Here’s a thought…
“Deep breath. Deep breath. The air is free. You can take as many as you want.”
BUDDHIST MONK
Guest Opinion | Hey, county councilors, it’s time to think like an engineer
||| FROM JANET ALDERTON ||| A letter to our County Councilors: Please think like an engineer and reduce risks by making wise Comprehensive Plan updates. I think my daughter’s fate to become a civil engineer was sealed by two events: I left a book titled Why Buildings Fall Down lying around
Public notice | Road work ahead near West Sound bridge
||| FROM COLIN HUNTAMEYER for SAN JUAN PUBLIC WORKS DEPT. ||| Deer Harbor Road near West Sound Bridge Who: Public Works Department working with Mike Carlson Enterprises Inc. Onsite construction supervisor: Jeff Sharp, (360) 298-4710, jeffs@sanjuanco.com What: Deer Harbor Road will be closed to thru traffic and will also be
Emmanuel Episcopal members, community awaken to overnight surprise art installation
||| BY LIN MCNULTY, theORCASONIAN EDITOR ||| Emmanuel Episcopal members were surprised when they saw the church grounds on Saturday morning, September 11. Photos by Bill Bangs. An unknown creative islander or tourist or visitor had installed replicas of the World Trade Center buildings in the center of
Letter to Editor | Do not let us, nor our children, forget September 11
||| FROM JOHN ERLY ||| When I visited the Orcas Island Fire Station across from the airport on September 11, I expected to see folks coming and going from the 9-11 Memorial. Small American flags lined the walk in front of the station. Just inside the door is a piece
Frank Loudin art sale continues at Orcas Center
||| FROM ORCAS CENTER VISUAL ARTS COMMITTEE ||| Island treasure and renowned watercolorist, Frank Loudin considers himself first and foremost a storyteller. His illustrative ability and fluidity with the watercolor medium have provided him the tools to tell loving, poetic stories through his paintings. Pregnant Guppy by Frank Loudin
Upcoming classes at Island Hospital: Memory improvement, pregnancy nutrition
||| FROM RACHEL LAMBERT for ISLAND HOSPITAL ||| Island Hospital offers free memory improvement class Join Island Hospital speech-language pathologist Libby Lewis, MA, MEd CCC-SLP, to learn strategies and activities to improve your memory and keep your mind sharp. Wednesday, September 29, from 10:30–11:15 a.m. This is a free, online class. Register online
Disturbing new video of self-harm emerges of Marineland’s orca, Kiska
Truly disturbing video. Brace yourself. ||| FROM BlogTO, TORONTO ||| Two more concerning videos have just been leaked of Kiska, Marineland's most famous and undeniably loneliest animal, as people continue to fight for her release after years of mistreatment. If you care at all for the plight of living creatures
Learn how to run construction projects with EDC and LCLT free course
||| FROM MICKEY VON DASSOW for ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL ||| The Economic Development Council (EDC) and Lopez Community Land Trust (LCLT) are offering a free course on conceptual skills to run a construction project effectively. Instructors Sandy Bishop (Executive Director, Lopez Community Land Trust) and Pete Kilpatrick (former owner of
Celebration of Life upcoming for Sandra Green at Four Winds
||| FROM LINDA SHERIDAN ||| Sandra Green On September 18 there will be a Celebration of Life for Sandra Green at Four Winds Camp. Sandra passed away suddenly in June and we would like to invite friends, family, and the Orcas Community to come together and celebrate her
Last chance to enter raffle: OPALCO to host solar town hall on Sept. 20
||| FROM KRISTA BOUCHEY for ORCAS POWER & LIGHT ||| OPALCO’s series of Island Way workshops concludes with a Solar Town Hall via Zoom on September 20 at 5 P.m. The Solar Town Hall will give an update on the next community solar project – the Bailer Hill Microgrid on
San Juan County Fire Districts: It’s now OK to have a recreational fire
||| FROM CHUCK DALLDORF for SAN JUAN COUNTY FIRE DISTRICT ||| With changing weather conditions, as of Friday September 10, 2021, the San Juan County Fire Districts are allowing recreational fires including charcoal, wood burning, and recreational campfires. Permit Burning is still banned and not allowed until further notice. If
Sheriff’s Report | September 1 -7, 2021
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ||| WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1 21-007929 Traffic Hazard 06:20:22 09/01/21 A Lopez Island Deputy was sent to look for two sheep grazing along Center Rd near Hummel Lake. The sheep had found greener pastures before the Deputy arrived. 21-007933 Parking Problem 09:00:26 09/01/21 A
Sigh … Suquamish AND Yakima cancelled, but just for remainder of Friday
||| FROM WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| Due to a shortage of Coast Guard documented crew, the #1 Suquamish and the #2 Yakima will be out of service the remainder of the service day (Friday, September 10). This cancels the following sailings: • 5:15 p.m. Anacortes to Lopez • 6:20 p.m. Lopez to
Letter to Editor | Get ready for the marauding hordes
||| FROM BRAD BROWN ||| Here is the word on the street – and in the labs – regarding where to shelter from climate disruption. From Ben Strauss, a vice president of Climate Central, the preeminent global analysis and communication bureau for such disruptions: “The answer is the Pacific Northwest,
Two new Asian giant hornet sightings confirmed in Whatcom County
The new sightings were in the same general area the WSDA found Asian giant hornet nests in 2020 and 2021 ||| FROM KING5 NEWS ||| WHATCOM COUNTY, Wash. — Two new Asian giant hornet sightings were confirmed by the Washington Department of Agriculture (WSDA) in the same area where two
COVID case count currently climbing across San Juan County
||| FROM BRENDAN COWAN for DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ||| Since the last update on Friday September 3rd, there have been twenty-two new confirmed cases in San Juan County. Current total case count is now 288. Of these twenty-two new cases, initial investigations indicate that eight appear to have occurred
