Here’s a thought…
“Live a balanced life. Learn some and think some, and draw and paint and sing and dance and play and work every day some.”
ROBERT FULGHUM
Agenda for Upcoming EPRC Meeting
Thursday, October 13, Orcas Senior Center, 3 – 5 p.m. -- from Greg Ayers -- EASTSOUND PLANNING REVIEW COMMITTEE AGENDA October 13, 2016 Orcas Senior Center 3 p.m. – 5 p.m. Welcome and Introductions Additions or Agenda modifications Approval of Minutes: 2016-08-04 and 2016-09-15 EPRC Regular Meeting Minutes Public Access/Comment
Guest Opinion | Getting Help in Troubled Times
-- from Hugh M. Grant, LICSW -- The magic of Orcas Island wins over most visitors almost immediately. The island’s beauty is such that even a short list of its appealing features can sound like the exaggerated praise of advertisements, but it’s nevertheless true that lovely mountains, tranquil lakes, miles
Letter to Editor | Vote Yes on Library, For the Love of Knowledge
-- from Rachel Newcombe -- For the love of learning, for the love of books, and for the love of random human interactions with fellow Orcas Islanders, I am voting YES for the library levy lid lift on our November 8 ballot. When I arrived on Orcas Island in 2005, I drove
Letter to Editor | Praise for Island EMS Responders
-- from Jim Hennessey -- Often I have seen letters in Orcas Issues or the Sounder that praise the efforts of our EMTs. The praise takes on more meaning, however, when you or a loved one needs emergency help. That was the case a few weeks ago when my wife, Sara,
Cancer Survivorship Group Meeting
-- by Sue Lewis -- The Cancer Survivorship Group will meet this Thursday, Oct.13, at 5 pm, in the Fireside Room of the Orcas Island Community Church. This support group meets monthly where you'll have a chance to share your experiences, problems, and feelings with others who are currently going
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
