Here’s a thought…
“If they can get you asking the wrong questions, they don’t have to worry about the answers.”
THOMAS PYNCHON
Second annual Funhouse/Island Market gingerbread house contest is coming up
||| FROM JIM BREDOUW for THE FUNHOUSE COMMONS ||| After the enormous success of last year’s First Annual Gingerbread House contest, The Funhouse Commons and Island Market are bringing it back! Holiday fun for ALL AGES and levels of skill, with cash prizes! There will be four categories: ADULTS (ages
PeaceHealth Peace Island holding vaccine booster clinics
||| FROM ANNE WILLIAMS for PEACEHEALTH ||| PeaceHealth Medical Group Family Medicine at PeaceHealth Peace Island is offering the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine for booster shots and primary immunizations by appointment. All clinics will be held at PeaceHealth Peace Island Medical Center, 1117 Spring St. To schedule an appointment call 360-378-1756.
Orcas High School soccer team to compete in state playoff
||| FROM KATE LONG for ORCAS ISLAND BOOSTER CLUB ||| OI High School Soccer will compete at 1 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 12 at Anacortes High School against Puget Sound Adventist in the first game of State Playoff competition. OI Booster Club hopes to fill the stands with Viking fans,
New analysis finds the BC climate plan still lags behind Pacific Coast neighbours
Comparison finds Washington State, California, and Oregon all have stronger climate policies ||| FROM STAND.EARTH ||| səl̓ílwətaʔɬ (Tsleil-Waututh), xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), and Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish) Territories (Vancouver, BC) — Last week, the B.C. Government released a new suite of climate policies called the CleanBC Roadmap to 2030. The government hailed this new
Upcoming celebration opportunities to thank our veterans
||| FROM LIN MCNULTY, theORCASONIAN EDITOR ||| OISD will be hosting a Veterans Day Celebration, with the American Legion Auxiliary on Wednesday, November 10 from 8:45-9:15 a.m., outside in the middle school commons. Parents and community members may attend, however it will be outside and standing room only. Please feel
Larsen: Here is what the infrastructure bill means for your family
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF REP. RICK LARSEN ||| Late Friday night, I voted for the bipartisan infrastructure bill in the House. Here is what it means for folks in Washington state and across the country: For starters, it is a big, bold investment for the long-term future of our
The enormous hole that whaling left behind
The mass slaughter of whales destroyed far more than the creatures themselves. ||| FROM THE ATLANTIC ||| In the 20th century, the largest animals that have ever existed almost stopped existing. Baleen whales—the group that includes blue, fin, and humpback whales—had long been hunted, but as whaling went industrial, hunts
Getting ready to join Medicare? These folks will get you set-up
||| FROM PEGI GROUNDWATER for SHIBA ||| Are you joining Medicare any time in the next year? If you are, there’s a lot of new information for you to understand. Medicare has its own vocabulary and rules. There are deadlines you need to meet and penalties (some lasting a lifetime)
An evening of dance coming to Orcas Center
“Before you are quick to judge me, walk a mile in my shoes.” Come Stand in My Shoes – An Evening of Dance ||| FROM TIFFANY LONEY for ORCAS DANCE COLLECTIVE ||| So many of us struggle to communicate with our authentic voice. We are spurred into conflict with those
School Board goes on a learning tour tomorrow
||| FROM ORCAS ISLAND SCHOOL DISTRICT ||| The Orcas Island School Board will convene on Tuesday, November 9 at 10 a.m. for a learning tour of Montessori and the Technology Department. The meeting will convene in the District Office. https://go.boarddocs.com/wa/orcasisland/Board.nsf/Public
Oregon coast’s Lincoln County votes to restrict vacation rentals
||| FROM OREGON LIVE ||| REPRINT AT REQUEST OF A READER Lincoln County residents voted Tuesday to phase out vacation rentals in the coastal county’s unincorporated residential areas. Voters approved Measure 21-203 by a wide margin in preliminary results, with 58% voting yes. The hot-button issue drew 44% voter turnout in the
Seeking beginning farmers and landowners for USDA grant project
||| FROM KATE MIKULAK for WSU EXTENSION, SAN JUAN COUNTY ||| Here in the San Juan Islands, we treasure our small farms and open pastures. Our agricultural future, though, depends on cultivating a new generation of island farmers. San Juan County farmers are, on average, 60.3 years old, compared to
Orcas High student marks 16th birthday with amazing day of ‘firsts’
||| FROM BOB WAUNCH for AIRHAWKS FLYING CLUB ||| Bethany Carter, an Airhawks Flying Club scholarship recipient had a “Day of Firsts” on November 2, 2021. Bethany, a freshman at Orcas High School had her 16 birthday. She also received her driver’s license and most importantly flew her first solo
Pediatric vaccination appointments now available for ages 5-11
||| FROM ANNE PRESSON for ORCAS ISLAND HEALTH CARE DISTRICT ||| With FDA and CDC approval of the Pfizer vaccine for those ages 5 to 11 now granted, San Juan County Health & Community Services has opened registration for a series of pediatric clinics starting on November 15 and lasting through
Bruce Hanna poem for today | Standard time
||| FROM BRUCE HANNA ||| Our clocks revolted Yesterday Refused to move forward Perhaps reflecting on a season Buds, flowers, long days Wanting to linger First the dryer clock Set to work on a heavy load But stayed in place Others joined in Sneaking backward Minute here, minute there Then
Upcoming Island Hospital classes
||| FROM RACHEL LAMBERT for ISLAND HOSPITAL ||| Island Hospital offers online class on healthy digestion Take a journey into the digestive system with Registered Dietitian Amber Phillips in this free, online class. Learn common symptoms of digestive distress. Tuesday, November 16, 10 a.m. Register online www.islandhospital.org/classes or call 360-299-4204. Swallow Screening
