Here’s a thought…
“Peace is not something we ask for — it’s something we practice, together.”
WALK FOR PEACE
Letter to Editor | Assumptions, Habits, and Friday Harbor EV Car Show
-- from Bill Appel -- San Juan County is a treasured as a place to live and to visit. Convenience at the expense of the environment is not generally honored here. But habits, arising out of assumptions, are. “Assumptions over time become habits … and then taken for granted ,,,
UW Medicine to Manage Orcas Primary Care Clinic
-- from Susan Gregg, UW Medicine -- UW Medicine has begun work with Island Hospital to transition the management of a primary care clinic located on Orcas Island from Island Hospital to UW Medicine. The two entities are collaborating to ensure that the community will continue to have access to care
Opportunity to Visit, Support, Learn at Orcas Montessori
-- from Teresa Chocano -- Like spring on our gorgeous Orcas Island, visiting in a Montessori classroom any day of the year, is like witnessing Spring! There is a beauty, vibrancy, delight, and excitement in each child as they experience what and who they are becoming. An observer can’t help feeling
Tchaikovsky’s Romantic Tragedy at Orcas Center
Sunday, April 23, 1 p.m., Orcas Center -- from Susannah Weaver -- Orcas Center presents the New York Met’s revival of "Eugene Onegin" by Tchaikovsky streaming Live in HD on Sunday, Apr. 23 at 1 p.m. Box office star Anna Netrebko, singing at the top of her power, is a
Guest Opinion | Protect our Swallow Population
-- from Sadie Bailey -- The swallows have returned late this spring; they'll need to make up for lost time in building their nests. Aerodynamic wonders and superhero insect-eaters, swallow's beautiful acrobatics are a joyful sight, lifting our winter-weary spirits, and announcing that Spring is finally here! Before you pressure-wash
Letter to Editor | I’m For Energy Independence
-- from Bill Severson -- My name is Bill Severson, running for the OPALCO Board of Directors. A longtime resident of the San Juans and a retired Electrical Engineer, I offer the clear choice to return our focus to energy. Why should we send all our money for electricity to
Schedule Appointment for Spring Healing Arts Fair
Saturday & Sunday, May 6 - 7, Healing Arts Center -- from Anita Holladay -- The Healing Arts Center welcomes the community to attend their Spring Healing Arts Fair, on Saturday and Sunday May 6–7. For this fundraiser, offered twice a year, practitioners donate their services; all proceeds support the nonprofit
Island Inspiration All-Star Dance Collective Returns to Orcas Center
Friday - Saturday, April 28 - 29, 6:30 p.m., Orcas Center -- from Orcas Center -- After successive runs of The Nocturnes and Musical Manifestos, the Island Inspiration All-Star Dance Collective is back again with another dazzling, dancing extravaganza. The Deja Vu Classics artfully melds Classical Ballet and Classical Jazz Dance
April Poetry | First Passage from a Work in Progress (to be called The Dive Coast)
First Passage from a Work in Progress (to be called The Dive Coast) -- Jim McKeon -- I dive because I love it How can I put it else? When diving, one enters the kingdom, a ceremony of retinal dream scrolling across a vast screen, a sky of self forgetfulness:
Nobody Does it Like Mother Nature
-- from Rosie Kuhn -- I've heard it said that death is the great equalizer. As true as this statement is, I see that aging too is the great equalizer. Stuff happens as we age, and no matter how much power, money, beauty, or sex-appeal you have, you can't say
Whale Research Center to Participate in “Give Big”
-- from Ken Balcomb, Center for Whale Research -- On May 10, 2017 the Center for Whale Research is joining more than one thousand nonprofits in raising money to help make Greater Seattle a stronger, more vibrant community for all. This is the first year the Center will be participating
Granny’s Attic Sale Donation Deadline Approaches
-- from Arron Redford -- Granny’s Attic will be held Saturday, Apr. 29, from 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. at the Orcas Senior Center. This annual rummage sale is one of the largest fundraisers of the year and you don’t want to miss your chance to participate in this exciting
April Poetry | My art
My art -- JoEllen Moldoff -- fell in love with crayons, then pencils, then pen and ink. It printed letters in straight-back chairs and colored flowers inside the lines. One morning it began to float in the wind, on papers bathed in rainwater, then parched in sunlight. It grew blue
Electric Vehicle Car Show Coming to Friday Harbor
Saturday, April 29, 12:30 - 3:30 p.m., County Parking Lot -- from Ryan T. Palmateer -- Lower your carbon footprint in style at the Friday Harbor Electric Vehicle (EV) Car Show. Come check out a wide variety of electric vehicles, ranging from state-of-the-art to commuter specific, and even hand-built EVs. The
State of the Revolution Livestream on Orcas Island
Sunday, April 23, 1:30 - 3:30, Eastsound Fire Hall -- from Mark Mayer -- It’s been a while since we last held an organizational meeting. If you want to be brought up to speed as to how you can "plug in" to this political movement, both locally and nationally, and
Sheriff’s Report | April 5 – 11, 2017
April 5, 2017 17-001790 Medical Emergency 00:38:43 04/05/17 A Deputy responded to the Sheriff’s Office to deal with an injured inmate. Medication was provided and Correction Officers were notified. 17-001795 Traffic Violation 11:10:39 04/05/17 A Lopez Island man reported a minor collision that had occurred on Fisherman Bay Rd. The
