Here’s a thought…
“Deep breath. Deep breath. The air is free. You can take as many as you want.”
BUDDHIST MONK
Sheriff’s Report | July 14 – 20, 2021
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE || WEDNESDAY, JULY 14 21-006097 Accident-Injury, Traffic 08:24:11 07/14/21 A Deputy on Orcas responded to a motorcycle accident with injury on Dolphin Bay Rd. The rider had hit a deer and was flown off for their injuries. 21-006099 Citizen Assist 10:29:57 07/14/21 A
100LL fuel is still scarce at Port of Orcas, edging up to Fly-In date
||| BY LIN MCNULTY, theORCASONIAN EDITOR ||| The Port of Orcas airport currently has 2200 gallons of fuel remaining in their tanks. That's just enough to make Port of Orcas Manager Jeannie Sharpe a bit concerned about whether the supply of Avgas 100L -- a gasoline specially designed for piston
Latest from Lekanoff | Child tax credit, drought, coastal infrastructure
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF REP. DEBRA LEKANOFF ||| An expanded Child Tax Credit included in the American Rescue Plan is now available for most families! For every child under 6, families will receive $3,600/yr and for every child 6-17, they will receive $3,000/yr, sent out automatically in monthly installments. Couples earning
An e-car is only the beginning at upcoming Historical Society’s WOWZA Raffle
||| FROM CAROL KILMINSKI for ORCAS HISTORICAL SOCIETY ||| The Orcas Island Historical Society is selling tickets for a raffle that could only be described as WOWZA (definition: surprisingly amazing-oh my gosh-out of the ordinary). Prizes total over $12,000! Click for details First prize: a 2013 Nissan Leaf
SJC COVID returns to weekly updates as case count indicates breakthrough cases locally
||| FROM KYRA KINNAMAN for DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ||| Note: Current positive case numbers are available online at the County Case Data Dashboard. In the past week, total cases in San Juan County have increased from 191 to 195. Each of the recent cases are breakthrough cases, meaning
Everybody’s got a fish story, right? SJC wants to hear, share yours
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County’s Environmental Stewardship Department wants to hear and share your fishing stories. We are collaborating with Salmon Nation—an organization recognizing that the fight for wild salmon is about much more than fish—it’s about culture, livelihoods, and the viability of our natural and
WSF Weekly Report | Fall reservations open next week; looking for public input on fare increase
||| FROM WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| Construction crane at Seattle’s Colman Dock moving into small area of vehicle holding lanes If you pass through our Seattle terminal, you’ll soon notice a construction crane adjacent to where vehicles board and disembark ferries. Beginning as early as Monday, July 26, our Colman Dock
Larsen: American WINGS Act gives high school students STEM skills to soar
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF REP. RICK LARSEN ||| WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02) introduced legislation to help U.S. high school students access in-demand jobs in growing Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) industries. The American Workforce Investment in Next Generation of Students (WINGS) Act establishes a six-year pathway for high school students
‘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.
Calls mount for Marineland to free last surviving orca after ‘heartbreaking’ video surfaces
Calls grow for Niagara theme park to free whale that's lived in isolation since 2011 ||| FROM THE TORONTO SUN ||| Marineland is, once again, in hot water after a video of its last surviving orca have many calling for it to be freed. The video on Twitter shows Kiska at the
Salmonberry School has much to celebrate as they turn 20
||| FROM PAUL FREEDMAN for SALMONBERRY SCHOOL ||| Twenty years is a long time. When you’ve lived here in the San Juan Islands for twenty years, you have just about earned the privilege to call yourself “a local.” And for one island school, that badge is about to be on
Grab the cheese, grab the crackers; it’s time for another virtual vineyard
“the virtual vineyard” by Orcas Senior Center and Doe Bay Wine: Sunday, July 25, 5 p.m. ||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| Bring your palate and your curiosity as Cole Sisson from Doe Bay Wine Company presents three hand-picked wines from small vineyards for tasting. You can
Canadians not happy about Biden border-crossing decision
U.S. border closure makes 'no sense' as Canada starts to reopen for fully-vaccinated Americans: critics 'What the U.S. administration has done today is to continue to divide families, and prevent people from coming to the U.S. for tourism or business' ||| FROM THE NATIONAL POST ||| America will prohibit Canadians
Rep. Larsen also urges U.S.-Canada border reopening
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF REP. RICK LARSEN ||| WHATCOM COUNTY, WA – Today, Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02) released the below statement after the Biden administration announced an extension of temporary cross-border travel restrictions through August 21st: “The Biden administration’s short-sighted decision to yet again extend temporary cross-border restrictions is another
Inslee statement on federal decision to maintain U.S.-Canada border closure
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF GOVERNOR JAY INSLEE ||| Gov. Jay Inslee today issued the following statement regarding the federal government's recent announcement of continued U.S.-Canada border closure. "I am extremely disappointed by the federal government’s announcement today that the U.S. border with Canada will remain closed through at least August
Island Hospital names Jason Hogge, MD as Chief Medical Officer
||| FROM BARB LADUC for ISLAND HOSPITAL ||| ANACORTES, Washington – Island Hospital names Jason Hogge, MD, as the new Chief Medical Officer (CMO). Dr. Hogge fills the position after a competitive selection process. Robert Prins, MD, last served as Island Hospital’s CMO and retired in August 2020. Dr. Hogge’s
