Here’s a thought…
“The propagandist’s purpose is to make one set of people forget that certain other sets of people are human.”
ALDOUS HUXLEY
2017 Green Home Tour Almost Here
Saturday, October 7, 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., Orcas Island -- from Ryan Palmateer for San Juan Islands Conservation District -- The 2017 Green Home Tour is here. Join us October 7 at Emmanuel Episcopal Church in Eastsound at 10 a.m. for an introduction to Green Building Technology, Networking and
Letter to Editor | Please Sign Hospital District Petition
-- from Art Lange -- I am writing to encourage everyone in our community who is a registered voter to sign the petition that is being circulated over the next few weeks regarding placing a Public Hospital District for Orcas Island on the April 2018 ballot. I am signing this
Orcas Center Auditioning Roles for “A Christmas Carol”
Wednesday, September 20, Thursday September 21, 6-9 p.m., Orcas Center -- from Susannah Weaver for Orcas Center -- The Orcas Center has chosen "A Christmas Carol" as the Winter show leading the 2017-2018 season. The play will run for five performances on Orcas Center’s main stage. This is the beloved version
New Orcas Off-Leash Area Opening on Friday
-- from Jeff Hanson -- Creating a permanent home for a dog park has been a true community effort, two years in the making. The long anticipated, new Orcas Off-Leash Area (OLA), located adjacent to Buck Park on Mt. Baker Rd., will open this Friday morning, September 15. When the
Top EPRC Recommendations for the Comprehensive Plan Update
-- by Matt Willis -- Over the last two months members of the Eastsound Planning and Review Committee (EPRC), business owners, and Orcas citizens have toiled diligently to begin the process of distilling the output from each of the four working groups tasked to make recommendations to County Council for
UW Medicine Signs Agreements for Orcas Clinic
-- by Margie Doyle -- Director of Rural Primary Care and Operations for UW Medicine Jay Priebe announced on Tuesday, Sept. 12, that the website for the UW Medicine Orcas Clinic is now online. Also, as announced at the Town Hall meeting hosted by UW Medicine Orcas Clinic on Thursday,
Darvill’s Hosts Mystery Author
Thursday, Sept. 14 at 6 p.m. Darvill's Bookstore will host a reading and book signing With Robert Dugoni author of Close to Home- the 5th Tracy Crosswhite mystery. Dugoni is a two-time nominee for the Harper Lee Award for Legal Fiction and the recipient of the Nancy Pearl Award for
Doe Bay Open Mic Sponsors Forest School in September
-- 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 p.m. and Open Mic begins at 7:30 p.m. Come out and support Orcas Island
Five New Exhibitions Grace SJIMA
September 16, 11 a.m., San Juan Islands Museum of Art -- from Diane Martindale -- Michael PetersonCoastal Stack XV, 2017H=28" W=24" D=24"Carved, sandblasted, pigmented madrone burlTen Hollow Elements Art-packed galleries open Part 3 of Dialogues From The Forest at the San Juan Islands Museum of Art (SJIMA) on
Garden Club Will Discuss Growing Berries
Wednesday, September 20, 10 a.m., Orcas Center -- from Helen Huber for Orcas Garden Club - Did you know that we can grow an incredible variety of berries in the Northwest? Thom Thorton from Cloud Mountain Farm will join the Orcas Island Garden Club for a discussion on berries at
Whale of a Show Auditions
Friday, September 15 , 3:30-5 p.m., Saturday, September 16, noon to 1:30, Orcas Center's Black Box -- from Didier Gincig -- It's time to get your individual and group acts together--ages 5-18 and even family acts--for Whale of Show. Performers will share their talents on the Orcas Center stage on
Audition to Become an Oompa-Loompa
Saturday, September 16, 1:30-2 p.m., Orcas Center Black Box -- from Didier Gincig -- Sign up to be an Oompa-Loompa for Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory to be performed at the Orcas Center November 16-19. Ages 5-up. If you can’t make auditions but want to be in the show,
Letter to Editor | Sign the Petition, Then Let’s Discuss
-- from JoEllen Moldoff -- I offer the following to support the Coalition for Orcas Health Care petition: There is a lot of work to be accomplished before we can ask members of our community to vote in April, 2018 on whether or not to approve a Public Hospital District.
Vote Counting Equipment to be Tested
Wednesday, September 20, 11 a.m., Elections Office -- from Milene Henley, San Juan County Auditor -- A “Logic and Accuracy” test of ballot tabulating equipment used in San Juan County for the November 7, 2017 General Election is scheduled for September 20 at 11 a.m. The test works by tallying the
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
Islanders Send a Quarter Ton of Towels to Texas Pets
-- from Toby Brown -- We had a great turnout at the Farmers Market with people bringing bags of towels. Many locals came by and several island visitors. One lady donated the three towels and leash she had in her car, albeit wet from a visit to Mt. Lake. Pawkis
