Here’s a thought…
“There are two ways to slide easily through life: to believe everything or to doubt everything; both ways save us from thinking.”
ALFRED KORZYBSKI
Topic at Friends of Library Annual Meeting to be National Security
Sunday, October 16, 1 - 3 p.m., Orcas Library -- from Sandra Wilson -- Friends of the Orcas Island Library is having its Annual Meeting for all members on Sunday, October 16. It is being scheduled to fall within the national Friends of the Library week and will be held at
Letter to Editor | Why to Re-elect Rick Hughes
-- from Patty Miller -- I typically think of summer as the “silly season” given the influx of bodies to our island. Well, in this election year, November has assumed that place. It will be so nice to have a few “no brainers” to check on my ballot when it
EDC Offers Workshop on Mindfulness for Business
Monday, October 17, 1 - 2 p.m., San Juan Island Library -- from Victoria Compton -- The San Juan County Economic Development Council will present a FREE workshop on the topic of mindfulness in business, on Monday, October 17 from 1-2:00 p.m. on San Juan Island. Advance registration is required.
Editorial | Let’s Make This Our Last Columbus Day Celebration
-- by Lin McNulty -- "Columbus sailed the ocean blue In fourteen hundred ninety-two" We learned to recite that little ditty in school as we were taught that Christopher Columbus' "discovery of America" in 1492 was a defining moment in our country's history, that it is when American history really began. We are now learning to view
Tragedy, Reality, Fantasy at Orcas Center
Sunday, October 16, 1 p.m., Orcas Center -- from Susannah Weaver -- The Met opens the season with Tristan und Isolde by Richard Wagner streaming Live in HD at Orcas Center Sunday, October 16 at 1:00 pm. If you’ve not yet experienced the Metropolitan Opera streamed from New York City
OIFF Film Review: “Sandstorm”
-- by Paula Treneer -- An Ophir award-winning film shot in the austere landscape of southern Israel’s Negev desert, “Sandstorm” is about the challenges two women, a mother and daughter, each face in the male-dominated Arab Bedouin village culture from which they hail. A dramatic debut from female director Elite
OIFF Film Review: “Café Flore”
-- by Paula Treneer -- Released in 2012 to wide acclaim, "Café Flore" by Canadian director Jean-Marc Vallée is a meditation on romantic and maternal passion, and a tribute to the role of music in our emotional lives. The plot follows three disparate threads that develop simultaneously through artistically shot
Deer Harbor Plan Review Committee Revised Agenda
Wednesday, October 12, 4 - 5:30 p.m., Deer Harbor Fire Station -- from Wes Heinmiller -- Deer Harbor Plan Review Committee PUBLIC MEETING DEER HARBOR FIRE STATION #24 PUBLIC MEETING ROOM OCTOBER 12, 2016 4:00 PM TO 5:30 PM __________________________________________ Chair: Call to order, Quorum, Minutes of last meting. 2.
Council Considering Ordinance to Ban Single-use Bags
Tuesday, October 11, 9:15 a.m., Council Hearing Room -- from Ingrid Gabriel -- NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER AN ORDINANCE REGULATING THE DISTRIBUTION OF SINGLE-USE CARRYOUT BAGS IN RETAIL ESTABLISHMENTS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the San Juan County Council will conduct a public hearing for the purpose of
Letter to Editor | Jarman Can Deliver
-- from Sheryl Albritton -- Sometimes things happen in life that then come full circle and deliver a surprise - which is how my dear friend reacted when I told her we were supporting Bob Jarman for County Council District 1. Given past events she asked me to explain my
Work Progresses on Deer Harbor Bridge
-- from John van Lund -- Work is progressing on the abutments at each end of the bridge. Construction crews will work within the cofferdam on the west side to construct the west abutment, which involves forming the abutment footing, installing rebar for the footing, placing rebar in structural piles, and pouring concrete
Yakima Still Out of Service
-- from Washington State Ferries -- UPDATE: Tuesday, October 11, 2016 06:30 a.m. Ana/SJ's - Kitsap Replaced Yakima M/V Kitsap has replaced M/V Yakima on the Anacortes/San Juan Islands routes. Please be aware that the Kitsap is a smaller boat than the Yakima, so there may be traffic delays even
Flotsam & Jetsam | Twenty-One Nickels
-- a semi-regular humor column. This time from Bill Thompson -- I caught the early ferry to Anacortes today, an increasingly rare event for me, so, killing some time doing The Seattle Times crosswords seemed reasonable. All I needed was four quarters for the newspaper dispenser. I put a one dollar
OIFF Film Review: “Trespass Against Us”
-- from Paula Treneer -- In contrast to the warm audience reception received by certain opening films at the 2016 Orcas Film Festival, the Seaview Theatre’s October 7th showing of “Trespass Against Us” provoked lively impromptu conversations around town as some filmgoers debated its merits. Director Adam Smith’s immersion in
Accessible Voting Available in San Juan County
-- from Milene Henley -- For voters with disabilities, voting privately and independently can be a challenge. In the days of poll sites, polling places had accessible voting units (AVUs) to help those voters. With the transition to vote-by-mail, voting became easier for some disabled voters, because it removed the
OIFF Highlight: “Manchester by the Sea”
-- a review by Paula Treener -- One of the sure highlights of this year’s Orcas Film Festival is “Manchester by the Sea,” an emotionally powerful drama written and directed by indie film director Kenneth Lonergan (whose brief appearance in a cameo role left me wanting to see more of
