August 2012 - theOrcasonian.com

Community Foundation Honors Whitridge and Introduces Legacy Circle Members

By Lin McNulty|2012-08-30T22:24:49-07:00August 31st, 2012|Comments Off

Eastsound Pilot Injured in San Juan Island Plane Crash

By Lin McNulty|2012-09-02T10:43:33-07:00August 31st, 2012|4 Comments

Arla’s Lunch at the White House

By Lin McNulty|2012-08-31T17:03:24-07:00August 31st, 2012|Comments Off

Cruise into History Tour to Benefit the Orcas Museum

By Lin McNulty|2012-08-31T16:46:59-07:00August 31st, 2012|Comments Off

Manganese Discovered in Eastsound Water Not a Health Issue

By Lin McNulty|2012-08-31T16:56:40-07:00August 31st, 2012|Comments Off

Guest Opinion: The Charter: On Residency Districts and Other Thoughts

By Lin McNulty|2012-08-31T17:07:32-07:00August 31st, 2012|1 Comment

Letter to the Editor: Let’s Keep Our Representative Government

By Lin McNulty|2012-08-30T14:43:37-07:00August 31st, 2012|4 Comments

See “Curious Incident…” Live from London at Orcas Center

By Lin McNulty|2012-08-30T14:55:55-07:00August 31st, 2012|Comments Off

Guest Opinion: A Rationale for Charter Review Proposals

By Lin McNulty|2012-08-31T10:07:26-07:00August 31st, 2012|Comments Off

Meet the Orcas Island Historical Museum’s New Director

By Lin McNulty|2012-08-31T10:04:01-07:00August 31st, 2012|Comments Off

Good Weather and Lots to Enjoy this Weekend

By Lin McNulty|2012-08-30T21:57:48-07:00August 30th, 2012|Comments Off

Islands Red Cross Volunteers Deploy to Taylor Bridge Fire & Hurricane Isaac

By Lin McNulty|2012-08-31T17:10:53-07:00August 30th, 2012|Comments Off

“Island Grown, Island Raised” — Must Be Kaleidoscope’s Annual Auction!

By Lin McNulty|2012-08-30T16:18:19-07:00August 30th, 2012|Comments Off

Encaustic Paintings and OPAL Photos on Display

By Lin McNulty|2012-08-30T20:48:26-07:00August 30th, 2012|Comments Off

Travel the Roads with Care this Sunday

By Lin McNulty|2012-08-28T12:46:24-07:00August 30th, 2012|1 Comment

4-H Intermediate and Senior Equine Competitors Move up to Puyallup

By Lin McNulty|2012-08-30T08:02:45-07:00August 30th, 2012|Comments Off

Letter to the Editor: Charter Review Findings Seriously Flawed

By Lin McNulty|2012-08-28T13:02:48-07:00August 30th, 2012|1 Comment

Garry Oaks to be Restored to Turtleback

By Lin McNulty|2012-08-29T20:23:40-07:00August 29th, 2012|1 Comment

Another Amazing 5th Season at School

By Lin McNulty|2012-08-29T15:22:40-07:00August 29th, 2012|Comments Off

Orcas Deputies Arrest Teenager for Burglary

By Lin McNulty|2012-08-31T08:26:04-07:00August 29th, 2012|1 Comment

Cancer Support Group at the Farmer’s Market

By Lin McNulty|2012-08-27T13:25:28-07:00August 29th, 2012|Comments Off

Letter to the Editor: Keep Checks and Balances/ Vote No on Prop. 2

By Lin McNulty|2012-08-29T15:03:50-07:00August 29th, 2012|Comments Off

Vicki Vandermay Takes on Position as School’s Athletic Director

By Lin McNulty|2012-08-28T12:30:07-07:00August 29th, 2012|Comments Off

Kwiáht Issues Tech Challenge to High Schools

By Lin McNulty|2012-08-27T14:12:03-07:00August 28th, 2012|Comments Off

Letter to the Editor: Representation, Administration and Open Meetings All Best Served by Charter Propositions

By Lin McNulty|2012-08-27T13:55:29-07:00August 28th, 2012|1 Comment

First Fridays Book Talks Return!

