Here’s a thought…
“Don’t ask me who’s influenced me. A lion is made up of the lambs he’s digested, and I’ve been reading all my life.”
GIORGOS SEFERIS
ORS/The Exchange Airs its Proposal with the Public
Is the Orcas Transfer Station a “time bomb” or a “resource”? That’s the question that defined the perspective of the main speakers at a public meeting on Friday, July 27 to answer questions regarding Orcas
Charter Review Committee Airs Ballot Proposals before Orcas Voters
By Margie Doyle On Thursday, July 26, members of the Charter Review Commission (CRC) from Lopez, San Juan and Orcas Island came to the Eagle Forum in the Eastsound Fire Hall to answer questions about
Letter to the Editor: Shipping Waste Off Orcas a Deceptively Simple Choice
Editor, The proposals facing this island regarding waste disposal are clear. They represent a meaningful turning point for our community. One alternative means more and more trucks leaving the island with “waste” slated for entombment
School Sets 2012-13 Budget and Bond Proposal
At the July 26 meeting of the Orcas Island School District(OISD) Board of Directors approved, they approved a budget for the 2012-2013 fiscal year of: $6,653,113 for the General Fund $ 5,000 for the Transportation
Orcas Schools and Farm-to-Cafeteria Win $50,000 Lowe’s Charitable & Educational Grant
By Madie Murray Community Journalist Scales and other kitchen equipment were worn out and outdated long before current kitchen crew began implementing Farm to Cafeteria, made-from-scratch menus When the Orcas Island Farm to
Rested up for the Weekend? Lots to Do!
Friday, July 27 KindlingsFest Continues: Rekindling Intergenerational Connections at the Orcas Community Church. How to counteract the generational fragmentation of American culture at KindlingsFest 2012, the fifth annual "celebration of art and ideas where they
Orcas Vendor Selection Committee to Meet Monday
From the San Juan County Department of Public Works The Vendor Selection Committee, appointed by the San Juan County Council to recommend an operator of the Orcas Island Solid Waste Facility, will conduct a meeting
Free Composting Workshop on San Juan Island
Saturday, August 4, 11 am to 2 pm, San Juan County Fairgrounds from Helen Venada, Waste Reduction & Hazardous Waste Coordinator, SJC Public Works You are invited to a free workshop at the Fairgrounds to
T’ai Chi Chih: Joy Through Movement
Joan Roulac will teach an eight-week T’ai Chi Chih series beginning Monday August 6. There will be a free T’ai Chi Chih introductory class on that date at 11 a.m. in the Senior Center's Lundeen
Finding Ways to Address the Hidden Costs of the Coal Economy
Coal Mine in Montana. Photo courtesy of Paul K. Anderson From the Friends of the San Juans Thursday, Aug. 2, 5-6:30 pm, San Juan Island Grange, 52 1st Street N, Friday Harbor
Rena Patty Bikes Across America Raising 9/11 Awareness
Rena Patty begins her tour from Orcas Island to Ground Zero, Manhattan Island to raise public consciousness about questions raised by architects and engineers in the collapse of the World Trade Center Towers on
Letter to the Editor: Lavender Hollow Trees Need to Stay
To The Editor: Lavender Hollow is in the process of renovating the apartments as well as a separate Wetland Project. The comment period for this project ends today[July 25]. Yesterday people were tagging trees to
Letter to the Editor: Trees at Lavender Hollow Not Causing Problems
Dear San Juan County and OPAL: Jeannie Beck and Lisa Byers I am writing this to urge you all to minimize the wetland “enhancement” plan and leave as much vegetation intact as possible, and
eNotated Classics Celebrates 150 Years of Alice in Wonderland With New Release
The eNotated Alice in Wonderland brings Lewis Carroll classic into 21st Century. It was July 4, 1862, and Charles Dodgson, known to us as Lewis Carroll, was on a boating party that set
Wednesday Ferry Delays
From Washington State Ferries The Hyak 6 am sailing from Anacortes to Shaw and Orcas will be 20 minutes late due to a staffing issue. This will also affect the 7:15am sailing from Orcas, the
Decision Delayed: ORS/Exchange & Cimarron to Pitch to County Council
At the County Council meeting on Tuesday, July 24, the Council postponed a decision on awarding a contract for operating the Orcas Island Transfer Station. Proposals by Cimarron Enterprises and the Orcas Recycling Services/Exchange were
