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“Peace is not something we ask for — it’s something we practice, together.”
WALK FOR PEACE
Letter to Editor | Thank you Orcas Island, and thank you Kevin Ranker
||| FROM HILARY CANTY FOR ORCAS ISLAND COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ||| Early this year, our community began experiencing the impacts of the pandemic and consequent economic slide. While national unemployment rose to 14%, our local Economic Development Council estimated the rate in San Juan County was 28%. For many families and
Another recap of recent COVID-19 news and updates
||| FROM STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ||| Newest numbers. Data for 9/22 are still being processed. Updated numbers will be posted here. For the most recent tally of cases by county, demographics, and more, visit the Department of Health's dashboard and the state’s COVID-19 risk assessment dashboard. It’s more important than ever to get a flu
FBI: Foreign actors, cybercriminals likely to spread disinformation regarding 2020 election results
||| FROM FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION ||| The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) are issuing this announcement to raise awareness of the potential threat posed by attempts to spread disinformation regarding the results of the 2020 elections. Foreign actors and cybercriminals could
Center for Whale Research logs encounter #51 for the year
||| FROM CENTER FOR WHALE RESEARCH ||| Mark left Victoria Harbour at 0705 with plans to head out the Juan de Fuca with hopes to find killer whales. The conditions were ideal with no fog and flat calm Beaufort 0 seas. He stopped halfway from Victoria to Race Rocks for
Ready to learn some new skills from home, start a new hobby? Check out SVC line-up
||| FROM ARDEN AINLEY FOR SKAGIT VALLEY COLLEGE ||| Skagit Valley College’s Continuing and Community Education program (CCE) is pleased to announce new online workshops for Fall Quarter. CCE allows you to engage, connect, learn, and grow from the comfort of your home in short-term, non-credit courses. Visit the CCE Fall
State announces new COVID relief funds to support nonprofits helping youth
Commerce joins forces with School’s Out Washington to fund nonprofits straining to provide after school and summer programs, mentoring and social-emotional supports ||| FROM WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE ||| OLYMPIA, WA – The need for youth programs that provide learning, mentoring and social-emotional support to students and young adults
Zylstra Lake Preserve opens for public access
||| FROM TANYA WILLIAMSON FOR SAN JUAN COUNTY LAND BANK ||| The timing couldn’t be more perfect: This Saturday, on National Public Lands Day, Zylstra Lake Preserve officially opens for day-use public access. National Public Lands Day Saturday, September 26, 2020 Zylstra Lake Preserve, San Juan Island National Public Lands
Eastsound Water announces “virtual” annual meeting plan
||| FROM PAUL KAMIN FOR EASTSOUND WATER ||| Due to the ongoing Covid 19 Pandemic, Eastsound Water has developed an alternative format for our 2020 Annual Meeting this fall. The normal public gathering is simply not a viable option. We are planning on offering a “virtual” Annual Meeting this year.
Planning Commission discusses Comprehensive Plan Amendments
||| BY STEVE BERNHEIM, REPORTER ||| Friday morning, September 17, San Juan County’s Community Development staff met with the Planning Commission to give an update on the six-year Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) and to deliver briefings on how rural residential cluster developments, vacation rentals, and accessory dwelling units will be
Orcas Center now set up with a new dishwasher
||| FROM ORCAS CENTER ||| Unless you've used the Orcas Center kitchen for your events or meetings, you may not have known that we didn't have a dishwasher! Instead, we had a dish sanitizer, where dishes had to be washed by hand, and then sanitized in the machine. As you
Letter to Editor | Prune Alley and our upcoming election
||| FROM MARC COHEN ||| Rick Hughes has a conflict of interest problem with regard to the proposed "Prune Alley improvements." It literally jumps off the pages of The Orcasonian. When Fred Klein attributed the elaborate street intersections to our "high priced Seattle consultants" (Orcasonian, 8/1/20), Rick set the record
School Board will gather on Thursday for regular meeting
||| FROM ORCAS ISLAND SCHOOL DISTRICT ||| Notice of a REGULAR SCHOOL BOARD MEETING Thursday, September 24, 2020 AGENDA 5:00PM CALL TO ORDER – REGULAR MEETING – ZOOM link 1. Approve Agenda. 2. Approve Consent Agenda SPECIAL REPORTS 3. PTSA - Michele Rodriguez ADMINISTRATORS’ REPORTS 4. Business Manager - Keith
Now time for annual Salish Seeds Project fall native wildflower sale
||| FROM TANJA WILLIAMSON FOR SAN JUAN COUNTY LAND BANK ||| The San Juan County Land Bank is offering a once-a-year opportunity to purchase locally grown wildflowers native to San Juan County. Reserve your plants online September 18 – 27, and pick them up on Saturday, October 3 at locations
Museum announces Executive Director resignation and search
||| FROM CAROL KULMINSKI FOR ORCAS ISLAND HISTORICAL MUSEUMS ||| It is with both sadness and gratitude that we must announce that Brittney Maruska will be resigning as the Executive Director of the Orcas Island Historical Museums. Brittney, since being hired four years ago, has helped usher in a new
Leadership San Juan Islands to hold virtual open houses for Lopez, Orcas and San Juan
||| FROM KATHERINE BRYANT INGMAN FOR LEADERSHIP SAN JUAN ISLANDS ||| Leadership San Juan Islands is pleased to announce the new LSJI dates for our 2021 session, which will begin January 8 and run through May 14, 2021. Three informational open houses will be held virtually for Lopez, Orcas and
County burn ban has been lifted
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| As of today, Sunday, September 20, the Burn Ban in San Juan County is lifted. Please be safe when enjoying recreational campfires.
