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
2017 Accessory Dwelling Unit Eligibility Deadline
-- from San Juan County Communications -- San Juan County Department of Community Development (DCD) is accepting applications for detached ADU permits proposed outside of urban growth areas and activity centers until 4:30 pm February
Stankevich Will Head Orcas Elementary
-- from Eric Webb -- It is my great pleasure to announce that Lorena Stankevich will be officially joining OISD’s leadership team as Orcas Elementary School Principal! Our very own Lorena Stankevich will transition from
Letter to Editor | Take School Tour and Vote “Yes”
-- from Tom Baldwin -- I am writing to encourage all residents of Orcas Island to vote FOR the Phase III school bond issue in the special election February 14. Mailing of ballots is scheduled for
Annual Homeless Count to be Completed This Month
-- from San Juan County Communications -- San Juan County’s 2017 Point in Time Homeless Count will be conducted on Thursday, January 26th. Count organizers and volunteers work with local family resource centers, food banks,
Letter to Editor | Let’s Finish the Job
-- from Patsy & Stu Stephens -- Join us in supporting the completion of the School project. This long, careful and excellent work has been undertaken with the support of the Orcas community. But it
Health and Community Services Urges Public Action to Prevent Spread of Influenza
-- from San Juan County Communications -- Flu cases are on the rise in San Juan County, although we are not currently seeing the epidemic levels reported in other parts of Washington state. San Juan
Eastsound Water Sets Efficiency Record for 2016
-- from Eastsound Water -- This week a group of 50 local residents and business owners spent 12 hours developing a new “Vision Statement” for Eastsound. Eastsound Water’s Paul Kamin took part in the process.
Letter to Editor | On That OPALCO Rate Increase
-- from Alex MacLeod -- In what has become an annual event, OPALCO put out a news release the other day letting us know our electricity rates are increasing yet again, this time by another 5%,
Local Democratic Party Moves Left
-- by David Turnoy -- The San Juan County Democratic Party had its biennial reorganization meeting on Saturday, January 14, in Friday Harbor. Many of our Precinct Committee Officers (PCOs) had been elected in the
Breaking News | Orcas Medical Foundation Raises Necessary Funds
-- by Lin McNulty -- Orcas Issues reached out to the Orcas Medical Foundation to inquire about the status of the fundraising effort to bring University of Washington Neighborhood Clinics to Orcas. UW Medicine estimated
Guest Column: “Letter from a Birmingham Jail”
-- by Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. -- 16 April 1963 My Dear Fellow Clergymen: While confined here in the Birmingham city jail, I came across your recent statement calling my present activities "unwise
Friday Harbor Women Also Marching
Saturday, January 21, Noon, San Juan County Courthouse -- from Roberta Michelle Stringer -- Residents of the San Juan Islands are coming together to support human rights and the environment in our county and our
Letter to Editor | Never a Better Time for School Bond
-- from Jim Shaffer-Bauck -- One of the most important investments a community can make is in the education of its youth, an investment that produces returns not only to the students directly benefiting, but
The Promise of Martin Luther King, Jr. Marches On
"I have the audacity to believe that peoples everywhere can have three meals a day for their bodies, education and culture for their minds, and dignity, equality and freedom for their spirits. I believe
Roméo et Juliette: Lovers Sizzle with Combustible Chemistry at Orcas Center
Sunday, January 22, 1 p.m., Orcas Center -- from Susannah Weaver -- Orcas Center presents the New York Met’s Roméo et Juliette by Charles Gounod streaming Live in HD on Sunday, January 22 at 1:00
Local Women Have Their Marching Orders
-- from Mary Gropp -- The 2016 United States Presidential campaign and election received an enormous amount of attention. The upcoming Inauguration has inspired a desire to express feelings about important issues. The Women's March on
