Here’s a thought…
“Live a balanced life. Learn some and think some, and draw and paint and sing and dance and play and work every day some.”
ROBERT FULGHUM
Garden Club Brings “Color Wheel in the Garden”
Wednesday, Sept. 19 at 10 a.m. at Orcas Center -- from Helen Huber for the Garden Club -- Lucy Hardiman The Orcas Island Garden Club welcomes Lucy Hardiman, a nationally recognized garden designer, writer, teacher and speaker, as well as owner and principal of the award-winning Perennial Partners,
Guest Opinion: Many Port Master Plan Comments Dicounted
-- from Norris Carlson -- The Port of Orcas posted its “preferred alternative” for the Master Plan on its site last week, along with a spreadsheet documenting all public comments to date. I perused the 174 pages of public comments, and on a first pass, I would estimate that a
Health Assessment and Intervention Efforts with Scarlet (J-50)
-- from the Friday Harbor Whale Museum -- Brad Hanson, 2016 On September 18, Dr. Brad Hanson, Wildlife Biologist with the NOAA Northwest Fisheries Science Center, will discuss “Health Assessment and Intervention Efforts with Scarlet (J-50).” This lecture will be held at the Whale Museum at 7 p.m.,
Review Preferred Alternative at Port of Orcas Master Plan Meetings
Wednesday Sept. 19 at 2 times and locations -- from Leah Henderson for DOWL and Orcas Island Airport Master Plan Team -- REMINDER - PUBLIC MEETING Port of Orcas Airport Master Plan Wednesday, September 19, 2018 Open House No. 1: 1:00 - 2:00 PM Orcas Island Fire & Rescue 45
Guest Opinion: Saving the Orcas
-- by Gwen Stamm -- The Puget Consumers Co-op https://www.pccmarkets.com/, a chain of locally supported, organic food markets in the greater Seattle area, has taken a bold and decisive step. In an email to its members today it announced that they have made the decision “to stop selling fresh, frozen
Port of Orcas Commissioners to Meet Tomorrow
-- from portoforcas.com -- The REGULAR MEETING of the Port of Orcas Commissioners will be held at the Eastsound Fire Hall of Orcas Island Fire and Rescue,beginning at 6 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 13. The preliminary agenda calls for: CALL TO ORDER at 6:00 P.M. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: August 9,
Celebrating Jewish New Year by Asking Questions
Rosh Hashanah Torah (Bible) Commentary 2018: On the Meaning of a Father Willing to Sacrifice His Son in God’s Name Or, How to Live, According to Genesis 22 -- by David Kobrin -- In the Jewish tradition, to ask questions is valued as much as finding the “correct” answer. It’s
Letter to the Editor: Friends of the San Juans Express Gratitude to our County Council
--by Janet Alderton, Vice-President of the Friends of the San Juans -- On September 5, 2018 San Juan County Council and the Islands' Trust of British Columbia sent an open letter to Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau.This letter urges him to reconsider his decision to triple the capacity of the Trans Mountain
Emergency Preparedness for Seniors Workshop Scheduled
Wednesday, September 12, 1 p.m., Orcas Senior Center -- from Tom Eversole and Vicki O’Keefe for Orcas Senior Center -- September is National Preparedness Month. The needs of Orcas Islanders can vary greatly from mainland folks and from each other. Don’t be caught by surprise when the earth starts shaking and the
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 a Public Records Request - my email to Leah Henderson at DOWL dated August 31,
County-wide Planned Overnight Power Outages
Tuesday, September 25 at 12:30 a.m. & Tuesday, October 23 at 12:30 a.m. -- from Krista Bouchey for OPALCO -- All of San Juan County will be affected by a series of two planned outages necessary for BPA to replace a section of one of the two main power lines
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. The commissioners came to listen, and the majority of time at the meeting was for
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 conduct a survey of the community that asks a number of questions about what you
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. The Great Hunger “Holodomor” of 1932-33, Great Terror 1936-38, as well the annexation of Baltic
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 the buyer of a house or piece of property. And this 0.5% tax will be
New Financial Skills Course Being Offered
-- from San Juan County Communications -- The Joyce L. Sobel (San Juan Island) Family Resource Center and the Economic Development Council are working with Abby Anderson, AmeriCorps VISTA, to offer a five-week financial skills course. This course will guide participants through financial topics such as spending habits, creating a