By Lin McNulty|2012-08-28T13:10:23-07:00August 28th, 2012|2 Comments

Orcas Angels Launch Private Wine Label

By Lin McNulty|2012-08-27T13:34:23-07:00August 28th, 2012|Comments Off

School District’s New Bond Proposal for “80s Buildings” Only

By Lin McNulty|2012-08-27T14:30:08-07:00August 27th, 2012|Comments Off

The Week Ahead: Hello September and Labor Day!

By Lin McNulty|2012-08-28T13:08:47-07:00August 27th, 2012|Comments Off

Orcas Island Junior “Crew” Team Season Starts With First Practice Saturday September 8

By Lin McNulty|2012-08-27T09:17:20-07:00August 27th, 2012|Comments Off

JP and the OK Rhythm to Play Agave Restaurant

By Lin McNulty|2012-08-27T12:57:58-07:00August 27th, 2012|Comments Off

Change in County Recording Fees Sept. 1

By Lin McNulty|2012-08-25T12:21:42-07:00August 27th, 2012|3 Comments

Global Warming: Separating Truth From Hype

By Lin McNulty|2012-08-25T12:08:59-07:00August 26th, 2012|Comments Off

Work to Start 1st Phase of Mt. Baker Road Improvement

By Lin McNulty|2012-08-25T12:14:54-07:00August 26th, 2012|Comments Off

Orcas Center Golf Classic Promotes Great Programming

By Lin McNulty|2012-08-25T11:59:46-07:00August 26th, 2012|Comments Off

Willie Thomas… A Tribute To The Jazz Masters

By Lin McNulty|2012-08-24T10:25:39-07:00August 26th, 2012|Comments Off

FRIENDS of the San Juans Named a 2012 Puget Sound Champion

By Lin McNulty|2012-08-25T10:14:08-07:00August 25th, 2012|2 Comments

Atomic Bombshell Revue Sparkles and Teases at Two Orcas Shows

By Lin McNulty|2012-08-27T09:19:00-07:00August 25th, 2012|Comments Off

Letter to the Editor: We Need Professional Leadership

By Lin McNulty|2012-08-25T10:47:22-07:00August 25th, 2012|2 Comments

Swim, Cycle and Run at Historic Braun Memorial Triathalon

By Lin McNulty|2012-08-24T10:32:39-07:00August 25th, 2012|Comments Off

Peter Rutledge – 1980-2012 – Services on Orcas

By Lin McNulty|2012-08-27T14:22:23-07:00August 24th, 2012|Comments Off

Letter to the Editor: Proposition 1 Brings No Benefit

By Lin McNulty|2012-08-24T10:02:51-07:00August 24th, 2012|Comments Off

The Weekend: Wish You Were Here!

By Lin McNulty|2012-08-24T09:57:31-07:00August 24th, 2012|Comments Off

Letter to the Editor: Negative Impact to County’s Concessions in CAO Process

By Lin McNulty|2012-08-23T16:01:43-07:00August 24th, 2012|7 Comments

School Enrollment = State Funds — Looking Good

By Lin McNulty|2012-08-23T14:55:25-07:00August 23rd, 2012|3 Comments

“Silence and Song” Class with Susan Osborn

By Lin McNulty|2012-08-18T19:33:42-07:00August 23rd, 2012|Comments Off

County Treasurer Warns of Telephone Scam

By Lin McNulty|2012-08-23T09:55:37-07:00August 23rd, 2012|Comments Off

Editorial: Waste Not, Want Not — Visionary or Obsolete?

