Here’s a thought…
“The belief in the possibility of a short decisive war appears to be one of the most ancient and dangerous of human illusions.”
ROBERT LYND
Letter to Editor | Saddened by local Republican response to police reform
-- from David Kobrin -- I was saddened by the tone set in the San Juan County Republican Party’s response to an earlier Democratic resolution on police reform. To my mind, it is one thing for President Trump to use pejorative and overly generalized terms to describe those who oppose
County Democrats release candidate endorsement list prior to upcoming primary
Updated post -- from David Turnoy, Chair, San Juan County Democrats -- At the June 20 meeting of the San Juan County Democrats, the local Democrats endorsed candidates for office in the primary election for which you will receive your ballot in a few days. This followed a several-week process
Micro-loans available for local farmers
Scaling up production in San Juan County -- from FARM Fund, San Juan Islands Agricultural Guild -- In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the FARM Fund is partnering with the San Juan Island Community Foundation (SJICF) and the Orcas Food Co-op to meet essential food needs of San Juan County
Letter to Editor | It’s beyond time to pay attention
-- from Thom Carnevale -- I am having a very difficult time, not because I am ill or in the financial dregs, but because of a recent news headline. In downtown Portland, Federal police from the Department of Homeland Security, commissioned by Donald Trump, in camouflage dress, in unmarked vans
AOK offers remaining garage sale items tomorrow for FREE
-- from Jane Heisinger for Art for Orcas Kids -- AOK, Art for Orcas Kids, is having an Event on Saturday, July 18th up behind the Orcas Center. Everything that wasn’t purchased at our sale is now FREE. There are a lot of children’s toys, many brand new, lamps, pictures
Petition launches for a safe and inclusive county
To be submitted to Council in August -- from Kevin Carter -- A group of Orcas Island residents launched a petition drive to urge the San Juan County Council to adopt a resolution committing to be a Safe and Inclusive Organization. An excerpt of the petition is below. Please: Read
Two new COVID-19 cases reported on San Juan Island
-- from Brendan Cowan, Department of Emergency Management -- Two new positive COVID-19 cases have been reported on San Juan Island. These cases were identified through testing of close contacts of a previous case. All three individuals are self-isolating at home. Total number of cases in San Juan County to
Kayl announces write-in candidacy for council
-- from Kayl for Council -- “As a World and community, we are facing unforeseeable economic and environmental challenges. It is a time like no other for us to come together and utilize what resources, skills and abilities we have to build a more sustainable network of support to ensure
Mammograms will be offered at Orcas Senior Center this fall
-- from Lena Kassa for Orcas Senior Center -- Assured Imaging Women’s Wellness will be bringing the latest in digital mammography to Orcas Senior Center on Monday, September 21 from 8am to 4:30pm, and Tuesday, September 22 from 8am to 3pm. Although one in eight women will be diagnosed with
Letter to Editor |School levy provides 20% of annual operating costs
-- from Orcas Education Association -- The teachers of Orcas Island School DIstrict would like to ask our community for your support to vote for the replacement Levy for our schools on the Aug. 4 ballot. This is a Levy that helps to support 20% of our total annual operating
Health District | Field of proposers narrowed to one candidate
-- from Susan McBain, Orcas Issues Reporter -- At their July 14 meeting, the commissioners of the Orcas Island Health Care District made their decisions about the two proposals they received to operate a consolidated medical clinic on island. They decided to thank the Orcas Community Integrative Medicine Clinic (OCIMC)
School District brainstorms options on Fall re-opening
-- from Eric Webb, Orcas Schools Superintendent -- Although it is our desire to have all of our children back on campus in September as we have in the past, the current state of the pandemic calls for student instruction to be creatively restructured. Our goal is to offer authentic learning
County Council delays decision on withdrawing Phase 3 application
-- by Minor Lile, Orcas Issues reporter -- Both the County Council and the Board of Health met yesterday (July 15) to consider a recommendation from County Health officer Dr. Frank James to withdraw the County’s application to move to Phase 3 of the State’s Safe Start Washington plan. Following
Letter to Editor | Vote as if your life depends upon it
-- from Thom Carnevale -- In the last two week period, the number of cases of COVID-19 in the US has risen by 48%, the number of deaths by 43%. (+140,000 deaths, +3.7 million COVID-19 cases). Are we beginning to relive March in July, a period when businesses began to
Recapping today’s COVID-19 news, updates
-- from Emergency Operations Center, Camp Murray -- Newest numbers. The state of Washington reported 750 new COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours. This brings the total number of cases to 43,046, as of July 14 at 11:59 p.m. The total number of deaths are at 1,421. For the most
Letter to Editor | Vote YES for 2020 school levy
-- Kate Long, Arla & Sam Sutton -- Did you recently read that a 2020 Orcas High School grad received a prestigious Amazon scholarship for the second year in a row? Have you heard that Orcas public schools, despite their small size, offer an incredible variety of programs including Farm
