Here’s a thought…
“No one, I mean no one, has the right to sit in judgment of who’s American enough.”
MICHELLE OBAMA
Deer Harbor Plan Group Meeting Agenda
Wednesday, September 13, 4 - 5:30 p.m., Deer Harbor Fire Station -- from Anne Marie Shanks -- The Deer Harbor Planning Review Committee will hold a public meeting at the Deer Harbor Fire Station on Wednesday, September 13, 4 to 5:30 p.m. and address the following agenda items: Old Business: Pathways Update
Sheriff’s Report | August 30 – September 5, 2017
-- from San Juan County Sheriff's Office -- August 30, 2017 17-006029 Parking Problem 11:08:58 08/30/17 A Deputy responded to a report of an abandoned vehicle. Vehicle was later impounded as abandoned. 17-006031 Unwanted Person 11:52:11 08/30/17 A Deputy responded to a Lopez Island business for an unwanted person complaint.
Orcas Women’s Coalition Hosts Rep. Lytton at Quarterly Meeting
Sunday, Sept. 17 from 4-6 p.m. at the Orcas Public School Cafeteria -- from Gretchen Krampf for Orcas Women's Coalition -- Orcas Women's Coalition on the move Orcas Women's Coalition (OWC) is a vibrant, energetic network of women and transgender people on Orcas Island, working together to create
Flotsam & Jetsam | Fishing the Atlantics
— a semi-regular humor column by Maurice Austin — Fishing the Atlantics was fun while it lasted, that is we seemed to have them dialed in somewhat, and bloodied up the boat pretty well a couple days’ running, until the ready biters seemed thinned out, and then it was pretty
Wolf Hollow Releases Rehabilitated Harbor Seals
-- from Amy Saxe-Eyle for Wolf Hollow -- After more than two months of care at Wolf Hollow, three harbor seal pups were returned to the wild on Thursday, September 7. Wolf Hollow staff and interns, along with volunteers from the San Juan and Whatcom Marine Mammal Stranding Networks, board members
Letter to the Editor: Public Hospital District Petition Now Circulating
-- by Tom Ritter -- The people of Orcas Island need your assistance. If you are a registered voter please sign the petition to ensure that a Healthcare Service District is on the ballot in April 2018. This petition is circulated this week at various locations. A Washington state law
State Transportation Awards $1M for Electric Car Charging
-- from the office of Gov. Jay Inslee -- For many people, the idea of driving a car powered by a battery seems a little risky. While the traditional gasoline and diesel powered vehicle can travel hundreds of miles before requiring a quick stop at a gas station, electric vehicles
Southern Resident Killer Whales Are Back!
-- from the Center for Whale Research -- [metaslider id=55025] They’re back! For the first time in more than two months, a large assemblage of Southern Resident killer whale pods has returned to the interior waters of the Salish Sea. This population has dramatically decreased in number in recent years,
Dr. Russell, Nurse Practioner Pickard Hired at UW Medicine Orcas Clinic
-- from UW Medicine -- Dr, David Russell, Family Practioner UW Medicine is pleased to announce that Dr. David Russell and Kirsten Pickard, ARNP, will be joining the UW Medicine Orcas Island Clinic effective November 1, 2017. Russell, who has been an Orcas Island resident since 2003, started
Whale Museum’s Summer Lecture Series: Orca Genetic Comparisons
Thursday, September 14, 6:30 p.m., The Whale Museum -- from Tracie Merrill for The Whale Museum -- On September 14, Dr. Lance Barrett-Lennard, Head of the Cetacean Research Program (including the B.C. Cetacean Sightings Network) at the Vancouver Aquarium, will present on genetic comparisons of orca populations in the NE
Frank Loudin Shows Off at Orcas Center
Friday, Sept. 8 from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at Orcas Center -- from Bev Leyman for Orcas Center Visual Arts Committee-- Frank Loudin's show will begin with a reception at 5:30 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 8 at Orcas Center. Frank Loudin is a Show Off! If you need
ImagineFest Unfolds Reality and Vision
Sept. 8 - 10 at Doe Bay Resort -- from imagineorcasisland.com -- Imagination and free expression rock and rule! The Third Annual Imagine Music & Arts Festival comes to Doe Bay Resort this weekend -- a showcase of some of the finest music, art and thinkers of our
Eastsound Planners Review Development Proposals
Thursday, Sept. 7 at 3 p.m. at the Eastsound Fire Hall -- by Margie Doyle -- At its regular monthly meeting tomorrow, the Eastsound Planning Review Committee will hear a County Council update from Council Chair Rick Hughes before discussing its main topics: 1. EPRC Ranking and Prioritizing of Work
Islanders Arrive En Masse at UW Medicine Meeting
Updated Sept. 8 at 11 p.m. -- by Margie Doyle -- After years of losing money and physicians, this month Orcas Medical Center will come under management by UW Medicine to meet the challenges of 21st-century rural medicine. UW Medicine will formally begin its oversight on Monday, Sept. 11 as
Guest Opinion: The Farmed Salmon Spill
-- by Dr. Joe Gaydos from SeaDocSociety -- On August 19 and 20, a net pen owned by Cooke Aquaculture Pacific collapsed, releasing an undetermined number (estimates range from 4,000 to 185,000) of the 305,000 Atlantic salmon being raised there into the waters around Cypress Island, just northwest of Anacortes,
Drivers, Back to School Means Sharing the Road
-- from National Safety Council -- School days bring congestion. Yellow school buses are picking up their charges, kids on bikes are hurrying to get to school before the bell rings, harried parents are trying to drop their kids off before work. It's never more important for drivers to slow
