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“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
Wild San Juan Lectures Return to Whale Museum
-- from Tracie Merrill for The Whale Museum -- Wild San Juan Lectures are back. The Whale Museum is pleased to welcome Shona Aitken, Wolf Hollow’s Education Curator, back as part of a free, collaborative 2018 Spring and Summer Lecture Series at 7 p.m. at The Whale Museum on the following dates: Tuesday,
Letter to Editor | Vote Bill Bangs For Hospital District Commissioner
-- from Dennis and Lynn Baker -- For a caring heart plus a sharp brain with a sharp pencil, vote Bill Bangs for the Public Hospital District commissioner position 4. With a long family history on Orcas but a recent full-time resident, Bill has a deep love of our community
April Poetry | Window Seat
Window Seat by Lin McNulty If I were to see you on the ferry seated, alone on the long bench seat at the window, I would sit next to you face you one leg under me my head above yours my arm across the back of the long bench seat.
Letter to Editor | Vote for PHD and Boteler, But Not For Me
-- from Steve Hulley -- This week the County is mailing out ballots for Orcas residents to vote on two important measures: a tax initiative to provide the financial support that is needed for primary healthcare to survive on our island, and, contingent on that initiative passing, the opportunity to
Letter to Editor | We Can’t Wait to Vote for Diane Boteler
-- from Kate Pruett, Cindy Jones, Doug Fawcett, and Jim Bredouw -- We have recently read a list of responsibilities for hospital commissioner and it is clear to us how vitally important it is to get the right people for these positions. We are thrilled that Diane L. Boteler, M.D. is
April Poetry | Explain
Explain by Carla Stanley The sound has stars in its eyes while the water walks on water silver footprints rest then ripple dance step hints like the copper ones on Broadway frogs chorus line in time as daylight saves itself from going to bed early were we ever in charge
April Poetry | While Stationed in Germany
-- from Bruce Adkins -- While stationed in Germany Ed Wilson had eight wheels The first four belonged to a 1960 Volkswagen bug 40 horses of economic reliability Light and susceptible to high winds or passing semis, hills and tight corners yet practical as a Bavarian hiking boot The other
Letter to Editor | Vote Yes on Public Hospital District
-- from Clark and Joanne Cundy -- We would like to voice our support, and will be VOTING FOR a local Public Hospital District (PHD) here on Orcas Island. We urge our fellow islanders to come together as we have done many times in the past on different projects and
Another “Eggcellent” Egg Hunt at Moran State Park
-- from Don Webster for Orcas Lions Club -- On Saturday, March 31, the Orcas Island Lions Club held its annual Easter Egg Hunt at Moran State Park. About 145 children participated with their friends and family in attendance. The number of children is about 20 more than recent years
County Fair Reveals 2018 Fair Poster
-- from San Juan County Fair -- The San Juan County Fair is excited to announce the collaborative creation of Grace Brown and Kristine Brown of San Juan Island. Their interpretation of the 2018 theme "Rockin' the Salish Sea" was chosen by the Fair Board as the 2018 Poster! Read
Letter to Editor | Boteler’s Experience Can’t Be Beat
-- from Dr. Kathy Weisenburger, MD, Ken Weisenburger, and Rachel Weisenburger -- Among the many qualified candidates for health commissioner positions, I believe Dr Diane Boteler to be especially suited to be a Public Health Commissioner. She has an extensive medical career focused in both family and rural health care
April Poetry | We the People
We the People by Leif We the People create this document. Not as holy writ en-tomed to dun our neighbors with - sanctify their slaughter? A Right: society’s gift. “Inalienable” and ‘Civil,’ we grant a Right an agreement consecration in complementary obligation: To Protect. If your “Right” causes harm, you
How Would the Public Hospital District Affect Medical Services on Orcas Island?
-- by Susan McBain, Orcas Issues reporter -- Providers of primary, urgent, and emergent health care came together Thursday evening, March 29, to answer questions about their services and how these might be affected by voters’ approval or disapproval of a Public Hospital District (PHD) on April 24. The meeting
Step Up, Folks. County Needs Your Service
-- from San Juan County Communications -- The County Council is searching for San Juan County citizens to fill current and upcoming vacancies on various boards and commissions. Additional information about each committee is available on the County's website at sanjuanco.com/641/Board-Committee-Vacancies. Persons interested in serving on a board or advisory
Doe Bay Open Mic Sponsors KWIAHT in April
-- from Doe Bay Music -- Join island visitors and residents to share music, spoken word, and other performances on the night when we come together in that ancient ritual of community and communion. The Café is open from 5-10 pm and Open Mic begins at 7:30 pm. Come out
Guest Opinion | SJIMA Exhibit Portrays Refugee Plight
-- from Moriah Armstrong -- When I walked into the San Juan Islands Museum of Art, the current exhibit “Substrate: Underlying Currents” took my breath away. Once again Orcas Island artists Susan Singleton, Hannah Alex-Glasser, and Kandis Susol have collaborated and created an exhibition that touches the heart and inspires compassion
