Here’s a thought…
“No one, I mean no one, has the right to sit in judgment of who’s American enough.”
MICHELLE OBAMA
Quack, quack, the County Fair is coming back
||| FROM CARLENE BALCOMB-BARTOK for SAN JUAN COUNTY FAIR ||| It is official, the San Juan County Fair is back, in person, August 17-20 2022, at the San Juan County Fairgrounds! This year’s theme is, “Two Little Ducks; Quack, Quack!” This theme is instantly recognized to any major Bingo player
Newest COVID numbers from State Health Dept.
||| FROM STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ||| Newest numbers. The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) reported a total of 1,464,398 confirmed cases as of 11:59 p.m. on April 5. There have been 12,544 COVID-19 deaths in Washington. Data note: DOH is still experiencing delays in reporting cases, hospitalizations, and deaths as
Orcas Socrates Café continues at Senior Center
Orcas Socrates Café @ Orcas Senior Center by Zoom: Sunday, April 10, 4-6pm ||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| Orcas Senior Center continues to virtually host the Orcas Socrates Café from 4 to 6pm on the second Sunday of each month. It’s an opportunity to engage in
‘Occam’s Razor’ | Our island, our world through the eyes, pen of S.C. Watson
Welcome to our weekly feature, Occam's Razor, from local artist S.C. Watson.
Evening update on Friday Harbor fire
||| FROM KIM KIMPLE for ORCAS ISLAND FIRE & RESCUE ||| What a day! First and foremost, I want to thank you all for your patience as we worked to provide up to date information on the incident in Friday Harbor. I would also like to recognize the following agencies
Inter-island service suspended through Friday
Last inter-island sailing for next two days will be today's 4:15 departure from Orcas to Friday Harbor ||| FROM WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| Interisland service on the San Juan Islands route will be suspended later this evening and remain out of service through the end of the day tomorrow due
WSF Weekly Update | Common cold takes hold in employees
||| FROM PATTY RUBSTELLO for WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| Service restoration update We had a small setback in our service restoration efforts this week because of an unusually high number of relief requests among our employees, likely due to a common cold affecting many in our workforce. This is an
Health District Commissioner resigns; replacement to be named from former applicants
||| FROM TOM EVERSOLE for ORCAS ISLAND HEALTH CARE DISTRICT ||| Orcas Island Health Care District Commissioner, Art Lange, resigned from Position #3 on the Board on April 6. Dr. Lange was instrumental in getting the creation of San Juan County Public Hospital District #3 on the November 2018 ballot
EDC sets up a donation page for Friday Harbor fire victims
||| FROM ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL ||| Help the businesses most hurt by the fire - while all of them have insurance, there will be lots of expenses that aren't covered. The EDC has set up a donation page, in partnership with the Chamber, so folks can help. We're also working
Orcas Senior Center pilots a home repair project
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| One of the main barriers to aging well on Orcas is seniors’ decreasing ability to maintain a safe home. Home maintenance for many low- and mid-income seniors on Orcas has been deferred for years. Their homes are no longer healthy or
Lit Fest returns to Orcas Island following a two-year pandemic hiatus
Two-day lineup features award-winning authors, poets, and musicians ||| FROM ORCAS ISLAND LIT FEST ||| Finally celebrating its third anniversary after a two-year pandemic hiatus, the Orcas Island Lit Fest returns with an exceptional lineup of writers across a range of genres. This year’s featured artists include National Book Award
San Juan, Orcas fire crews remain on the scene of downtown Friday Harbor fire
||| FROM KOMO NEWS ||| UPDATE: KING5 News coverage: San Juan Island and Orcas Island fire and rescue crews are working to put out a large commercial fire in downtown Friday Harbor that began Thursday morning. The fire, which involves three structures, is in the area of Spring St and
This Third Coast Percussion concert co-presented by OICMF, Orcas Center
||| FROM ORCAS CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL and ORCAS CENTER ||| For many, the word percussion conjures a favorite drummer or drum solo—John Bonham on Led Zeppelin’s Moby Dick on a classic rock drum-set, perhaps; no wood blocks, metal pipes, xylophones, Thai Gongs, handheld folding fans. But a Chicago-based chamber music
School bus driver flown off following yesterday’s accident on Orcas Road
||| FROM ORCAS ISLAND SCHOOL BOARD ||| The School Board would like to extend our thanks to everyone who assisted in yesterday's school bus accident on Orcas Road. First, to the children on the Deer Harbor route, thank you for being brave and looking out for one another. To the
SJIMA exhibition INTO THE BREACH runs until May 30
||| FROM DIANE MARTINDALE for SAN JUAN ISLANDS MUSEUM OF ART ||| With INTO THE BREACH Sculptures, Drawings and Prints, by Tom Gormally brings us serious messages dressed in a bit of humor, a gift of his Irish heritage. The exhibition is now showing at the San Juan Islands Museum
Classic Film Series closes out with ‘A Matter of Life and Death’
||| FROM ORCAS ISLAND FILM FESTIVAL ||| Our 2022 OIFF Classics Film Series closes out with a world-class Technicolor film about war and the afterlife: “A Matter of Life and Death.” A MATTER OF LIFE AND DEATH (STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN) (1946) Sunday, April 17th @ 4:00pm We will close our mini-series with
