Here’s a thought…
“Old age is no joke, but it can feel like one.”
TAD TOMPKINS
Meet Alia Hynek, new special education teacher
-- from Orcas Island School District -- How would your classmates remember you? My elementary school classmates would remember me as someone who was always singing! I still like to tie in a song or two into my days, so that really hasn’t changed. In high school my classmates would
A restroom fire and the little extinguisher that could
-- from Kim Kimple for Orcas Island Fire & Rescue -- Orcas Island Fire and Rescue was dispatched on Thursday, August 15 to a small fire located in a local public restroom. The fire appeared to have been started by someone igniting a piece of toilet paper located in a
Local NAPA store to celebrate 40 years in service to Orcas Island
Saturday, August 24, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., NAPA Auto Parts -- by Deborah Sparks, Orcas Issues reporter -- Perry Pugh, the owner of NAPA Auto Parts, is a long time local who opened his first automotive store on Orcas in 1979. He came from Southern California to inquire about
Center for Whale Research logs orca encounter in Haro Strait
-- from Center for Whale Research -- Encounter Summary: [metaslider id="71123"] Reports of residents on the west side of San Juan Island had been filing in during the morning along with a report of a fog bank lurking at the south end of Haro Strait. Dave left Snug Harbor at
TWM Lecture Series: Protecting Orca foraging areas
Tuesday, August 27, 7 p.m., The Whale Museum -- from Tracie Merrill for The Whale Museum -- On Tuesday, August 27, Dr. Frances C. Robertson, San Juan County Marine Program Coordinator, and Dr. Jason Wood, Lead Scientist with SMRU Consulting, will discuss “Protecting priority Southern Resident Killer Whale foraging areas
Summer Film Series continues with ‘Biggest Little Farm’
Sunday, August 25, Dusk (8:30 p.m.-ish) at OrcaSong Farm -- from Sara Donnelly -- Our Summer Film Series Under The Stars continues on Sunday, August 25 with The Biggest Little Farm at OrcaSong Farm. Join us on the ten-plus acres of botanical fields, forests, and green gardens. Come early to
New ruling to benefit Navy veterans that served in Vietnam coastal waters
-- from Jana Webb for Orcas Community Resource Center -- The Veterans Administration (VA) has previously denied compensation benefits to Navy veterans who served in the waters off the coast of Vietnam during that war. After many years and a federal appeals court ruling, those veterans are now eligible for
Orcas Veg Fest 2020 fundraiser: Burgers & brats BBQ at Island Hoppin’ Brewery
Sunday, August 25, 11 a.m. - 3 p.m., Island Hoppin' Brewery -- from Mariann Carrasco for Orcas Veg Fest -- Orcas Veg Fest 2020 is sponsoring a fundraising event on Sunday, August 25. Enjoy the "Burgers and Brats BBQ" at Island Hoppin' Brewery from 11 a.m. - 3 p.m. using plant-based
What should State Parks focus on in the future?
Does Orcas have leftover bits from a Master Plan we could share? -- from Washington State Parks -- The Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission is beginning the process to develop the agency’s 2021-31 strategic plan and would like the public’s input. State Parks is hosting three public meetings to
Fire Commission to meet on Monday
Monday, August 19, 5:30 p.m., Eastsound Fire Station -- from Kim Kimple for Orcas Fire & Rescue -- Commissioners: Tim Fuller (Chair), Janet Marlow, Jim Helminski,Wesley Heinmiller, Rick Christmas; Chief Scott Williams; District Secretary Kimberley Kimple, Orcas Island Fire and Rescue staff, and the community. Welcome and Introduction Additions or
Upcoming Jazz Festival features some Seattle jazz greats
Friday - Sunday, August 30 - September 1, Orcas Center -- from Kristen Wilson for Orcas Island Jazz Festival -- Tickets are on sale now at www.OrcasCenter.org for the Orcas Island Jazz Festival. Get set for three superb nights of great jazz from Friday, August 30, through Sunday September 1. This year’s
Book Review | American Carnage: On the Front Lines of the Republican Civil War and the Rise of President Trump
-- Book review by Jens Kruse -- Journalism has been called “the first rough draft of history” and Tim Alberta’s book gives us the history of the ten years from February of 2008 to December of 2018, the history of, as the subtitle of his book states, the “Republican Civil
Orcasional Musings | It’s The Berries! Can They Think?
||| ORCASIONAL MUSINGS BY STEVE HENIGSON ||| Sometimes I think that berry bushes are smarter than we are. The various wild Orcasian berries have discovered ways to coexist with very little conflict, while we humans are still fighting it out among ourselves. The main purpose of life, as best as
Sheriff’s Report | August 7 – 13, 2019
-- from San Juan County Sheriff's Office -- Wednesday, August 7, 201919-006491 Wanted Person 09:09:02 08/07/19 A Deputy arrested a Friday Harbor man on an active felony DOC Warrant and Possession of Methamphetamine. The male was booked into jail, a probable cause statement was sent to the PA's Office, and
Fairgoers startled by turtles being tossed through the air
-- by Lin McNulty, Editor, Orcas Issues -- San Juan County Fairgoers were alarmed Thursday evening as turtles began raining from the skies. When children were treated to a turtle and a plastic bag of water in a carnival game by the Fair's concessionaire, Paradise Amusements, some children chose to
Beloved balladeer returns for Grange concert
Friday, August 23, 7 p.m., Orcas Grange -- from Ellie Hoague for Orcas Women's Coalition -- Connecticut-based folksinger Geoff Kaufman is coming to Orcas once again, to perform in a benefit concert at the Orcas Grange on August 23. For those of us who heard (and sang with) him before,