By Lin McNulty|2012-08-23T09:51:14-07:00August 23rd, 2012|4 Comments

Orcatrazz Swing Band at Music in the Park

By Lin McNulty|2012-08-23T15:06:50-07:00August 22nd, 2012|Comments Off

Council Votes for Split Waste-Recycle Contracts

By Lin McNulty|2012-08-22T12:18:23-07:00August 22nd, 2012|1 Comment

Local Author and Illustrator Introduce “A Granny With Fins”

By Lin McNulty|2012-08-21T16:17:03-07:00August 22nd, 2012|Comments Off

Life Church Kids Raising Funds for Well in Undeveloped Country

By Lin McNulty|2012-08-21T16:17:58-07:00August 21st, 2012|Comments Off

County’s Implementation of Employee Compensation Study

By Lin McNulty|2012-08-21T13:12:59-07:00August 21st, 2012|Comments Off

Doe Bay Brings Sandman this Wednesday

By Lin McNulty|2012-08-21T13:21:27-07:00August 21st, 2012|Comments Off

Actors Theater: Dark Thoughts and Dark Acts in “Torso”

By Lin McNulty|2012-08-21T13:08:30-07:00August 21st, 2012|Comments Off

San Juan Island Firefighters Assist at Cle Elum Fire

By Lin McNulty|2012-08-20T15:05:55-07:00August 20th, 2012|Comments Off

Judy Wallace Helps Out U.S. Service Personnel

By Lin McNulty|2012-08-18T20:53:07-07:00August 19th, 2012|1 Comment

The Week Ahead: The Last Full Week of August Already!

By Lin McNulty|2012-08-19T20:17:07-07:00August 19th, 2012|Comments Off

Letter to the Editor: Manager’s Accountability to County Council an Improvement

By Lin McNulty|2012-08-19T12:09:50-07:00August 19th, 2012|Comments Off

Letter to the Editor: ORS Should Manage a Sustainable Waste Stream

By Lin McNulty|2012-08-19T11:11:23-07:00August 19th, 2012|4 Comments

Final Review of Lodging Tax Promotional Proposal

By Lin McNulty|2012-08-17T21:02:56-07:00August 18th, 2012|Comments Off

Letter to the Editor: Political Expression, Orcas-Style?

By Lin McNulty|2012-08-17T20:23:16-07:00August 18th, 2012|6 Comments

Islanders Asked to be Alert for Wildfire

By Lin McNulty|2012-08-18T18:36:20-07:00August 18th, 2012|Comments Off

Split Contract, Recycling Commitment and Financial Viability Probed at Orcas Transfer Review

By Lin McNulty|2012-08-18T20:39:13-07:00August 18th, 2012|4 Comments

Council to Start Early on Tuesday, Aug. 21

By Lin McNulty|2012-08-17T20:44:05-07:00August 18th, 2012|Comments Off

The Ultimate Louisiana Party — on Orcas!

By Lin McNulty|2012-08-17T21:39:53-07:00August 17th, 2012|Comments Off

Letter to the Editor: Opposition to Charter Review Propositions 1 and 2

By Lin McNulty|2012-08-17T15:18:37-07:00August 17th, 2012|7 Comments

Water and Weather in the School Garden

By Lin McNulty|2012-08-17T15:21:08-07:00August 17th, 2012|Comments Off

New Support for Islands’ National Monument Status

By Lin McNulty|2012-08-17T09:08:15-07:00August 17th, 2012|Comments Off

History Matinee Goes Back to Confederate General Pickett

By Lin McNulty|2012-08-16T20:43:23-07:00August 17th, 2012|Comments Off

Guest Opinion: A Better Way to Hear “the People”

By Lin McNulty|2012-08-17T09:02:33-07:00August 17th, 2012|1 Comment

The Weekend: Too Much Fun!

