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
Orcas and San Juan Island Solid Waste Facilities Open Extra Days This Week
By Stan Matthews County Communications Program Manager County solid waste facilities on Orcas and San Juan Islands will be open to self-haulers for two additional days this week as both sites transition to a new
Fat Tones Play Blues at Rosario Saturday Night
From the Orcas Musicians Grapevine The Fat Tones, a fantastic Blues Band from Spokane will be performing for one night only at the Discovery House at Rosario Resort on Saturday Night,July 17 at
Guest Opinion: Accuracy and Transparency in School Bond Process is Paramount
Scott Lancaster Orcas Island School District Board President I'd like to clear up a few things that have appeared in the Sounder. Keith Whitaker has responded very effectively online, and in the paper to Janet
Orcas Novelist to Read at Library on July 20
Stella Bell will be reading from her novel, Red Velvet Letters, and signing books on Tuesday July 20th at 3 p.m. at the Orcas Public Library. Red Velvet Letters is a fictionalized account of the
Orcas Library Art Show & Silent Auction
Calling all Artists, Art Collectors, and Spring Cleaners! The Library Art Show and Silent Auction is coming soon and your generous contributions are needed for this annual Library Fair event. Both two- and three-dimensional art
Good Samaritan Law to Rescue Overdose Victims
Contributed in a joint statement by the State Division of Behavioral Health and Recovery (DBHR), State Attorney General's Office, American Civil Liberties Union(ACLU), Science Science and Management of Addictions Foundation (SAMA), UW Alcohol and Drug
Guest Opinion: Accuracy is Essential to Informed School Bond Debate
By Keith Whitaker, Business Manager (part-time) Orcas Island School District There are significant inaccuracies and wrong assumptions in Janet Knowles guest column in last week's Islands Sounder [reprinted below] regarding transparency in the school bond
Guest Opinion: Data on the School Bond Measure
By Janet Knowles (Please see editorial note below, following this opinion) Bond Transparency This Bond proposal is huge in good times, but inconceivable in hard economic ones. In my experience as a school Business Manager
Library to Take Kids on Special Tour of Journey Stories at Historical Museum
Kids going into 3rd grade and above are invited to sign up for a special tour of the Journey Stories exhibit at the Orcas Island Historical Museum on Wednesday, July 28th, beginning at 10:00 a.m.
County “Bark for Life” Event on Orcas July 17
The American Cancer Society's 2010 Bark For Life of San Juan County will take place, starting at Orcas Island High School next Saturday, July 17th, at 10 a.m. Participants and onlookers will walk to the
Music in the Park with Orcatrazz Next Sunday
By Ken Speck San Juan County Parks Dept continues its Music In the Park summer series in the Stage on the Green in Eastsound. On Sunday July 18 the popular swing band Orcatrazz will be
Letter to the Editor: Joys of a “Staycation”
It seems it's only when friends or family show up that I think to do the "touristy" things. One adventure I'd missed since moving here was to go on a whale watch trip. I booked
Make “The Shift” July 17 at Odd Fellows Hall
Contributed by Samara Shaw On Saturday, July 17th, Help us Make The Shift The Shift: A planetary evolutionary movement, away from greed, away from fear, away from struggle... away from all that keeps us from the
Letter to the Editor: Book Exchange a Success!
On June 26th the first community Homeschool Book Exchange was held at the public library. Participants were encouraged to bring items that were gently used and recycle them for materials they were seeking for next
Guest Opinion: Why Vote to Raise Taxes in a Terrible Economy?
By Norm Stamper Having spent three and a half decades in law enforcement, I have some thoughts about what makes for a safe, prosperous and healthy community. It starts, not surprisingly, with family: Every child
Biotoxins Force Closure of SJC Recreational Shellfish Harvest
By Stan Matthews County Communications Program Manager The Washington State Health Department has closed recreational shellfish harvesting in all of San Juan County’s waters due to high levels of a biotoxin which can cause paralytic
