Here’s a thought…
“Deep breath. Deep breath. The air is free. You can take as many as you want.”
BUDDHIST MONK
REMINDER: Free COVID vaccine clinics this week
Pre-register online, although walk-ins welcome. ||| FROM BRENDAN COWAN for DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ||| Sign-ups are looking good, but there are still spaces available. Walk-ups also welcome. For anyone waiting for full FDA approval of the vaccine before receiving their shot, that approval has now been granted for the
Letter to Editor | Crisis of loneliness
||| FROM LEARNER LIMBACH ||| I want to say something about loneliness. I'm someone who can do well being alone for long periods of time, and often. I'm generally happy for the opportunity to zero in on the things I'm working on without distractions. This is part of who I am
Climate Eyes | Will salmon return to Orcas Island? Are we too dried out?
||| CLIMATE EYES BY STEVE BERNHEIM, theORCASONIAN REPORTER ||| Washington wildfires emerged as a substantial consequence of the climate emergency in July, following on the heat dome that brought record high temperatures to the region in June. Though San Juan County experienced none of the fires, it suffered the
Artist celebrates San Juan Island beaches with “The Jeweled Shore” exhibition
||| FROM SHANNON BORG for FRIDAY HARBOR ATELIER ||| Friday Harbor Artist Shannon Borg - with guest artists Julia Wayne and Wendy Smith - presents an art installation of paintings, fiber art, jewelry and more, with an outdoor reception on Friday, August 27, 4 - 7 p.m. “Our island beaches
Sea World 6-year old orca, Amaya, dies suddenly
||| FROM MSN.COM ||| Amaya, a 6-year-old orca, died suddenly at SeaWorld San Diego on Thursday. On Wednesday, the orca showed signs of an undisclosed illness, and veterinarians began treating her. About 24 hours later, she died. The cause of death is unknown and experts are conducting a post-mortem exam.
Woman in the Woods Productions brings “Rebirth of a Nation” to Orcas Center stage
Two performances: September 25 at 7 p.m.. and September 26 at 4 p.m. ||| FROM NORM STAMPER for WOMAN IN THE WOODS PRODUCTIONS ||| The previous performance of Woman in the Woods Productions, featuring movement artist Jon Boogz, spoken word artist Robin Sanders, and the Steve Alboucq Jazz Quartet, came
Inslee e-newsletter addresses masking, vaccines, wildfire risks, invalid drug convictions
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF GOVERNOR JAY INSLEE ||| Inslee announces universal masking, vaccine requirements for certain sectors Gov. Jay Inslee on Wednesday announced a vaccination requirement for employees working in K-12, most childcare and early learning, and higher education, as well as an expansion of the statewide mask mandate to
Orcas Island Booster Club looks ahead to exciting season for student-athletes
||| FROM KATE LONG for ORCAS ISLAND BOOSTER CLUB ||| After a very strange year for youth sports (and let's face it, everything else), the Orcas Island Booster Club (OIBC) is organizing for an exciting season. We hope that our student-athletes will be able to practice and compete safely and
Upcoming class offerings from Island Hospital
||| FROM for ISLAND HOSPITAL ||| Island Hospital offers online cholesterol class Chronically elevated cholesterol levels increase risk for heart attack and stroke. Join Registered Dietitian Amber Phillips for an informative 30-minute talk on small changes you can make to your diet beyond the standard advice to reduce saturated fat
New ‘murder hornet’ nest located in Washington state
||| FROM GEEKWIRE and CTV NEWS ||| An Asian giant hornet is shown flying with a bent tracker device that scientists used to follow the insect back to its nest. (WSDA Photo) Tech has passed the test again in helping to track down another Asian giant hornet nest
Local poet honors Christina Orchid for her birthday
||| FROM BRUCE HANNA ||| Do you relate to your food imagine its background where it came from its history? As you savor it does an event, person, season the hum of happy… join you at the table? Stories of life of place are in the food and created in
A look back to when captured Orca were sold to the highest bidder
It wasn't that long ago ||| FROM CENTER FOR WHALE RESEARCH ||| In the early 1970s, more than 100 orcas were round-up and held captive in Penn Cove, Washington. Ten of these whales were sold to marine parks, the rest were set free. At least five whales died during this
Islander awakens at 3:30 a.m. to pen this Grim Reapers Rap
||| FROM JEFFREY OTIS for JIM HAMILTON ||| GRIM REAPER'S RAP BURY COVID. GET YOUR JAB 600,000 DEAD, DON'T BELIEVE FOX LIES THAT YOU'VE BEEN FED DON'T BE LED .... GET IT YOUR HEAD OR YOU COULD BE DEAD. GET IT IN YOUR ARM, DON'T BUY THE FARM IT DOES
Latest from Lekanoff | Vaccines, masks, credit history, cops, wildfires, and the arts
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF REP. DEBRA LEKANOFF ||| The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) is concerned about a rise in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations being seen in every county across the state due to the spread of the delta variant. The highly contagious delta variant, which is a
Free. Voluntary. Drive-thru. Testing for K-12 students scheduled
||| FROM ERIC WEBB, ORCAS SCHOOLS SUPERINTENDENT ||| In an effort to provide a safe start to the new school year, we are offering free, voluntary drive-thru testing for OISD students (Kindergarten thru 12th grades) and OISD staff PRIOR to the beginning of the 2021-22 school year. OISD Health Care
Call for artists: Orcas Library filling 2022 exhibit schedule
||| FROM DAVE KOSIUR for ORCAS ISLAND PUBLIC LIBRARY ||| Want to exhibit your art? Now’s your chance. The Arts Committee at the Orcas Island Public Library is now seeking applications for the 2022 exhibit schedule. All types of art — painting, sculpture, photography, mixed-media — are acceptable. Interested Orcas
