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 | 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
Artworks September featured artist – Ina Drosu
||| FROM BJ ARNOLD for ORCAS ARTWORKS ||| The Artworks featured artist for September is Ina Drosu. Ina started drawing in charcoal a few years ago, mostly small works. The new work "Heracles Ascending" on
Letter to Editor | The Conservation Land Bank deserves our support
||| FROM STEVE SNOWDEN ||| I support the San Juan County Conservation Land Bank (CLB) renewal effort because it is a vital part of maintaining scenic, environmental, and recreational attributes of the San Juan Islands
Generic attack form for Orcasonian readers
||| FROM DANIEL H. GOTTLIEB ||| Due to the frequency and intensity of the ongoing personal, professional, ethical (or lack of same) attacks, propagandistic blasts of emotion, or tantrums we present this generic attack form
Klamath River flows free after the last dams come down, leaving land to tribes and salmon
||| FROM USA TODAY ||| The last of the four dams that nearly destroyed salmon populations on the Klamath River at the California-Oregon border was demolished last week, marking a significant victory for tribes and environmentalists who
Labor Daze – Pride, chaos and kegs on Labor’s First ‘Day’
||| FROM U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR ||| On the morning of September 5, 1882, a crowd of spectators filled the sidewalks of lower Manhattan near city hall and along Broadway. They had come early, well
Prostate Cancer support group
Us TOO, Friday Harbor! ||| FROM MIKE HAMLETTE ||| September is Prostate Cancer Awareness Month. More than 3.3 million men are living with prostate cancer in the U.S., and it is the second leading cause