By Lin McNulty|2012-08-17T15:20:01-07:00August 16th, 2012|Comments Off

Guest Column: Still Too Many Un-Answered Questions for Council to Make an Informed Vote on the Orcas Transfer Station Contract

By Lin McNulty|2012-08-16T16:03:08-07:00August 16th, 2012|1 Comment

Money, Not Donated Goods, Sought for Kittitas County Wildfire Aid

By Lin McNulty|2012-08-16T15:36:09-07:00August 16th, 2012|Comments Off

County’s New Transportation Program Needs Providers & Participants

By Lin McNulty|2012-08-16T14:47:03-07:00August 16th, 2012|Comments Off

Guest Editorial: We Can’t Afford to Cut the School Library

By Lin McNulty|2012-08-16T08:56:35-07:00August 16th, 2012|2 Comments

County Fair Showcases New Faces & Critters of Orcas 4-H Members

By Lin McNulty|2012-08-16T08:15:54-07:00August 15th, 2012|Comments Off

Letter to the Editor: The Comfort of a Familiar Room with a Cherished View

By Lin McNulty|2012-08-15T14:07:15-07:00August 15th, 2012|1 Comment

Guest Editorial: County “Flow Control” Policy Challenged

By Lin McNulty|2012-08-15T10:21:01-07:00August 15th, 2012|6 Comments

CAO Wetlands and Fish & Wildlife Meeting Aug. 21

By Lin McNulty|2012-08-15T10:07:57-07:00August 15th, 2012|Comments Off

Golf Course Plans Asper Open and 2012 Club Championship

By Lin McNulty|2012-08-14T21:07:41-07:00August 14th, 2012|Comments Off

Orcas Recycling Services To Recycle All Battery Types

By Lin McNulty|2012-08-14T15:58:45-07:00August 14th, 2012|4 Comments

Artists, Their Art & Their Workplace: Studio Tours this Weekend

By Lin McNulty|2012-08-15T16:59:52-07:00August 13th, 2012|Comments Off

Guest Opinion: County Business Needs Administration, not Meddling

By Lin McNulty|2012-08-13T21:49:23-07:00August 13th, 2012|9 Comments

The Week Ahead: Stories, Music, Art and Animals Fill the Island

By Lin McNulty|2012-08-13T21:59:17-07:00August 13th, 2012|Comments Off

Parks & Rec Considers Program Requests

By Lin McNulty|2012-08-13T08:10:18-07:00August 13th, 2012|Comments Off

American Legion Invites All to Join Eastsound Post

By Lin McNulty|2012-08-13T08:02:55-07:00August 13th, 2012|Comments Off

Morning Ferry Delayed

By Lin McNulty|2012-08-13T07:03:13-07:00August 13th, 2012|Comments Off

Planning Commission Holds Shoreline Workshop

By Lin McNulty|2012-08-12T13:54:06-07:00August 12th, 2012|Comments Off

Poet Jack Prelutsky Comes to Orcas

By Lin McNulty|2012-08-12T11:38:06-07:00August 12th, 2012|1 Comment

Library Fair 2012 — A Success by Any Measure!

By Lin McNulty|2012-08-13T19:07:46-07:00August 12th, 2012|2 Comments

Passage of Safety Tax Relieves Sheriff and County Officials

By Lin McNulty|2012-08-13T16:45:29-07:00August 12th, 2012|3 Comments

New Master Composters for County Will Be at the Fair

By Lin McNulty|2012-08-12T12:49:39-07:00August 11th, 2012|1 Comment

Community Wildfire Protection Plan is Approved by County Council

By Lin McNulty|2012-08-12T12:49:13-07:00August 11th, 2012|Comments Off

Guest Opinion: Concerns Regarding Charter Review Propositions

By Lin McNulty|2012-08-11T20:02:02-07:00August 10th, 2012|1 Comment

Orcas Family Health Starts Dinner Winner Raffle

By Lin McNulty|2012-08-10T13:12:56-07:00August 10th, 2012|Comments Off

This Weekend: Think Sunshine—Think Sunshine

By Lin McNulty|2012-08-10T09:59:34-07:00August 10th, 2012|Comments Off

In Memoriam: Cristine Chandler, 1950-2012

By Lin McNulty|2012-08-10T09:17:28-07:00August 10th, 2012|Comments Off

Letter to the Editor: CAO Fears

By Lin McNulty|2012-08-10T09:08:37-07:00August 10th, 2012|Comments Off

County Arts Council Seeks Board Members

By Lin McNulty|2012-08-09T15:13:12-07:00August 9th, 2012|Comments Off