Here’s a thought…
“No one, I mean no one, has the right to sit in judgment of who’s American enough.”
MICHELLE OBAMA
Emmanuel Market Day a Rummage Sale, Yes, But So Much More…
Saturday, July 29, 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., Emmanuel Episcopal Church -- from Lynn Baker -- Paintings by Orcas Island artists…. sterling silver candlesticks…an American Girl doll with lots of accessories…This is a rummage sale? While we’ll have plenty of glassware, gardening and shop tools, housewares, linens, a whole church
Your San Juan County Fair: Facts, History, Trivia, and Funding
-- from Barbara Bevens for The San Juan County Fair Board -- Did you know that the San Juan County Fair is self-supporting? Indeed, it is the only county entity that is. Funding sources are primarily by grants, sponsorships and donations. The biggest single grant comes from the State of
WSF Adds a Ferry to San Juans Route
-- from Washington State Ferries -- Beginning Saturday, July 29, M/V Chelan will join the Anacortes/San Juan Islands/Sidney route as the international vessel. M/V Hyak, M/V Samish, M/V Elwha, and M/V Tillikum will serve the domestic sailings. This will restore the route to full capacity, and regular Summer 2017 schedule
Four Rescued by Navy in Two Calls to Whatcom County
-- from Mike Welding for NAS Whidbey -- Search and Rescue (SAR) teams from Naval Air Station (NAS) Whidbey Island conducted two rescues Monday, July 24, 2017, both of which were in Whatcom County. The first rescue occurred late in the afternoon. Around 3:30 p.m. NAS Whidbey Island received notification from the
San Juan County Fair Announces Music & Entertainment Line-up
-- from Ashley King for San Juan County Fair -- Dylan Clifthorne. Photo by Ashley King The San Juan County Fair is beginning to release its 2017 entertainment line-up. Music headliners are Kuinka (Formerly Rabbit Wilde), local favorites The Fabulous Rhythmatics, The Olson Bros Band (country rock from
Flotsam & Jetsam | Distracted Driving on Horseshoe Highway
— a semi-regular humor column by Maurice Austin — It would be a relief if Washington State motorists heralded the recent distracted driving legislation as a boon to automotive centeredness, to a renewed focus on operator responsibility for plunging a 2,000-pound shell of steel and plastic and aluminum at break-neck
Inslee Releases Statement on Trump Transgender Edict
-- from Tara Lee for Governor Inslee's Office -- "Washington is home to one of the nation’s largest active duty military populations with more than 100,000 active duty men, women and civilians working at our state’s six world-class military installations. President Trump’s announcement that he intends to ban transgender individuals
This Month’s Art Walk Includes an After Party
Thursday, July 27, 5 p.m., Eastsound. After Party 7 p.m., Random Howse -- from Michele Wiley -- Three Thursdays during the summer, (next Art Walk 7/27) enjoy a leisurely stroll on the streets of downtown Eastsound visiting diverse, awesome and intriguing art galleries and shops displaying arts and crafts made
Fire on the Island Last Night – UPDATED Story
-- from Marla Johns, Public Information Officer, Orcas Island Fire and Rescue -- UPDATE: 3:30 p.m., July 25: Orcas Island Fire crews have been on scene of the Minnow Creek Fire since approximately 3 a.m. Crews from San Juan Fire and Department of Natural Resources responded and assisted in the extinguishment
Lecture Preview: The Future of Journalism with Hedrick Smith
Friday, July 28 at p.m. at 7 p.m. at Orcas Center -- by Margie Doyle -- Hedirck Smith, NY Times reporter, Frontline producer and founder of Reclaim the American Dream (reclaimtheamericandream.org) Hedrick Smith, an innovator as well as an institution in journalism, will speak as an Orcas Currents
Whidbey Rescues Two from Olympics and Cascades
-- from Mike Welding for NAS Whidbey -- Search and Rescue (SAR) teams from Naval Air Station (NAS) Whidbey Island conducted two rescues this past weekend, one on Saturday evening, July 22 and another on Sunday, July 23, 2017. The first rescue was in the Olympic Mountains the second in
Gov. Inslee Comments on Historic Health Care Vote
-- from Washington State Governor Jay Inslee -- “It’s inconceivable that any of our nation’s leaders think our health care system will be improved by ripping away health care from 22 million Americans and vastly increasing the costs for millions more. “President Trump promised Americans he would improve our health
Local Conservation Artist Goes Global
-- from Kim Middleton -- Orcas Island artist Kim Middleton joins eleven artists in an inaugural delegation to Qingdao, China in August for the International Exhibit of Nature in Art. Artists for Conservation (AFC) carefully selected the delegation from its 500 international members. Middleton's award-winning art, coupled with her career
Library Looks Ahead to More Changes
-- from Sandra Wilson -- It is becoming more and more clear that the Grand Opening was just the beginning of the changes that will be happening this coming year at the expanded Library. Fourteen Hundred People (!!) were at the Grand Opening to see the nearly finished and fully
Body Found on San Juan Ruled a Suicide
-- from Sheriff Ron Krebs -- On Thursday July 20, Jonathan Tapia-Rojas was reported missing by his family. It was reported he had not been seen since Tuesday. On Saturday morning a Friday Harbor resident found a deceased body in the woods off Finnegan Ridge Road. The deceased was identified
San Juan County Scholars Shine at Regional Co-op Leadership Camp
-- from Krista Bouchey for OPALCO -- Youth Rally group at the Idaho State Capitol Six San Juan County high-school students attended the Co-op Youth Rally at The College of Idaho as part of OPALCO’s Nourdine Jensen Cooperative Youth Scholarship Program. During the week-long leadership camp in July,
