Here’s a thought…
“No protracted war can fail to endanger the freedom of a democratic country.”
ALEXIS DE TOCQUEVILLE
Park & Ride Work Makes Headway
-- from Jesse Douglas-Seitz, Project Engineer -- Clearing and grubbing is substantially complete. A tub grinder was on site this week and processed all of the stumps and debris piles into wood chips. Construction Activities The contractor will be stripping and stockpiling topsoil and beginning roadway excavation next week. After excavatable
The Aging Dreamer – The Ageless Dreamer
-- from Rosie Kuhn -- "There are literally no limits to what you may now choose to experience within the context of this physical form.... One must now take total responsibility for the focused intent that underlies one's choices." --Oneness, p.299 As I read these words of "Oneness," I ask
April Poetry | She Still Thinks She Can Change Him
She Still Thinks She Can Change Him -- Bruce Adkins -- She walks loneliness tightroped between the desire for love and the constancy of despair Convinced this is her only chance for love she holds onto the long discarded ghost she met years ago like the molted shell of a
Don’t Miss Annual Master Gardeners Spring Plant Sale
Saturday, May 13, 9 a.m., Mullis Center -- from Mo Sloane -- Hundreds of organic vegetable starts and perennials, all lovingly grown and nurtured by San Juan County Master Gardeners, will be on sale at the Mullis Center, Saturday May 13 at 9 a.m. – just in time for Mother’s
April Poetry: Confluent Pearls
-- by Susan Malins -- We are confluent pearls Twining tight to choke our world, Deranged but for the heartbeat. Consenting minds enshrine themselves And bow and coil and suture, Meat tongues do flap in constant rap And swell to slur the wonder. “We know not what we do!” Untrue.
Eastsound Sewer / Water Calls Special Meeting
Monday, May 1, 4 p.m., EWUA District Office -- from Susan Kimple -- Eastsound Sewer and Water District Notice of Special Meeting Notice is Hereby Given that the Board of Commissioners of the Eastsound Sewer and Water District will hold a Special Meeting on Monday, May 01, 2017 at 4
Senior Center Art to Exhibit “A Gentleman’s View”
Reception: Saturday, May 6, 5 - 7 p.m., Senior Center -- from The Senior Center Visual Arts Committee -- There are many talented and accomplished artists who live on Orcas Island. Although women make up the majority, men are also represented. They are painters, sculptors, potters, wood carvers, print makers and more.
Sheriff’s Report | April 19 – 25, 2017
April 19, 2017 17-002111 Accident-HitRun 09:48:59 04/19/17 A Deputy was dispatched to a Hit and Run Unattended in Friday Harbor. A report was taken. 17-002115 Boating Problem 14:01:28 04/19/17 A Lopez Island deputy was called to the Hunter Bay boat ramp regarding children kayaking that were being blown further offshore
SJ National Monument Not on Trump’s List
-- by Lin McNulty -- On Apr. 26, 2017 the White House initiated an executive order authorizing the review of national monuments designated since Jan. 1, 1996. The order targets monuments of more than 100,000 acres in size or that were "made without adequate public outreach and coordination with relevant stakeholders."
Rock of Orcas Spotlights Orcas Center Benefit
May 11 - 13, 18 - 20, 7:30 p.m., Orcas Center -- from Susannah Weaver, Orcas Center -- Opening on May 11, Orcas Center will feature Rock of Orcas, a concert celebrating the 4rth Annual Benefit Performance for Orcas Center. Rock of Orcas unites the creative team of Grace McCune
Governors Issue Statement on Offshore Drilling
-- from Chase Gallagher, Gov. Inslee's Office -- Governor Jay Inslee, California Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr., and Oregon Governor Kate Brown issued the following statement today in response to a presidential executive order to revise offshore oil and gas leasing in federal waters: “Today’s unilateral action is short-sighted. For good
Pigs, Plants, and Pickett: A Peek into Our History
-- from Amy Nesler, San Juan Visitors Bureau -- Who would have thought a trespassing pig could start a war? Only in Washington’s San Juan Islands. Discover this and other colorful stories during History Lives Here – National Historic Preservation Month in the San Juan Islands. During the month of
April Poetry | South
South -- Carla Stanley -- Marty Graw Sister Purse of the Clasped Hands Queen of the Leaning Mean part party part zydeco she'll go out with the bad the good or her own flow and be the dream you'll not wake with nor sleep in part zebra part windstorm she's
Inslee on Renewed Efforts to Repeal ACA
-- from Governor Inslee's Office -- Gov. Jay Inslee released a statement today on renewed congressional efforts to repeal the Affordable Care Act. The bill under consideration, if passed, would shift $1.4 billion a year in costs to Washington or take health care away from more than 700,000 working people
And the Good Steward Awards Go To…
-- from Amy M. Nesler, San Juan Islands Visitors Bureau -- The envelope, please... Yes, the time has come to hand out the much-anticipated Finnies, and what better time than Earth Day to award those who have been Good Stewards to our Islands community? There were so many good nominations it was
NAS Whidbey Rescues Sauk Mountain Hiker
-- from Mike Welding -- A Search and Rescue (SAR) team of five from Naval Air Station (NAS) Whidbey Island rescued a hiker off of Sauk Mountain in Concrete, Wash., the evening of Saturday, Apr. 22, 2017. Around 7 p.m. the base’s SAR Alert crew launched in response to a report
