Here’s a thought…
“No protracted war can fail to endanger the freedom of a democratic country.”
ALEXIS DE TOCQUEVILLE
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
Salish Sea Early Music Festival Returns
-- from Jeffrey Cohan -- The Salish Sea Early Music Festival presents Spring Baroque Festival, to include three contrasting performances of early orchestral and chamber music on period instruments at the Orcas Adventist Fellowship Church on Orcas Island. — May 21: The Able Virtuoso "The Able Virtuoso" on Monday, May
Interested in Researching Your Family Tree?
Tuesday, May 15, 10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m., Orcas Library -- from Kathi Ciskowski -- The Orcas Island Genealogy Club is free and open to anyone who is interested in exploring family genealogy, whether you have years of experience or want to begin this rewarding pursuit. The monthly meetings will
Whatcom County Veteran Navigator Coming to Assist Military Veterans on Orcas
Saturday, May 19, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m., Orcas School Cafeteria -- from Jana Webb -- If you served in the military, we would like to help you access your VA Benefits: Need to enroll in VA Health Care? Need a DD214 (Military Discharge Papers)? Need Information about your VA
Orcas Center Seeks Executive Director
-- from Cynthia Abolin, Orcas Center Board President -- The Orcas Center for the Performing and Visual Arts seeks applications for the position of Executive Director. Orcas Center boasts an extraordinary facility and arts community dedicated to theater, music, dance, and visual arts through performances, classes, outreach programs, gallery exhibitions,
In Memoriam | Margaret E. Philbrick, 1919-2018
-- from Martha Farish -- On April 30 Margaret Philbrick, 98 years old, died peacefully in Bellingham in the home she shared with her daughter Julie Gorrell. Margaret first came to Orcas in 1925 by private boat to visit Nell Philbrick of Orcas Landing. Nell was the aunt of Warren
Orcas Center Announces Auditions for Black Box Production “Hand to God”
Thursday - Friday, May 17 - 18, 6 p.m., Orcas Center -- from Robert Hall for Orcas Center -- "Hand to God" is an adult comedy with hand puppets – and it was the most-produced play in the U.S. in 2014. There will be auditions for “Hand to God’s” five
Guest Opinion: “Orcas Island Health Care District” Commission Holds First Meeting
-- by Leif -- On Tuesday afternoon [May 8], our brand new “Health Care District” commission held its first formal meeting. It began with with some foundational work as all good structures do. The assembled commission [Diane Boteler, Richard Fralick, Pegi Groundwater, Art Lange, and Patty Miller] and community participants
Orcas Island Library Closed Thursday, May 10
-- from Martin Arnold for the Orcas Island Library -- The Orcas Island Library will be closed for Staff Training all day Thursday, May 10, 2018. The Library will reopen Friday, May 11 at 10:00am.
“The Fretless” Fiddle Foursome this Thursday Night!
Thursday May 10 at 7:30 pm at Orcas Center Want to hear top-of-their-form, young, traditional yet energetic fiddlers? Then come to Orcas Center this Thursday night to hear "The Fretless" -- four guys who in the last five years have made five award-winning albums, including Canada's folk music, instrumental and
From the Collection: Photos of Eastsound Opens at Orcas Island Historical Museum
-- from Carol Kulminski -- Our 2018 featured exhibit showcases 75 historical Eastsound images from the Museum’s archives. Photos of Eastsound marks over 120 years of change in the life and spirit of Eastsound on Orcas Island. The exhibit traces the dramatic evolution from an expanse of orchards in the 1890s,
Trash, Fashion to Meld at Exchange Swap Meet
Saturday, May 26, 2 p.m., Orcas Grange -- from Orcas Recycling Services -- Orcas Recycling Services/The Exchange announced it will be holding its second “Trashion Fashion Show” at 2 p.m. during the “Exchange at The Grange” Swap Meet, on Saturday, May 26, 2018 (Memorial Day Weekend). The Swap Meet will
Guest Column: Welcome to the Age of Agrarians
-- from Alex Wolf -- Alex Wolf When a 92-year-old veteran of the Battle of the Bulge offers you a ham sandwich and a glass of wine for lunch at his table, you don't reply that you are a vegetarian, or that you don't drink before 5 p.m.
