSEUM ||| Come to the Orcas Island Historical Museum in Eastsound Saturday, April 30 from 1:30 - 3:30 p.m. for a book signing and talk by local authors. Authors Edee Kulper, Boyd Pratt, Judi Watson, and Edrie and Terri Vinson will sign
Betty Reynolds’ watercolors to be on display at Library
||| FROM ANDREA COHEN for ORCAS ISLAND LIBRARY ||| The watercolors of Betty Reynolds will be on exhibit in the Orcas Island Library during the month of May. Betty is the author/ artist of five illustrated books about Japan and two about Orcas Island. She left her career as an advertising art
Auditions soon open for upcoming ATOI summer presentation
||| FROM DOUG BECHTEL for ACTORS THEATER OF ORCAS ISLAND ||| The Actors Theater of Orcas Island announces auditions for the world premier of "Whither the Wind Blows," by playwright Richard Gossett, directed by Tom Fiscus. Auditions will be held from 6-8 PM on April 29 and May 6, at
Annual holiday Artisan’s Faire comes to an end
||| FROM BRENDA HARLOW, ELIZA MORRIS, and KARI VAN GELDER ||| We want our local community to know that after much consideration, the current Artisan’s Faire committee has decided to bring the annual Artisan’s Faire to an end. The Artisan’s Faire has been a much loved part of our local
Get your paperwork in order for candidate filing week, May 16 through May 20
||| FROM CAMOLYN ARMSTRONG, SAN JUAN COUNTY ELECTIONS MANAGER ||| If you have ever wanted to be an elected official, now is your chance. Candidate filing for positions open for election in 2022 is about to begin. During filing week, candidates may submit their filings online, by email, by fax,
Health Care District seeks a new District Superintendent
||| FROM KIM KIMPLE for ORCAS ISLAND HEALTH CARE DISTRICT ||| Orcas Island Health Care District is seeking applicants for the position of District Superintendent. The Superintendent position is an exciting opportunity to contribute to the delivery of healthcare for the members of our community. The Superintendent is the chief
School Board to meet on Waldron, then back to Orcas for evening session April 28
||| FROM ORCAS ISLAND SCHOOL DISTRICT ||| ORCAS ISLAND SCHOOL DISTRICT #137 EASTSOUND, WASHINGTON 1. SPECIAL SCHOOL BOARD MEETING will convene at WALDRON ISLAND SCHOOL @ 10AM In-person only. 2. REGULAR SCHOOL BOARD MEETING will convene @ 5:00pm In-person @ OISD School Library and Via Zoom. Join Zoom Meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/5474235505
Recapping Inslee’s Earth Day message, activities
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF GOVERNOR JAY INSLEE ||| In honor of Earth Week, Gov. Jay Inslee joined communities on both sides of the mountains to celebrate new solar-powered microgrids, wind farms, transit lines, clean buildings and more walkable, transit-friendly communities. All across Washington it’s clear our clean energy future
Letter to Editor | We are more than happy to support Jane Fuller for County Council
||| FROM TOM AND TAMMY COWAN ||| We are very excited that there is an excellent candidate for our next County Council representative from District 3 (Lopez/Shaw.) Jane Fuller is knowledgeable, experienced and energized and is the right person at the right time for San Juan County. She has a
Sun Days on Orcas | 38 things about Carol Wright
||| SUN DAYS ON ORCAS by EDEE KULPER ||| Carol Wright is someone I've met once in passing - I've known nothing about her until we began corresponding a few times across the digital aether over the past several days. Here and there in those messages, she referenced things that
Prune Alley construction update for the week of April 25, 2022
||| FROM JESSE DOUGLAS-SEITZ for SAN JUAN COUNTY ||| The project includes pedestrian and accessibility improvements, transportation infrastructure, storm drain infrastructure, water quality improvements, landscaping, lighting, and consideration for other streetscape amenities. Construction Update for the week of April 25, 2022. 4-day work week as work permits. New Road Closure
Port Commission to meet on Monday
||| FROM JEANNIE SHARPE for PORT OF ORCAS ||| Please see attached Agenda for Mondays Regular Port meeting. This will be in-person and on Zoom. We will be having an Executive Session as well, so anyone in the Conference room will be asked to leave during that time. The
SJC Health & Community Services offices to be closed Monday-Wednesday
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County Health & Community Services offices will be closed Monday April 25 through Wednesday April 27 for in-service programming and will be available again on Thursday April 28. Staff will be monitoring voicemails left on our mainline, and responding to
Sheriff’s Report | April 13 – 19, 2022
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ||| WEDNESDAY, APRIL 13 22-002237 Fraud 09:23:55 04/13/22 A Deputy on San Juan Island took a report of a housing rental scam. The victim provided personal information but did not have a monetary loss. There is no workable suspect information currently. A report
State health department has revamped layout of COVID-19 data dashboard
||| FROM STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ||| OLYMPIA – As part of an on-going effort to improve COVID-19 reporting, the Washington State Department of Health (DOH) has updated the layout of its COVID-19 data dashboard to create a new, more user-friendly format. The goal of the new format is to make it easier
Bullet train study should include other options
The electric line is a literal 'third rail' ||| FROM CASCADIA DAILY NEWS ||| REPRINT AT REQUEST OF ORCASONIAN READER There’s light rail; there’s high-speed rail and there’s ultra-high-speed rail. Then there’s the “third rail,” the electrified line that provides a metaphor for controversial topics you’d best not touch. A
