Here’s a thought…
“Be always at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors, and let each New Year find you a better man.”
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN
Orcas Island maintains fire protection Class 6 rating
-- from Kimberly Kimple for Orcas Fire and Rescue -- The Washington State Surveying and Rating Bureau (WSRB) recently conducted a Protection Class evaluation of Orcas Island Fire and Rescue (OIFR) to identify the structural protection and suppression capabilities of the district. WSRB, which evaluates fire protection in all Washington
Solstice 2019 through the lens of Susan Slapin
-- from Susan Slapin -- The sun was out, the colors were vibrant, the smiles contagious at the 2019 Solstice Parade on Saturday. Susan Slapin's camera captured some vivid images for our memory books.
This week’s school tour shows ever more progress
-- from Eric Webb, Orcas Schools Superintendent -- This week’s update on school construction currently underway gives us a view of progress in the gym and out on the new athletic track.
Road work moves into closed zone, so traffic lights turned off
-- from Shannon Wilbur for San Juan County Public Works -- The Contractor has now gone into the closed zone north of McNallie to complete the bulk of the road work; therefore, the traffic control lights have been turned off. Razz will primarily work behind the barricades for the next
Community Church invites children to Roar VBS: Life is wild, God is good.
Monday - Friday, July 8 - 12, 9 a.m. - 12 p.m., Community Church -- from Stephanie Moss for Orcas Community Church -- A summer kids’ event called Roar VBS will be hosted at the community church from Monday, July 8 to Friday, July 12. At Roar, kids discover that
UPDATED: Sheriff’s Dispatch phone issues RESOLVED
If citizens need to report an in progress crime, please use 911 -- from San Juan County Sheriff's Office -- The office is experiencing business line issues. 911 is operational but business calls are not working properly. This will affect the alternate emergency line of 360-378-4141. IT is working with
ATOI Summer Readers Theater series begins with performances of ‘2 Across’
Friday - Sunday, July 5 - 7, 7:30 p.m. Orcas Grange -- from Doug Bechtel for Actors Theater of Orcas Island -- Janet (Suzanne Gropper) and Josh (Tom Fiscus) work on their crossword puzzles in "2 Across" The Actors Theater of Orcas Island will kick off the Summer Readers Theater series with
Orcasional Musings | Orcasian? What’s that?
First in a series of Orcasional Musings ||| ORCASIONAL MUSINGS BY STEVE HENIGSON ||| Almost 20 years ago, I was one of the supervisors who helped our federal government take the Orcas Island census. I ran a crew of about 10 census takers who spread out over the southeastern section
Message from State Parks is clear and simple: Stay sober while boating
‘Operation Dry Water’ will target boating under the influence July 5-7 -- from Washington State Parks -- The Washington State Parks Boating Program, safety advocates, and law enforcement agencies are asking boaters to help keep everyone safe on the water by not consuming alcohol or marijuana while when operating a boat
Funhouse Summer Day Camp has spots available
-- from Funhouse staff -- Funhouse Summer Day Camps are a great place for kids 1st grade age and up to come play with friends, learn about what makes them unique, explore beaches, the world, and even outer space. There are still spots available to join all the excitement. Summer
Sheriff’s Report | June 12 – 18, 2019
-- from San Juan County Sheriff's Office -- Wednesday, June 12, 201919-004422 Accident-NonInj 05:28:16 06/12/19A Lopez Island Deputy was called to a single vehicle hit and run property damage collision after an OPALCO crew responded to an outage and discovered that a vehicle had struck a transformer. The driver had
School Board holding regular meeting on Thursday
Thursday, June 27, 5 p.m., Orcas School Library -- from Orcas Island School District -- The Orcas Island School Board will meet in a regularly scheduled meeting on Thursday, June 27, in the school library at 5 p.m. 5:00pm CALL TO ORDER - REGULAR MEETING – School Library 1.
Summer to begin with fewer vessels in WSF fleet
-- from Amy Scanlon for Washington State Ferries -- The past legislative session came with some victories (funding for new hybrid-electric vessels) and some defeats, such as the forced retirement of one of our operating ferries, the Hyak. The 51-year-old vessel's final day in operation is scheduled for Sunday, June 30
Calling all homebuilders for top-notch networking opportunity
Friday, June 28, 2 - 5 p.m., Friday Harbor Brickworks -- from Mike Carlson -- The San Juan Builders Assn. and The Building Industry Assn of Washington is hosting a meeting to gather as many San Juan County home building affiliated company owners and managers. Come network with General Contractors, Sub-Contractors,
Letter to Editor | Medevac denials by Kaiser causing local crisis
-- from John Geyman, M.D. -- The recent denials of many medevac flights by Kaiser Permanente, followed by its withdrawal as the only option for health insurance in San Juan County starting in 2020, poses a serious crisis to all residents of the San Juan islands that is not yet
Container, cargo, tanker ships from 24 projects in the Salish Sea threaten Southern Resident Orca
-- from Katie Fleming for Friends of the San Juans -- Friends of the San Juans identifies an additional 2,044 ocean going vessels making 4,088 transits to and from ports in British Columbia and Washington State from 24 new or expanding proposals. Vessel traffic from ocean-going oil tankers, container ships,
