Here’s a thought…
“I’m calling on Washingtonians – please, don’t be a spark this weekend. Your choices could literally save lives.”
COMMISSIONER OF PUBLIC LANDS DAVE UPTHEGROVE
Letter to Editor | Wait! We Need This
-- from Colleen O'Brien -- It is so gratifying to learn that the University of Washington has reassessed the needs of our community and is willing to serve all patients at the Clinics regardless of varying situations. Wonderful! But that’s not the important part. The commissioners are! They are the
Olga Potluck Will Include Emergency Preparedness Discussion
Saturday, April 14, 5:30 p.m., Olga Community Center -- from Lorna Rhodes -- All are welcome at the Olga Potluck, Saturday, April 14th at the Olga Community Center. Social hour begins at 5:30 and we sit down for dinner at 6:00. After dinner, we will continue our discussion of emergency
Chamber Music Festival Brings Artists-in-Residence, Westerlies Brass Quartet
Monday - Friday, April 23-27 -- from Linda Slone for Chamber Music Festival -- Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival is excited to bring the fun and energetic brass quartet The Westerlies to the San Juan Islands in late April to spread the joy of brass music through community concerts and
And the Science Fair Winners Are…
-- from Emilie Gincig for Funhouse Commons -- The winner of the Richie Moore Rocket Ship of Wonder Award for 2018 was Angelina Riddle. Angelina's Science project was called Walking Water. She did a demonstration of how water moves through Cellulose. The Wandering Wizards (judges) said that Angelina had a
Training Will Focus on Earthquake Damage
Wednesday - Thursday, April 25 - 26, 8:30 - 5 p.m., Friday Harbor -- from Brendan Cowan for County Emergency Management -- San Juan County Department of Emergency Management is hosting a two day training on minimizing and evaluating the damage to buildings from earthquakes. The training is being held
April Poetry | Still Now
Still Now by Margie Doyle Treading softly Dawn lights the sky The cat wants out I stand Still I stand Tears at the ready As is my pen The artist’s easel Face down in the rain The cat cries The sun-starved plants Wilt in the rain I still stand Doing
Madrona Voices | Things to Consider Before PHD Election
-- from Steve Smith for Madrona Voices -- Madrona Voices is operated by Steve and Jennifer Smith of Orcas Island. It is where research and surveys of interest to the community are posted. We considered creating a pro/con report. However, what some people consider a pro, others might consider a
OIFR Calls on Rock Island to…Save Stranded Cat
-- from Dan Burke for Rock Island Communications -- Rock Island responded to a call from Orcas Island Fire on Saturday morning, April 7, 2018, to assist in rescuing a cat. "Bea," an 8-month-old kitten, had been stuck in a tree for three days. By Saturday morning, he had climbed
Renaissance Songs Without Words in Upcoming Salish Sea Early Music Festival
Saturday, April 14, 7 p.m., Orcas Adventist Fellowship Church -- from Jeffrey Cohan -- The Salish Sea Early Music Festival presents Songs without Words: 1550 to 1750 with Montreal's viola da gambist Susie Napper and renaissance and baroque flutist Jeffrey Cohan. An intimate tribute to the power of poetry and
Sheriff’s Office Seeking Husband of Deceased Shaw Woman
-- from Sheriff Ron Krebs, updated April 9 at 5 p.m. -- On Thursday April 5, 2018, the body of Abigail Finney, 38, of Shaw Island was found dead on the property on Blind Bay Road, Shaw Island, where she lived with her husband Eric A. Kulp, formerly known as
Kinder Morgan Suspending “Non-Essential” Funding for Pipeline Project
-- from Karen Mahon and Sven Biggs for Stand.earth -- Today [April 8] in response to widespread opposition from Indigenous leaders, environmental groups, and British Columbia government and residents, Houston, Texas-based Kinder Morgan announced the company is suspending all non-essential spending on construction of its Trans Mountain Pipeline expansion project until May 31. In
Letter to Editor | Seminal PHD Issue is Guaranteeing Access
-- from Dale Heisinger, MD -- On June 5, 1966, I recited the Hippocratic oath before receiving my MD degree. The Oath stated that I was to “apply, for the benefit of the sick, all measures required”, in a “warm, sympathetic, and understanding way.” That oath defined for me the standard
Orcas Island Lit Fest Day-passes Go On Sale This Week
-- from Jule Treneer, OILF -- Due to the widespread demand, the Orcas Island Lit Fest (OILF) announced today [April 8] that single day pass tickets will be made available for purchase at www.oilf.org. Starting Monday, April 9 ticket buyers will have the option of purchasing 1-Day Only tickets allowing
April Poetry | Birds
BIRDS by Jens Kruse I When we first moved to Orcas Island I was thrilled by birds at the extremes: the bald eagles wheeling around each other during mating season, riding the thermals during the summer; and maybe my delight was even greater to greet the rufus humming birds arriving
Letter to Editor | Bargaining Table Leverage
-- from Meg Massey -- Voting yes for the Public Hospital District (PHD) is not a vote for University of Washington Medicine (UW). If the PHD passes, elected commissioners will be able to renegotiate and correct anything in the initial UW contract that hasn’t gone smoothly. They may well consider
Odlin Park Camp Host Wanted
-- from Odlin County Park Staff -- San Juan County Parks is looking for a part time seasonal camp host (with a tent) to be a presence in beautiful Odlin County Park on Lopez Island to assist the public and park staff. Position Details include: Park hosting experience and public relation
