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
Letter to Editor | Supporting Rick Hughes
||| FROM THOR HANSON ||| I have known Rick Hughes for half a century, but even people who’ve known him for half an hour will probably have heard these four words: “How can I help?” Rick’s
Meet garden author Karla Lortz
||| FROM ORCAS ISLAND GARDEN CLUB ||| The Orcas Island Garden Club presents Heaths and Heathers: Less pruning, more color by Karla Lortz. Please join Orcas Island Garden Club on Wednesday, September 18, when we
Celebrate the return of the Kings (salmon, that is)
Tickets are now available for this annual celebration on Orcas Island ||| FROM LISA TERRY for LONG LIVE THE KINGS ||| The first salmon of the season have made it home to Eastsound and up
Evening Vinyasa Yoga
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| Discover the enriching benefits of Vinyasa yoga with Karol Wilson, DPT, a seasoned physical therapist with 30 years of experience. Held every Tuesday and Thursday at
Join Master Gardeners in OCS school garden
||| FROM KATE YTURRI for ORCAS MASTER GARDENERS ||| The Orcas Master Gardeners are hosting a community event with the Orcas Christian School in the school garden on Sunday, September 8 at 2 pm. There
What programs would full ownership of Orcas Senior Center provide?
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| Orcas Senior Center (OSC) is raising money to purchase San Juan County’s 49% interest of the building. With use of the entire building, OSC could expand
Letter to Editor | No council candidate more prepared than Kari McVeigh
||| FROM RHEA MILLER ||| Writing as a former San Juan County Commissioner, we voters are fortunate to have Kari McVeigh willing to serve as the District 1 County Councilmember, representing all the islands. I
Doe Bay Wine Co. Pop-Up
||| FROM HAILEE KUKURA for DOE BAY WINE CO. ||| Doe Bay Wine Co Pop Up Wine bites and pairings Doe Bay Wine Co, Eastsound 4-6pm Friday, 6th September London-based chef Danny Jack and island-raised
Calling all Singers! Choral Society starts Sept. 17
||| FROM LYNN BAKER for ORCAS CHORAL SOCIETY ||| If you love to sing, now’s your chance for a lot of fun. Join Orcas Choral Society and learn great music in an atmosphere of joy.
Letter to Editor | Kari McVeigh is up to the challenge
||| FROM JAMES SLOCOMB ||| I wish to emphasize my support of Kari McVeigh for County Council. The county is facing a plethora of complex challenges the complexity of which are multiplied by budget issues,
Navigating Staffing Challenges: The realities behind WSF’s interisland service
||| FROM DANA L. WARR for WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| Washington State Ferries (WSF) is committed to increased reliability on the San Juan Islands’ Interisland route, but faces significant challenges, sometimes daily, in doing so.
Letter to Editor | Letter in support of Kari McVeigh
||| FROM GRETCHEN ALLISON ||| I am enthusiastically supporting Kari McVeigh for San Juan County Council. She has great credentials, having administered over large school districts with large budgets. Anyone in that position has had to deal with
Letter to Editor | In support of SJC Council (Dist. 2) candidate Justin Paulsen
||| FROM DAVID ROBISON ||| I have had the pleasure of working with Justin Paulsen on the SJC Ferry Advisory Committee over a year now; myself as a member of the public and Justin as
OPAL Community Land Trust to provide additional housing on Orcas
New rental townhomes with supportive services ||| FROM SUZANNE OLSON for PEA PATCH PROJECT ||| On the recently acquired Pea Patch Lane property, OPAL Community Land Trust (OPAL) will provide permanently affordable rental housing with
Guest Opinion | A new vision for Eastsound Water
||| FROM ROBERT AUSTIN, ELISABETH BRITT, BRIAN EHRMANTRAUT, FRED KLEIN, and MICHAEL RIORDAN ||| Openness, Transparency, Accountability and Responsibility — those are the key watchwords for a new vision we wish to propose for Eastsound
Evening Vinyasa Yoga
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| Discover the enriching benefits of Vinyasa yoga with Karol Wilson, DPT, a seasoned physical therapist with 30 years of experience. Held every Tuesday and Thursday at
