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 the Editor: Response to Port Public Records Request Alarming
-- by Sadie Bailey -- I asked our Airport Manager, Tony Simpson, to explain how our comments to DOWL would be used to effect the Preferred Plan. Anyone can ask for this email chain in
Health District Holds First Town Hall Meeting
-- by Susan McBain -- What are the community’s most important concerns with regard to health care? That was the focus of the Orcas Island Health Care District’s (OIHCD’s) Town Hall on Saturday, September 9.
Participate in Madrona Voices Health Care Survey
-- from Steve Smith of Madrona Vocies -- Your opinion matters! The Orcas Island Health Care District commissioners want to hear from you as they are making decisions. They are working with Madrona Voices to
Classes at the Library Explore America and the World After 1945
Tuesdays, 5:30-7:30 p.m. at the Orcas Library, Sept 11 -- Oct 16 -- from the Orcas Island Public Library -- There was good reason to fear and distrust the Soviet empire after World War II.
Letter to the Editor: Supporting the Home Fund is Supporting the County
-- by Helen Bee -- Please join me in supporting the county Home Fund. First off, let me say loudly that this is not a property tax! A Real Estate Excise Tax is paid by
Guest Opinion: My Baby Died . . . DO SOMETHING!
-- by Toby Cooper -- For 17 days in July and August, all of America witnessed the searing drama of a powerful marine predator, Tahlequah or “J 35”, morphing before us into a grieving parent,
Deer Harbor Monthly Meeting this Wednesday
Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2018 at the Deer Harbor Fire Station at 4 p.m. 4-5:30PM The Deer Harbor Plan Review Committee (DHPRC) has posted the following agenda for its regular monthly meeting: Chair: Call to Order,
Orcas Food Co-op, A Leader in Sustainability for the San Juan Islands
-- from Susannah Weaver -- Orcas Food Co-op, which opened its doors in 2014, has placed being a model sustainable enterprise at the heart of its mission. For its efforts, the Co-op was the recipient
County Councilman Hughes Reports to EPRC
-- by Margie Doyle -- The Eastsound Planning Review Committee (EPRC) -- which bears our island's closest resemblance to an official town hall, conducted by a county-appointed advisory committee -- heard on Thursday, Sept. 6,
Nutrition Talk: Plant-based for Human and Planetary Health
Monday, September 17, 5:30 p.m., Orcas Library -- from Gigi Carter -- To transform the way consumers and organizations view the relationship between food and its role in chronic diseases and environmental sustainability, entrepreneur and
Physicist Sidney Perkowitz to Discuss His Book Frankenstein
Sunday, September 16, 4 p.m., Orcas Center -- from Michael Riordan for Orcas Currents -- Two hundred years ago, Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley created one of the most famous novels ever written, Frankenstein — a remarkable
Letter to the Editor: Help Stop the Madness in Washington, DC
-- from David Turnoy, San Juan County Democrats Chair -- If you are as concerned as I am about where the current president and his administration are taking this country, you are certainly not alone.
Governor Inslee to Attend Global Climate Action Summit
-- from the office of Governor Jay Inslee -- Gov. Jay Inslee will participate in The Global Climate Action Summit next week. The event brings together people from around the world to acknowledge climate achievements
EPRC Urged to Promote Actions to Save the Killer Whales
-- by Margie Doyle -- Toby Cooper, who at the last EPRC meeting issued a call for immediate action on behalf of the Southern Resident Killer Whales (SRKW) who face extinction (orcasissues.com/eprc-considers-a-plea-for-our-orcas/), spoke in advance
Auditions Coming for Whale of a Show
Friday Sept. 14 and Saturday Sept. 15 at Orcas Center -- from Didier Gincig -- Whale of a Show brings Orcas youngsters and families to Orcas Center Stage. It'll be a Whale of
Editorial: Independent, Relevant News and Opinions –Thank You for Your Support
--Margie Doyle -- No wonder, as a friend said recently, we're all feeling a bit waspish lately. Some of the issues affecting Orcas Island, San Juan County, the Pacific NW, the United States nation, and
