Here’s a thought…
“There are two ways to slide easily through life: to believe everything or to doubt everything; both ways save us from thinking.”
ALFRED KORZYBSKI
August 6, 2019 Primary Election results
-- from San Juan County Elections -- Last updated on 08/06/2019 8:48 PM Number of Precincts19Number of Registered Voters13,789Total Ballots Counted4,258Estimated Ballots Left to CountNext Ballot Count On08/07/2019 5:00 PMLast Tabulated08/06/2019 8:48 PMVoter Turnout30.88%Certification Date08/20/2019Export ResultsCSV · XML Legislative Legislative District 40 State Senator*Multi-county race. Results include only San Juan County.CandidateVoteVote %ELIZABETH
Southern Resident Killer Whale population has dropped to 73
-- from Center for Whale Research -- We are saddened to report that three adult killer whales (orca) are missing and presumed dead as of July 1, 2019. These whales are from the extremely endangered Southern Resident killer whale population, that historically frequent the Salish Sea almost daily in summer
Whale Museum Summer Lecture highlights sea otter conservation
Tuesday, August 20, 7 p.m., The Whale Museum Just an update – the talk/lecture presented by Shawn Larson entitled “Sea Otter, Enhydra lutris, Conservation: Can They Save The World?” scheduled at TWM is now postponed until Tuesday, August 20. -- from Tracie Merrill for The Whale Museum -- On August 6,
Final decisions made today: Ferry fare changes coming this fall
-- from Washington State Transportation Commission -- The Washington State Transportation Commission held its final hearing today, Tuesday, Aug. 6, in Seattle and adopted increases to current ferry fares that will take effect Oct. 1, 2019, and May 1, 2020. The fares were set to ensure that $407 million in
Sheriff’s Office investigating rollover accident, looking for driver
-- by Lin McNulty, Managing Editor -- Paul Kamin photo San Juan County Sheriff's Office was dispatched on Saturday morning, August 3 to a rollover accident on Crow Valley. A lone white male with dark hair and a green shirt was observed running from the scene by witnesses. The investigation
Film Festival presents Apollo 11 — under the OrcaSong stars
Sunday, August 11, 8:30 p.m.-ish, OrcaSong Farm -- from Orcas Island Film Festival -- Our Summer Film Series Under The Stars continues on Sunday, August 11 with APOLLO 11 at OrcaSong Farm. Join us on their ten-plus acres of botanical fields, forests, green gardens and fresh island air. A cinematic
Letter to Editor | Funhouse thanks generous donors
-- from Emilie Gincig for Funhouse Commons -- To those of you who attended our 2019 Funhouse Gala, it was an amazing evening! Because of your incredible generosity, we raised more than we ever have before. These funds will help serve the urgent needs of young people and strengthen community bonds on
Body of missing Mountain Lake paddle boarder recovered
UPDATE: On August 6, at 1312 hours the body of a 34 year old male was recovered by divers in Mountain Lake. Earlier today divers from Whatcom County came over to Orcas to assist with the search. The deceased male was not a resident of San Juan County. -- from
Search underway at Mountain Lake for missing paddleboarder
-- from San Juan County Sheriff's Office -- The San Juan County Sheriff's Office, along with Orcas Fire and EMS and the US Coast Guard are currently looking for an African American male, in his mid 30's, who fell off his paddleboard in Mountain Lake at Moran State Park. At
Reminder: Primary ballots are due today
-- from Cindy Wolf, Vice Chair, San Juan County Democrats -- BE COUNTED - Primary Election ballots are due Tuesday August 6 by 3 p.m. at the Eastsound post office or 8 p.m. at the Senior Center Drop Box. Primary Elections often have the lowest voter turnout, so your vote
Whale Museum lecture series: Oil spills and cetaceans
What we’ve learned from the Exxon Valdez and Deepwater Horizon oil spills Thursday, August 29, 7 p.m., The Whale Museum -- from Tracie Merrill for The Whale Museum -- On Thursday, August 29, Gary Shigenaka, Senior Biologist with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA’s) Emergency Response Division (ERD) , will
Kaleidoscope launches full-time Forest Preschool this fall
-- from Amber Paulsen for Kaleidoscope Preschool -- Kaleidoscope Preschool & Child Care Center is excited to announce that we will be starting a full time Forest Preschool this September. Our operating hours will be from Monday-Thursday, 9:00 to 3:30 with an opportunity for drop off and pick up at Kaleidoscope before and after Forest School hours. We will transport children from Kaleidoscope to
Deadline looms to save the Olga Store, post office
-- from Friends of Olga Store -- What: The United States Postal Service is about to decide whether the Olga Post Office will be located in the historic Olga Store building or in a modular unit on the main street of Olga. We need to let them know that Olga
Next State Parks ‘free day’ is August 25
Special day celebrates the National Park System’s 103rd birthday -- from Washington State Parks -- In recognition of the National Park System’s 103rd birthday, the Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission is offering free entrance to state parks on Sunday, Aug. 25. Day-use visitors will not need a Discover Pass to
Candidate filing extended for special three-day period
-- from Milene Henley, San Juan County Auditor -- Whew! You almost missed your chance to run for office. Fortunately, you’ll get a second chance. During the candidate filing period in May, several of the offices open for filing had no candidates file. When no one files for an open
Bird’s eye view: Father, son hike along US-Mexico border
Thursday, August 8, 7 - 9 p.m., Eastsound Fire Station -- from Elly Hoague -- [metaslider id="70867"] Do you want to know what’s really happening along the US-Mexico border? On August 8, 2019 Paul Pineda and Aliza Diepenbrock allow us a bird’s eye view into the border crisis from their
