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
Vote Now and Help Two Orcas Projects Grow
-- from Ashley Randall-- The Orcas Farm-to-Classroom and Orcas Community Participatory Agriculture need YOUR VOTES to win a Seeds of Change grant. You can help these vibrant programs win popular vote by voting daily for
Council Agrees to Pursue Building ORS “Exchange” on Transfer Site
-- by Margie Doyle -- County Council members agreed unanimously to work with Orcas Recycling Services (ORS) to move forward to building the basic structure for a new Exchange building and looking at lease agreements
Red Tide Arrives Early – UPDATED Story
-- by Lin McNulty -- Staff photo. It's too early in the season for the San Juan County Health Department to be conducting their routine monitoring. So that rusty red tinge we see on
Leading Scientists Recommend Action Plan to Combat Changes to West Coast Seawater
A 20-member scientific panel warns that increases in global carbon dioxide emissions are acidifying waters of the North American West Coast at an accelerating rate; severe ecological consequences are anticipated. -- from Martha Kongsgaard, Marine Resources Advisory Council --
Guest Opinion: Is the Cherry Point Coal Terminal Doomed?
-- by Michael Riordan, updated April 5 at 3:30 p.m. -- Existing piers near Cherry Point. If permitted, the coal terminal would go just beyond the Point. Five years ago, word began leaking
April Poetry | Leif
In recognition of Poetry Month, and to celebrate and highlight our treasure trove of Orcas Island poets, Orcas Issues is pleased and honored to again offer daily poetry during April. “Old” -- Leif -- You
Eastsound Planning Review Committee Agenda
Thursday, April 7 from 3 to 5 p.m. at the Eastsound Fire Hall -- from Pat Ayers for the EPRC-- The Agenda for the Regular Meeting of the Eastsound Planning & Review Committee (EPRC) is
Guest Opinion: Is Broadband Internet Really Just a “Side Benefit” of Fiber Optic Cable Buildout?
--by Steve Jung -- OPALCO has been good to me. I’ve been impressed with the reliability and relatively low cost of the primarily “green” electricity it delivers to the home my wife and I built
Guest Editorial: Theatre an Act of Empathy
-- by Jake Perrine originally posted Nov. 2014, reprinted upon request -- Who Needs Theatre? Photo courtesy of Harry Sircely "Who Needs Performing Arts?" Working with the creative team at Orcas Center this
Ranker Report: Success in Regional Public Health Issues
-- from the office of Senator Kevin Ranker -- Sen. Kevin Ranker, D-Orcas Island,[on April 1, 2016], issued the following statement regarding two [recent] public health victories.. “The decision by SSA Marine to halt the
April Poetry | Sadie Bailey
In recognition of Poetry Month, and to celebrate and highlight our treasure trove of Orcas Island poets, Orcas Issues is pleased and honored to again offer daily poetry during April. Epiphyllum Anguliger in Bloom --
Orcas Issues Announces Subscription Drive & Subscribers’ Party!
Sign up to Support Orcas Issues and Come to our Party on April 8 Keeping our eyes on the prize of excellence in community journalism, we who work to bring you Orcas Issues were surprised
Join the Fun in Moran Park Clean Up
Saturday, April 9th 9am to 4pm at Moran State Park -- from Jackie Daigle -- Friends of Moran in 2011 Come lend a hand at the Annual Clean Up Day at Moran State
Guest Opinion: OPALCO Bylaw Change is Straightforward
-- from Rob Thesman -- If you’re an OPALCO member, you’re being asked to vote up or down on a bylaw change contained in the ballots that are being distributed. While opponents are characterizing the
Choral Society Brings the Masses to Orcas
-- from Lynn Baker -- Orcas Choral Society, 2011 Orcas Choral Society performs two 19th Century masses, one famous, one rediscovered, April 23 and 24 at the Orcas Center. The 1826 Missa Solemnis
Special Fire Commissioners Meeting on Monday
Monday, April 4, at 5:30 pm in the Eastsound Fire Hall A special meeting of the Board of Fire Commissioners (BOFC) for San Juan County Fire Protection District #2 (Orcas Island) will be called to
