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
OHS Sailing Team Asks for Support to Attend Regattas
-- from Orcas Youth Sailing -- Last year, when the Orcas High School Sailing Team won the right to represent the Pacific Northwest Region at the team race nationals, we asked for your financial help. The response was amazing and we still thank you for that support. This year the Team
County Recording Fees to Increase June 7
-- from Milene Henley, County Auditor -- Recording fees in Washington State will increase by $25 on June 7, 2018. The State Legislature increased the surcharge to fight homelessness by $22, from $40 to $62. It also increased the surcharge for affordable housing programs by $3, from $10 to $13.
Letter to Editor | What a Wonderful Carnivale It Was
-- from Orcas Montessori School Community -- What a wonderful “Carnivale” and fundraiser Orcas Montessori School hosted on April 28 to benefit the young children of Orcas Island. So many local and off island friends and businesses contributed to the success of this event, along with the parents and Board. Their
Master Gardeners Will Be at Farmers Market
Saturday, May 19, 10 a.m. - 1 p.m., Village Green -- from Dianne Macondray for Orcas Master Gardeners -- Be sure to visit us at the Master Gardener Table at the Farmers Market on May 19 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Bring your plant problem questions with a fresh
Passing the Torch: Brittney Maruska at Orcas Island Historical Museum
-- by Matt Willis, Orcas Issues reporter -- Brittney Maruska, Executive Director of Orcas Historical Museum Unlike museums that simply serve as a place to view aging relics, the Orcas Island Historical Museum is the home and loving archive for our Island's stories - stories that resonate strongly
Ladies’ Spring Luncheon Features Storyteller
Saturday, May 26, 11:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m., Orcas Senior Center -- from Meredith Griffith for Orcas Community Church -- Come explore the power of laughter, and of finding and sharing our life stories this May with joyful storyteller Donna Oiland. “In the olden days,” Oiland says, “people used to
Letter to Editor | Rick Larsen’s Conflict in Resolving Impact of Navy Growlers
-- from Michael Karp -- Rick Larsen's corporate campaign contributions from Navy Growler stakeholders pose a severe conflict in representing his constituents’ interests when it comes to addressing the impacts of Growlers on our well-being, our declining population of orcas, declining property values from noise impacts, and poisoning of water on
Help SeaDoc Society Give Salish Sea Books to Students at Camp Orkila
-- from Justin Cox for SeaDoc Society -- Stellar Sea Lions, British Columbia, Vancouver Island, Salish Sea, Canada The SeaDoc Society wants to give copies of their new children’s book to thousands of students who will experience Camp Orkila this summer. Thanks to the local GiveOrcas.org campaign, you
Health Care District Sets Meeting Schedule
-- from Patty Miller for Orcas Health Care District -- The Orcas Island Health Care District (San Juan County Public Hospital District #3) has established their regular meeting time and location. The meetings will occur every Tuesday from 4 to 6 p.m. at the Eastsound Firehall. Due to scheduling conflicts
Sheriff’s Report | May 2 – 8, 2017
-- from San Juan County Sheriff's Office -- Wednesday, May 2, 2018 18-002811 Animal at Large 07:55:01 05/02/18 A Lopez Island Deputy responded to a dogs at large call. The dogs were located and returned to the owner's property. It was determined the dog owner's recently installed gate with a
Yakima Doing Its Best, But…
-- from Washington State Ferries -- The M/V Yakima has been unable to keep its schedule since sustaining propeller damage on April 22, despite WSF’s efforts to repair the propeller blade. Because there is currently no standby vessel available to substitute for the Yakima, WSF has decided to keep the
It’s Fawn Season
-- from Shona Aitken for Wolf Hollow -- This is the time of year when we receive lots of calls at Wolf Hollow from people who find small fawns all alone and are concerned because they’re not with their Mom. But a young fawn lying curled up in the grass
Guest Opinion: Sheriff’s Office Failures Deeply Troubling
--by Alex MacLeod -- It has been a little over a month since Abigail Finney’s body was found in the trunk of her husband’s car parked behind the house they shared on Shaw Island. It turns out her body had been there for more than four months. In those four-plus
Boaters: Avoid West Side of San Juan Island
-- from State Department of Fish and Wildlife -- State fish and wildlife managers are asking anglers and other boaters to avoid an area along the west side of San Juan Island in an effort to protect a dwindling population of southern resident killer whales. Despite state and federal government
Sidewalk to Stay on Haven Road Plans
-- by Margie Doyle -- San Juan County Council: from left Jamie Stephens, Rick Hughes, Bill Watson After years of re-jiggering options in public discussion at Eastsound Planning Review Board (EPRC) meetings and in conversations and renderings by county public works and planning staff, the County Council voted
Dance, Donate, Dance for a Good Time, Good Cause
Saturday, May 26, 8 p.m., Odd Fellows Hall -- from Bill Gincig -- A Spring Dance will be held at the Odd Fellows Hall on May 26. The dance will feature the big band sounds of Orcatrazz and will start at 8 p.m. The dance is by donation with monies
