Here’s a thought…
“Old age is no joke, but it can feel like one.”
TAD TOMPKINS
Cancelled due to weather
-- by Lin McNulty, Orcas Issues Editor -- The following have been cancelled due to really pretty snow and really cold weather and dangerous wind chills. We will update the list as we are notified. All Week The Orcas Island Library will close at 5 p.m. this week [Monday -
Draft Housing Element and Housing Needs Assessment (HNA) comment period extended
-- from San Juan County Communications -- The comment period for the Preliminary Draft Housing Element and the Fourth Draft Housing Needs Assessment (HNA) has been extended to January 28, 2020. The Department of Community Development (DCD) prefers to have comments by January 16th in order to incorporate public feedback into
School announces two-hour late start on Monday
-- from Orcas Island Schools Superintendent Eric Webb -- Due to inclement weather, road conditions, and predicted cold temperatures overnight, all OISD schools on Orcas Island (this excludes Waldron) will open two hours late on Monday, January 13. School buses will run approximately two hours late and on Snow Routes.
Winter dance classes begin this week
-- from Brooke Bruland for Orcas Island Park & Rec -- Happy New Year! Dance class is starting this upcoming week. Dance instructor, Stephanie Moss is excited and looks forward to seeing you. 2020 Winter Dance Classes Monday at Odd Fellows Hall January 13 - February 243:50 - 4:30 p.m.,
Did you lose something at Orcas Center?
-- from Bethany Marie for Orcas Center -- Many items are left behind at Orcas Center during events, classes, and performances, and our Lost-and-Found is overflowing! A New Year means a fresh start and thanks to our amazing volunteer, LeeAnn, we now have photos of these items. Take a look
Aging like a Guru | Death by aging: Failing to thrive
-- from Rosie Kuhn -- Truth is, you are the culmination of all incarnations of life on Earth. You are the pinnacle of evolution of your ancestors. You are the highest evolution of all of your incarnations. What’s that like inside of you as you take that in? For me,
Double whammy weather forecast for storm watch, high winds
-- from National Weather Service -- Winter Storm Watch What, Heavy snow possible. Total snow accumulations of 2 to 6 inches possible.Where, San Juan County, Lowlands of Western Whatcom County, Lowlands of Western Skagit County.When, from Sunday Afternoon through Sunday Evening.Impacts, Travel could be very difficult. Gusty winds couldbring down
Annual homeless count will be conducted on January 23
-- from San Juan County Communications -- San Juan County’s 2020 Point in Time Homeless Count will be conducted on Thursday, January 23. Count organizers and volunteers work with local family resource centers, food banks, emergency cold weather shelters, churches, healthcare providers, senior centers, libraries, the sheriff’s office, and many
Orcasional Musings |What else is missing?
-- Orcasional Musings by Steve Henigson -- When Crow Valley Pottery closed in 2016, it took yet another pleasure away from our island. Michael and Jeffri were partial to NECCO Wafers, and they sold them to the rest of us Orcasians from the front desk of the old cabin on
Sheriff’s Report | January 1 – 7, 2020
-- from San Juan County Sheriff's Office -- WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 1, 202020-000017 Suspicious Person/Circumstance 09:56:25 01/01/20A San Juan Deputy responded to a walk-in report of a suspicious male. A report was taken. 20-000024 Traffic Hazard 13:38:30 01/01/20A Lopez Island Deputy assisted a motorist with a disabled vehicle that would not
Are you ready for prolonged subfreezing cold?
-- from KOMO-TV News -- Forecasters are in agreement that Western Washington will experience several days of prolonged subfreezing temperatures starting late Sunday or early Monday - whether it snows or not. So now is the time to start preparing for the onslaught of unseasonably cold weather. Here are some
San Juan County Agricultural Summit upcoming
Friday - Saturday, February 7 - 8, Orcas Island -- from Rhys Hansen for San Juan Islands Agricultural Summit -- Gather with 150+ local farmers, food producers and more for a weekend of education, inspiration, and community. Choose from eight extended and hands-on workshops around Orcas on Friday morning and
Letter to Editor | Alex Ramel is perfect for new role
-- from Andy Wickstrand -- Thank you, Commissioners Hughes and Watson, for voting to appoint Alex Ramel as our next state representative. In the never-ending cycle of bad news on the global and national levels, this decision is enormously positive for San Juan County and Washington state. I have worked
Severe weather shelter will be open, beginning Sunday
-- from Janine Heimerich -- The Severe Weather Shelter will be open Sunday, January 12 through Sunday, January 19. We're located in the basement of the Community Church. Guests should check in between 7 - 9 p.m., and we'll have hot drinks and snacks waiting. Check out is 8 a.m., after a
Sheriff’s Office looking to identify human remains from Sucia Island beach
-- from San Juan County Sheriff's Office -- On December 27, 2019, the remains of a mostly decomposed unidentified male were discovered on the beach in Echo Bay on Sucia Island, a state park approximately twenty miles south of the Canadian border. Description is as follows: 50-70 years of age
Gusts to 60 mph expected early Friday morning
-- from National Weather Service -- High Wind WarningDescription What, South wind 30 to 45 MPH with gusts to 60 MPH.Where, San Juan County, Western Whatcom County, Western Skagit County and Admiralty Inlet Area.When, from 1 a.m. to 1 p.m. PST Friday.Impacts, damaging winds will blow down trees and power
