Here’s a thought…
“No one, I mean no one, has the right to sit in judgment of who’s American enough.”
MICHELLE OBAMA
School Board Reviews Legislature’s McCleary “Solution”
-- by Margie Doyle -- Orcas Island School District board members, from left: Janet Brownell, Scott Lancaster, Chris Sutton and Tony Ghazel, ponder the impacts of the new education bill in response to the McCleary decision. Dan Steele, Assistant Executive Director of the Washington Association of School Administrators
Fire Commission to Muster in Monday Meeting
Monday, October 16, 5:30 p.m., Eastsound Fire Station -- from Orcas Fire & Rescue -- With no new business on the agenda for this month, the Board of Fire Commissioners will convene in a regularly-scheduled meeting on Monday, October 16, 5:30 p.m., at the Eastsound Fire Station Items on the
Hiking Naked Author to Read at Darvills
Wednesday, October 18, 6 p.m., Darvills Bookstore -- by Lin McNulty -- Looking for a book to peacefully settle into? Iris Graville's Hiking Naked: A Quaker Woman's Search for Balance, then, is your perfect companion. Finding only stress and unanswered questions after 20 years in nursing, she convinces her husband
Bellini’s Norma Set to Dazzle Audience
Sunday, October 22, 1 p.m., Orcas Center -- from Susannah Weaver for Orcas Center -- Orcas Center presents the New York Met’s revival of Norma by Bellini streaming Live in HD on Sunday, October 22 at 1 p.m. Join us for the official opening of the Met, complete with a
Third Time’s the Charm for Navy Rescue
-- from Whidbey Naval Air Station -- A Search and Rescue (SAR) team from Naval Air Station (NAS) Whidbey Island rescued an injured climber in the Olympic National Park on Wednesday October 11, 2017. The October 11 rescue was the third attempt to locate this particular hiker. Two earlier attempts on Tuesday were
Letter to Editor | Re-elect Barbara Bedell, Fire Commissioner
-- from Norm & Christy Zimlich -- The upcoming November 7, 2017 election will include two candidates competing for Orcas Fire Commissioner #3, the position which has been held by Barbara Bedell since her 2009 appointment to a vacancy, followed by her 2011 election for a full six-tear term. Opposing
I Wonder What You See
-- by Rosie Kuhn -- This morning I received a beautiful email from friend my Jeff Otis, whose home is also on Turtleback, a little bit higher than mine, with a view that is more open and expansive. In this email, Jeff writes: “Sometimes when I look out my office
History Matinee: Quarrying and Limemaking in the San Juan Islands
Sunday, October 22, at 3 p.m. in the Eastsound Fire Hall -- by Carol Kulminski for the Orcas Historical Museums -- Boyd C. Pratt has recently published a book called Lime: Quarrying and Limemaking in the San Juan Islands. Boyd is a popular speaker and has presented outstanding programs for
Area Code Not Necessary When Dialing 911
-- by Lin McNulty -- In January 2017, everyone with a landline phone received a notification that Western Washington was getting a new area code. Not really a new area code, per se, but an overlay area code. When the changeover went into full effect July 29, 2017 it became
Letter to Editor | In Support of Levy, Life, and Love
-- from Greg White -- Most of you who know me, know my children, and in particular know my daughter Erin. If you don’t know Erin let me tell you a little about her. Erin has autism among some other developmental disabilities. Erin is not defined by her disabilities, but
Sheriff’s Report | October 4 – 10, 2017
-- from San Juan County Sheriff's Office -- October 4, 2017 17-007065 Trespassing 10:25:00 10/04/17 A Lopez Island deputy investigating a trespassing complaint found a subject having a medical emergency. EMS was summoned and the subject was sent to a mainland hospital. 17-007068 Fraud 16:10:38 10/04/17 A Deputy took a
Maori Elders to Visit Orcas for Healing Circle
Friday, October 20, 7 - 9 p.m., Odd Fellows Hall -- from Samara Shaw -- Waikara Master, Tohunga, and Maori Elder Mauta Kumar, from New Zealand, offer a series of Mass Expansion Healing Circles for the lands and people of Turtle Island (The Americas). Returning from his work in the
Spaghetti on Sunday to Help Harvey Victims
Sunday, Oct. 15 from 11:30 am — 12:30 p.m. at the Community Church -- by Brian Moss -- Hurricane Harvey hit the Texas coast on Friday, August 25. Damage from the storm and subsequent flooding is widespread. It will take months, and in some cases years, for Houston and the
Eastsound Planners Map Out 2018 Work
-- by Margie Doyle -- Eastsound Planning Review Committee members set priorities for their 2018 work plan The Eastsound Planning Review Committee (EPRC) agreed on five top work plan priorities at its monthly meeting on Oct. 5. They also encouraged the community to complete the Eastsound Vision Survey,
Letter to Editor | Join Me in Support of School Bond, Levy
-- from Rick Hughes -- I support the upcoming school maintenance bond and field levy and I ask for your support on both. The time is now for much needed maintenance improvements across the school district. Our children on Orcas and Waldron deserve a modern, comfortable and safe environment to
School Board to Meet in All-day Retreat
Saturday, October 14, 9 a.m., School Library -- from Orcas Island School District -- The Orcas Island School Board will meet in an all-day retreat on Saturday, October 14 to discuss the following items: • *Approve School Board Protocols • Dan Steele –WASA re McCleary & EHB 2242 • High
