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“Drama is life with the dull bits cut out.”
ALFRED HITCHCOCK
Deer Harbor Plan Review Committee Agenda
Tuesday, March 7, 4 - 5:30 p.m., Deer Harbor Fire Station -- from Wes Heinmiller -- Deer Harbor Plan Review Committee Public Meeting Deer Harbor Fire Station #24 Mar. 7, 2017 4 - 5:30 p.m. 1. Chair: Call to order, Quorum, Minutes of last meting. 2. Chair will recognize public
Rainshadow Runners Take Over Moran
-- from Rainshadow Running Staff -- Photo: Glenn Tachiyama Over the past few weeks, you may have gone for a hike or a bike ride in Moran State Park or driven through the park on Olga Road. However you choose to enjoy the park, you probably came across
Vege Potluck, Movie “Forks Over Knives”
Sunday, March 5, 6 p.m., Odd Fellows Hall — from Lili Hein — This monthly gathering on the first Sunday of every month, celebrates a compassionate, healthy and sustainable plant-based lifestyle. Join in on the lively conversation, get inspired, learn something new, come home with recipes, and enjoy yummy food.
Swimming Pig Story Takes Flight on Wings of a Song
-- from Jeff Hanson -- On Valentine’s Day, Bossy’s Feltworks’ Mandy Troxel was with fellow Bossies Amy Lum and Kari Van Gelder, when Amy got a call from her husband saying he had picked up a hog walking along the road. A little unusual, but odd things do happen on Orcas.
Orcas Center Hosts Finalists for Executive Director
-- from Tom Fiscus, President, Orcas Center Board of Trustees -- The Orcas Center Board of Trustees announces that it's search for a new Executive Director has been narrowed from 12 applicants to four finalists. In alphabetical order they are: Margie Doyle (Eastsound, WA), Heidi Heimarck (Everett, WA), Brian Kemp (Seattle,
Unemployed? Under Employed? Free Seminars Coming Up
Beginning March 9, 11:45 a.m. - 1:30 p.m., Friday Harbor American Legion -- from Minnie Knych -- The Northwest Workforce Council Career Center will host a series of free seminars entitled Strategies of Success beginning on Mar. 9. Seminars will be held in the American Legion basement, at 150 First
Excitement Builds for Library Winter Book Sale
Saturday, March 11, 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., Orcas School Cafeteria -- from Sandy Wilson -- Please mark your calendars for Saturday the 11th of March and come to the Winter Book Sale at the school cafeteria. What will you find there? Table after table of books sorted by categories.
Navy Shares Drinking Water Sampling Results
-- from Mike Welding, NAS Whidbey -- The following update is provided as part of the Navy's ongoing community drinking water testing for the emerging, national environmental issue of PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances). As of Feb. 25, 2017, the Navy has received 173 lab results from drinking water sampling
State’s Oldest Ferry, Our Evergreen State, Sold
-- from Washington State Ferries -- Washington State Ferries announced [Wednesday, March 1, 2017] the sale of its oldest ferry, Evergreen State. The 63-year-old ferry sold for $300,000 to Jones Broadcasting, LLC. The new owners plan to use it for active ferry service in the protected waters of the southern
Lions Club Meets for Lunch Next Wednesday
Wednesday, March 8 11:45 a.m. - 12:45 p.m., Senior Center -- from Steve Schaefer -- Orcas Lions Club is meeting for lunch on Wednesday, Mar. 8, 11:45 a.m. – 12:45 p.m., at the Senior Center Multipurpose Room. Visitors are welcome Winter Schedule: 2nd Wednesdays at 11:45 a.m. at the Senior Center multipurpose
Guest Opinion | Media the Enemy of Which “People”
-- from David Kobrin -- On Feb. 17 the President tweeted: “The FAKE NEWS media (failing @nytimes, @NBCNews, @ABC, @CBS, @CNN) is not my enemy, it is the enemy of the American People!” At first I was astonished. How could any segment of the media be the enemy of the
Local Photographers to Exhibit at Senior Center
Sunday, March 5, 2 - 4 p.m., Orcas Senior Center -- from Suzan Chamberlayne -- For all of March and the first half of April, the walls of the Lundeen Room at the Orcas Senior Center will be treated to a fabulous exhibit of photographic work by a group of
The Island Is Alive With the Sound of Music
Sunday March 5, 3 p.m., Old School Gym -- from Sharon Ho -- Keeping music education in public school classrooms in today’s school budget climate is as challenging today as it was 20 years ago. That the Orcas Island School District has managed this since 1997 is even more of
Ranker Outdoor Early Learning Pilot Passes Senate
-- from Dave Pringle, Senate Democratic Communications -- A bill introduced by Sen. Kevin Ranker, D-Orcas Island, passed the state Senate [Tuesday] with bipartisan support. “This bill will help children get outside at an early age, letting them learn and thrive outdoors while preparing for their future,” Ranker said. “We're
Forest Stewardship Classes Upcoming
Saturdays, March 11- April 8, 8 a.m. - 2:30 p.m., Skagit Valley College Community Room -- from San Juan Islands Conservation District -- Your Land. Your Trees. Your Goals. This comprehensive university-based forestry class will help you get the most out of the land you love. Whether you have just a few
Guest Opinion | Comp Plan? What’s That? Who Cares?
-- by Joe Symons -- I am not working on the Comp Plan because it brings me joy. The motivation for this work is love: love of these precious islands and a strong impulse for stewardship instead of exploitation. There is hardly anything more boring and dry than a comp
